I never mentioned it before in the blog but I used to smoke, well I'm a very recent non smoker as I gave up just about a fortnight ago. So far so good, I haven't really wanted a ciggie though I have thought one would be nice.
Up until Sunday I was using patches but during the day I began to develop nasty side effects, the instructions said stop using patches if this happened so I did. The contraindications have almost totally died away now. Not using the patches hasn't been too bad I'm a bit more irritable but that will die away and again I haven't really felt my will power being tested.
So why did I give up? Not because I was being nagged by anyone, in fact nagging is guaranteed to make me do the exact opposite. No it was because I decided I needed to for my health (I'm sick of having a 365 day cough and I'm sure others were too) and because it is getting so expensive to be anti social.
I just hope that this time it sticks properly I've given up before only to crumble. I also hope that I never turn into one of those awful anti smoking ex smokers.
I'm not going to do one of those slide bars that tell you how long with out a ciggie but if you ask nicely I might let you know how its going from time to time.
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Good luck with keeping off the weed - wouldn't want you to go the way of my parents, emphysema and lung cancer.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with the non-smoking.
ReplyDeleteI guess you are in the hardest part of the withdrawal, as you are coming of the patches and hence the drug, as opposed to the habit of having a fag in your mouth.
As a smoker, my advice is not particualarly valuable, but the last time I went cold turkey, I found peppermint tea very useful. For one thing it is calming. And it also acts as a diarectic and helps to flush the remaining nicotine out of your system.
Whatever you do, do not give into temptation.... it takes roughly 2 weeks to clean out your system, and one puff to fill it up again.
Well done Hon. Keep going!
ReplyDeleteI'm very proud of you. :-)
ReplyDeleteGood luck, babe. You have more will power than I, obviously!
ReplyDeleteRachel, Becky and Stegbeetle - thanks.
ReplyDeleteCharlotte - You've not said how you are doing with giving up recently.
Eeore - Thank You. Actually your advice is really good cos you know what it's like, I shall try the peppermint tea sometime. I've been nibbling on a lot of crystallised ginger, Sweeties for hard people, that seems to help.
Well done! Good luck with the cold turkey...
ReplyDeleteDoes this mean that you are going to be able to spare some money for grouting?
ReplyDeleteI am doing very well thanks hon, I just have a serious chewing gum habit now, accompanied with an urge to commit harm on anyone who mentions giving up smoking LOL.
ReplyDeleteWhy is it when I see an anti-smoking poster or advertisement it makes me crave a ciggy.
Good on ya! Addiction sucks. (sigh) You do know though, that you don't have to give up being anti-social. There are lots of inexpensive ways to do that. =)
ReplyDeleteYou never said you smoked!! My ex gave up smoking and she wasn't anti-social at all, she just left me!!
ReplyDeleteGood on ya gal, although as a lifelong non-smoker I haven't experienced giving up, I know others who have and although difficult at the start, if you persevere you'll feel so much better in the longer term. Food and red wine tastes so much better!!
Good Luck - I smoked 20 a day for 18 years and stopped in April. I have to be honest and say that I still do have a couple now and then with a beer in the pub but I feel better and have got loads more money. I'm annoyed but still pleased with myself that I do only have a couple. I saved up the money and have put it towards a new computer. I was after a guitar and still might get it.
ReplyDeleteEveryone thank you I do know it makes sense and the cold turkey isn't too bad I'm getting through a lot of extra strong mints (they don't burn very well) but the coughing is already reducing, I'm not coughing through the night any more.
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