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A month and 8 days since my last ciggy a 24 year addiction is slowly loosing it's grip. To be honest it's been surprisingly easy compared to other alternatives..

Forget the expensive patches, nicotine lozenges, nasal spray in the end it came down to a £7.99 ecig with a £1.99 bottle of juice. What's really gets me down is every now and then I'll really fancy a smoke, god knows why it smells like s*** and would probably taste the same..

So the question to you ex smokers out there.. How long does it take to shake off that 'I want a fag' feeling just out of interest?

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"So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable."
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Gave up smoking 14 years ago.. but still sneaked in a pack of 10 for the following 3-4 Christmases after that.. and a cigar when the kids were born..

A struggle when down the pub. That took a while (in the days that we were allowed to smoke inside. I reckon the smoking law would have killed that off quicker)

But can honestly say that a cigarette has not touched my lips for 10 years.

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Gave up a looooong time ago and found the habit harder to break than the addiction.
Back then there were no patches or Ecigs so it was just stop and suffer. It doesn't even occur to me to want one now.

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Gave up 14-15 years ago using nowt but willpower (tried patches, they made me ill). Was pretty easy for me. As for 'the craving'; give it 6 months for the pangs to go, but you'll probably have 'smoking dreams' for a good 5 years. But they're easily forgotten.

Well done of quitting, by the way. I look at packs of cigarettes now, and feel rather proud of myself for giving up when they were only £3.50 a packet...

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My Mrs gave up a few times but always started again, until she got ill. Thankfully she finally managed to kick them into touch and hasn't had one for over a year, although she still craves them every now and then (usually when stressed) even though she now admits they smell terrible. She went to her brother's house yesterday and came back stinking to the point that she had to wash and change her clothes - and that was only after he had three in an hour!

Well done for giving up though. Will save you a load of money and you (and everyone close to you) will be healthier and happier as a result.







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well done, I smoked on and off for a few years during, and after Uni, started off just when drinking, then became a habit, then got to the stage where I'd buy a pack Fri night for the pub, would smoke them over weekend, then any left over Monday, maybe Tuesday, but wouldn't buy any more until next Friday. Smoking ban in pubs etc back then would have helped me quick sooner.

Well done.
14 years for me, but I still want to smoke so not sure if its even gonna wear off. Couldn;t afford it now anyway. Have been tempted to buy an e-cig while standing in line to pay in poundland, but really don't think it would be a good idea after all this time.

Well done you :D  I gave up August 2012 after 15 years of smoking, and used an e cigarette which made it fairly easy compared to previous attempts.

I still want a cigarette if I'm drinking (which is rare) or sometimes if I see someone else smoking/smell fresh cigarette smoke (the smell on clothes etc that I never used to notice before is now utterly repulsive though).  It's now more of a little pang as opposed to a full on craving though and gets easier all the time, so I'm hoping that given time it'll pass altogether.

My sinuses ended up really bad after I quit, and I still seem to end up with sinus and ear infections every time I get a bad cold, but my doc told me that it is apparently quite normal to have problems for between 12 and 24 months after quitting.  Slowly starting to improve now, so hoping to be back to normal soon :)

Jesus, it says something when a handful of people on a forum give you words of encouragement and congratulate you on your quitting efforts and family members appear not to give a s***.. that's life eh!

Much thanks everyone 

I must be honest, if it wasn't for the ecig I'd still be smoking and wasting money. The biggest thing was finding a juice that I liked, alot of trial and error. For those who are thinking of quitting I'd suggest Dekang, Prestige Vaping, Hangsen and Liqua if your feeling brave.. 

At the end of the day I suppose the 'pangs' are the nature of the beast. Better get used to it for now. I just felt annoyed with myself that I still fancy a smoke when there's really no need... Aaaahhhh bloody ciggies!!







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"So many of our dreams at first seem impossible, then they seem improbable, and then, when we summon the will, they soon become inevitable."
- Christopher Reeve (1953-2004)

This item was edited on Tuesday, 3rd December 2013, 01:14

Hi all, while I applaud everyone in their efforts to give up smoking ( which I did 22 years ago after 40 a day for 5-6 years cold turkey) I question the safety of using ecigs. I have close friend who started using one of the very early ones, and while not smoking real cigs you would assume that you are doing yourself a favour, he has become very ill. He now has a serious liver condition that the doctors cant find any cure for. He was asked if he had any major lifestyle changes in the last year, stopping smoking was the obvious answer, but whether the stopping or the use of the ecig was the cause of his serious condition we cant tell. I would still urge anyone who takes up the use of these substitutes to be very wary. As far as I know the has been no UK government research into their safety. They seem like a safe alternative, but until proven please be careful. Stopping completely is the only way. Good luck and good health.