Doctor Smith, you can do it. Honestly you can. You do have to want to give up. Sure stress can make you jump for the nearest fag pack but you have to remind yourself why you are off the fags in the first place and use the money you save for something nice for yourself (in much the same way you may have rewarded yourself with a fag when you accomplished something).
I am currently in the process of giving up using
Pfizer's Champix which is available on NHS prescription. I have found it pretty effective so far. Ask your doctor about it. The pharmacist today was saying they were flying off the shelf.
The difference between Champix and Zyban is that the former has no nicotine. It blocks the receptors in your brain that thrive on Nicotine. For the first ten days of the treatment, you can keep smoking with a view to cut down or stop completely.
Side effects are potential nausea and insomnia. I have suffered from insomnia. To avoid the nausea, have a decent breakfast and dinner, then take the tablet with a 1/4 litre of water.
Since I stopped smoking last week, I haven't had any cravings even with three neighbours (below, above and next door) smoking on their balconies and the smell coming into our flat. I do miss the flavour of ciggies but I don't want to stop smoking for my family and for me. I am tired of feeling lethargic and that redemption only comes in the next fag break. I am tired of having to change shirt every hour just to give my daughter a hug. Think you guys get the picture.