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New to this. On day 2 of taking Champix, have been a 20+ a day smoker for 20 years. Stop day is in 10 days???
Any tips out there?
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Hi Ahm 
Welcome to the forum and well done on the decision to quit possibly one of the most important you will ever make and you will be losing nothing but you will regain control of your life and that has to be good
You will find all the help and support you need on here as we all help each other just like a family we are here for you every step of the way cheering the good days and sympathiseing with the bad but the good far outweigh the bad
Read the posts on here you will find a lot of tips and advice and in the signatures of a lot you will find links to other sites just click on them Here are 2 I find very good to start you off whyquit.com and woofmang.com Read, read and then read some more as the more you read and learn about why you smoked and about your addiction the easier your quit will be
I also quit with the help of Champix and found it very good,it really does help but you'll still need willpower as well
Post often to let us know how you're getting on, have a moan or a rant,ask questions,for any reason at all pretty much anything goes on here
Remember we're all here for you whenever you need us
Best Wishes
Marg xx
cheers for that,
good to hear a good report on champix, been reading other forums and scared the life out of me!
Hi ahm,
I'm now on day 12 of Champix and to be honest I thought i would never be able to stop smoking even as recently as 2 days ago but urika.....with the help of Champix and this forum I have gone a whole day..so far, without lighting up, when ever I felt those awfull cravings today at work I came on this site and had a nose about and added to some forums, when I came home from work the cravings were even stronger so have just not sat down..washed hair, had bath, washed dinner dishes watered plants...house has never been cleaner, have found that helps, I also found writing down in BIG capitals reasons why I want to stop, am taking one hour at a time.........good luck
Hi Kate
Well done on your first day smoke free
Just carry on as you are, keep busy, come on here and takeing an hour at a time
Those baby steps will get you where you want to be
Love
Marg xxxxxxxx
5 weeks and 2 days smoke free and I would not have been able to do it without Champix and a little bit of will power as well....Stick at it because i believe you are using the best smoking cessation aid on the market..
4 weeks today
and I'm already looking back and wanting to offer help to those who are just setting out on this journey. Champix is a great drug and will help make this your very last quit. First few days are tough, but i bet by day 3 you will be feeling pretty OK. Hang in there
Hi Nancy
WOW 4 weeks today that's great well done you keepit going, you'll soon be counting in months
Love
Marg xxxxxxxxxx
Champix day 5
on day 5 of taking champix and have not felt a thing yet, no side effects what so ever. smoking just the same as well!!
on day 5 of taking champix and have not felt a thing yet, no side effects what so ever. smoking just the same as well!!
Just keep taking the pills mate, in a few more days you wont feel like smoking. 
I took Champix but stopped after 6 weeks because of insomnia. 
Haven't smoked for 9 weeks now.
Hi Ahm
I'm glad you've not had side effects from the Champix
Don't worry about smoking the same amount for the moment, you've on'y been on the slightly higher dose for 2 days
They'll kick in soon now and then you should notice a difference
Love
Marg xxxxxxxx
Just keep taking the pills mate, in a few more days you wont feel like smoking.
I took Champix but stopped after 6 weeks because of insomnia.
Haven't smoked for 9 weeks now.
Hi Mal Mac
9 weeks quit that's great well done you keep it going
Love
Marg xxxxxxx
Hi
New to this. On day 2 of taking Champix, have been a 20+ a day smoker for 20 years. Stop day is in 10 days???
Any tips out there?
i started by stopping habbits in the first 14days of champix like no smoking in my car, not having a ciggie with a cuppa and instead of lighting up straight after food i would wash the dishes so by the time the stop day came around i found it a little easier than on previous attempts i haven't had a ciggie for 35 days now so good luck
Hi Terri
Welcome to the forum and well done on the decision to quit possibly one of the most important you will ever make and you will be losing nothing but you will regain control of your life and that has to be good
You will find all the help and support you need on here as we all help each other just like a family we are here for you every step of the way cheering the good days and sympathiseing with the bad but the good far outweigh the bad
Read the posts on here you will find a lot of tips and advice and in the signatures of a lot you will find links to other sites just click on them Here are 2 I find very good to start you off whyquit.com and woofmang.com Read, read and then read some more as the more you read and learn about why you smoked and about your addiction the easier your quit will be
Well done on your 35 day quit that's great
Love
Marg xxxxxxxx
Hi Ahm
Your only on day 5 of Champix, I smoked the same when I was on day 5, although I did try to cut the odd one or two out so the actual quit day wasn't that bad.
