I switched from commercial brands to rollies and that cut my consumption from one pack a day to less than a third. @ $3.70 every ten days as opposed to $50 bucks.....$46.30 saved every ten days for the last eight months......46.30 x 3 x 8 = $1,111.20 savings. It isn't quitting but its a start. Seems they're a lot less addictive because of all the 'preservatives' not added to it. Plus there's no real cravings. But that's just me.

Day 650, about 26,000 cigarettes not smoked and around $16,000 not spent on cigarettes.

Nice work Jim! 

well done....    [e digicons]:thumbsup:[/e]

v's at 5 years too.....and never looked back....    [e digicons]|-)[/e]

Wondering how Po's going though   [e digicons][/e]

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I tried hypnotism to quit....didn't work.

But the hypnotist said he left a post hypnotic suggestion that would have us sick and nauseous at the smell of cigarette smoke.

Every time I get near someone smoking, I actually get physically sick. My stomach curls up in knots, so to speak.

I know I will never smoke again....I can't if I wanted to. Which I don't.

Are you still going, is that why this post is revived, always forget to look at dates. Thats it, I need a smoke.

And we cheer each other on....which is what friends do!!  [e digicons]:sun:[/e]

It'll be 4 years last month...every once in awhile, I take a very long drag on a pencil and that feels so good!!  

The electronic cigarette was what got me to quit smoking. I now vape instead of smoking and have been smoke free for a year and a half. I love my ecig , just like regular smoking but with none of the bad side effects. And the really nice thing about it is I can smoke it anywhere even if it's a non-smoking area, because it's not really smoke , it's vapor.    -- Ace --

My daughter's partner used Chantix.

He gave up smoking but the side effects were terrible.

He came under the second section in the link below. ( depression, thoughts of suicide and most of the other side effects listed in that section)

He ended up getting psychiatric assistance which is still ongoing. 

http://www.drugs.com/sfx/chantix-side-effects.html

I definitely would not use it.

Macca

That's OK

By the way I gave up smoking 10 years ago.

I went cold turkey when I was told I had to have open heart surgery to fix clogged arteries.

I also gave up beer due to the urge for a smoke while drinking.

I managed to overcome that though and I now enjoy a beer at the barbie.

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Cheers

Macca

Year 5 with no desire to smoke again. How's everyone else doing?   [e digicons]:sun:[/e]

I quit with Chantix.

My wife said it changed my personality a little. I had weird dreams, (which I like).

Other than that, it went well.

I know some people have serious depression with Chantix, some even get suicidal. So they say.

I think it's a wonderful thing. I know, for a fact, that I'd still be smoking if not for Chantix.

Oddly, my insurance would not cover it.