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redgirl110 MONTH WINNER
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Second day without the deadly weed. I smoked for 25 years then I did give up for 3years and stupidly started again. Used the stress of illness as an excuse. I am determined to be smoke free.

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Hi Redgirl1, a big warm welcome to our lovely quit support forum :) and I'm just loving your on your second day, smokefree :) :)

Yeah, quite a few of us on here have quit before, but seem to find excuses to smoke again :o sooo, I would suggest to you, to think back at that stressful time with the illness and try to think of a plan of action, just incase it happens again :)

It sounds like your very determined this time :) just wandering if your using any form of NRT to help you :o if so, then please let us know, cos we could perhaps give you a few tips on how to use it :)

Redgirl, if you look to the right of your post, you will see the TOPIC's have a nosey through them :)

If you need any help or cant find what your looking for, then please just give us a nudge, cos the members on here are just flippin ACE :) :) and we will help you all the way :)

We have a mantra on here - NOPE, Not One Puff Ever :)

See's ya soon :) Pete :)

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redgirl110 MONTH WINNER

Thanks for your support. I am taking champix. I have tried patches lozenges electric ciggies. I stopped last time with champix also. I know there is side effects but I would rather them then smoke.

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Aup Redgirl :) Champix is just ACE gal, it is :) :)

I used that a while ago now and very good it was too :) The only side affects I got was, ermmm, to start with, heartburn and the flippin trumps, brrrrrrmmphs :o :D :D but after a few days they went :) I told all these lovely people on here, there was a lovely Lady, who told me to eat something with the tabs, as i take them, even if it was a bicciie or 2 and that did the trick :) plus stopped the sickly feeling too :)

The other side affects were, I just couldt get up in the flippin morning :o :D :D I just wanted to sleep, sleep and flippin sleep :D :D I used to press the snooze button 5/6 times before I got up :o or until er-in-doors kicked me out a bed :D :D

Red, I know you've used Champix before, BUT, my 1 word of advice would be to, please, please finish the full course :) :)

Take care Red and see's ya soon :)

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Hiya red girl and welcome to quit support☺️

i wouldn't be where I am without the support of these fabulous people on here and it will make a huge difference to you having this support. So congrats on making the decision to quit and any problems, just shout as there's always someone around to help. Good luck 👍x

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Hi Red girl and welcome to quit support :) :)

Congratulations on your decision to becoming smoke free :) :)

You know what it takes to quit and it sure sounds like you are very determined. This time, like Pete has said, its learning strategies to put in place so that when life gets tough - you don't turn to cigarettes :) :)

The support on this site has helped many of stay quit - Keep it close by :) and just shout out if you need any help at all :) :)

All the very best on your new smoke free future :) :)

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If you stopped for 3 years, you are certainly able to stop again.

Find your triggers- stress it sounds like is a likely suspect ! If that`s the case, make sure you are prepared, soon as you feel stress building or may be in a potential stressful situation, prepare yourself in advance to what you can do instead.

Smoking was your "coping mechanism " so you need to identify and divert the mind to something more condusive to helping you.

When you take yourself away from a situation and draw in more oxygen, the cigarette gets the thanks. Smoking a cigarette in reality doesn`t help stress at all, though it may seem it does. When you draw in smoke you are internally putting your system under a lot of stress and panic as it tries to protect you from the chemicals you are inhaling. This is why when you were "learning " to smoke that very first cigarette often makes people dizzy and possibly nauseous. But overtime, as you become a seasoned smoker, the inhale of oxygen gives the external illusion of calm...a lot more effective to restore calm naturally.

Best of luck.

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