Day 2

[nsd_user663_25225]

Hi Everyone,

This is my 2nd day of not smoking, (27 hours actually !) lol I have been taking champix for 7 days before I stopped, my quit day was my 8th day of taking champix. I have a tight chest today and definately bloated on these tablets.

It was a huge decision to do this, 25 years of being a smoker (25 a day) and I just feel that I am getting older now and should stop, not to mention the fact that a packet of cigerettes is costing £6.00+ which is getting to the silly stage now. How bad is that !

I am having sleepless nights but when I do sleep I am having vivid dreams but that is champix and it is what is expected. I would say they are helping with cravings, I dont know what to do with my hands though and when I have a cuppa or after dinner I am still looking for my cigerettes which obviously are not there now.

So hopefully keep fingers crossed that I can keep going, I got rid of all my ashtrays and lighters, cigerettes were all done and I have none in the house from the night before my quit day.

Do you know I cant even remember me when I was a non smoker (I started when I was 21).

I am going to buy a stress ball I think, oh and I have bought a hundred weight of suger free mints. (my teeth will fall out) ! I cant chew gum though so thats a bummer !

Any support is greatly received.

Thanks

Linda

[nsd_user663_24663]

hey well done Linda - I had my day two yesterday and it was a little rough - day three seems a tad better!

very best of luck in your quit

always best wishes

aaron

[nsd_user663_22999]

HI Linda

AT LAST someone else who started in their 20's! I was 24. What idiots were we eh?!

best of luck with thw quit. Read everything you can, snack on anything and don't worry about the weight, that will go with time - quoting my Doctor from this morning (love the man... now where's that chocolate).

You can do this, so best of luck, and keep posting!

[nsd_user663_25225]

Day 9 on champix Day 2 of Quit Smoking

Hi Aaron,

Thanks for that, I was at the local shops today, and I was buying bread, milk etc and normally I took it over to the cigerette counter and pay for it all at once and while I was scanning at the normal checkout I looked over and seen all these packets of cigerettes staring at me, God ! what a nightmare. I just keep telling myself it will be worth it in the end. Instead of Paying £10 for shopping (inc cigerettes I paid £3.90 so that has to be motivation to keep me going.

Think I definately need champix to block it out though, I opted not to do cold turkey !

Good luck to you and stay positive ! We will beat this.

Linda

[nsd_user663_25225]

Thanks for that,

Its so good to know there are other people out there who understand what it is like. I live with a non smoking husband and 2 non smoking teenagers who are all anti-smokers which has been hard going, they have moaned at me so much over the years but I am doing this on my own terms and when I feel its right time for me.

What idiots we were, your right at starting so late on, (I did not even try it at school, I started when I was working, nightmare) !

Your doing really well, keep it up.

hopefully it gets better in time.

I think champix is bloating me like the rolly polly

Going to get a cuppa without a ciggie

Cheers

Linda