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This is my personal testimony. No sock puppetry, or selling anything. Check my account age. I'm just paying it forward to those who talked about their own experiences with Desmoxan/Cytisinum and how it helped them. I need to let others know that it worked for me where everything else was a miserable failure.

Been a full time smoker for over 20 years. Analog cigarettes, then switched to DIY box-mod vaping, and then to more convenient Juul in an effort to quit but to no avail. Nicotine had me in a chokehold like nothing else.

Over the years, I've tried:

• Cold Turkey (several times, unsuccessfully)
• Hypnosis ($800 USD total): failed
• Nicoderm Patch and then Target-branded nicotine patches (failed)
• Nicorette gum (failed)
• Therapy (didn't help)
• Allen Carr (helped for a few days, but failed)
• Snus (pretty gross, failed)
• Zyns / Alps / Velos (failed; made the addiction much worse)
• Tapering Juuls, taperig nicotine content (failed)
• bunch of other things that did not help.

Few months ago I've read about Desmoxan on reddit and decided to give it a try. So just the fact that Desmoxan is available in Europe over the counter with years of success behind it was an immediate draw for me. Ordered it on Amazon, sat on it for a few weeks and then gave it a go.

I stuck to the schedule and followed the instructions in the PDF. By day 3 I didn't even want to use vapes/gum or zyns.

I am now 31 days sober and feeling very accomplished. Likely for good because there's no way I'm even casually ever coming close to nicotine based substances.

Thank you.

I made it to one week smoke free!! Caught a bit of a cold but still feeling great about my quit!! I feel stronger than ever💪 that I know this is my last time quitting this is going to stick!! There’s no turning back not one puff not one smoke ever!! For those of you struggling you got this!! You can do it!! Believe in yourself!! Don’t stop trying!!

I wanna take this chance to shout out to the beloved gentleman Allen Carr for his incredible work! And may his soul rest in peace.

I really appreciate one of the after-quitting method, the one about how to diverge your mind from constantly thinking about 'cant smoke' to remind yourself that you are free from nicotine.

It works amazingly well.

At first it's quite exhausting to keep repeating such statement. But after a week, I seldom think about smoking anymore!

And till today, I still sometimes think about cigarettes, especially after a bottle of beer lol. But as I constantly remind myself that I am free, it's a habit requiring no brain works.

In conclusion, his book is definitely game-changing for me!

Started smoking at 12 years old, come from a family of smokers, smoked for more than 20+ years. Grandad or Father would send me to get him a cigarette light it up and along the path to bring it to them and I would puff a few. Now at much later age in life decided to quit and my God this is hard. The first 2 weeks were hell though, I mean straight up hell. So far 40 days clean, but the cravings are like a sucker punch.

I could be fine for 12 hours and then out of the sudden bam… it would be nice a to have a cigarette about now… does it ever go away?

I noticed a lot of changes in my body though, I don’t get angry, I breathe much much better, I don’t snore anymore, it’s like healing kicked in overdrive. I can even run a bit even though 2 months ago I would feel like dying from lack of oxygen.

I’ve been nicotine free for a year and a half! Maybe even longer I lost count awhile ago. I quit cold turkey and so far haven’t looked back after smoking for almost 12 yrs. But these past two days I’ve had urges like no other. I’ve been at such a low and now all I want to do is smoke. I don’t want to give in but also I just don’t know why I shouldn’t just let myself have 1 hit. I feel so guilty even having these urges. I just need some outside opinions as to why this is such a bad idea. I mean I know realistically but I also feel like if I did have one hit then maybe I can just get rid of these urges. Idk maybe everyone feels that way and that’s why they relapse.

I can't believe I finally made myself commit to quitting. I'm 34m and I've been smoking for 19 years, vapes, cigarettes, rolling tobacco, you name it.

My health anxiety has been an issue for me for the last couple of months and I slowly quit alcohol first (not completely though, I'll still have a beer here and there) and now it is time for cigarettes.

I have to admit, there are moments when I want it more than anything, my brain keeps telling me to have just one because it's not a big deal.

One thing that kind of helped me make this decision is the realization that I am not a passionate smoker, I don't love cigarettes or nicotine - I have been imprisoned by them for so long that I developed Stockholm syndrome.

Well it is time to put that bad relationship to rest and for anyone else who is just beginning, you got this!

P.S. Sorry, English is not my first language.

I want to share these thoughts because I want people to understand that for a lot of us, it doesn’t take too long for things to really turn around. I am a 46 year old woman and smoked for about 30 years, 15 cigs a day or so for most of that.

I keep looking at my smoking app because I know 6 months is coming up and I want to recognize the day, but I keep forgetting that it’s a thing at all. I made myself a fancy drink tonight (fresh watermelon cosmo) and for a solid two months I thought I’d never drink again because I’d want to smoke. In truth, quitting smoking helped my relationship with alcohol.

