Post for everyone who QUIT evil fags

abacus120

Hi everyone,am off the horrible fags nearly 3 weeks,
Felt good the first two weeks,but am still exhausted some days and my mouth is covered in coldsores and mouth ulcers,there so bad i cant go out,and are really very sore,still not sleeping great,wake up every night about 10 times,
am hoping this will pass,cause i look like a wreck

username123

It will pass abacus, just keep the faith, drink plenty of water, take a vitamin b supplement - great for mouth sores and ulcers and cold sores.

Its just your body expelling the toxins and the anxiety of the quit affecting your immune system. It will all pass and you will feel much better soon.

Gargle with warm salty water, and get some vitamins into you.

digit1

Gmol wrote: »

Don't forget to check your life insurance policies they should come down if you are off the fags 1 yr

Never thought of that. Thanks

campo

abacus120 wrote: »

Hi everyone,am off the horrible fags nearly 3 weeks,
Felt good the first two weeks,but am still exhausted some days and my mouth is covered in coldsores and mouth ulcers,there so bad i cant go out,and are really very sore,still not sleeping great,wake up every night about 10 times,
am hoping this will pass,cause i look like a wreck

Off them over 2 weeks now and have mouth ulcers for about a week, I still have them but I have found has helped with pain relief if Corsodyl mouth was and also an antiseptic called anbesol , It sting like hell when you use it but it does give reflief for a couple of hours.

Best of luck as I feel your pain

Felexicon

campo wrote: »

Off them over 2 weeks now and have mouth ulcers for about a week, I still have them but I have found has helped with pain relief if Corsodyl mouth was and also an antiseptic called anbesol , It sting like hell when you use it but it does give reflief for a couple of hours.

Best of luck as I feel your pain

Try drinking a few cups of green tea a day to help this

Love2love

Week 15 or something... not entirely sure.

Going on holidays on Sunday for 2 weeks and I am so anxious about smoking that I have been dreaming about nothing but smoking!! :eek:
I have no intention of smoking and thankfully nobody that is going smokes either but I am so worried that it will ruin my holidays!
Going to take my e-cig with me even though I only used it for the first 5/6 weeks of quitting.

I am very happy about the fact that I don't have stay outside the airport until the last minute before the flight. And I don't have to run when I get off the plane

Cee-Jay-Cee

I know its possibly not much help to anyone but i'll tell my story anyway. I used to smoke approx 20 a day, i had it in my mind to give up but had no time frame in mind, i used to tell myself that i would have to give them up one day and that was as far i got.

One day i was driving to my then GFs house which is approx 40miles away. I lit up leaving my home town and drove approx 5 miles and finished it. I continued on and about 1 mile down the road i reached for the smokes again and took one out and lit it and took a pull. I then thought "what the hell am i doing, i'm only after putting one out less than 5minutes ago, i dont even want a smoke" so i threw it out the window without taking another pull (yes yes i know its littering) Anyway it really bugged me that i was smoking on auto pilot without evening thinking about it and i took the pack of B&H which had about 10 or 12 smokes left in it and scrunched it up and swore that i was never going to smoke again. That was nearly 5 years ago and i have never touched one since.

I now hate the smell of it, i hate walking through the smoking area at work (which i have to as its outside the main entrance at the rear which i use) and i know i'll never smoke again (i couldnt afford it anyway even if i wanted)

I put on roughly 1.5stone in weight which i'm now in the process of getting rid off and i feel so much healthier.

The benefits of giving up far outweigh the short term cravings which should subside within 2 or 3 weeks and it gets considerably easier after that.

I was lucky, i was so sickened at the realisation of the habit i had that if i had cravings i just reminded myself of how i felt that day and the craving went.

Best of luck to everyone trying to give up!!

yosemite_sam

Off them a week, I had been off them for 12 years before I was given a bag of very agreeable ganja which put me on the slippery slope. I have to admit, if they were not bad for you I would still be smoking. I enjoyed them.

Lelbell

I'm off them 5 months now... was smoking between 20-30 a day for the past 16 years.... was fed up getting chest infections all year round. Even though i'm off them a while, I still get the longing for a smoke... anyone else find that?? and if so does it eventually stop?

