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Originally posted by tupps:
inhalator!

I have one of those and it does nothing for me. I have been told that it's imperative that I give up smoking but I'm finding it impossible even to cut down.

I have to give up also but am finding it so difficult, I have stuck to 5 a day for almost 2 yrs but can only sometimes can get lower and I still think about them all the time

Oh good heavens! 5 a day? I smoke 40 a day and have been smoking for over 50 years.

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i think about it all the time but now i write lists for and against...... my health and purse come first lol ..... i cant believe i went from 30 - 0 .............. its hard but , glad am not on heroin ............. oh boy that must be torture

My GP says nicotine addiction is harder to overcome than heroin addiction.

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i think about it all the time but now i write lists for and against...... my health and purse come first lol ..... i cant believe i went from 30 - 0 .............. its hard but , glad am not on heroin ............. oh boy that must be torture

My GP says nicotine addiction is harder to overcome than heroin addiction.

Your GP should be struck off then.....nicotine starts to leave the system immediately...unlike heroin

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not had a cig 2nite .. but i've had 3 friut corner yoghurt's

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Maybe I can help here it is true the turkey from herion is much much worse than nicotine. However once to initial turkey is passed it is "according to all the doctors anyway" much harder to stay of nicotine than herion.

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I think it was a thread about not smoking as a couple of years ago also like you I got new illnesses on top of what I already have and was panicking , like you say there is no cure, can your Dr prescribe you some forti juice supplement drinks ? I have two a day to give me extra calories as am also underweight, I have tried all of the nrt's but I think the addiction is in my head as much as it physical, I am thinking of hypnotherapy and wondering if that would help

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I think it was a thread about not smoking as a couple of years ago also like you I got new illnesses on top of what I already have and was panicking , like you say there is no cure, can your Dr prescribe you some forti juice supplement drinks ? I have two a day to give me extra calories as am also underweight, I have tried all of the nrt's but I think the addiction is in my head as much as it physical, I am thinking of hypnotherapy and wondering if that would help

There are no hypnotherapists where I live unfortunately, but I don't think it's psychological. I was in hospital and hooked up to machines for 3 weeks 8 years ago and there was no way I could escape the ward for a ciggie, so I went through all the cold turkey. But the minute I was freed from the oxygen and machines I was taken across the city to see a specialist in another hospital and while waiting for the taxi back to my hospital I persuaded the nurse to push me outside so I could have a smoke. The craving was just too much for me to manage.

As regards the weight loss, I think it's happening because I am too exhausted to eat after I have cooked a meal. I am living on fresh - sorry - smoky air and water just now.

I constantly crave a cigarette, even after I have just put one out. The problem with trying to stop smoking is the stress it is causing me if I even just try and cut down. That makes my blood pressure rise and I have been told to avoid all stress because this new illness causes blood clots and haemorrhages so it seems it's a double whammy.

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I think it was a thread about not smoking as a couple of years ago also like you I got new illnesses on top of what I already have and was panicking , like you say there is no cure, can your Dr prescribe you some forti juice supplement drinks ? I have two a day to give me extra calories as am also underweight, I have tried all of the nrt's but I think the addiction is in my head as much as it physical, I am thinking of hypnotherapy and wondering if that would help

There are no hypnotherapists where I live unfortunately, but I don't think it's psychological. I was in hospital and hooked up to machines for 3 weeks 8 years ago and there was no way I could escape the ward for a ciggie, so I went through all the cold turkey. But the minute I was freed from the oxygen and machines I was taken across the city to see a specialist in another hospital and while waiting for the taxi back to my hospital I persuaded the nurse to push me outside so I could have a smoke. The craving was just too much for me to manage.

As regards the weight loss, I think it's happening because I am too exhausted to eat after I have cooked a meal. I am living on fresh - sorry - smoky air and water just now.

I constantly crave a cigarette, even after I have just put one out. The problem with trying to stop smoking is the stress it is causing me if I even just try and cut down. That makes my blood pressure rise and I have been told to avoid all stress because this new illness causes blood clots and haemorrhages so it seems it's a double whammy.

There are a lot of people in the (email) group I belong to that have as soon as they have come out of hospital have lit up, as like you describe the cravings for the demon nicotine are so strong, what I meant by psychological is that as well as the physical cravings I have learned the psychological side plays a big part also, physically you were nicotine free after 3 weeks but your brain was telling you that you still needed to smoke, like you I can't get past the cravings, the stress/anxiety/depression I have experienced over the past couple of years trying to quit I wouldn't wish on anyone and its takne me this long to get cut down to where I am at, it really is a double whammy for you with the blood clots and the stress and of course the more you worry the bigger the stress, I just heard from another friend who lives in Scotland about the hypno man she saw while he was up there and he actually lives about 60 miles away from me but would come to the house as she told him I was housebound , of course I will have to look into how much extra it would cost for him to come to the house, its just so darn hard isn't it

It really is hard Jessie. Too hard.

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I luv smoking

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Im glad Ive never smoked because of how difficult kicking the habit is. Lots of my friends gave up using acupuncture.

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Im glad Ive never smoked because of how difficult kicking the habit is. Lots of my friends gave up using acupuncture.

Thanks for that suggestion it is another option to think about

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Im glad Ive never smoked because of how difficult kicking the habit is. Lots of my friends gave up using acupuncture.

Thanks for that suggestion it is another option to think about

Yes it is and keep positive by being with people who know you can do it.

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inhalator!

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inhalator!

Inhalator did it for me! 2yrs and 4mths - and I know I'll never smoke again. Stick with it Madamski

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Originally posted by Lindsxdx:
I am quitting at the moment. Three weeks ago tomorrow. Managed without giving it a second thought during the week, the weekend is something else. I have smoked like billyo since Friday but won't have another once work hits again on Tuesday. Small steps for me at the moment but I am getting there. Put 6lb on in three weeks because of the need to eat sweets rather than smoke but whatever gets you through it. Good luck, having a goal is good, but think what reasons you wanna be smoke free for your sons wedding and try to extend that to another goal after you get past your three week point.

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I've given up (for the 2nd time) since June last year, with the help of tablets the doc prescribed, Champix. I'd tried virtually everything else and was really desperate to give up again.

The first time I gave up was for 2 1/2 years. Thought I'd just have one, and before I knew it I was back up to a ridiculous amount a day. Big mistake!