Things are going really well so far and I've even managed to go a couple of days without the patches. It wasn't meant, I just realised at bedtime that I hadn't put one on.
I'm sixty-five and have smoked since I was around 25.
Have felt great since I stopped and am very chuffed that lots of people are commenting on how well I look, particularly my colour.
There are just certain times when I think about a cigarette, but I can't say it's a craving as such.
Cheers for now
Dave
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Welcome to the forum and well done on your quit so far. There is a lot of debate as to where we should all be but as you are into your second month of non smoking month 2 works for me.
It great to see such a positive post today...congratulations and I hope you keep going from strength to strength.
Hi Dave, welcome to the awesome Octoquit group... there's lots of wine and food, laughter and warmth and it is just as great a tool for quitting as tablets and patches
good on you mate! its great that your looking better. I think that peoples surprise and genuinely honest comments about how much better you look do really spur you on when quitting. Getting told you smell good is nice as well. Someone asked what washing powder i used the other day. I couldnt even remember
Now i wonder if my aftershave smells like persil lol
good sign that you are not noticing the patches, good luck with em!
Thank you all for the nice welcome. It's great to know that there is support around.
I've been reading a lot of the threads and have gleaned plenty hints and tips from them.
I was particularly interested to read in one of the threads, can't remember which, that some people were experiencing a metalic taste in their mouths and were having bleeding gums. I am having that at the moment and was really worried about it. Knowing that it seems to be a symptom of stopping smoking, has cheered me up no end. All I need to know now is how long it lasts.
Any pointers would be most welcome.
Oh and talking of wine, I'm getting stuck into a bottle of Chardonay at this very moment. Ah bliss, puffing on my inhalator and sipping wine
Things are going really well so far and I've even managed to go a couple of days without the patches. It wasn't meant, I just realised at bedtime that I hadn't put one on.
I'm sixty-five and have smoked since I was around 25.
Have felt great since I stopped and am very chuffed that lots of people are commenting on how well I look, particularly my colour.
There are just certain times when I think about a cigarette, but I can't say it's a craving as such.
Cheers for now
Dave
Hi Dave
Well done on your quit and yes you're in the right place
I'm pleased to hear that you're feeling great since you stopped and isn't it a lovely feeling when people comment on how well you look and forgetting to put a patch on a couple of times is a good sign as well
I'm also pleased that you're not craving any more but thinking about them is normal but it gets less and less the further you go OK
Below is my standard welcome and advice post which I try and give all new members
Welcome to the forum and well done on the decision to quit possibly one of the most important you will ever make and you will be losing nothing but you will regain control of your life and that has to be good
You will find all the help and support you need on here as we all help each other just like a family we are here for you every step of the way cheering the good days and sympathising with the bad but the good far outweigh the bad
Read the posts on here you will find a lot of tips and advice and in the signatures of a lot you will find links to other sites just click on them Here
Things are going exceedingly well. Last weekend was spent Christmas shopping in Inverness and that, I was sure was going to be a bit of a problem. As it turned out, everything went smoothly, so much so, that I haven't put a patch on since last Sunday. I'm still having the very occasional "puff" of the inhalator, but if I didn't have it in my pocket, I wouldn't bother.
Things are going exceedingly well. Last weekend was spent Christmas shopping in Inverness and that, I was sure was going to be a bit of a problem. As it turned out, everything went smoothly, so much so, that I haven't put a patch on since last Sunday. I'm still having the very occasional "puff" of the inhalator, but if I didn't have it in my pocket, I wouldn't bother.
So to sum up, so far so good
Hi Dave, good to know things are still going well...
Stunningly beautiful part of the world you are from my friend...visted last April, awesome scenery....
Upper Milovaig.....but the whole island was breath taking
I'm orginally from West Lothian but had never ventured further north than Oban before. Nopw I live in Leeds and have marruied a Yorkshire man I feel I have to mkae more of an effort to visit my homeland....
Upper Milovaig.....but the whole island was breath taking
I'm orginally from West Lothian but had never ventured further north than Oban before. Nopw I live in Leeds and have marruied a Yorkshire man I feel I have to mkae more of an effort to visit my homeland....
Great to hear you doing so well and have not bothered with any patches in a week.
I used patches but hated them. They had their uses and were of immense help for the first couple of weeks, but I found they stunk of nicotine and came off them petty quickly much to my surprise. I did use an inhalator for a while (use of this increased when patches stopped) but after it being in my pocket for a couple of weeks without being used, I binned it.
Sounds like your ready to go it alone :cool: / :eek:
It'll be fine............... I mean, it has to be doesn't it.... not smoking won't kill us, just make us happily healthily moody for a while
My one and only cartridge that I did replace in the inhalator last month was out of date.... it had to have been out of date as I bought them at least 3 years ago when I planned to quit but didn't. Of the pack of 6, there are 4 left. One was binned from within the inhalator when I found it last month, one stayed in there till I binned it ....... maybe that's the way to quit... use out of date stuff and find it so horrible that going without seems preferable
I think your ready too Dave (go it alone) and all the best with it..... maybe don't change the cartridge any more but keep the inhalator close by as a 'comfort blanket'.... you'll do good :cool:
Things are going exceedingly well. Last weekend was spent Christmas shopping in Inverness and that, I was sure was going to be a bit of a problem. As it turned out, everything went smoothly, so much so, that I haven't put a patch on since last Sunday. I'm still having the very occasional "puff" of the inhalator, but if I didn't have it in my pocket, I wouldn't bother.
So to sum up, so far so good
Hi Dave
I'm so pleased to hear everything is still going well for you even down to Xmas shopping without a crave in sight
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