The Official Quitting Cigarettes Thread!
- Thread starter stack paper
- Start date
BrandingCat
Elite Member
- Jan 6, 2015
- 8,113
- 10,311
I start again after 7 months, was fucking beautiful, sleep well, never tired, never feel again like an alive shit.
Now I smoke a package a day again.
Hard to quit, I will try again in a few weeks after I finish my holidays.
DO NOT BELIEVE IN PILLS, SPRAYS, OTHER SHIT TECHNIQUES!
JUST QUIT, PUNISH YOUR BRAIN FOR 1-2 WEEKS AND YOU WILL BE HAPPY!
Now I smoke a package a day again.
Hard to quit, I will try again in a few weeks after I finish my holidays.
DO NOT BELIEVE IN PILLS, SPRAYS, OTHER SHIT TECHNIQUES!
JUST QUIT, PUNISH YOUR BRAIN FOR 1-2 WEEKS AND YOU WILL BE HAPPY!
JoachimvR
Power Member
- Feb 21, 2014
- 776
- 413
I used https://www.pfizer.co.uk/prescription-medicines/champix to quit smoking 3-4 years ago (after smoking 13 years). Beauty of this stuff is that you use it and keep smoking, after a certain period the cigs itself are going to taste very bad and that's when you quit (forever).
Another benefit (for me at least) is that I can just stand next to someone who is smoking and it doesn't make me to want a cigarette as well. Also drinking alcohol is not wanting me to smoke anymore.
You have to get it on prescription from a doctor though.
Another benefit (for me at least) is that I can just stand next to someone who is smoking and it doesn't make me to want a cigarette as well. Also drinking alcohol is not wanting me to smoke anymore.
You have to get it on prescription from a doctor though.
shaheerkhan
Senior Member
- May 31, 2015
- 1,009
- 467
I have smoked but for me, it wasn't fun at all.
It had no addiction at all. I just don't know why people do it & what makes you not leave it.
It isn't addictive man.
It had no addiction at all. I just don't know why people do it & what makes you not leave it.
It isn't addictive man.
Dominic Torreto
Regular Member
- Nov 6, 2017
- 342
- 202
Me started to smoke for more than 8 years, till now smoking.
Last year I quit smoke more than 2 months, once we went to a trip with friends I again started to smoke.
I din't think to smoke on those 2 months after quit, but once my friend started to smoke i got nervous and then started too smoke again.
Till now trying to quit. waiting for the day to quit that.
Last year I quit smoke more than 2 months, once we went to a trip with friends I again started to smoke.
I din't think to smoke on those 2 months after quit, but once my friend started to smoke i got nervous and then started too smoke again.
Till now trying to quit. waiting for the day to quit that.
tb303
Supreme Member
- Dec 18, 2011
- 1,238
- 909
To anyone who manages to quit, do try to stay with it. It gets harder over the years when you fall back in. That "just one" will eventually make it harder and harder each time in my experience.
I slipped back into smoking a couple of months ago but last time I quit it was vaping. That worked well for me but there was a lot of fucking about with buying different mods and liquids. Two years vs couple of months on Champix. Now vaping doesnt seem to cut it for some reason. I can do both fine. Maybe theres not enough tar or something
Christmas is coming and I need to try again but this time around it seems CBD is a thing?
Is there any substance to trying a CBD e-liquid? Is it all just snake oil and affiliate links?
I slipped back into smoking a couple of months ago but last time I quit it was vaping. That worked well for me but there was a lot of fucking about with buying different mods and liquids. Two years vs couple of months on Champix. Now vaping doesnt seem to cut it for some reason. I can do both fine. Maybe theres not enough tar or something
Christmas is coming and I need to try again but this time around it seems CBD is a thing?
Is there any substance to trying a CBD e-liquid? Is it all just snake oil and affiliate links?
Champinator
Newbie
- Oct 20, 2012
- 23
- 3
Last year I had very bad flu and couldn't smoke at all. After the flu went down I wanted to test how long I can go on without smoking. All went well until New years eve. Here I thought, boi just smoke one you earned it.
I cought the living shit out of me and that was it.
From here on I knew it is time just to quit what so ever. I smoked for 8 years straight every day but now I feel better then ever. I started to eat healthier and started to ramp up my work out quite a bit and already see the results.
I don't want to tell anyone what to do with your life but when I can give you one advice, quit smoking. It WILL make you feel better. We all know the feeling when you are stressed, light a cig and feel relaxed after it...
Now imagine you feel relaxed all the time, sounds great huh?
I cought the living shit out of me and that was it.
