Battling The Last Few Hurdles...
Almost a week since I started trying to quit. Down to 2 smokes per day now and started using patches to help. Been having a few difficulties with insomnia and constant jitteryness and a slight resurfacing of my age old depression the last few days though, which are the more annoying withdrawal symptoms I've had, tho I was honestly expecting much worse than I've had...
Just keep telling myself if I can tough it out long enough, eventually it will all be worth it in the end once I can say I've quit for good... Distractions help, especially with the depression and urges, so I'm determined to stay strong and keep fighting! The hardest part is fighting yourself...
Think I accidentally posted this twice guys and have no idea how to delete one of them so oops, sorry!
Started on Champix a week ago my last cigarette was Saturday the 6th May and I must say after many times of trying to quit and lasting only 24 hours these tablets are really helping me with the cravings, compared to cold turkey and patches they are excellent and I do not crave for a cigarette as I thought I would and it hardly lasts at all and when I do get a craving I have a drink of water it seems to help. I hope this time I do succeed as I really want to stop smoking for good.
Congratulations on your smoke free days! Im glad the Champix are helping you! I have yrord them once before years ago before I was diagnosed but I've found since, after experiencing major suicidal depression and massively bad hallucinations that I can't touch them due to my many mental conditions but, like all things, everyone is different. For example, my father, a smoker of over 30 years, used the Champix tablets to quit and had only the usual side effects of odd dreams and odd sleep for a while... He is still a non-smoker today and (though sometimes seems a not harsh considering he used to smoke himself) has encouraged me to quit as well since he's managed it...
I cab definitely sat that cutting down/patches are much harder for me than if I could have kept taking the tablets but... Alas, I decided not ending up in an institute was probably preferable so, I shall struggle on down the hard road of life, as usual... But, in saying that, no smokers journey to quit is ever easy and,no mayyet the trials we may face, I do believe that, in the end, it is worth it, no matter how we do it!
I often wish there was an easier, safer way for me to do it but, with all things that mean something in my life, here seems to be no easy way out... But, as a (former but not quite so former) soldier, I will keep fighting and I hope you will too!
Hi Dean,
Well done for getting down to what you have achieved. I started that way with patches and am 2 weeks smoke free now.
It's so worth it Dean and if you can manage to get rid of those last couple, it will really help your mental health and self esteem because you can pride yourself in achieving something that whilst hard to beat, can be done.