I am 47 days in with my cold turkey quitting journey. I have felt the worst pain in my body of my entire life. I was so scared I was dying I went to the doctor and got a full blood work up and it was normal. I went to the emergency room since I thought I was having a heart attack; ECG, x-ray, and lipid blood work normal. Everyone from these experiences keeps telling me its heartburn. I've never h...

I am actually relieved to be sharing its been challenging but i can say worth it i started at a older age 31 I'm 35 now first few days i thought i had the flu or horrible cold at one point i convinced myself i Had walking pneumonia i didn't have the urge to smoke the way i had anticipated for me it was the physical after going through that i just think back to when my throat felt so sore that cou...

Dear All, You are my extended family here coz trust me that I can share without hesitation on this platform that once upon a time.. I was a SMOKER. Yes I had no courage to socially admit to my family and friends (except the smoker company). I always wanted to quit and this portal has helped me to stay connected and motivated as I can share my joy of quitting which I couldn't otherwise anyw...

It is true everyone is different, below is my journey to date on quitting smoking. At a guess I would eatimate I quit smoking about 6 weeks ago, cold turkey, had a bed time ciggie and said to myself “ thats it, this is the last one” and to date it was. To put my habbit into perspective, by age 13 I was smoking 100 ciggies a day (some say impossible), a life of boarding schools, you learn some ...

Hey everyone! I want to share my story as it was a very difficult one. I first tried hypnosis- my boyfriend and I thought we would do it together.. nooooo! Then other attempts, ie, lets support each other! Honestly, none of these strategies work!! The only thing that works, is that YOU want to quit, and you truly WANT TO quit - it’s all about you, now. It’s a very personal journey and you’re...

I went cold turkey on 01/01/19 and haven’t smoked a cigarette since. The beginning was hard a lot of sleepless nights and headaches from the withdrawals. Always hunger with mood swings. I had to really eliminate myself from people and Place’s. Now today I’m 42 days strong

Hi all thought I would give you an update on how things are going. I did do an update on day three embedded in the comment section of my last post. I was seeking some input from you all and still am seeking input on how much longer to the cravings and withdrawal symptoms last. I hit the worst wall on day 3 of cold turkey. Truly thought I was going insane. But made it. Day 4 and 5 (today) better...

This is day 59 for me. I was using NR patches and a CBD pen for cravings. Have been trying to do without either one. I'm not having a lot of luck. I absolutely cannot go back to smoking. This is just a bad day.

Hi folks I am on day 36 ...I think. Only counted the first 30 days. I quit 1 January. I have made one other post here about how challenging I have found the unexpected psychological journey of quitting. A bit ill prepared and perhaps ignorant but maybe serendipitous that I was unaware and have had to just wade through it. When I started 1 January I needed the nicotine patch. I needed to kn...

I’ve made Day 38; it was too distant to even see on Day 1 but it’s here despite the Day 31 drama. On Day 31 I’d determined that I was smoke free and was going to be so for the rest of my life. I most definitely wasn’t nicotine free though; I’d used NRT (lozenges) to get me smoke free and was still feeding my nicotine addiction with them. The suggestions I got from this forum ranged from bein...