Smoking ............... No more.

[Cletus Van Damme]

I have packed in so many times and failed, stopped for 5 years once. I am trying Champix now and my stop day is Sunday, so will see it how it goes. The side effects have been ok, just lots of dreams but not horrible ones like I got with nicotine patches. Not a great time to stop as I am going through divorce and a fairly messy one, but there will never be a good time will there?

 

[hopless500]

Two months, four weeks, 17 hours, 9 minutes and 18 seconds. 1315 cigarettes not smoked, saving £197.26. Life saved: 4 days, 13 hours, 35 minutes.

Nice one. It's a pig. I quit 2 year ago Wednesday just gone, cold turkey. When I say it's a pig, I mean it's a $*£$%
However, eventually it improves

 

[hopless500]

I have packed in so many times and failed, stopped for 5 years once. I am trying Champix now and my stop day is Sunday, so will see it how it goes. The side effects have been ok, just lots of dreams but not horrible ones like I got with nicotine patches. Not a great time to stop as I am going through divorce and a fairly messy one, but there will never be a good time will there?

No there won't. I don't need Champix for bad dreams, I can do that weird sh%t all by myself. Anyhoo, If you did 5 years before, you know you can do it again

 

[Cletus Van Damme]

No there won't. I don't need Champix for bad dreams, I can do that weird sh%t all by myself. Anyhoo, If you did 5 years before, you know you can do it again

Yes I agree, I have started now and used to it so will finish Thanks for the encouragement

 

[Neilwoo123]

I have packed in so many times and failed, stopped for 5 years once. I am trying Champix now and my stop day is Sunday, so will see it how it goes. The side effects have been ok, just lots of dreams but not horrible ones like I got with nicotine patches. Not a great time to stop as I am going through divorce and a fairly messy one, but there will never be a good time will there?

I so know that feeling buddy as I'm in exactly the same position myself! The one piece of advice I will give is be careful on weeks two and three as I turned into a really nasty guy and thats so not me and I even contemplated suicide a few times too, once at 90mph whilst heading for a tree! So good luck and just be careful.

 

[Cletus Van Damme]

I so know that feeling buddy as I'm in exactly the same position myself! The one piece of advice I will give is be careful on weeks two and three as I turned into a really nasty guy and thats so not me and I even contemplated suicide a few times too, once at 90mph whilst heading for a tree! So good luck and just be careful.

Thanks for the advice mate, sorry to hear that you were having such a bad time. I can certainly sympathise with that as I know how hard it is, and how it can alter moods etc. I am just trying to be positive and got back into cycling again a few weeks ago. I am only up to 7 miles 5 times a week, but I am building this up every week and I am hoping that the difference in how my lungs feel when I stop will be an added incentive. Thanks again.

 

[Hobbio]

I've got a docs appt tomorrow morning for Champix, I'm desperate to stop now. Been smoking for 24ish years and I hate what it's done to me. The longest I've managed before is 3 months, but I'm truly ready to stop for good now.

Well done to everyone else in this thread that's managing to keep on top of it, non-smokers just don't understand that if it was easy to stop then not one of us would smoke!

 

[Cletus Van Damme]

I've got a docs appt tomorrow morning for Champix, I'm desperate to stop now. Been smoking for 24ish years and I hate what it's done to me. The longest I've managed before is 3 months, but I'm truly ready to stop for good now.

Well done to everyone else in this thread that's managing to keep on top of it, non-smokers just don't understand that if it was easy to stop then not one of us would smoke!

I would imagine that your doctor will tell you to phone the NHS stop smoking line, these people will give you the number of a centre close to where you live and arrange an apointment with a counsillor. These sessions can be done over the phone if preferred so they are no big deal or inconvenience. It's probably best to see the doctor though as prescriptions will be going though them so they will probably want to discuss the possible side effects of Champix. I haven't found it as bad as I have read, the internet is not the best place for comments anyway in my experience. Apart from dreams which are not bad it sometimes gives me mild stomach nausea with the morning tablet. I would definitely suggest that you take both daily tablets with food. Good luck

 

[Hobbio]

I'm asthmatic, and overdue my asthma review so I'm killing two birds with one stone. My doc's has been on at me to give up for years anyway, so I'm hoping he'll just give me the script.

I developed asthma as an adult, due to.....SMOKING! I hate everything about it now, wish I'd never started.

 

[compo]

I quit with Champix.

It rocks!!

 

[Peteaud]

It does get easier trust me.

Been off them for...... i dont know now, about 17 months (quit on Dec 31st 2011).

Would not touch one now if you paid me.

Yes i get the odd thought, but thats aabout it.

Keep strong.

 

[Hobbio]

Well that was a waste of time. I can only get Champix if I attend loads of clinics that I just can't make it to.

Back to the drawing board then, I'll just have to do it the old fashioned way. I won't use anything with nicotine in it cos I've used them all before, so it'll have to be cold turkey and willpower.

 

[hopless500]

Well that was a waste of time. I can only get Champix if I attend loads of clinics that I just can't make it to.

Back to the drawing board then, I'll just have to do it the old fashioned way. I won't use anything with nicotine in it cos I've used them all before, so it'll have to be cold turkey and willpower.

All the best - I won't say 'good luck' cos luck has nothing to do with it! Still can't believe I haven't smoked for 2 years sometimes. There was definitely a time warp there somewhere. The first 4 weeks lasted about 4 geological ages, the first 6 months were about 6 years, and the last year and a half has compressed into about 3 months
Just be prepared to be more than a little and and , oh and also

 

[roadrash]

Well that was a waste of time. I can only get Champix if I attend loads of clinics that I just can't make it to.

Back to the drawing board then, I'll just have to do it the old fashioned way. I won't use anything with nicotine in it cos I've used them all before, so it'll have to be cold turkey and willpower.

Hobbio , i did the first ten days using nothing but willpower, it was a killer ,i now use an electronic cig ,yeah sure some of them contain nicotine but i chose to use one with no nicotine content purely because i was missing the actual physical habit of hand to mouth, i found this to be extremely helpful .

http://www.cloudstix.com/
i have nothing to do with this company other than use their products....which helped me immensly

i wish you well with your journey to becoming a non smoker ...6 weeks and 2 days for me

 

[Hobbio]

I know from the many, many times I've stopped before that the rage subsides in me after about 3 days, so I'll take 3 days off work and grind that bit out. I've cut down so much (from 20-30 a day to maybe 5 or 6, and those are roll ups rather than the tailor mades I was on before) that I don't want to then start with something else ciggie shaped that I can use anywhere and get back in to the oral habit (oooh matron!).

I'm just going to have to have a spoonful of MTFU and deal with it. I've found previously that knocking out 20 press ups every time I get a craving helps immensely, so I'll be doing that as well.

Thanks for the support people! I will do this!