I smoked for 12 years @ 20-40 per day. Decided I needed to give up as I had health problems and hopefully giving up might help.

I went to the Doctors and the woman there said to make my last fag really discusting and prescribed me some patches. So I smoked 3 fags one after another which was proper strong, so made me cough and feel a bit sick. Went to the Doc's the next day and I blew into this thing and she agreed I had not smoked.

After the first week I felt the patches were a bit strong and made me feel dizzy and a bit ill. I told the woman I needed the lower patches and she said I was meant to be on the strong ones for 4 weeks. I got another prescription of the strong ones under her recomendation. My brother told me he cut the patches in half as they were too strong for him, so I cut mine in half.

Used these for another 2 weeks odd and one day my patch fell off. Thought I could go without, but I felt stressed and could tell I needed another patch or a fag. After another week I took the patch off and have not been back since!

I still envy a fag on nice hot days or in certain situations, but I can't afford £200 per month on fags anymore. Thats my sole reason I still don't smoke.

Ive put on 2-3 stone since giving up and can't seem to loose it