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Love to see this ... Newbies helping newbies

[DenaliBlues]

Hiya @Nellie. Just chiming in to say welcome! I, too, was a heavy smoker for more than 40 yrs. So I appreciate the courage it takes to make that leap. Kudos to you!

 

I quit using patches and the occasional lozenge as a bridge strategy while I got my bearings. I ultimately found it quite hard to do a gradual step down with progressively lower-dose patches. It kept me in a constant state of withdrawal, which irritated the bejeezus out if me and prolonged my quitting agony. So I transitioned to cold turkey fairly soon, to clear my system once and got all. But each person is different - find whatever works for you and let us know! 

[Nellie]

Denali, that’s very helpful. Thanks. I found that the last time I tried the patch, too. The step down to stage two was the killer for me. I will keep watch this time, though I’m terrified of trying the cold turkey thing again, as I simply haven’t got the welly to stick to it. I’m doing well so far on full strength patches, with no desire to smoke so far. Running on faith. 
cheers, Nellie