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Stoptober. How are you planning on quitting smoking ? Cold turkey ? Or are you going to use Nicotine Replacement Therapy ?

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Heathmount3 MONTH WINNER

I'm using champix. Some will power is needed though.

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monkyAdministrator34 Months Winner in reply to Heathmount

Hi Heathmount and a big warm welcome to this lovely quit support site :) :)

If you need any help with the champix, just ask :) because I have used it and there are quite a few members who are using it too :)

If you dont mind me asking you, when was your actual quit date ? then I can add you to the Wall of Winners :)

You've made that first vital step to stop smoking, sooooo, lets help you get to where you want to be and thats smokefree for good :) :)

Good luck Heathmount :)

Pete :)

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shirenes17 Month Winner

I am on Champix and they are working a treat so far (apart from some strange dreams :-) )

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monkyAdministrator34 Months Winner in reply to shirenes

Hi ya Shirenes sooooooo your over 2 weeks quit now then :) :) a flippin Whooooopy Dooooooopyyyyyyyyyyy :) :D :D :D

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shirenes17 Month Winner

Champix and so far so good

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Griffy28 MONTHS WINNER

Chantix

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rogersminnie18 Months Winner

day 4 and it is tough, hoping I will be tougher!

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monkyAdministrator34 Months Winner in reply to rogersminnie

hey Roger, a big warm welcome to this lovely quit suport site and a big well done to you for reaching 4, ermmm, 5 days quit tooooooo :D :D

Stick at it Roger, stay focused and you will win :) :)

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MaggieMaybe

I quit over 2 years ago with ecigs but it wasn't in October. I switched almost 2 years 6 months ago and stopped smoking completely in December 2 years ago. Until this year I walked around in town with a lit cigarette even when I'd stopped smoking, in October. Now I support Switchtober and walk around with a very noticeable ecig in the hope that smokers ask me about it and stop smoking in the same way.

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Simbalage6 MONTH WINNER in reply to MaggieMaybe

Yes this is true. We use the tank and mod. They look silly but several people ask. The key is to let people know smoking them is a bit different. You cannot expect it to taste like a cig because it isnt. and they try to hit it like a cig and wind up gagging. It takes practice just like It did when they started smoking. I too would smoke everywhere. When I would drive 2hrs each way to work, got to a point I would smoke almost a pack just each way! Started adding up, but I didn't care because I was making good money. I would run into a store, Have a cig, come out have a cig. Stop in traffic, light another terrible!! I would get into working or fixing something a find myself chain smoking. Now I just vape :)... and unlike smoking, when you over vape you defiantly know it :)

Edit: also might be worth adding, if you are thinking of trying E-Cig for the first time, avoid getting those advertised Cloud beast or cloud makers. These work on sub ohm and require alot of power. For a beginner they usually push too much and make the experience terrible. My wife still to this day cannot use them, but likes the lower watt tanks like the aspire natulus, or similar