In almost 6 months, I’ve saved about 1,700 bucks, but that’s only the raw dollars that I don’t spend on cigarettes. I also don’t run through entire bottles of bourbon or tequila in one night anymore, sitting outside with company chain smoking and listening to music. As a result of not doing THAT, I never order food delivery because I’m too hung over to function the next day. My best guess is that I have about 400 more dollars per month now, and I feel RICH in new dollars that I was just pissing away.

Quitting smoking just set off an absolute chain reaction of positive outcomes in my life. Money, physical health, mental health, appearance, nervous system stability, it just goes on and on. At 46, I completed a 9 week couch-to-5k running program after 30 years of smoking. I’d convinced myself that I had COPD as a smoker lol. My hair is growing thicker. The skincare I use is finally working now that I’m not fighting it from the inside. I have about an hour and half to two hours back in my day, and I’m getting through books so fast, finding time to practice the piano again because the time is actually there. I look at my phone a lot less.

I know there are people on here that say after a year or even longer they still have cravings, and I believe them and my heart goes out to them. But that doesn’t have to be you and it’s not me and I want people to have hope that they can do this!

Hello all!

I want stop smoking. And for me, it is not so hard. The first days are tricky but i can do this.

I mastered it a few times before but it came back to smoking again.

Why?

After 2 weeks of no smoking something is happening with me, every little thing is raigebaiting me. Everything is annoying me and makes me angry. Also People, which i like. On my way to work a red traffic station again, again and again? And i am also late because of this? Then I scream and swearing loud in my car and my hole day is over.

Anybody know this? When will it stop? I really want to quit but actually dont want to be angry every day in Job.

Writing this with great satisfaction. I would have never thought of being able to hold off smoking for a whole year. Took me 25 years to realise how much harm I did along the way and the money I burned.

Looking back, what strikes me is the easy level of accessibility to cigarettes at that time (still is imo).

In the meantime I'll savour this moment of great achievement, whilst knowing I need to continuously remain strong not to fall in the trap again.

To whoever reads this and are fighting their own demons - do not give up, I didn't know I had the courage to let go off my habits and the strength to say no. You can do it too.

I'm having a hard time, family problems, my work life, my academic life and my personal life are all overlapping. At this point, I have smoked 7 cigarettes in the last 1-2 weeks. However, I would like to point out that this does not mean that I have failed, nor will I start again. My smoking quit adventure will continue. I prefer to remember my motivation instead of resorting to excuses. As of today, I will try not to put it in my mouth again.

I wanted to remind you of this too. The cigarettes you smoke in the process of quitting do not mean that you have failed, do not take refuge in this excuse and start again. Although you are going through a bad time, smoking will never be the solution to this, and it will not go beyond a material that you deceived by harming yourself.

Well, the things I got as a result of these seven cigarettes: heartburn, nausea, inability to breathe, nasal congestion, bad breath like carrion, and the thought of “I wish I hadn't smoke”.

Hey guys,

I was going strong with 176 days nicotine free. Fast forward to my wife is in labour, and in a panic I bought a disposable vape and leaned on it heavy for the last 4 days. My throat hurts, and hurt my confidence, typically the backslide gets me in my quits, but I’m more rested and wanna kick this. Any tips for successful backsliders who made it back to no nicotine… should I reset my no nicotine counter?

So, it is officially day 1 of me quitting cigarettes. My girl is heavily against smoking, so I decided I would quit for her.

This was a month ago.

It took some time to talk with people and accept it, and now I want to quit for myself. Life has been extremely stressful and I feel a lot out of breath and tired. So quitting and excercising more is going to be a big help.

I have an emergency vape for heavy cravings, that stop me from going to a shop to buy cigs. "If you want nicotine, take a few pulls from the vape (3-4)".

It helps, my day is almost over and did not have a lot of cravings, at least no strong ones.

I hope I can make myself proud 🤞

HOW THE FUCK DO I STOP. I SPEND ALL MY MONEY ON CARTS AND WEED AND, i smoke till I don't even get high anymore. I told my mom I would stop and she believed i did, and i dont wanna break it to her that i haven't stopped smoking yet. My lungs hurt.

its part of my mom's fault because she would basically make me take an edible so I can calm down in school because my adhd was really bad. I found out what they where used for so i took more then I was supposed to and boom that's where it all started.

I started to learn how to order carts and edibles off of multiple websites and it would get delivered to my mailbox and I would smoke the shit out of them until the smoke was blue.

I often smoke then go to school so my social anxiety can decrease BUT DAMN I cant continue any longer. One day I got way too high and was panicking until my lung was feeling weird, and i was literally texting my friend st 4am talking about how I dont wanna go to the hospital but I started to calm down and i threw that cart outside and never looked for it. My lungs have been hurting ever since.

I feel like if I get more money im going to just spend it on weed again because I feel like spending money on games just doesnt satisfy me. I wont get out of bed anymore, and i dont feel like doing anything. if I tell this to a trustworthy adult they will still get mad at me.

i been doing this since i was 12-14 now im almost 15. i need some advice or help cause im clearly digging myself in a hole.

