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I smoked all my life - for decades. Three years ago I just felt the need to quit, - and I did it! I quit extremely lightly: no suffering, no withdrawal symptoms. Just smoked, - and stopped. I did not expect this to be so easy. I was disgusted with the smell of tobacco smoke, and I considered smokers with a slight contempt and some superiority: I could to do it and now I am free, while they remained slaves of dependence. And then three years passed, and again I need cigarettes. My body just has a great need for nicotine. And I understand that I won’t be able to quit now just easy for the second time, — it will require a very difficult fight with myself. I want to quit smoking - and I can’t. Perhaps some of you have come across such a situation, and can give useful advice. It's amazing how easy I quit three years ago, - and how hard it is for me to do it now. I would be grateful for any advice, your own experience in fighting with it, and for explaining why this is even could be possible.
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02-07-2020, 04:36 PM
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I’ve tried everything and have used Tobbaco since I was 16. So 27 years. I have got Chantix from my doctor yesterday. I’ve not started it yet as I’m on antibiotics for a infection in my hand. And now on another because I got something called thrush. So maybe another week I’ll start it and this better work.
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Best way I've learned is from experience been smoking cigarettes for 3 years I moved to high milligram Nic salt it is a godsend and good news Buds, lads and chaps! Those are all over the place at YOUR LOCAL smoke shop
"There's no place like home.”
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I had it. I tried everything to quit.. and was successful for short bouts of time. I quit about 6-8 months before we tried to get pregnant.
My son had colic for over 6 months. It was absolute hell. I started again when he was about 4 months. I never smoked around him.. only when my husband was out of town. I got so sick of the smell, the trying to hide it, etc. that I was out with friends.. looked and saw I had 1/2 a pack left. I was done. I literally smoked a half a pack of cigarettes in an hour. I was so sick and disgusted I never smoked again....
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I switched to a low tar and nicotine cigarette (Carlton) first then quit cold turkey a month later. After that it’s one day at a time and each day the cravings lessen. I tried the slowly cutting back method, but that didn’t work for me.
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I quit quite easily the first time and after a couple of years drifted back into smoking occasionally, then that became more regular, and you can guess the rest. My second proper attempt at giving up was harder, but I did it. That said, even a decade later I still have the occasional craving for a cigarette.
Anyway, I was a very heavy smoker so I reduced the number so I was only smoking one pack a day (20). Then I started smoking less of the cigarette - just enough to take the cravings away. Then maybe inhale a bit into my mouth so I could taste it, but not down into my lungs. That way I got used to far less nicotine.
Finally I realised that in my failed attempts to give up I'd always kept my lighters and ashtrays "just in case". This time I threw them out. I felt as though keeping them was like I'd already anticipated failing to give up. If I was truly quitting I wouldn't need these things.
Good luck.