I have not succeeded in quiting smoking, have any of you had success in doing so or failure, how have you succeeded/failed?
When I do decide to quit, Iāll try the Patch. When I was hospitalized, they slapped one of those on my arm and my cravings went away.
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@patrick yeah itās been a battle the times I tried to stop, my best success was on the gum. It was like the mountains to climb went away, and I didnāt need to smoke or worry about it. But when the drinks starting flowing, I thought it was āokā to smoke. Then waiting in the terminal for my flight, I smoked again and continued to smokeš
I quit for a week but the cravings were so bad so i thought that maybe i should smoke a cig to calm down and after that one cigarette i smoked another and another and another and you know how it goes. I aint even trying no more cause i know that iām not ready to kick this habit yet. Well At least i quit fooling myself!
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@sickandsad yup that thought of just one smoke is manageable at first, then it becomes to unbearable, and the thought of just one being okay is a damn lieā¦ You know how the story goes from there.
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I got a vape try it for 2 days then have a cigarette and youāll think itās disgusting and continue to vape and youāll be off it thatās what I done
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I have successfully taken breaks
Today is (again) day one for me. I use nicotine gum and it helps. I just told myself, āIām doneā and āitās good to be a nonsmokerā I donāt want to die a long death with cancer. I hope itās not too late.
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I vape and canāt remember the last time I had a real cigarette. It must be a year and a half now.
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I quit smoking after 20 years by using chewing tobacco. Now Iām trying to quit chewing tobacco by using nicotine gum 
Quitting smokingās easy Iāve done it many many times.
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ā¦Mark Twain!
Good one, @Dreamscape2!
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I quit smoking over 24 years ago. Took up vaping last month after my doctor took away my Effexor. Nicotine helps. The vape isnāt nearly as addictive. I find myself forgetting to use it for 2 or 3 days in a row with only the mildest of nicotine cravings. Entirely manageable.
I vape for a treat like Friday night and with my coffee in the morning. I use nicotine lozenges otherwise. It has my stamina back, cardio is no problem for me. Running and boxing are my cardio habits- box in the summer run in the cold and mild months.
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Iām vaping right now, itās Friday
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I finally quit smoking about 5 years ago after 4-5 attempts. At first I tried gum and vape. I remember gum was no help. Vaping was counter-effective because it just made me want to smoke a real cigarette. Then I used this book
It worked! It takes a little time to analyze yourself but I think it will work if youāre self-analytic type and serious about quitting smoking.
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Interesting. Iāve had ciggy cravings for nearly a quarter of a century. I find the vaping gets rid of them without the compulsion to smoke a real cig. Also, vape juice comes in interesting flavours (root beer!). Iāve reached the point where cigarettes and cigars taste like ass to me.
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Have heard Alan Carrās easyway to stop smokingās successful. Hasnāt done anything for me though.
I have quit for just over nine years now. I tried the patch, gum, spray and I finally was able to stop with Zyban. I did smoke for eighteen years and it was difficult to quit. I am very much happy I did quit. I live with two smokers in the same house and sometimes the cravings resurface after all these years. It is a good feeling to be a non smoker.
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i quit smoking in cold turkeyā¦!!!
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