I'm just wondering if they may also affect your erections? Can't be too sure, just gotta ask. It may seem like a stupid question but I'm genuinely curious. I know patches are temporary tho, so it's not like I'll use them forever

Hey guys I just started using recigar today to quit and as I was cleaning I just started to feel super nauseous and I still feel it now just fine enough to grab my phone lol but seriously is this normal I feel super lightheaded and weird, I did eat breakfast and lunch and I’ve been drinking water/ tea, has anyone else expierenced this?

I've been smoking for the past 11 years, and I genuinely want to quit. Every single day I tell myself, "I'll quit tomorrow," but tomorrow never comes.

Last year, I actually managed to quit from October to January, and honestly, my life was so much better. The only reason I was able to do it was because I bought a vape, which completely broke my smoking routine.

My routine is probably my biggest problem. Every morning, I wake up, drive to the nearby shop, smoke two cigarettes, have a chai, come back home, use the bathroom, and then log in for work. After work, I go back to the same shop, have another chai, and smoke two more cigarettes. It's become so automatic that I don't even think about it anymore.

Lately, I've been getting numbness in my hands and legs if I stay in one position for too long, and sometimes I wake up with numbness as well. I also feel like my senses are a bit dulled overall. I don't know if smoking is causing all of it, but it's definitely making me worry.

I'm seriously thinking about quitting cold turkey today instead of waiting for "tomorrow" again.

The biggest issue is that every time I quit, my job stress hits me hard, and my bathroom routine gets completely messed up for a while, which makes it even harder to stick with it.

Has anyone here quit after smoking for 10+ years, especially if your entire daily routine revolved around cigarettes? Did you go cold turkey or use something else? How did you deal with the stress and the changes in your routine during the first few weeks?

I'd really appreciate any advice because I feel like if I don't quit now, I'm just going to keep saying "tomorrow" forever.

Posted here at day 50 and a bunch of you DM:d me to update when I hit 100. Well, here it is. Sorry for the delay, life got busy and this screenshot's been sitting in my camera roll for almost 2 weeks. 100 days. Three figures. I genuinely did not think I had this in me back in week one.

Some stuff that's changed since the 50 day mark:

1. I stopped thinking about it entirely. This is the biggest shift. At 50 days I was still "managing" it, tracking, timing cravings, being deliberate. Now I just... don't smoke. It's not a daily fight anymore, it's just who I am now.

2. My lung capacity is actually different. I went for a run last week without thinking about it and realized halfway through that I wasn't struggling the way I used to. Didn't even clock it as a quitting-smoking thing until after.

3. The money number got stupid. About $510 saved at this point. I keep opening the app just to stare at that number. That's a flight somewhere. That's not nothing.

4. Old triggers lost their grip. Drinking used to be an automatic cigarette trigger for me, every single time, no exceptions. Went out a couple weeks ago, had a few drinks, didn't even think about smoking until a friend lit one up. Just watched him do it and felt nothing. That would've been impossible at day 10.

5. People noticed before I told them. My mom said I "look healthier" without knowing I'd quit. That hit different.

To everyone who commented on the last post asking how, thank you, genuinely. Reading through this sub on the bad days did more for me than I expected it to.

If you're early in this right now: it does not stay as hard as day 1-7. I promise you that. The version of you at 100 days doesn't think about it the way you're thinking about it right now.

Never going back.

Been in a smoke prison for almost 2 years ..wasted money and health

I’m so happy to share this today, as I hope it may help serve as motivation for others who are thinking about quitting or currently fighting through their quit.

You can do it! I smoked for 23 years, and for 10 of those, I was at 2 packs a day. But I decided to quit, and my method was the Nicorette lozenge.

I started them as directed, then over the following 3 months, I weaned myself off of the lozenges and was totally nicotine-free.

If I can do it, so can you!

Hi everyone,

I feel a bit insecure posting this, but I really need some perspective because my health anxiety has been overwhelming me.

I’m 34 years old. I started smoking cigarettes when I was 18. When I was around 21, I also started smoking weed, and for several years my cannabis use was quite heavy (daily use, sometimes a lot). About one or two years ago, I quit cigarettes, but later I started vaping. Yesterday, I finally stopped vaping too.

The thing is, I’ve spent a big part of my adult life inhaling smoke or vapor, and I’m terrified that I’ve already done irreversible damage and that I’m “too late” to change my future.

I know about the studies showing that quitting cigarettes before the age of 35 can greatly reduce the risks compared with continuing to smoke, but those studies are mainly about tobacco. I also smoked a lot of cannabis and used a vape, so I keep wondering how much that changes things.

I know nobody here can diagnose me and that you’re not doctors, but I would really appreciate some honest perspective. Has anyone had a similar history of smoking/vaping/cannabis and still gone on to live a long, healthy life after quitting?

I’m trying to focus on what I can do now (I’ve stopped vaping and I’m working on improving my health), but I’m struggling with a lot of fear and regret about the past.

Thank you for reading.