I'd like to talk to the 2 people that said it didn't work. Why didn't it?
Kat,
Uhhhh, I am one of the two who said it didn't work for me....But that's not quite the way I would have answered so I will clarify....
Yeah intellectually I know it is stupid, stupid to smoke....duh
As I was soo psyched being able to quit abusing drugs I thought well hey, why not get rid of the cigs too....Read all of your successes over on the nic board with the Chantix....thought hey, I am going to try that stuff...I have tried patches and cold turkey before with limited success...
Soooo. I tried Chantix for just over a week.....boy did that make the smokes taste naaaaasty!!!! But guess what....I missed enjoying my smokes...I in my heart really didn't want to quit yet....wasn't the fault of Chantix....was mine....Not ready yet, but when it's my time, I will...
Off to have one now <EG>
Peace,
Jan
P.S. I did smoke less and put them out about half way...I wanted my Marlboro taste back lol....sick I know.....sue me...
Uhhhh, I am one of the two who said it didn't work for me....But that's not quite the way I would have answered so I will clarify....
Yeah intellectually I know it is stupid, stupid to smoke....duh
As I was soo psyched being able to quit abusing drugs I thought well hey, why not get rid of the cigs too....Read all of your successes over on the nic board with the Chantix....thought hey, I am going to try that stuff...I have tried patches and cold turkey before with limited success...
Soooo. I tried Chantix for just over a week.....boy did that make the smokes taste naaaaasty!!!! But guess what....I missed enjoying my smokes...I in my heart really didn't want to quit yet....wasn't the fault of Chantix....was mine....Not ready yet, but when it's my time, I will...
Off to have one now <EG>
Peace,
Jan
P.S. I did smoke less and put them out about half way...I wanted my Marlboro taste back lol....sick I know.....sue me...
LOL That's what my sponsor did. The chantix made the cigs taste bad so instead of stopping the cigs, she stopped the chantix.
Today is day 5...I'm not smoking nearly as many as I was but my emotions are HIGH...I'm hoping it is a temporary situation due to my body lacking it's usual nicotine....
But the positive side, I am not thinking about smoking and I am smoking way, way less....
But the positive side, I am not thinking about smoking and I am smoking way, way less....
Hiya Stace
I was the same way. I decided that since chantix blocks the receptors in the brain that nicotine makes happy, that my brain wasn't getting the nic it was used to so the withdrawal started before I even quit. But this is just something I thought of. I have no facts to back it up.
non smoking smoochies to you.
I was the same way. I decided that since chantix blocks the receptors in the brain that nicotine makes happy, that my brain wasn't getting the nic it was used to so the withdrawal started before I even quit. But this is just something I thought of. I have no facts to back it up.
non smoking smoochies to you.
Kat,
Your theory sounds good to me...blocks the happy receptors, hmmmm didn't figure that in to the picture...I was just missing that "comfort' feeling?
Ahhhhh, se la vie....I WILL try again...I still have the script...(not today)
You guys are doing great with it...that takes true committment and desire...glad you asked why it didn't work...It's only fair to let others know that Chantix or anything is a viable option but nothing will work if you don't have the true desire...
Jan
Your theory sounds good to me...blocks the happy receptors, hmmmm didn't figure that in to the picture...I was just missing that "comfort' feeling?
Ahhhhh, se la vie....I WILL try again...I still have the script...(not today)
You guys are doing great with it...that takes true committment and desire...glad you asked why it didn't work...It's only fair to let others know that Chantix or anything is a viable option but nothing will work if you don't have the true desire...
Jan
In case anyone is curious (and I know you are all thinking about me <smirk>) it is 8 weeks since I last smoked. YAY me!!
I am so proud of you...
Really, really proud of you....
Smooches...
xoxo
Really, really proud of you....
Smooches...
xoxo
Kat,
WHOOO HOOOO!!!!! Not to blow smoke (haha) but you inspire me...I watched you get dragged kicking and screaming on the nic board by SDR and others and look at you now! 8 weeks?......Already???? So...besides the stinkies can you tell me any benefits you might be feeling already? Just curious...better taste I bet and sense of smell, that kinda goes without saying, but other things health wise???
