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You could try patches. On earlier attempts, I found the gum closed up my throat....I believe there is a spray now too.

This comment was actually meant for your later comment, Sascha.

I disliked the gums too..

Try the spray, Niccorette spray, but get the lower dosage one, tastes a bit like peppermint but the stronger one stings my tongue and makes it numb - the spray works instantly..

I quit last time using the Nicobate strips, like a dissolving wafer strip you put in your mouth, that also works for the sore throat.. give it a bash, may work for you...

Worst case, just chew on extra spearmint gum... no calories.. :)

Well done, I am on day 4 too.. know the feeling..

Hi Shasha, I remember Day 4 being one of the most horrid days of all. I think it is the desire part of the brain waking up to the fact that we are serious and so it starts to put up an even bigger fight. When that happens I go for a super long walk or, if the weather is bad, I wave my arms around until I am exhausted. An early night and the day is over. Probably a very good idea not to have gone to the pub although I am sure that made you even more miserable. Remember we are playing a long game here and there will be pain along the way. I hope tomorrow is better.

Guys,thank you so much for your comments.Yep,my throat and ears are really sore and I have pulsate tinnitus which is keeping me awake...i fee like I'm losing the plot!!!😁 So,I'm probably a bit run down on top of stopping smoking.As someone here said,life will still hand up difficulties wether we're smoking or not,but smoking sure wont help! I'll try to stay positive and get out for a run today,again thank you al for listening,I'm aeate I am feeling quite sorry for myself,I'm usually not this miserable,I swear!!

You wouldn't be human if you weren't miserable. This is not only a withdrawal from a physical habit which causes us acute physical withdrawal, it is also a process of mourning a life we no longer have. I think it is a little like removing yourself from an abusive relationship - you loved the person (smoking) but it was killing you. There are moments of profound sadness but the thing that keeps us going is the anticipation of how very proud we will feel on the other side. Misery is awful to deal with - try deep breaths, a walk and sleep and, if none of those are possible, just the thought of how good it will be in a little while. It will be extraordinary because in our hearts we are still not sure it will happen. When it does we will be amazed. Good luck with it.

Sasha, I went cold turkey, but it's different for everyone. If you need replacement, no one is going to tell you off. We are all just trying to stop smoking....

Thanks for the replies,I really appreciate the support😊 x

Fullofhope hit the nail on the head regarding the abusive relationship. Keep going Shasha, your going to get through this! I've pasted a previous post of mine below.

The abusive cigarette

Posted in Quit experiences on 26 Apr 2015

I just realised yesterday that just like the 20yr abusive relationship I've just freed myself from, the cigarette is not much different. Smoking is my other abusive relationship that's gone on for 26yrs. I thought it was there to help me, it was always there for me when I was down or alone or stressed out, it was comforting to have around. But what I didn't realise was that it was controlling me, manipulating me, bringing me down further, making me weaker, brainwashing me, isolating me & stopping me from being me, not allowing me to do the things I wanted to do, it was making me into something that I am not! It was suffocating me and in time it would eventually kill me. The worst part is, I was allowing this to happen. Why, because I thought I needed it, it was my friend, I felt bad & sad if I gave it up & desperately wanted it back, so I kept going back. I thought I couldn't live without it. Until one day the veil was lifted, I'd had enough & I could see it for what it really was. Then I got angry & strong & determined & realised I didn't need it anymore, it was in fact ruining my life....Now that I've finally left it, it's constantly trying to get that control back by telling me I need it & I can't live without it, I'm nothing & no good without it. I believed that for a long time but now I know these are all lies - I am my true self without it and that's the way I intend to be from this day forward!

Thanks guys, i get that completely..on many counts. The support here is really fantastic,people really know what you are going through. I am so emotionally dependent on cigarettes too, they've helped me block out certain things and now i'm dealing with those things as well as giving up ciggs,painful,but its gotta be done..;-)

Dependence of nicotine is another cigarette-companies crap. There is no such think as dependence of nicotine. You have to make your subconscious to think that you don't need nicotine and stop chewing the stupid nicotine gums. In steed of them chew a normal gum, or if you really think you need nicotine buy an ecig. Every new bottle with e liquid you buy should be with lower nicotine and you should go to a 0 nicotine q luquid by 1-2 months. Keep strong and don't fail for that nicotine dependence crap. Wanna prove? i have 1 bottle of e luqid with 12mg nicotine and another one with 6. Yesterday i smoked an 12mg and today i do with 6mg. Guess what? I smoked the same amount and i don't feel ABSOLUTELY any difference. It's everything in your brain. The tobacco companies want you to think that nicotine is kind of dependence sh*t but actually it's not. And don't google nicotine dependence you will always find: nicotine is a high drug dependence etc etc. If tobacco companies tell us that they made bulls*it with that thing and the nicotine is not making dependence can you imagine how much the world will loose? If i give you 20mg nicotine ecig and the other day i change it to zero you won't notice. Sometimes i swap my bottles and i don't notice, i smoke and the other day i notice that i've put lower nicotine and i didn't feel any difference AT ALL. (this was in past i didn't know how to write it cause my bad english xd). Keep strong there buddy!