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All posts for March 2015

day 3 of quitting

hi all, i am 50 year old with emphysema who has just quit smoking with the help of champix...i have to say that apart from a few horrible side effects, i...

hi all, i am 50 year old with emphysema who has just quit smoking with the help ...

•9 years ago

Beautiful Sunday

Hi to everyone:) Just wanted to say hi and I hope you all of a wonderful day and a smoke free week ahead. Enjoy this wonderful day. ..

Hi to everyone:) Just wanted to say hi and I hope you all of a wonderful day an...

14 Month Winner•9 years ago

Self belief

Hi everyone do you ever find yourself doubting that you can last not smoking as that's how ive been feeling since I had to stop the patches ive been thinking...

Hi everyone do you ever find yourself doubting that you can last not smoking as ...

21 Months Winner•9 years ago

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WHY?????

So I like the perks of being a non smoker but smoking more than half my life I have no idea who the He// I am. I am going through life's hard times but I...

So I like the perks of being a non smoker but smoking more than half my life I h...

17 Month Winner•9 years ago

New Pathways Part 7

So, we've established some irrefutable truths in this journey: 1. 90% to even 100% of smokers, from a cognitive perspective, at some stage don't want to be. ...

So, we've established some irrefutable truths in this journey: 1. 90% to even ...

•9 years ago

New Pathways Part 6 (I'm beginning to lose count)

I read recently that menthol cigarettes (which I smoked) are more addictive. I'm also left handed, & we lefties are right brain dominant which mean we respond...

I read recently that menthol cigarettes (which I smoked) are more addictive. I'm...

•9 years ago

Hello everyone

just a quick hello to say that the journey continues. I am very satisfied. it is true that I gained some (too?) weight but nothing that any sporting activity...

just a quick hello to say that the journey continues. I am very satisfied. it i...

3 YEAR WINNER•9 years ago

Unable to stop smoking

I have smoked for 45years plus. I have lifelong asthma, bronchitis and all my life I have used various medications to get me over the bad times. I developed...

I have smoked for 45years plus. I have lifelong asthma, bronchitis and all my l...

•9 years ago

Ex smoker 13 days

Hi I smoked 15 yes about and I recently quit doing well I used chantix this time. Anyways I have a really bad cough so disgusting any hone remedy?

Hi I smoked 15 yes about and I recently quit doing well I used chantix this time...

1 YEAR WINNER•9 years ago

New Pathways part 5

Well, it seems the deeper I dig, the more complex it has become. My golf coach is always saying I over think things. My philosophy has always been "knowing...

Well, it seems the deeper I dig, the more complex it has become. My golf coach ...

•9 years ago

7 days

I have stopped smoking for 7 days cold turkey. I think and talk about cigarettes a lot. I still have cravings, especially after I complete a meal. My big...

I have stopped smoking for 7 days cold turkey. I think and talk about cigarette...

LONG TERM WINNER•9 years ago

New Pathways Part 4

OK, so I've started into Loretta Breuning's book, "Meet Your Happy Chemicals". It's a little slow going so I'm only at the point of identifying the problems &...

OK, so I've started into Loretta Breuning's book, "Meet Your Happy Chemicals". ...

•9 years ago

#QuitWithHelp YouTube Campaign

Hi everybody! Pfizer are teaming up with six exciting and innovative YouTube film makers on a campaign to raise awareness of how a healthcare professional...

Hi everybody! Pfizer are teaming up with six exciting and innovative YouTube f...

•9 years ago

New Pathways Part 3

We all agree that quitting requires a fair degree of self discipline & control. That's me! I'm good at it, you have to be to train for & run a marathon. Call...

We all agree that quitting requires a fair degree of self discipline & control. ...

•9 years ago

New Pathways Part 2

Different behaviours & circumstances release "feel good" chemicals in our brain...seratonin, dopamine, oxytocin & endorphins. To some degree, depending on ...

Different behaviours & circumstances release "feel good" chemicals in our brain....

•9 years ago

Fantastic news

Got all my results back today and I am so relieved to say, none of my abnormal cells are malignant and my mri scan results have come back as no tumours or...

