Have just rang NHS smoke helpline cause seem to have withdrawel Ugh she has made me appointment to see No Smoking Nurse at my local surgery bu said Wait for it if I realy needed a cig have one and the see the nurse on Friday
What can I say do these people get paid for giving advice if so give me a job I could do it so could lots on this site
Thats not the first one have spoken to who was rubbish I dont want a cig thats why I rang them am I going nuts LOL
Thought the idea was to help me not have cig and get through it
Sorry need rant and want to feel better been sooooooooooooo good up to today but reckon body on a healing thing as feel edgy and tingly allover thought you only felt like that first few days ?????
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No way - I can't believe the NHS person said that... crap advice Jamangie.. thank god you didn't take it... Day 25 is a fab achievement - I can't wait to be there! (I'm on day 18...) Are you using anything to help you, or just going cold turkey? I've tried many things and at this time I'm on the patches - it's not cheating, it's an aid, and it's really helped... I did go to the doctors to start me off and got them on prescription - but I didn't get any advice - just a booklet and a prescription - but at least it's something!
Don't ring them again - you don't need someone telling you it's okay to have a ciggie... you need encouragement - so come and rant on here!!!
The peson you spoke with probably never smoked in their life and can't understand what wabting a smoke is like. My clinic had 2 nurses - one an ex-smoker and she was brilliant, really understood - the other never smoked and she meant well.
You know you can't just have one - that's why you called them in the first place. I know that if I just had one I'f be back to 20/day within a week, and feeling terrible about myself - far worse than just wanting a smoke.
Do what Marg and Rachael suggest - rant on here or actually DO something. You know that your need is a temporary thing (yes, I know the 'need' lasts forever - I'm trying to forget how I felt most of yesterday morning). So hang in there - you're 25 days into your new life........ you don't really want to give up on that.
Far better using this site, that woman is deranged, where the devil do they get their training, if they do. Come here and tell us how you feel, read lots in our signatures about the nicotine addiction this will help you to change your thoughts about smoking and help you to stay stopped. You can be sure of one thing we will never adivise you to smoke.
Hi feeling better now had huge dinner and repleat LOL scales are a bit dodgy they say Iv put the weight that I lost last week back on again like a yoyo but weights easier to to lose LOL
So glad you are feeling better. In my experience the NHS stop smoking helpline and the smoking nurses are pretty useless. There are proabbaly some good ones out there but I'm yet to come across one. Theya re just not interested.
They have probably never smoked so do not understand. It really annoys me.
Sorry my rant over anyway gals you are feeling better
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