Champix - Stick With It!

Day 31 of using Champix to quit.

This is my second attempt at quitting using Champix. The first time which was 18 months ago now was one of the most horrible experiences i have faced.

I was sick, depressed, anxious and just not coping at all. In the end i ended up stopping Champix because i couldn't take the nausea anymore.

18 moths later, i broke up with my boyfriend, got my own place and decided that i needed to quit to be able to pay the bills. I have since worked out that by quitting smoking, i can afford to have the internet connected to my house - i'd rather have the internet than have cancer.

This time around, i gave Champix another go. This time i knew the side effects and knew what to expect. While the nausea is much less and only lasts about half an hour comapred to the hours it lasted the first time, i have been having other worrying side effects. I'm extremely moody, very depressed and i'm not sleeping very well. I have had cravings at the times when i am most depressed but fight through them. My sister has been helping with the depression by just being there for me and listening to any crazy stuff that comes out of my head.

I know that if i stop taking Champix i will feel better but i don't think that i am quite ready to let them go yet.

I have been smoking on and off now for over 10 years on only just recently celebrated my 26th birthday.

I know that quitting for anyone is hard but imagine how much harder it would be to go through the experience of having Cancer?