Got all my results back today and I am so relieved to say, none of my abnormal c...

•9 years ago

Allergic reaction to patch :-(

Just spoke to my doctors and he said from what I've described i have had a reaction to the patches I just can't get my head around the fact that it's only just...

Just spoke to my doctors and he said from what I've described i have had a react...

21 Months Winner•9 years ago

Reset to Zero Monky

Following on from my near miss a week ago, circumstances continued to cause my mood to deteriorate & yesterday I crashed & burned. Just like previous...

Following on from my near miss a week ago, circumstances continued to cause my m...

•9 years ago

Smoking with anxiety

Hello I am new here my last cigarette was yesterday I have been a smoker for 15 years and wanted to quit before my 30th birthday coming up next week. The...

Hello I am new here my last cigarette was yesterday I have been a smoker for 15 ...

13 MONTHS WINNER•9 years ago

Patches

Well I took everyone's advice as you know went to see Liz my quit smoking advisor and she lowered my micorette invisi patch to 15mg week early than normal with...

Well I took everyone's advice as you know went to see Liz my quit smoking adviso...

21 Months Winner•9 years ago

Newbie to things like this.

Hi guys just wanted to say I'm new on here and I have been 4 days without a cigarette since I started vaping. I had tried the Vape pen in the past with only...

Hi guys just wanted to say I'm new on here and I have been 4 days without a ciga...

13 MONTHS WINNER•9 years ago

Little update but no results yet

So lovely to see so many newbies to this sight, just thought I would update the oldbies tho, had my mri scan Wednesday but won't get any results until next...

So lovely to see so many newbies to this sight, just thought I would update the ...

•9 years ago

quit then lit

I have smoked for 42 years I quit on feb 2nd I lasted 34 days on the patch without a puff Then my life had so much stress I lit up on march 8th continued for 6...

I have smoked for 42 years I quit on feb 2nd I lasted 34 days on the patch witho...

1 YEAR WINNER•9 years ago

Update on patches

Thank you everyone for all your help was really worried 😢. Went to see my quit smoking advisor Liz today and she said it could be what use said about my body...

Thank you everyone for all your help was really worried 😢. Went to see my quit ...

21 Months Winner•9 years ago

Pregnant, Quitting smoking Sore gums

Hi everyone. I just found out im pregnant so i wanted to stop smoking for my babys sake and mine as well. But when i quit at fist everything was fine, then i...

Hi everyone. I just found out im pregnant so i wanted to stop smoking for my bab...

newly quit•9 years ago

Patches irritating my skin

Nearly 2 months since I quit but patches starting to irritate my skin I don't know why only now I'm on Nicorette invisi patch 25mg I do position them in...

Nearly 2 months since I quit but patches starting to irritate my skin I don't kn...

21 Months Winner•9 years ago

Feeling good

Today is 10 days with no cig. It's been so hard I think for me because I did it cold turkey. I can breathe better and the heaviness in my chest is lifting. I...

Today is 10 days with no cig. It's been so hard I think for me because I did it ...

13 MONTHS WINNER•9 years ago

Update almost 3 months off

About 2 weeks ago I posted things about my withdrawal symptoms. Recently (about 2 days ago) I consulted a Physician and a Cardiologist to sort things out and...

About 2 weeks ago I posted things about my withdrawal symptoms. Recently (about...

14 Month Winner•9 years ago

A little about who I am...my name is Sharon and I suffer from severe COPD, at this time I am testing for lung trans. I'm only 51 too young.

Hey everyone hope all of you on this forum are well and putting their best feet fwd. In resolving some issues we all have. My particular issue is being only 51...

Hey everyone hope all of you on this forum are well and putting their best feet ...

•9 years ago

I quit then I lit

Hi //on feb 2nd I quit for34 days then my life was dealt with a lot of shit so I lit up smoked for 7 days got a chest infection and cough cough no sleep I was...

Hi //on feb 2nd I quit for34 days then my life was dealt with a lot of shit so I...

1 YEAR WINNER•9 years ago

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