What age did you quit smoking?

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40 now is tons better tho!!!

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I’m pretty sure I quit smoking in my mid 40s

I quit Cold Turkey and because I was determined to quit it was relatively easy.

I was a heavy smoker, 2 packs a day

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Did you reduce your antipsychotic after quitting can you remember? @Wave

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No I did not reduce my antipsychotic @Ducky

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I got hooked on cigs in the psych ward. Nothing to do in there but smoke. I use a Juul now.

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Well you did really well @Wave incredible !!!

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I think I was 19 or 20. I smoked a pack a day. I quit cold turkey.

Now I use swedish snus. I’m going to quit that also.

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I’m going to do cold turkey tonight starting now like Wave, then if i need to will buy gum tomorrow

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Damn i got stressed & needed to smoke

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I quit at 38 years old. I weaned myself off over time, because none of the aids, nor quitting cold turkey helped. I smoke a pack a day. Vaping just made me smoke more so I went back to cigarettes. If you want, I can tell you my method for weaning off.

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37, 5 years ago, a pack a day cold turkey very difficult. I was craving non stop for a month. After a month cravings finally declined.

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Thanks @Ducky!

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Hopefully 38 yrs old

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Please can you tell me best way to wean off cigs @Lilyofthevalley

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Ok. So I took a day anc smoked as much as I wanted. But I kept track of how many cigarettes I had, no judgment, and no shame.

Then starting the next day I had one cigarette less each day for the next week.

Then the next week, another less per day, until I was down to 1 cigarette per day.

At that point I switched to a half of a cigarette for a couple days, and then nothing.

It worked well for me.

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Intersting @Lilyofthevalley thanks

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7th grade. Not even a pack a month.

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No problem. It took months but was worth it. I had to slowly smoke less overtime because of the hand / mouth fixation, plus the nicotine habit. Having a whole week to smoke one Les per day, each week, helped tremendously

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Think i was 29 years old when i quit.

I quit without aid that last time.

I did however replace the cigarettes with lösgodis.

Lollies.

I would buy a kg of lollies a week or so in the beginning.

Think i only put on 5 kg.

I remember cigarette not easing how i was feeling so that helped my determination.

Also as a smoker i was struggling to buy groceries and was not doing well enough financially to even comfortably have enough food and hygiene producrs i felt.

Awakening determination and commitment to quit smoking is important .

Aids might help.

I tried aids previously but last time i just quit without.

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