Mance Rayder

Lelbell wrote: »

I'm off them 5 months now... was smoking between 20-30 a day for the past 16 years.... was fed up getting chest infections all year round. Even though i'm off them a while, I still get the longing for a smoke... anyone else find that?? and if so does it eventually stop?

I was 10+ years smoking 20-40 a day. I felt a longing for them a few times in the first 6 months after stopping but after that it went away

I NEVER want one now, the very thought actually disgusts me. So hang on in there it does get easier!;)

Lelbell

Thanks that's good to hear! I welcome the day that I never even think about smoking again.... giving up is hard work though

Mance Rayder

Lelbell wrote: »

Thanks that's good to hear! I welcome the day that I never even think about smoking again.... giving up is hard work though

It is but it's so worth it! the health, the well being, the confidence, the fact that your not forking out half your income on smokes! You will get there just keep on as your going, don't doubt yourself and don't look back

dmfod

I haven't smoked since Monday because I got tonsillitis and with a raging fever and an awful sore throat I couldn't face smoking and then I thought well I've been off them three days already, which is the worst bit, so I may as well keep going. The fever is wearing off now though and it's getting harder not to smoke!

I started smoking when I was 15 and I'm now 33 so I've been at it a fair while, smoking 10-15 a day during the week and more at weekends since I last went back on them. I've given up for long periods - a year plus - twice before, but I've always ended up slowly going back on them after succumbing to temptation when out drinking. So I'm fairly confident I can cope with the horrible physical withdrawal symptoms - again - but I'm more worried about staying off them long term and having to go through this all over again. If I knew this would definitely be the last time I will have to go through this process, I think it would really help my motivation for now as well.

So, any tips for staying off long term?

unkymo

3 days off them as well! I'm using the patches and they're brilliant!

Tried cold turkey last week and lasted about 3 hours. I still get cravings but there not too bad with the patches.

@dmfod; Your over the worst, keep going! Do you really want to go through all those withdrawl symptoms again?

CraigSmith

Off a week come midnight, gave up cold turkey at midnight last friday, some bad cough on me the last few days seemingly its the toxins escaping and clearing out my lungs

dmfod

dmfod wrote: »

I haven't smoked since Monday because I got tonsillitis and with a raging fever and an awful sore throat I couldn't face smoking and then I thought well I've been off them three days already, which is the worst bit, so I may as well keep going. The fever is wearing off now though and it's getting harder not to smoke!

I started smoking when I was 15 and I'm now 33 so I've been at it a fair while, smoking 10-15 a day during the week and more at weekends since I last went back on them. I've given up for long periods - a year plus - twice before, but I've always ended up slowly going back on them after succumbing to temptation when out drinking. So I'm fairly confident I can cope with the horrible physical withdrawal symptoms - again - but I'm more worried about staying off them long term and having to go through this all over again. If I knew this would definitely be the last time I will have to go through this process, I think it would really help my motivation for now as well.

So, any tips for staying off long term?

I was like you. Went back on them after 3 years. This time it will be different. The trick is to know that it only takes a drag of a cigarette or a cigar and you are hooked again. Never be tempted by the crazy idea that one smoke won't matter - no matter how much you have had to drink. Don't let a cigarette or cigar touch your lips.
Am off them 3 months now!

Vudgie

Deleted User wrote: »

I was like you. Went back on them after 3 years. This time it will be different. The trick is to know that it only takes a drag of a cigarette or a cigar and you are hooked again. Never be tempted by the crazy idea that one smoke won't matter - no matter how much you have had to drink. Don't let a cigarette or cigar touch your lips.
Am off them 3 months now!

I totally agree with this.

When you give up you MUST make a pledge that you are never going to smoke ever again...in a strange way it takes some pressure off you as it is so difinitive.

If you smoke a single cigarette you are a smoker again so don't kid yourself that you can do it you simply can't. After you make this pledge to yourself its all positivity and really is achievable.

username123

When I first quit I posted here about my worries that it could be so easy to get sucked in again. The responses I got convinced me that I could never ever think of it as 'sure I could just have one' - I cant.

I dont want to either. Im flying tomorrow for the first time since I quit and Im delighted that I dont have to go through the horrible stress of trying to smoke a fag at top speed at the last minute before going through the airport and then just obsessing about when I can have the next one upon landing. Smoking was such a stressful thing to be doing!!

