Kev I had an alergic reaction to the patches too, and ended up using the inhalators. Look a bit daft but worked so well for me that my other half if now using them and doing well - he’s managed 2.5 weeks so far and isn’t shouty/grumpy with it 
Keep it up Kevsta mate! As well as feeling better you’ll have more money left over for petrol/tyres etc! Hope you find a decent alternative to the patches - this thing can be cracked!
Well think i have cracked it as a biker the best time for a fag was after a good fast ride on my bike i would allways light up a fag and relive the moments of the ride while having a puff , did the track eve with focussed events tonight and didnt touch a fag , thought it was going to e a real test but was quiet easy i consider my self a non smoker now!!!
Keep it up, it get’s easier, I found the inhalator useful
good luck never give up giving up.my will power is crap i havent smoked for 3 years cannot walk past a marathon .mates say if i did it anyone can .keep at it
GOOD LUCK!! Keep it up!! well done
I last smoked just before Ratty’s Drum and Bass night out so must have given up for about three weeks I reckon. It’s HARD and PAINFUL, but worth it.
Hels
I’ve never smoked which is great for me. Good luck with giving up.
I was chatting to a lady at work the other week, she said she used to be a 60 a day smoker like JohnP, then one day she just decided that from such-and-such a day in about a weeks time she would be a non-smoker. She smoked herself silly for the whole of the last week, then never touched another one. No patches nothing. She just “became a non-smoker” that was back in 2000 and she’s still a non-smoker now.
thats how i did it i set a date and had my last fag on that date at 11.30 pm then just gave up!!
Seems more people do it that way than I realised. I had this conversation on another forum and it seemed that more people do it by cold turkey than by any of the other methods (patches, gum etc).
Having said that, my boss gave up 2-3 years ago and is still popping nicotine gum. Problem is the nicotine is still addictive so he’s addicted to that now, still I suppose it’s better than inhaling carcinogenic fumes!!
My future wife has a friend at work, she is now addicted to lozenges and fags i think you got to be in the right frame of mind and just go cold turkey , but every one is different . 12 days and counting:P