OK, tomorrow I am giving up smoking. Been to the doctors and got patches on prescription.
Does anyone have any useful tips or ideas on giving up and how to beat the cravings?

Just try and stick with it and good luck, It's damned hard I know, I packed up 29 yeas ago, it took me 3 attempts.

I haven't got any more money though

P.S I did it cold turkey.

I did however have a pack of ten in pocket at all times, and each time I went to get one I thought nope do not give in to it, that seemed to help me.

I quit smoking last year. I've had a couple of cigarettes(and I only mean two or three..when drunk..) since, but for some reason, the taste now makes me want to puke.

I gave up cold turkey. It took determination, though!

a woman i work with just quit- she downloaded pictures of lungs- healthy and effected by smoking- and put those up on the wall- along with a list of the numerous poisons in a cigarette- and what their alternative uses are- most interesting reading! (but not for the faint hearted) each time she has thought of smoking- she has looked on the wall and it has put her off.
my tip would be to start thinking like a non smoker- say it over and over if you must that YOU ARE A NON SMOKER- and hopefully the actions will follow.- good luck with it- i know it can be real hard- but well worth the benefits- more money, smeeling nicer, whiter and longer lasting teeth and healthy gums etc etc etc- all the best.

my advice would be this..

change your routines..as a smoker you end up having ciggerettes at certain periods of the day, so will be the hardest times for cravings
dont eliminate all smoking paraphenalia around you..this just emphasises that you cant have and makes the craving worse..keep some ciggerettes in house etc
dont believe patches and all other crap are your salvation..there not.
if you find yourself thinking about smoking, distract yourself with something else..take deep breathes and enjoy having cleaner lungs and the fact you are getting healthier..dont dwell on missing, dwell on how you are improving
Accept that you might fail..telling yourself over and over that you might fail and worrying about it, will proberly lead to failure..
stick something else in your mouth..lol (ice poles are good for this)
reward yourself at certain fixed periods for doing so well..
when offered a ciggerette, dont say no, i'm giving up..this just leads to a topic of giving up and how people have failed and 'oh i tried that once..'...just say no thanks, i'm fine..
think like a non-smoker.
good luck to you..

Thans for the tips peeps. I am literally having my last cig as I type ths! Wish me luck for tomorrow...think I'll need it!

i need more than a cigarrette right now!

Grrrr, craving, craving, craving....really want a cig!! So glad the ony thnk in the house are some manky old cigars! Not that desperate....yet!

Overdosing on diet coke aa a substitute

Try chewing gum, a mate at work gave up smokeing by chewing gum ..he became addicted to gum ..but ...

Good luck.

I still smoke .. the hardest thing i found when i did try and quit was the psycological aspests of it.

sugar free lollipops, sugar free gum .... also when i wanted one when i was giving up i would go and do something else, like vacuum the living room or brush my teeth or something like that

good luck hun