Im nearly 5 months now. I havent lost weight, but I seem to have tightened up loads from more exercise so people keep commenting that Im slimmer even though the scales are the same. I feel so much better in myself. Mentally as well as physically. It was hard to feel good about myself when I kept doing something that I hated every day.

bladebrew

Hey folks,
im 5 weeks off them sunday, there has been ups and downs which is normal i suppose, i can go most of a day without even thinking of smoking, but i still feels as if its temporary, when i do think of smoking it seems to last forever,
very strange feeling, its as if it has gone from lots of small cravings to only a few very strong cravings if that makes sense,

Mance Rayder

bladebrew wrote: »

Hey folks,
im 5 weeks off them sunday, there has been ups and downs which is normal i suppose, i can go most of a day without even thinking of smoking, but i still feels as if its temporary, when i do think of smoking it seems to last forever,
very strange feeling, its as if it has gone from lots of small cravings to only a few very strong cravings if that makes sense,

Congratulations at 5 weeks you are doing great, the hardest part is over. At 5-6 weeks I was very very irritable and a little depressed. Just keep going and don't even consider smoking again! Your mind is just grieving for them (strange but true) and it will soon pass.

Just remember all these negative feelings are just your mind adjusting to life without cigarettes , one day soon you will wake up and these negative feelings will be gone. Kind of like when you go through a difficult break up, your mind is literally pining for a lost companion, it is horrible for a few months and then one day you just don't care anymore. That's how it was for me with quitting.

You are succeeding in the best thing you have ever done for yourself. Keep it up and keep strong.

yosser hughes

I'm off them 102 days!:DJust checked the calendar now. Can't believe it! I'm delighted and now I rarely think about them.More importantlythough, the idea of smoking disgusts me.
I've beaten them,I know I have. I don't want to sound cocky but I just know I've kicked it for good this time.It feels different from other times I have tried to quit.Mentally I'm in the right place.
Keep going everybody, the worst is over after about a month.

Eoin

Coming up on 10 months for me - by far the longest I've been off them. I've cut the nicotine strength in my eCig way down too.

I'm still dreaming of smoking occasionally though, which is weird. Even in my dream I'm pissed off with myself that I'm smoking, so I suppose that's a positive.

I never got the cough that other people got, but I've noticed a real difference in my fitness all the same.

Colleen353

I'm off them 3 weeks tomorrow 😊. I'm just wondering how long it takes to get to the point where you don't think about or want fags anymore ? In fairness, it has gotten a lot easier in comparison to the first two weeks but I still get the odd very strong craving and find it difficult to stop thinking about them sometimes.

Eoin

I think it's different for everyone. But my experience is that after the 3 week stage it starts feeling better, as you've started to establish your pattern of not smoking.

Davebudeuk

I went to Hypnotist in Galway called Positive Change and I have been off dem 3years and feeling so good and got fit.

Sin City

Davebudeuk wrote: »

I went to Hypnotist in Galway called Positive Change and I have been off dem 3years and feeling so good and got fit.

ill be 6 months off them on june 3 by sheer willpower

Davebudeuk

I went to Hypnotist in Galway Positive Change and I have been off dem 3years and feeling so good and got fit.

Mickey Dazzler

I'm off them now 7months. Just went cold turkey from 40 Benson a day for the last 15 years to none. Wasn't as bad as I though. I still dream about smoking all the time.

Unlike a lot of people who have given up I do not hate smoking now at all. In fact I still love the smell and whenever I am out try to sit close to smokers so I can smell the smoke as they are smoking....weird eh!!

Glad to be finished now though.

Sin City

Mickey Dazzler wrote: »

I'm off them now 7months. Just went cold turkey from 40 Benson a day for the last 15 years to none. Wasn't as bad as I though. I still dream about smoking all the time.

Unlike a lot of people who have given up I do not hate smoking now at all. In fact I still love the smell and whenever I am out try to sit close to smokers so I can smell the smoke as they are smoking....weird eh!!

Glad to be finished now though.

I feel the exact same

Colleen353

Ever since I gave up I've been having the craziest dreams ever!! Did anybody else experience this and how long does it last for ?