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Post by Barbara on Mar 3, 2008 16:31:41 GMT
or whatever its called, the new tablets for giving up smoking, well i've just been and got a prescripion for them at the docs. its a 12 week course, and for the first 3 weeks, you have to carry on smoking  |
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Post by Weeterrier on Mar 3, 2008 17:30:00 GMT
Well that sounds good  |
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Post by Barbara on Mar 3, 2008 18:07:21 GMT
oooppps , i've read it again and i think it says 2 weeks  god is it a complicated course of meds. i think i'd better get a degree in medicine before i start them ;D |
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Post by Shrubrose on Mar 3, 2008 18:15:57 GMT
Good one Barbara! Vent on here if you need to!! And let us know if the tablets help - there might be a few of us interested IYKWIM |
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Post by prodigal gardener on Mar 3, 2008 19:19:39 GMT
IYKWIM Yeah what she said (whatever that was???) Are they like that zyban Barbara or can anybody have them? I could do with some help (a kick up the arse would be good to  ) I need the money  |
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Post by Barbara on Mar 3, 2008 20:04:39 GMT
if you know what i mean is what shrub wrote, ;D i have tried patches and they made me feel AWFUL, i told them i'd tried the chewing gum and it didn't work, and asked for these, she said they had good results, and that if you smoked they tasted awful , a man my daughter knows gave up a 60 yes 60 a day habit, dont know how he afforded it ;D but i've got to give it up, i cant breath when i get to the top of the stairs now. and its stupid and dirty and expensive and......... this is a 12 week course so hopefully |
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Post by prodigal gardener on Mar 3, 2008 20:10:32 GMT
Oh Barbara you sound just like me. I am desperate to pack it in but I have tried every which way and just fail every time. I really want to save up for my HGV course but am still smoking the best part of a fivers worth every day - how stupid am I  Its so bloody easy to start and sooooo much harder to stop. Think I might ask my doctor when I go for my medical. |
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Post by farmersboy on Mar 3, 2008 21:01:27 GMT
Its sooo easy to stop smokeing,just stop buying ciggies,thats what i did,and i havent smoked for over 20yrs,the money ive saved in those years.
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Post by Barbara on Mar 4, 2008 7:50:02 GMT
thats what my OH did. why do women find it soooo much harder, i havent got the will power, or maybe womens brains are different ;D |
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Post by farmersboy on Mar 4, 2008 8:48:25 GMT
Barbara,i lost my young brother 2yrs ago through lung cancer,and the sight of him in hospital ,gasping for breath,boy am i glad i packed it in,so please stop smokeing,put something else in your mouth when you feel like a fag,i used chewing gum.
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Post by Essexgirl on Mar 4, 2008 9:50:04 GMT
I didn't find it hard to stop. I just think you've got to want to badly enough. I stopped smoking as soon as we decided to start trying for our first baby 19yrs ago. Because I didn't want children living in a smokey house and having bad coughs and asthma as a lot of kids do. I wanted to give them the best chance of a healthy life. OH found it a bit more of a struggle and used to smoke outside until the baby was about a year old then he too managed to stop. Now they're all nearly grown up (youngest is 14) and none of them smoke or even want to thankfully. GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR NO SMOKING BARBARA, AND YOU TOO KL. BE STRONG. |
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Post by Barbara on Mar 4, 2008 10:28:51 GMT
both my parents died of lung cancer, :and it still didnt stop me i'm just stupid |
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Post by cjhomebird on Mar 4, 2008 10:38:59 GMT
Well done Barbara. My OH smokes and I wish he would give it up. The health issue is major and also I think that the money would be better spent elsewhere (in the garden perhaps).
But seriously, I do admire anyone who can give it up. He has tried and finds it so hard. I will send him to the doctors. He really needs help.
CJ
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Post by Essexgirl on Mar 4, 2008 11:47:12 GMT
both my parents died of lung cancer, :and it still didnt stop me i'm just stupid If you were stupid this wouldn't be an issue for you. You just need a bit more will power. Ask yourself, are you going to be in charge or your body and your life or will you let a little box of tobacco sticks tell you what to do? You CAN do this.We are all behind you. |
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Post by Amo on Mar 4, 2008 18:22:39 GMT
I gave up three years ago next week.
Best thing I ever did other than marry my OH and it was for him I did it. I saw what a mess it made of his eyes, he wears contacts, and it was him coughing in the evening. I just woke up one day and had no more pain for him. A couple of weeks of gum helped.
All I can do is wish you luck, you can do it, and believe me it is SOOOOO worth it!!
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Post by Amo on Mar 10, 2008 21:21:38 GMT
Well, how's it going?  |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 10, 2008 21:35:43 GMT
Well im joining you all again i had done so well giving up but had a very big relapse so ive got an appointment with the nurse tomorrow so i can get some advice and help ive tried cold turkey again but its not working, i found it easy before but this time its harder so im going for help this time.
Good luck all Karen xx
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Post by Barbara on Mar 11, 2008 8:15:15 GMT
well i'm taking the tablets, i'm at day 6, you have to pick a day between 8 and 14 to stop smoking, i suppose the tabs. have to get into your system. pathetic arent I. but at least i am trying) |
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Post by farmersboy on Mar 11, 2008 8:24:11 GMT
Keep trying Barbara,you know it makes sense |
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Post by Amo on Mar 11, 2008 8:42:39 GMT
You are 6 days nearer your goal than last week!! Well done. ;D
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Post by prodigal gardener on Mar 11, 2008 17:32:44 GMT
Yipee for Barbara - so far so good. Me?? erm....... going to the doctor Friday for my HGV medical - going to mention it then - honest |
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Post by farmersboy on Mar 11, 2008 17:43:42 GMT
Make sure you do ;D
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Post by prodigal gardener on Mar 11, 2008 19:13:30 GMT
Promise FB |
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Post by Barbara on Mar 11, 2008 19:20:37 GMT
tell them you have tried everything else, or they wont give them to you, they are the last chance saloon ;D
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Post by prodigal gardener on Mar 11, 2008 19:24:09 GMT
Well thanks, I will - and I have, mind you he knows I have. I have been to see him loads about it. He's very good tho, he dont tell me off. ;D
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Post by Barbara on Mar 11, 2008 19:40:35 GMT
no mine dont tell me off i think they feel sorry for me 'cause they know i'm desperate to stop and it's advertised at the top of the board now!!!!!!!! |
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Post by Amo on Mar 11, 2008 19:55:34 GMT
Don't you let the side down KL!!! Well done for joining them Karen. ;D |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 15, 2008 0:20:00 GMT
Well im into day 3 of the patches and i must admit under all the pressure im under the first 2 days were the worst, ive got patches 15mg and im ok if i cant do it now i never will, lets all get each other through this we can do it, well i am who is with me, we can all support each other, go to docs be monitored and in 3 months time we can all post post our certificate \s an x smoker.
Whos in.
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Post by Amo on Mar 15, 2008 2:34:34 GMT
That's fab Karen!! Very proud of you especially as you are not doing it at the best time!!! Big pat on back and an extra plant to buy at the end of the week as a reward! ;D
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Post by prodigal gardener on Mar 15, 2008 10:04:59 GMT
I askedout it andhe heanee no reason why I cant have it. So I have to see the practice nurse. I have to see her about my murmer too so willdo it all at the same time... Go for it Karen, well done love. |
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) I need the money 
Its so bloody easy to start and sooooo much harder to stop. 
