My Little Update.....

[SteveBangkok]

A little update from me then.....

Beginning my 5th week on Champix and 4th week smoke-free! The nausea is still there for about an hour after taking the tablet but does subside. The very peculiar dreams are still a nightly event - just the other night I was signed up to ski for the British Olympic Ski team! I do still get hugely depressed from time to time but if i get chance to sit in front of the TV with some trash blaring on the screen i soon get over it.

Anyway, still soldiering on with it all. To be totally honest, i do still get the cravings from time to time and I don't know if i feel any better health-wise. (I'm also suffering an ankle injury from running and that's also depressing me as I can't run at the moment - and that's my biggest stress reliever!)

To anybody considering Champix i would say to consider these 4 things;

1. Do it - you know you want too or you wouldn't be reading this.

2. Warn those around you, particularly your closest and your dearest, that your personality may change during the 12 weeks. You may become depressive over that period but there is very much a light at the end of that tunnel.

3. You will most likely feel nauseous, particularly in the early days, but it is only nausea and will go away.

4. I have put on some weight in those 4 weeks. I guess i'm choosing food as a substitute, as many do. However, it's only 3.5kgs and once i can get running again i'm hopeful that will drop off, especially considering that i've just decided to also go vegetarian - another side effect of Champix?? LOL!

Oh, and by quitting for these 4 weeks, i've saved myself roughly £200 ($360). Over 12 months that's roughly £2,600 ($3,400)! No brainer really.

Good luck everybody

[RoisinO1 Administrator 3 Years Smoke Free]

Congratulations on 4 weeks quit! Great positive and motivational post

[Exfirecracker 9 Months Smoke Free]

Well done on 4 weeks SteveBangkok and thanks for sharing a great positive post!

[Beatit 500 Days Smoke Free]

4 weeks is great SteveBangkok and very informative and helpful post!!

[Aoibheann75 1 Year Smoke Free]

Well done SteveBangkok - 4 weeks is amazing and great advice given there

[Sparkle11 2 Years Smoke Free]

Well done. Tomorrow I'm 3 weeks smoke free. Gotta wait another week for my badge. Lol. I'm on Champix too & the dreams are mental. Every night I dream of something crazy & sometimes I wake with a pounding heart. Bizarre. I dreamt the other night I was in St. Louis USA on a bus tour with an ex boyfriend whom I despise. Boy was I happy to wake up in Europe. I've never even been to St. Louis but now feel I know it well 😀 I'm also reading the Alan Carr Stop smoking book without putting on weight & so far haven't gained a pound. Food isn't a substitute (although many say it's hard) I just stick to my old eating routine plus the gym as usual. In the beginning I snacked on sugar free sweets but after reading the book it was easy to cut them out. I still drink my wine & damn well not giving THAT up!!!!! Lol Good luck xx

[RoisinO1 Administrator 3 Years Smoke Free in reply to Sparkle11]

Good for you Sparkle11 , you are doing great!! I was the same when I quit, drink gave me no cravings at all, enjoy my wine much better now smoke free! Can really appreciate its taste