Getting ready to quit

[Andrew-S]

Hi,

Just signed up, I've wanted to quit for a while and am ready to do it. Wondering what is the best way or best NRT and looking for any advice.

Thanks

[Jaxter10]

Hi Andrew,

I'm personally finding a vape stick incredibly useful - I've already cut the nicotine down to 6mg in the last 3 weeks. Hopefully it'll be 0mg before long. Patches can be useful too although, I found that the higher strength nicotine patch made me feel really sick. I guess you just have to find a method that you're comfortable with and go with the flow! The people on this site are incredible - there's lots of good advice and plenty of encouragement and if you slip up (like I did on holiday), they welcome you back with open arms. Good luck with your journey, and remember, we're all here for you. Feel free to rant and rave if the withdrawal gets too much- it WILL pass with time. xxx

[monky Administrator 35 Months Winner]

Hi Andrew7, a big warm welcome to our lovely quit support community

Andrew, you've come to the right place cos there's loads of advice and support on here If you have a read through the posts you will see we all try to help each other and we have all been where you are now at the planning stage

I have bumped a couple of posts up for you, Quit plan and Which NRT Have a read through them

Andrew, I strongly recommend that you make a quit smoking plan, cos this will help you in the early days but could well help later too

NRT this really has to be your own choice but maybe I would try the patches and perhaps the mouth spray for those hard times But if you think you need something for the hand-to-mouth habit, then try the inhalator or an e-cig

If your GP or say your local Chemist has a quit smoking cessation in place, then you could perhaps join one of those, cos then you would get extra help, PLUS, you would get the NRT products for the price of a prescription, which is a good saving

Andrew, if you have a look to the right of your post, you will see ''Pinned Posts & Topics'' have a look through them

Please feel free to come on here for a chat or if you not sure about anything, then please just ask

Hope to see you soon, Pete

[Briarwood Administrator LONG TERM WINNER]

Hiya Andrew and welcome to Quit Support😊

Well done on making the decision to quit, it really is the best thing you can do👍🏼

I see you've had some great advice already and I would suggest you start cutting down in preparation for your quit. This helped me realise I could go longer and longer without lighting up and gradually got down to one in the morning and one in the evening. After that it was a leap of faith and with the help of this fabulous quit family, you can do it too.

Whichever way you decide to quit, we are here for you and will help you every step of the way. Good luck🍀😊x

[Andrew-S]

Thanks for your replies and advice, everyone seems so friendly and supportive on here. I think it's great to a place like this to visit and help each other. I will prob be on here loads moaning!

Thanks for thoughts on NRT I have got a pre pay prescription card so could get some "free" on that. I will need patches, have tried the inhalator before which didn't work for me. I am thinking maybe the chewing gum is worth a try. I think you can get more than one thing on prescription.

I'm not sure how to do a quit plan I'll have a look through the advice.

I am going to set my quit date for Monday and go to local chemist to get the NRT maybe tomorrow.

Thanks for all your advice and encouragement it won't feel like I'm doing it alone xxx

[monky Administrator 35 Months Winner in reply to Andrew-S]

Hi Andrew, yes your allowed 2 NRT products on a prescription

You come a moaning when ever you like I will get my earmuffs ready joking apart, please keep intouch cos their a great bunch of friendly people on here and will all help you soooo, your not alone

I will set your quit date for Monday 16th November 2015

Good luck

[Andrew-S in reply to monky]

Thanks Monky,

Thanks for your help iv found a chemist online they not open till Monday so will go in first thing and get signed up.

Excited 😊

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Congrats Andrew👏🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉you've made a huge life changing decision for your health!!!!! I have to keep a list of reminders why I need to NOT smoke. Stroke is a huge reason in my family for women especially And young women too. Scared me to quit. There are so many articles on this site that helped me and the adverts are horrifying Brought me to my senses

There's always people on this site to support you when you have questions or you are craving a cigarette

Our mantra here is NOPE NOT ONE PUFF EVER

Arizona🌷

[Andrew-S]

Thanks Arizona I am going to make a quit plan and have a list of reasons to give up in it.

I like NOPE you can say it to yourself if you craving!

😇

[Coco797 17 Month Winner]

Welcome and good job Andrew! This site is super supportive! You can cry, rant, rave, brag ... It's all good here!

NOPE NOPE NOPE

🤗🚭

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Welcome Andrew!

[Quitterpaul 7 YearsSmokefree]

Hi Andrew, welcome to the group.

Have you read Alen Carr's 'easy way to quit smoking'

Highly recommended. That's all I used........ That and a lot of willpower and support from these great folk on here.

If you want to quit, you can do it mate......

Great to hear you're quitting

[Andrew-S in reply to Quitterpaul]

Hi Paul,

Yes I read the Alan Carr book years ago and it did nothing! Like I was immune to it. I think I'll have to rely on willpower, determination, NRT and good support.

I agree if you want it you can do it.

Congratulations on being 5 months I will feel proud when I get to that stage

😇

[droopyJ]

Hi Andrew and welcome 😊

I quit using patches. I smoked between 10-15 a day so went for the second stage and 16hours patch as the 24hr was too strong. So depending how many you smoke will help you decide what you go for. If you do patches then make sure you put it on a different part and side of your body each day. I also used to take it off about 30 mins before I went to bed, this helped me sleep. My dreams were more vivid and weirder than normal, but this is a small price to pay to stop having 4000+ deadly toxins in my body....😊

Top tip: always carry a spare patch in your wallet in case yours comes off....or as I often found, I kept forgetting to put one on😊😊

I too had the gum as a back up but found it disgusting so only used it a couple of times....but I still carried it with me just in case 😊

From Monday start saving the cash you would have spent. maybe in your plan you could write down what you are going to treat yourself to at various milestones.... 1 week/each month/year...😊😊 some on here have bought a car/holidays/gym membership/kitchen.... The world is your lobster😊

Good luck for Monday and we will be routing for you 😊😊

[Andrew-S in reply to droopyJ]

Hi,

Thanks for all your tips they will be very useful, I am going to get patches and chewing gum on Monday and I'm determined to succeed this time.

😇

[droopyJ in reply to Andrew-S]

Good for you Andrew, keep that positivity as that will help keep you through😃

We will be here for you throughout your journey 😊😊

[Kimmie49 13 MONTHS WINNER]

Hi Andrew wellcome to the quit family i on patches , nearly on me 6th week had no major problems , had congestion in my throat for 3 weeks , then a sore throat , but now on top of the world , glad you decided to join us lot here , it does get easier as the days go by , plus a bonus is you got a fanstatic bunch of people on here to reply to any questions you have , or tips , it's great to just chat on here , good luck on quitting you can do it 👍🏻💐

[Dolly7 3 YEAR WINNER]

Welcome Andrew to this fantastic support group and for making the decision to be rid of the monster nicotine we are all here to help and support you in anyway we can I'm 5 weeks on Monday free and the support on here I don't think I'd have made it without my buddy's here so you can do it and u will 😃👍👍👍