From here on I knew it is time just to quit what so ever. I smoked for 8 years straight every day but now I feel better then ever. I started to eat healthier and started to ramp up my work out quite a bit and already see the results.
I don't want to tell anyone what to do with your life but when I can give you one advice, quit smoking. It WILL make you feel better. We all know the feeling when you are stressed, light a cig and feel relaxed after it...
Now imagine you feel relaxed all the time, sounds great huh?
PinguSpy
Elite Member
- Dec 7, 2007
- 3,085
- 3,029
I have no idea how many days I quit nicotine. But I believe it's >30days ..
I smoke cigs since I was 18 > 27.
Due to this period of time I constantly having a panic attack and sleep apnea every single day.
I can handle it anymore and straight quitting cigs and move into vape.
From 27-29 I got zero panic attack and sleep apnea after moving into vape.
But I keep smoke vape/nicotine more heavy than cigs (even cigs is more dangerous than vape due to it contain tar, dust, carbon monoxide etc)
Last month 7/August is the first time I quit vaping.
Till today I'm 100% clean from nicotine. Feeling more refreshing though. The first 3-4 days are the hardest part.
Till that I rarely think about vape/cigs anymore.
My new addiction is chewgum.
I smoke cigs since I was 18 > 27.
Due to this period of time I constantly having a panic attack and sleep apnea every single day.
I can handle it anymore and straight quitting cigs and move into vape.
From 27-29 I got zero panic attack and sleep apnea after moving into vape.
But I keep smoke vape/nicotine more heavy than cigs (even cigs is more dangerous than vape due to it contain tar, dust, carbon monoxide etc)
Last month 7/August is the first time I quit vaping.
Till today I'm 100% clean from nicotine. Feeling more refreshing though. The first 3-4 days are the hardest part.
Till that I rarely think about vape/cigs anymore.
My new addiction is chewgum.
stack paper
Senior Member
- Jan 24, 2008
- 899
- 574
Made it through 2 nights of drinking without having a smoke.
Legitonuorah
BANNED
- Aug 13, 2018
- 390
- 57
I prefer taking alcohol to smoking.
TheReturned
Newbie
- Sep 22, 2018
- 6
- 6
I was a smoker for 19 years, started at 1 pack (20 cigs) a day and when i quit i was at around 2 packs+ (40 cigs), i quit using vapes for 3 or 4 years and i havent touched a cigarrette, however i learned a lot about what happens when you switch, ill share a few pointers.
1) Some people can stop smoking easily, some like me have a helll of a time, seems there is an enzime in the liver and everyone processes how much nicotine actually ends up in the brain differently, a lack of the enzime will me you an ultra addict to it, high ammounts of the enzime will make it so less nicotine is actually reaching your brain and maybe you smoke 20 cigs but only 5 will reach the brain in ammount of nic, thats why for some people is easier and some suffer.
2) Use common sense, i seen a lot of people (friends and family) start and order... 0 mg (no nic) liquid... how do you expect to jump from 20 - 40 cigs a day to 0 nic is beyond me but when asked they would say "i dont want nicotine anymore", yes i know but you brain is ADDICTED to it, your brain will demand it, you need to pick a nic strenght that matches your current nictoine consumption and lower it slowly with vaping over xx ammount of time (different people different ammounts), for example if you smoke 1 pack (20) of high nic cigarretes (like marlboros, luckies, etc) you need to at least start at 18 mg, if you start at 0 you will just go back to cigs.
3) Do not, i repeat, do not mix the 2 things, you either smoke or vape, when you smoke the defenses of your body are put on overload all the time specially on the lungs, regular cigarrettes shut down a lot of systems on the body and that is why tar accumulates along with other stuff, the body cant keep up, plus you run the risk of actually increasing the ammount of nicotine on the body since vaping is usually high on nic to compensate the delivery method (it takes longer for the nic to reach the brain when vaping), do a full switch to vaping to let the body recover, depends on the time you have been a smoker it can take 2 or 3 months, you will still be coughing out gunk, specially once the body starts to be smoke free again, you will recover taste, breathing capacity, etc slowly and will cough out gray/brown gunk that was on your lungs for years, this is normal.
4) Do not go cheap on the vaping gear, aim for good quality mods (smok alien, joyetech espion, etc), yes yes i know these can be sometimes bulky but the experience is completely fullfilling, be thankfull you didnt have to quit using egos, they where usefull but man you try these new mods and is a whole different world, a typical good quality mod should go for $60 us.
5) I been smoke free for 7 years, was declared non smoker by my ensurance only like 3 years ago (much to my old doc surprise lol), it takes a looong time for the body to remove the damage of smoking, but is amazing, be strong!!, im to slowly lower the nic ammount in your vape liquids as you feel fit dont cut too much to fast, dont stay years on same nic, avoid nic salts (extremly high nic for a marginal "better" cig emulation).
