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[Jftyy]

Hi everybody ☺i have never posted on a community page before so not sure what to say. I am on my 2nd attemp at stopping smoking!! and day 4 of champix. Having just been diagnosed with copd its more crucial than ever that i stop smoking. Im looking forward to reading any advice anyone can give me & thanks for listening.

[monky Administrator Cake sniffer outer]

Hi Jftyy a big warm welcome to our quit support community

Rite, your on your second attemped at quitting, Jftyy, it dosnt matter how many attempts you have had what matters, is your still flippin trying to quit and that is just ACE

Now then, I've used champix too, it is an excellent form of NRT but, but, I beg you to stick with the full course of the tablets I got cocky about half way through the course and, yep, you've guessed it, I was smoking again after about a week

I dont know whether you have set a quit date already, but I didnt, I took the tabs and about the 10th day, I went from smoking 40 a day, down to 9 soooo, then i new it was working so I knocked them on the head and it wasnt to hard either BUT, like I say, I messed up BIG time

Jftyy, if you need any help what so ever, you just give us a shout and we will try to help you

Good luck, Pete

[Jftyy 6 MONTH WINNER in reply to monky]

Thanx monky 😊its nice to know that other people recognise just how hard it can be. Im determined to succeed this time as i now know there r people out there ready to help. Thank you.

[monky Administrator Cake sniffer outer in reply to Jftyy]

Hi Jftyy

Everybody in this community knows how hard it is to quit the smokes soooo, we are all ready to help you if you need it We are all in the same boat as you, we are getting ready to quit, we are quitting, or we have quit for some time this is whats so beautiful about this forum

A couple of years ago now, I joined a quit smoking cessation at my local chemist, it was really good, until I needed help dont get me wrong, the 2 gals that ran it were ever so nice and helpful BUT, they had never smoked themselves soooo, they didnt know how to deal with the symptoms of quitting

This is where this great quit support site stands alone, cos we are all smoking or have been sooo, we all know what its about and help each other

You are on early days yet with the champix, so if you need any help with it, you just give us a nudge eh Always try to eat something when you take a tab, even if its a digestive bicky cos this helps to stop you feeling a bit sickly

Please keep in touch and let us know when you quit smoking

Pete

[droopyJ]

Hi jft, our monky has given you some sound advice as always😊

Well done for taking the quit step, it ain't easy but we are all here for you, so if you need anything or want to ask us anything or just wanna let us know how your getting on, please come on here and give us a shout 😊

Stay strong and keep focussed 😊😊

[glolin LONG TERM WINNER]

Hi jft and welcome to quit support.

Well done on not giving up on being smoke free. 😀😀👍👍

You have certainly come to the right place for support and encouragement. We have a great quit family who have all been where you are now and totally understand how tough it can be 😀😀

Keep this site nice and close 😀😀 take a read of the info under the topic heading.

All the very best of luck on your quit journey

[Oolou 10 MONTH WINNER]

I'd advise making coming here part of your daily routine, even if you don't need to on a particular day. Reading the posts here has helped to keep me focused so far.

[Briarwood Administrator Ducky]

Hiya jftyy and welcome to quit support 😊

We all know how hard this quitting malarkey is and I see you've got some great advice already and we're always happy to help, so good luck😊x