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Hi, I have been a smoker since I was 15 and am now 61 and have decided to quit with the help of patches and nicotine inhaler, not doing to bad but have to have a couple of puffs a day. does it get any better!!!!!!

desperate sylv

Well Done Sylvia

I started when i was about 12 & gave up when i was 44.....I used the patches & thought they were brillant.......Next March it will be 4 years & i never thought i would find it so easy but this was the only time i was 100% sure it was what i wanted to do

Thanks for that Julie will persevere and hope I can be as successful as you
sylvia

Good luck Sylvia.

Thanks for all your support I will keep trying

Sylvia ( desperate at the moment)

Hi Sylvia.

Well done on taking the first steps on stop smoking.

I started smoking when I was 15yrs old, I decided to stop after 32yrs. I honestly wish I had`nt started in the beginning..I stopped totally on the 1st may last year with the help of the patches and I have never looked back..I honestly have saved a fortune in not smoking my house is cleaner too.

Linda x

You can do it and yes it does get better. I gave up nearly two years ago after smoking 20 fags a day for 25 years and I feel great. I had lots of support from peeps on here so I would suggest you keep adding to your thread and I for one will keep supporting you 100%
Good luck
Rachxx

Sylvia,
I wish you good luck. The very fact that you say you WANT to do it is important.!
Sadly my Aunty never managed to do it, she would use her nebuliser ? and then have a cigarette.!!
Crazy, but true.
Be strong.
Sue

Hi All, many thanks for all your best wishes, I am really trying hard, it is nice to know that I have a lot of support.

thank you

Sylvia xx

Good for you Sylvia, percevere and you will win,it takes a lot of self control to do it,but if you want to you will succeed.Just think of what you can spend all the money you will have saved,just the cost of 20 a day works out at almost £1800.in a year. Good luck and keep at it.**M**.

Its a big help if you can get rid of the smell of smoking out of your house and clothing,you,d be surprised how contaminated with smoke. but you never notice it whilst being a smoker.**M**.

Hi Sylvia
I had been smoking from the age of 14 until I was 60. I woke up one morning with a horrible cough but had cigs in the morning until my throat couldn't stand anymore. Got through the next day without one and carried on day after day saying not today and still saying it after three years.
If you really want to give up you will, and feel better for it. I do and so do a lot of my friends, no more smelly clothes and houses
Good luck
Maureen

Well done Sylvia and we will all be here to support you and to make sure you don't slip:-) It was one of the most important decisions I ever made and I am so pleased I did it and so will you be. It is not easy but very worth it! BC XX

Have you read about Zyban? It really worked for my father-in-law. He'd had many unsuccessful attempts at quitting smoking but this was the drug that helped.

Rose

Hi Sylvia

I forgot to ask you yesterday.......Are you doing this through the chemist cos if you do you can get your patches on prescription & it works out cheaper....also they monitor you so you can't have a sneaky one lol

Julie :o))

Just hang in there,you can do it. just keep reminding yourself...You do not smoke.And after you have stopped dont have a wee sneaky puff as it will start you off again.

Marion

Hi, Thanks again for all your support, I went thru my GP to the smoking clinic. cannot take zyban as am on antidepressants but get my prescriptions free as I am over 60

Sylviax

If your going to give up, you have to do it 100%., you have to STOP there and then, no puffs here and there...because you will never break the habit.

Good luk tho, it is a hard one to crack and you will only crack it if you are 100% committed to wanting to give up.

No puffs for 3 days and going out of my head

sylvia

Well done!!
Keep yourself busy Sylvia and also think of all the extra money you'll have in your purse to treat yourself with.....pamper day mebbe? :O)

I'm soo glad I don't smoke now.

Mau xx