First Attempt
I am on Day 8 of Champix, no side effects at all until today and have smoked as normal. However, I woke at 1.30am to the most extreme heartburn & nausea, which has stayed with me ever since no matter how many Rennie I munch! On reading all of your comments, it is clear I need to eat with it, so will try & overcome the nausea & bring myself to eat something, am feeling a little spaced this morning too! I have never tried giving up previously, having now smoked for 30yrs but am determined, so I thought joining a forum may help me express what I am going through to like-minded Quitters. Good luck everyone!
Hi Ness7742. All the best for your quit attempt. I have smoked for 31 years and I am now on day 25 of being smoke free. I have tried many times over the years to quit (unsuccessfully). The reason I wasn't able to sucessfully quit before was because I wasn't really that determined. I was doing it at the insistence of others. I falsely believed that I enjoyed cigarettes. Even though I wasn't smoking I still pictured myself sneaking one or two here and there as I thought I could manage with that. Obviously I couldn't and sneaking those one or two cigarettes led me right back to smoking all the time. This time is different. My mindset is different. I am determined not to smoke again. I am quitting because I want to. It is great that you are determined to quit and if you keep thinking that you will. There will most liklely be times over coming weeks that will be very tough for you. Please just hang in there because it does get better. I know everyones' quiiting experience is different but personally I have been surprised just how quickly things do get better and you start to feel normal without cigarettes. All the best.
Thank you Threds, I am certainly feeling the effects of the Champix, 3 nights of not a lot of sleep and I am barely functioning at work. I have managed to get the heartburn under control but am now experiencing headaches etc, I presume this gets easier once you have totally stopped the cigs!!? That's great your mindset is different this time, I want to give up for me, no one is pushing me to do it & I had a little health scare which pushed me to make the decision. I am wishing at the moment that I could click my fingers and be at the end of the tunnel! Day 25 for me seems a long way away at the moment! Well done you!