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Hello. New to this Quit Support community.

Smoking this time round since July 2009. Roll my own with a filter tip. Been to 3 "Fag Ends" meetings.

Smoking this time round since July 2009. Roll my own with a filter tip. Been to ...

Badge pending•11 years ago

When do cravings actually stop?

Hi everyone Almost at 3 weeks and doing reasonably well. Not on any NRT's and thought at this stage any serious cravings would be gone by now! Started the week...

Hi everyone Almost at 3 weeks and doing reasonably well. Not on any NRT's and th...

•11 years ago

Anyone know a tried and tested way to stop the car smelling if smoke?

My biggest smoking regret is that I always smoked when I drove. Usually had 2 or 3 for a 15 minute drive. I got in the car today for the first time 2 weeks and...

My biggest smoking regret is that I always smoked when I drove. Usually had 2 or...

9 MONTH WINNER•11 years ago

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Daily Chat: Friday 31st January 2014

Good Morning, Good Afternoon and Good Evening Everyone :D It seems that somebody has already popped another Friday into our week before I've had time to make...

Good Morning, Good Afternoon and Good Evening Everyone :D It seems that somebod...

Partner•11 years ago

My abstract rainbow

Hope you guys don't mind me making a whole post about my painting. This was commissioned by the NHS for the waiting room of a mental health centre. Hopefully...

Hope you guys don't mind me making a whole post about my painting. This was comm...

9 MONTH WINNER•11 years ago

PETS. :)

Do you understand how your smoking may be affecting your pets? By Emjay. Some of you remember the following blog I posted a few months back now....

Do you understand how your smoking may be affecting your pets? By Emjay. ...

Administrator•11 years ago

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DAILY CHAT/ THURSDAY/ 30/01/2014

Good morning all, I hope you are all ok and still in your positive minds. :) I havent looked yet but I am sure there are one or two of you coming up to your...

Good morning all, I hope you are all ok and still in your positive minds. :) ...

Administrator•11 years ago

i have copd, i am home bound and have become very obese. is it safe for me to use nicotine patches? i have bought them

i have bought them but someone said it increases chance for stroke/heart attack. can anyone advise me? i really want to quit, i have tried wellbutrian, cold...

i have bought them but someone said it increases chance for stroke/heart attack....

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WEDNESDAY DAILY CHAT - 29/01/2014

Hey guys, hope you don't mind me doing this today. It's 6am in a very wet and windy Dundee. Snow is forecast for the weekend. Urg. So what's on the cards for...

Hey guys, hope you don't mind me doing this today. It's 6am in a very wet and wi...

9 MONTH WINNER•11 years ago

3 days until my official quit date! But not smoked since Friday :)

Well my quit date is fast approaching, and it seems to have taken ages to get here lol. I originally planned the 1st of Feb as I had enough cigarettes in my...

Well my quit date is fast approaching, and it seems to have taken ages to get he...

26 Months Winner•11 years ago

TUESDAY/DAILY CHAT/28/01/2014

Hello everyone, rainy here in yorkshire I hope the weather is brighter for you. Lovely to see some more new members yesterday, and being so positive. This...

Hello everyone, rainy here in yorkshire I hope the weather is brighter for you....

Administrator•11 years ago

good news day continues. just got back from doctors after my annual astma check. since giving up the cigs my lung capacity/function test has

quadrupled. i just cant believe it!!!! rock on ecigs are fantastic couldnt have done it without.

quadrupled. i just cant believe it!!!! rock on ecigs are fantastic couldnt have ...

•11 years ago

ecigs. i have been reading the posts on here and listening to the media coverage on this over the last couple of days with much dissmay

i was a smoker for over 40 years untill i picked up an ecig and havt gone back to ciggies since. we are all on this site to give up smoking. this product does...

i was a smoker for over 40 years untill i picked up an ecig and havt gone back t...

•11 years ago

MONDAY/DAILY CHAT/27/01/2014

Good morning ,afternoon , evening, I hope everyone is fine. Monday again and the start of quitting for many of you. Inotice we have had a lot of new members...

Good morning ,afternoon , evening, I hope everyone is fine. Monday again and t...

Administrator•11 years ago

Are you putting weight on whilst quitting ??

Doikosp, a friend of ours from the Weight Loss Board posted this for us a few months ago now, just have a look and see what you think :) But what's the...