I never thought anything was going to happen until 4 days ago when I found I just didn't want to smoke, the mornings were bad though.....so be prepared and today is not a good day but we will get through it with the help of Champix, determination and this forum
i started by stopping habbits in the first 14days of champix like no smoking in my car, not having a ciggie with a cuppa and instead of lighting up straight after food i would wash the dishes so by the time the stop day came around i found it a little easier than on previous attempts i haven't had a ciggie for 35 days now so good luck
well done you have used the same techniques that i used....well done!!!!!!
day 8 of champix
im now on day 8 of champix, only 4 days to go until my stop day, still no different, smoking as normal, no side effects yet, none. thought i would at least get the nice dreams? waiting every day for some kind of change, i dont even feel sick in any way which most reports on using the drug seem to complain of.
anyone else take them and not have any side effects?
anyone else take them and not have any side effects?
I had no problems until the 4th week, that's when insomnia kicked in.
I'm due to come off my course of Champix next week and, for me, it has been the best thing I have used to give up smoking. I have tried all sorts over the years, patches, gum, lozengers etc., but none seemed to work for me, in fact I got addicted to the therapies after a while. Champix really calmed me down and helped me cope with the cravings, in fact it felt weird, I'd have a craving, but my brain would be saying "so what! who cares!". That being said, and I swear by this method (again for me), you still have to put the effort in. It isn't a miracle cure. It will help you get over the addiction, but the habit remains. Your mental attitude towards cigarettes has to be reprogrammed too by yourself, Champix cannot do this for you. I am a good few weeks in now, but yet yesterday after a family feud, I had a cigarette! I openly admit this and am telling you because this explains the how Champix cannot stop your mental attitude towards cigs. I do not crave anymore, my lungs do not ache, I am free, but for some reason in a moment of upset, I grabbed a cig. Only one, but all the same a cig. Why? Because that is what I would have done before I gave up. I have today jumped back on the quit, you have to and not beat yourself up. My biggest advice is, you have to rid yourself of everything, put effort in yourself, Champix alone cannot do that, BUT it does work. Hope this helps and GOOD LUCK! GO FOR IT!!!
day 9
still smoking as normal, waiting for the drug to take effect, 4 days to go to stop day. have noticed that i have not smoked at times when i would normally have. still a case of wait and see for me.
Hi ahm,
When you get to the high dose twice a day it will really start to kick in, but you still need willpower and determination, Champix takes the edge of the cravins tho....good luck you can do it
hi ahm i to felt like that when i started campix but by day 10 i never even felt like a smoke and have not had one for a whole week it is realy strange how it works but honest it will happen in a few more days just keep taking them good luck xxx
champix day 10 - rest of my life day 1
Hello ahm,
I'm using Chapix as well - feeling very sick after taking the tablet but it subsides quite quickly, especially if I eat with it... also not sleeping very well - I'm on day 10 - but ANYTHING is worth it if it helps me break free from smoking. This is my 3rd serious attempt - even having cancer (all gone now) didn't stop me - in fact, it made me smoke more, for several reasons.
Today is my quit day. I've resisted with boiled sweets (they last a decent amount of time) so far... I'm not back at work until Thursday so I treated myself to a day out with my mum ('quit mate') and have been eating non-stop! Deep breathing (as if smoking!) helps...
Really wanted to join a forum with people at same stage and can't work out how to create a new thread at the moment, so thought I would hijack yours instead?!
Apparently my blood pressure and pulse rate are back to 'normal' now and my nicotine & CO levels have already halved... really looking forward to the hacking up that should come next..!!
Forgot to say also managed to smoke as normal right up to quit day (even though day 10) - although probably missed out a few without noticing...
Hi NoSmokey NoMore
Welcome to the forum and well done on the decision to quit possibly one of the most important you will ever make and you will be losing nothing but you will regain control of your life and that has to be good
You will find all the help and support you need on here as we all help each other just like a family we are here for you every step of the way cheering the good days and sympathiseing with the bad but the good far outweigh the bad
Read the posts on here you will find a lot of tips and advice and in the signatures of a lot you will find links to other sites just click on them Here are 2 I find very good to start you off whyquit.com and woofmang.com Read, read and then read some more as the more you read and learn about why you smoked and about your addiction the easier your quit will be
I also quit with the help of Champix and felt a little sick with the morning one so moved it back a couple of hours and that solved the problem for me
Don't be disappointed if you don't hack up not every one does [I didn't]
If you want to start a New Thread from here go to the Stop Smoking Forum buttom click on it and it will take you to another page, at the top and bottom left hand side you'll find a New Thread buttom, just click on that OK
Best Wishes
Marg xxx
Thanks, Marg - will do that...
Are you working full time on these threads then?! Thanks for your superfast response.
