My Journey
I started this journey and my tablets on Monday 16th June 2014. I continued to smoke for the first 4 days however by an oversight from the shop assistant the cigarettes in the house were not menthol and I didn't really like the plain ones. So maybe that is my first tip. When you make up your mind to quit change the type of cigarette to one you are not that keen on. So by the 4th day I was really questioning WHY i was still smoking these things that I didn't like in the first place. The 5th day was completely smoke free and I am now at day 16 still smoke free. It has been relatively easy even after 35 years smoking and many attempts to quit all with very good reasons. The most compelling reason this time is financial as we are now on the age pension.
I still am getting the thought but I can honestly say it doesn't feel like a craving just a memory. I have decided to do the full course as I have heard from others who thought they were cured and stopped after the first 4 weeks of tablets and they relapsed a month later. I DO NOT WANT that to happen. I DO NOT WANT TO SMOKE EVER AGAIN. When the thought comes I repeat to myself FREE AT LAST ,THANK YOU ,I am free at last.
Ps I didn't mention that I am taking Champix tablets on prescription from Doctor
Congrats Evonny! 16 days is fantastic, you should be very proud! I too smoked for 35 years and now, thanks to champix I am on day 46 smoke free. Indefinitely recommend doing the full course, just this past wknd i was at a party and I wanted a smoke so bad I might have killed for it if anyone had any! About 3 weeks ago I cut my champix dose in half because I was really not feeling well on it. Going in half has made me feel like myself again and on a day to day basis I have not had any real desire to smoke, but I really did at the party. It made me realize that although I think I am strong and doing so great, I am still an addict, always will be. So we must be stronger than our addiction and never give in for even a puff....because then we are doomed to go right back to where we started! So keep thinking about how good you feel now, and how much richer you are going to be! :) and stay strong! All the best to you!
How great it is to read these stories of how WE NICOTINE ADDICTS are breaking our life long addictions. I am inspired by you guys / gals and am happy to be Smoke Free .... without all the 4000+ chemicals we breathed into our lungs for so long so many times a day over so many years. I still recall the most important of all quit campaigns important ( to me )when they showed the jar of tar accumulated over 12 months from a pack a day smoker. This is my motivation never to pick up a cigarette ever again. In reality it does not matter what method we choose as individuals to quit the tobacco , smoking addiction habit but what is important is that we are realizing that HEY .... We do have control over this problem weather we use NRT... patches .... Champix etc ..... or E-Cigs .....
Main thing is for those of us so lucky to Nail those blasted Cigarettes is that we get a most precious reward ... A longer life without the eventual death sentence from Smoking Tobacco. I take my hat off to all of you.... keep doing what is working for YOU. There is no Right or Wrong way to do this. As long as it is tobacco free ... No more Arsenic ... Carbon monoxide .... Tar ... etc .... the list goes on for over 4000 plus other chemicals.
Free at last. What a wonderful sentence. Well done, Evonny - you are a few days ahead of me and where I am feels great so you must feel amazing. :)
Thank you all for your encouragement.
Kam that was interesting about cutting the dose. I missed one last night as we went to a party and I forgot to take it with me to take at dinner. I didn't want to take it at bedtime so I just missed it. There was no increase in wanting a cigarette so maybe cutting the dose is not a bad idea down the track when I am 6 weeks FREE .
I still have the thought and am afraid of how I would be if cigarettes were available in the house. I know I won't buy any but will I be able to say no if they were here. I really hope so . One day at a time till Free at last.