Doikosp, a friend of ours from the Weight Loss Board posted this for us a few mo...

Administrator•11 years ago

This breathing exercise may help you if you feel a bit chesty

Breathing Exercise (2) How to cough up what's not supposed to be there... Posted by EmJay ROY CASTLE 26 Dec 2012 When you first stop smoking, you may feel...

Breathing Exercise (2) How to cough up what's not supposed to be there... Post...

Administrator•11 years ago

Day 1.

Hi everyone. First time here and 2nd time of giving up. I am using the patches and the e-cig(nicotine free). Also scared of putting on weight so have joined...

Hi everyone. First time here and 2nd time of giving up. I am using the patches a...

8 MONTH WINNER•11 years ago

This breathing exercise may help some of you to combat a craving

To help a craving pass - Breathing Exercise (1) Posted by EmJay ROY CASTLE 18 Jan 2013 Cravings lead to irritation and sometimes panic, causing the...

To help a craving pass - Breathing Exercise (1) Posted by EmJay ROY CASTLE 18 ...

Administrator•11 years ago

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New here hello all :-)

Hi I decided to quit smoking new years eve and im still not smoking, struggling a bit but determined, got a chesty cough tho and feeling like something is...

Hi I decided to quit smoking new years eve and im still not smoking, struggling ...

10 MONTH WINNER•11 years ago

E CIGS.

Thought I would post this about E.cigs and children. See what you all think. Government To Ban Under-18s From Buying Electronic Cigarettes electronic...

Thought I would post this about E.cigs and children. See what you all think. ...

Administrator•11 years ago

Sunday 26th January 2014.

Morning everyone, well it's only just still morning, I had a lie in and only just had my breakfast !! :-\\ So will have to make up for my laziness later...

Morning everyone, well it's only just still morning, I had a lie in and only j...

•11 years ago

Hi ..it's my 4th day of stopping smoking..finding it difficult but still feeling positive..already feeing healthier...cold turkey for me..

Smoked since I was very young..never smoked in my pregnancies tho and I've 7 children 2 sets of twins so practically 5 years off smoke there..like I was saying...

Smoked since I was very young..never smoked in my pregnancies tho and I've 7 chi...

•11 years ago

My Ecig has now been retired for 2 weeks HOORAH !!!

It's strange really coz despite the fact that I was using nicotine free cartridges I wasn't quite ready to get rid of my ECig(my comfort blanket!!) however on...

It's strange really coz despite the fact that I was using nicotine free cartridg...

•11 years ago

Delicate subject but..Anyone suffering with wind?

I have now stopped for 3 weeks and very proud of myself after 42 years habit. However, I am putting on weight although I am only eating 1000-1200 calories...

I have now stopped for 3 weeks and very proud of myself after 42 years habit. ...

•11 years ago

Ok people im back and haven't posted in over a month. Well some of my stomach symptoms I had have gone away after quitting.

Now I still have boughts of shortness of breath. I don't have asthma or copd and had a clean xray but I keep having this shortness of breath. Are my lungs...

Now I still have boughts of shortness of breath. I don't have asthma or copd and...

10 MONTH WINNER•11 years ago

Flooding!! Oh and I managed yesterday as smoke free :)

Hello all So had a lie in this morning until.... Well let's just say I missed breakfast all together :) Had my shower etc, feeling proud as my trial run of a...

Hello all So had a lie in this morning until.... Well let's just say I missed br...

26 Months Winner•11 years ago

eagle rising

i will get there, my inspirational pic, look into his eyes

i will get there, my inspirational pic, look into his eyes

19 Months Winner•11 years ago

Don't Worry About a Thing, Because Every Little Thing is Going to be Alright

For those worrying about giving up smoking or worrying that they won't be able to cope without smoking or worried about how thier bodies will react to giving...

For those worrying about giving up smoking or worrying that they won't be able t...

•11 years ago

Daily Chat Saturday 25th January 2014

Good morning everybody :) I hope you all had a lovely nights sleep and are all bright eyed and bushy tailed this morning :) :) Some of us get it wrong on...

Good morning everybody :) I hope you all had a lovely nights sleep and are all ...

Administrator•11 years ago

OMG

What's wrong with me today? I am vaping,havent had a real cig for 2 weeks but how I miss that smelly dirty smoke.Makes me wonder what I am actually addicted...

What's wrong with me today? I am vaping,havent had a real cig for 2 weeks but ho...

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