I quit (on saturday) cold turkey, which is a HUGE struggle, every minute, I have to keep reminding myself to be strong. In the past, I did use Chantix, which I think is a GREAT way to quit, if you don't have the side effects of the medication. I had really bad mood swings,so I only used it for 2 weeks. I actually quit for almost a year that time. I did not use it this quit because of the side effects I had in the past. I do know many people who have quit with chantix, and have had great results. No matter what you choose, you must mentally prepare yourself.
Good luck,

Hi David....I quit using Chantix. It was prescribed by my doctor and I took the med for 1 month before I actually smoked my last death stick. It is not for everybody as it can cause severe depression. I was lucky and the only side effect I had was very bizarre and vivid dreams. By the time my quit date came I ws smoking half of what I normally smoked. The other thing I found that made my quit succesful was this support group. It is amazing how much DS really helped. Nobody knows what you are going thru except another smoker. I also found that signing in to Roll Call and pledge started off my day focused on staying quit.
Lots of luck ...we are here for you

The patch did wonders for me I haven't smoked for 6 months....

I used Welbutrin for the most part. I was on Chantix for a bit but it didn't agree with me. But coming here to this place was the kicker for me. I figured if all of these folks could do it so could I and they are great supporters each and every one.

Cold Turkey (~with lots of hard candy)!

Patches and this support group.
Drink lots of water and sensible snacks..sesame sunflower and pumpkin seeds. If you crave something sweet use fruit or pure fruit juice and some exercise works wonders really occupies the mind and gets it on another track.

Ditto to what Mayberrydeb said!

i did the patch and lots of water especially the first week.

It is the mindset that is most important. You have to really really want to quit and have a positive mindset.

knowledge is also power. whyquit.com and Allen Carr's book is great. If you google allen carr, you can download it.

I used chantix for one week before and about 2-3 weeks after. I would say this site is why I was successful this time. Great support and info found here.

I have attempted to quit several times, the last being 10 years ago. This time, I am taking Wellbutrin and using Nicotine Lozenges. I find that I am not using the lozenges much at all. That is the "medical" side.

Other side is I have actually asked for help. It is difficult for me to admit to weakness, but I am following the advice to a "t". Find an accountability partner, write down the reasons why you are quitting. Post those reasons places to remind you when times get tough.

I also have a liter of water with me at all times. I have further "accountability" partners in this group. It really does help.

That is coming from a person who is now on my 10th day and it is going well!

Enough about us, what is your status...when is your quit day...what method will you use?

Cold turkey worked for me and that was over 4 years ago. Glad you're here David. Have you quit yet? Set a quit date? Decided on a quit method?

I tried chantix but it didn't work so well. Then I just went cold turkey.