BIG CONGRATS ON 8 WEEKS!!!!!!!!
WHOOO HOOOO!!!!! Not to blow smoke (haha) but you inspire me...I watched you get dragged kicking and screaming on the nic board by SDR and others and look at you now! 8 weeks?......Already???? So...besides the stinkies can you tell me any benefits you might be feeling already? Just curious...better taste I bet and sense of smell, that kinda goes without saying, but other things health wise???
BIG CONGRATS ON 8 WEEKS!!!!!!!!
I can't believe it but I still get a smoker's cough in the morning. I wonder how long that will last. But the good points are, I used to get sleepy, lazy, drowzy in the afternoon at work and I don't get that any more. I feel perkier and at my age that's a good thing. Of course things smell better but I haven't noticed that much difference in taste. I've gained about 7 pounds but lost 2 already. Every day I try to take a deep breath to see if anything has changed as far as lung capacity goes. LOL I haven't noticed anything other than no more phlegm. I just feel better. I still get urges to smoke but they don't last and if they do I just ignore them and ask God to take them away. Just do it. <G>
Kat, the reason you are still coughing is that your lungs are trying to get rid of the excess yuckies that are still on the cilia in your lungs...it's your bodies way of cleaning it out. I hacked for a few weeks.
Other than constipation I am doing great.
Other than constipation I am doing great.
Are you sleeping ok, Janet?
Janet,
When did you quit wanting to eat everything is site? And did you want to kill people?
Love ya
When did you quit wanting to eat everything is site? And did you want to kill people?
Love ya
hmmm...I was a witch for the first 2 weeks I think...but everytime I vented at someone I sought sympathy saying, "but I just quit smoking, so I'm sorry"
The eating deal was about a month or so....and I went through Thanksgiving and Christmas too.
I sleep like a rock, but I take a flexeril before bed for my neck and fibro, so the Chantix didn't really affect my sleep. The first 2 weeks I had some weird dreams
The eating deal was about a month or so....and I went through Thanksgiving and Christmas too.
I sleep like a rock, but I take a flexeril before bed for my neck and fibro, so the Chantix didn't really affect my sleep. The first 2 weeks I had some weird dreams
LOL...Janet
I apologized to my co-workers, friends and family ahead of time...told them if I am irritated and say something mean, ignore me, I don't mean it.....
God help me...my co-worker who sits in the office next to mine quit too so we made a pact to not take it out on each other, we'll take it out on everybody else we work with.....
I'm hungry all the time and the Chantix gives me a little bit of an upset tummy when I'm hungry so I try to keep food in there all day...this is definately a new challange for me....
I apologized to my co-workers, friends and family ahead of time...told them if I am irritated and say something mean, ignore me, I don't mean it.....
God help me...my co-worker who sits in the office next to mine quit too so we made a pact to not take it out on each other, we'll take it out on everybody else we work with.....
I'm hungry all the time and the Chantix gives me a little bit of an upset tummy when I'm hungry so I try to keep food in there all day...this is definately a new challange for me....
I had alot of Tootsie pops and Coffee nips for the first 3 weeks I think, but I will swear by the Acidic juices the week you quit...I bought Tomato and Orange juice and drank at least 2 a day, plus lots of water. One of the websites I went to suggested that and it really did help to flush the nicotine.
I'm glad others have found this post helpful in some way. I never did become the lawyer I wanted to be, nor did I become a famous singer as I wished, but I DID quit that pack a day every day of cigarettes and its something I feel very successful about. Everyone here who has done this knows the feeling. What a boost it is for your self esteem. It was way tougher than quitting painkillers. For those that are seeking to do both, I dont know (maybe another poll lol) but Id think that slaying one demon at a time is a better way to go. I hope this Chantix turns out to be the lifesaver it sounds like it has the potential to be.
