hi

[sandra48]

hi i,m new here i,m looking for wee bit of support

[nsd_user663_59305]

Hello Sandra

You've come to the right place - we all understand what you are feeling and can give you lots of tips to help you on your road to freedom

[sandra48]

hi

i stopped smoking on sunday and i had done really well untill today i had to have 2 ciggys i havent any more that but i,m going to pick up tablets at 2 fromt he chemist so hopefully they will work better for me lol i really want to do this i have been so grumpy the day or so

[nsd_user663_59305]

Grumpy, irritable and so easily wound up definitely describes me in the first three days of stopping, but it does get better. If you are going on tablets I presume you are either taking Champix or Zyban and with both of those you need to smoke as normal for the first week then pick a day to stop. I can't help if you've gone CT already as I'm a wuss and have gone down the champix route but reading everyone else's threads I would say don't give in to the thought of giving in on your quit - go and brush your teeth, start a crossword, anything except giving the evil weed time to bring you down, the craves will go away if you don't give them breathing space.

[sandra48]

thats a good idea

hi its the champix i am getting i am going pick them up at the chemist at 2 pm i will start them soon as i get them i,m no wanting to give up i want to stop smoking i will go to the shops and get puzzle books and anything that i can take my mind off them thankyou for your tip there i have never used them tablets before its allways been patches tried the e-cig but that chokes me like mad

thanks for that sandra

[nsd_user663_56712]

Hi Sandra,

have you read any of the books like Alan Carr to help you get your head round giving up.

How old were you when you started to smoke? I was a teenager, 14, so I have smoked all my adult life, its a hard habit to break.

What are your reasons? Sounding really nosy sorry but it helps to support you if we get some idea.

Trea x

[sandra48]

hi

i was like yourself i started at age 14 and most off my adult time

i have been diagnosed with c o p d been told my lungs are working at the age off a 67 yr old i,m only 45 yr old i want to stop for myself most of all but health aswell about 6 weeks ago i am no getting treat for angina still waiting on tests comming back on that but i smoke too much i,m 4 packs of 24 royals aday its awwfy lot time to stop before my heart stops

[nsd_user663_56712]

wow 100 a day? where do you find the time?

that is a huge jump to cold turkey.

what did your doctor say?

[nsd_user663_56712]

do you have children? Do they smoke or your husband/partner?

are they supportive?

[sandra48]

hi

yeah it is alot hen thats why i have decided enough is enough

yeah hubby smokes and my daughter smokes they have been smoking away from me but hubby dont help when he smoking in the car cause we do alot off driving i have been useing the patches since monday morning only yesteday and , today i have been grrrrr i gave intoday i ended up having a couple but went to the chemist to get my perscription for them champix but they still not got them in so need to wait till tomorrow i hate myself for having a few today i really want and need to stop smoking someone told me about this forum so this why i joined i,m no going have anymore today i bought puzzel books when i went out so lets hope this will help me a bit

[sandra48]

hi

they dont smoke around me the smoke in the laundry room but as i said hubby smokes in the car which that wont help me at all but he willing to do anything to help me

[sandra48]

hi

hi max thankyou i need all the help i can get and i,m happy to try anything right now for today only i,m having half a ciggy till bed time and retry tomorrow without none i have done it before thats why i,m so beating myself up the forum is the first time being here i,m going to take any advice from everyone hope the champix will be back into the chemist tomorrow if not i,m going still stick to the patches and keep myself busy as i can thankyou everyone for your help i will allways keep you all posted daily and if i ever feel stuck i will keep comming back for more help so many thanks

[nsd_user663_59642]

Hi, Sandra and welcome!

If it's support you're after, well, you have come to the right place. My quit doesn't start until Friday, but already I've had so much support and encouragement...it really is the right place. Everyone knows exactly what you are going through. I gave up for 6 months once and I know it can be daunting. Of course, I could have throttled myself when I was so stupid as to start again.

But, I learned lessons from that episode. This time I am prepared. I am on day 8 of my Champix........they really do take away that desperation you feel for a fag. Then after a few days, you realise that the desperation has gone! You don't even really want one.....it's just the habit of smoking that is left....the addiction has actually gone!

It is also helping me to imagine nicotine as a little monster who keeps nagging at me because he wants me to carry on.......well, as far as I am concerned, he can clear off, and I tell him that out loud too, when he's making me think that I won't be able to do it.

But for me, the thing that brings it all together is this forum! Everyone here knows exactly what you are going through and will encourage and support you all the way and it's so lovely to know that you can help others as well, by giving them encouragement and support too!

[sandra48]

hi noggin

thankyou for the warm welcome yeah it is so hard but i was ment to gett the tablets today but the chemist said it never came on the delievery so they have reordered them so should get them tomorrow i went all day monday and tuesday without but the demons where starting to show snapping at everyone and i was the same this morning so i thought bugger that so i ended up having 2 fags and then wot i,m doing for the rest off today lightning 1 up and smoking half untill i get them tablets and take it from there many thanks and i wish you very much good luck for friday well done

thanks sandra xx

[nsd_user663_21078]

Welcome aboard Sandra, don't worry about it too much. You'll get all the support you can possibly want on here. Evryone manages it differently, but for me I'd say - don't even try to think about the possibility of never smoking again, just try to take it one step at a time. Smoking is just a chain, once you figure that out you'll never want to smoke again, so just take your decision to stop smoking literally one fag at a time.

[sandra48]

hi

thankyou neveragain

well update news i,m back on the patches today and i,m going to pick up my tablets fromt he chemist this afternoon i,m no sure if i can start the tablets when i get them or do i start them in the mornings or does it matter wot time of the day you take them ??

thankyou all for the warm welcome and all your help and advice thanks sandra

[nsd_user663_59305]

Hello again. You start taking champix in the mornings for the first three days, then morning and evening for the next 11 weeks and four days, you smoke normally until your planned stop day between days 7 and 14 of the tablets. The chemist should talk this through with you so you know exactly what you need to do There is also a thread already on the forum exclusively for Champix users, I found loads of really helpful stuff on there. Best of luck and keeping everything crossed for you

[sandra48]

hi all

i have now got the tablets champix and i will starting them tomorrow morning

i am making the 13th as my stop date i feel happy now thanks jennings

[sandra48]

13th september no turning back

but i,m still going use the patches as well for extra help i,m working all day tomorrow and saturday so i,m using them days not to have any at all