Hi NoSmokey NoMore
Nope like you i'm just a member, but I'm retired and spend a lot of time on here trying to help others as I was helped as a newbie and since
I'm usually here mornings and evenings but not much in the afternoons
As for my superfast response I was having a last nosey round before bed
Love
Marg xxxxxxx
hi guys new to here today.
i am on day 9 of Champix and day 1 of no smoking.. i am really hoping that i can stick to this, as i really want to be a non smoker.
any tips for staying off much appreciated
Hi Forest
Welcome to the forum and well done on the decision to quit possibly one of the most important you will ever make and you will be losing nothing but you will regain control of your life and that has to be good
You will find all the help and support you need on here as we all help each other just like a family we are here for you every step of the way cheering the good days and sympathiseing with the bad but the good far outweigh the bad
Read the posts on here you will find a lot of tips and advice and in the signatures of a lot you will find links to other sites just click on them Here are 2 I find very good to start you off whyquit.com and woofmang.com Read, read and then read some more as the more you read and learn about why you smoked and about your addiction the easier your quit will be
I also quit with the help of Champix and found it easier than I thought it would be with champix taking the edge of the craves although you'll still need your willpower as well
Remember that Champix like any other aid ie patches is just that an aid it can't work miracles
Best Wishes
Marg xxx
Day 7 Champix Half way to Quit Day
Hi All - glad I found you as I haven't a local face to face group for moral support! I been given Champix as a ' last help I'm gonna give you to quit' from my Doc and upto day 7!
i am a little worried.... I feel no lesser urge to smoke! Did this happen to anyone else out there, I'm little scared this and my willpower isn't gonna be enough
Hi ' last help I'm gonna give you to quit' from my Doc and upto day 7!
Blimey, bit harsh from your doctor I would have thought!! I have not stopped with champix so cannot help you there but there will be loads of people on here who have & be able to give better advise on that. Maybe you feel even more pressured by your docs comment? I think I would. I would just say that if you want to do this you will, by whatever means you choose & that works for you. This forum id HUGELY supportive & the links I am sure you have been given proved invaluable to me In yet another quit. The difference is this time I am on day 22 (tomorrow) & have not got further than a couple of hours for about 15 years. I f I can you can!!! I beleive in YOU> Hugs Gaynor xxx
Hi Forest and Schrodingers Cat,
I'm on day 27 of Champix and day 14 of no smoking, the Champix will start to kick in once you are on the double dose, I smoked up till day 14..... tho as each day passed it got less and less and was actually down to just 2 puffs on day before my quit day.
So keep going.it'l soon happen for you but you do need determination as well.............Champix seems to take the edge of the cravings. I nibble on sunflower seeds all day and especially when I get a really bad craving.
Again well done and keep it up.....xxxx
Thanks
Thanks for the encouragement - kate & Gaynor! Have a feeling I'm really go to need it and this forum !
Yep the Doc is a bit of a she dragon! I've been reading some of the back posts on this thread - think when I go in for my repeat script - I'll just leave the link behind - she might find it helpfull! LOL
So glad there are people out there that are willing to share !!
So.... I already feel a lot better about the whole quit thing this time, more positive! That said I'm gonna buy a new bike tomorrow and give my lungs a work out!
Hi Schrodingers Cat
Welcome to the forum and well done on the decision to quit possibly one of the most important you will ever make and you will be losing nothing but you will regain control of your life and that has to be good
You will find all the help and support you need on here as we all help each other just like a family we are here for you every step of the way cheering the good days and sympathiseing with the bad but the good far outweigh the bad
Read the posts on here you will find a lot of tips and advice and in the signatures of a lot you will find links to other sites just click on them Here are 2 I find very good to start you off whyquit.com and woofmang.com Read, read and then read some more as the more you read and learn about why you smoked and about your addiction the easier your quit will be
Champix takes a few days to really kick in, but when it does you'll be well away
I also quit with the help of Champix and found it easier than I thought it would be with champix taking the edge of the craves although you'll still need your willpower as well
Remember that Champix like any other aid ie patches is just that an aid it can't work miracles
By the way I think your Dr was very rude to you and needs a good talking to at least
Best Wishes
Marg xxx
champix the wonder drug
hi everyone
its been a while since i have been on, i am on day 10 of being a non smoker. have been really fortunate, have no side effects from champix and no craving for ciggies. just incredible, i never think of them and im only taking 1 of the champix when i remember, sometimes go a few days without a tablet. i know i am one of the lucky ones, finding it so easy. hope this lasts.
Hi Ahm
Good to hear from you again and 10 days of the fags that great well done
Yes you're one of the lucky ones with no craves, but please be a bit wary OK it could still happen and when you least expect it
I really hope it doesn't but just be aware it could
Love
Marg xxxxxxxx