1) Some people can stop smoking easily, some like me have a helll of a time, seems there is an enzime in the liver and everyone processes how much nicotine actually ends up in the brain differently, a lack of the enzime will me you an ultra addict to it, high ammounts of the enzime will make it so less nicotine is actually reaching your brain and maybe you smoke 20 cigs but only 5 will reach the brain in ammount of nic, thats why for some people is easier and some suffer.
2) Use common sense, i seen a lot of people (friends and family) start and order... 0 mg (no nic) liquid... how do you expect to jump from 20 - 40 cigs a day to 0 nic is beyond me but when asked they would say "i dont want nicotine anymore", yes i know but you brain is ADDICTED to it, your brain will demand it, you need to pick a nic strenght that matches your current nictoine consumption and lower it slowly with vaping over xx ammount of time (different people different ammounts), for example if you smoke 1 pack (20) of high nic cigarretes (like marlboros, luckies, etc) you need to at least start at 18 mg, if you start at 0 you will just go back to cigs.
3) Do not, i repeat, do not mix the 2 things, you either smoke or vape, when you smoke the defenses of your body are put on overload all the time specially on the lungs, regular cigarrettes shut down a lot of systems on the body and that is why tar accumulates along with other stuff, the body cant keep up, plus you run the risk of actually increasing the ammount of nicotine on the body since vaping is usually high on nic to compensate the delivery method (it takes longer for the nic to reach the brain when vaping), do a full switch to vaping to let the body recover, depends on the time you have been a smoker it can take 2 or 3 months, you will still be coughing out gunk, specially once the body starts to be smoke free again, you will recover taste, breathing capacity, etc slowly and will cough out gray/brown gunk that was on your lungs for years, this is normal.
4) Do not go cheap on the vaping gear, aim for good quality mods (smok alien, joyetech espion, etc), yes yes i know these can be sometimes bulky but the experience is completely fullfilling, be thankfull you didnt have to quit using egos, they where usefull but man you try these new mods and is a whole different world, a typical good quality mod should go for $60 us.
5) I been smoke free for 7 years, was declared non smoker by my ensurance only like 3 years ago (much to my old doc surprise lol), it takes a looong time for the body to remove the damage of smoking, but is amazing, be strong!!, im to slowly lower the nic ammount in your vape liquids as you feel fit dont cut too much to fast, dont stay years on same nic, avoid nic salts (extremly high nic for a marginal "better" cig emulation).
stack paper
Senior Member
- Jan 24, 2008
- 899
- 574
Worst case scenario, vapes can land you in jail for 10 years here in Thailand (don't think it's happened to anyone yet but I could be wrong). I had a friend bring me a tricked out setup from the states and they told him to throw it away at BKK airport (was like 150$ worth of kit.) I've tried vaping before and used them heavily at home.. I did enjoy it and while it helped me cut back, I would still be feinding nicotine whenever I would go out. Get a beer or two in me and forget about it, I'm smoking again hahah. This is the longest I've ever lasted and it's been cold turkey.. Here's to another day!
Appreciate your guys' stories. This thread is definitely helping me keep on track
Appreciate your guys' stories. This thread is definitely helping me keep on track
stack paper
Senior Member
- Jan 24, 2008
- 899
- 574
Still going strong! Made it through the work-week without a cigarette, despite some extremely stressful situations that arose this week.. Feeling mighty proud of myself right now.
/me pats self on back.
Anyone else trying to quit.. YOU CAN DO IT!
/me pats self on back.
Anyone else trying to quit.. YOU CAN DO IT!
Champinator
Newbie
- Oct 20, 2012
- 23
- 3
Now that you managed a work week without a cig you are almost there. Every time you have the urge to smoke now is just out of habit, conditioning, I know it sounds stupid but when the urge is there simply say 'NO, I am stronger then this little piece of shit", you are almost there man keep it up!Worst case scenario, vapes can land you in jail for 10 years here in Thailand (don't think it's happened to anyone yet but I could be wrong). I had a friend bring me a tricked out setup from the states and they told him to throw it away at BKK airport (was like 150$ worth of kit.) I've tried vaping before and used them heavily at home.. I did enjoy it and while it helped me cut back, I would still be feinding nicotine whenever I would go out. Get a beer or two in me and forget about it, I'm smoking again hahah. This is the longest I've ever lasted and it's been cold turkey.. Here's to another day!
Appreciate your guys' stories. This thread is definitely helping me keep on track
- Apr 21, 2015
- 4,864
- 7,027
Cold turkey is the only way