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2nd time lucky

Posted in Quit experiences
By Loulou
schedule 24 Oct 2013

Here I go on my 2nd quit attempt. I gave up in June and went 8 weeks smoke free after 40 years. I was using champix. Had a drama with my daughter and fell off the wagon big time, stopped taking the champix. Anyway, felt really guilty smoking again, hated buying the damn things, so I'm giving it another shot. More determined this time and more aware of the pitfalls. Good luck to us all!

schedule 24 Oct 2013

don't give up on giving up all the best.

schedule 24 Oct 2013

Hi Loulou,

Well don and great decision to quit again... you sound prepared and ready which is a huge part of the battle.

By oreee
schedule 25 Oct 2013

Hi There

Good luck Loulou, you can do it.

This is my 19th day smoke free, my partner started the same day as me but is still smoking. He was a very heavy smoker and has reduced his smoking by half. Has anyone had this experience that they are still smoking and are not turned off by the taste as yet? Not sure how long this should last?

Please help as he really wants too stop.

I have no intention of smoking again, it smells like something burning... :)

thanks for listening Oreee

schedule 25 Oct 2013

oreee, your partner should just stop no half measures a good way to turn off smoking is soak a cigarette in milk let it dry out and when you feel like a smoke have that one i am sure you won't like that one well all the best.

By oreee
schedule 25 Oct 2013

Hi Stoprightnow

Good advise, I guess its up too him now.

Thanks again and good luck too

By kasmith
schedule 29 Oct 2013

I quit with Champix (on day 56 today). My husband took about a week or two longer - he just kept taking Champix and smoking. I told him that he just has to say to himself - TODAY is the DAY I am not smoking any cigs. and then go forward from there. We smokers can incorporate and smoke anything no matter how bad it smells or tastes. The is the devil of this beast! We are mind controlled by cigs and once we acknowledge how powerful these devils are we can then start to battle them because we know what the demon is capable of. Good Luck and keep going. One day at a time....