What I have been through in four weeks
Hi all,
I have been on Champix for four weeks (tomorrow) and two week cigarette free. Week one was ok weeks two and three not so good. insomnia, headaches and nausea kicked and really felt like coming off the medication but I stayed strong and kept going. I'm currently at week four and feeling proud :), insomnia has left, nausea hangs around every now and then and the headaches have made themselves at home but I can manage.
There are some days that I feel like lighting up as I slipped last week but when I did light up I felt guilt and the cigarette did not fill the void anymore so there was no point. I'm now thinking of not taking the Champix as of tomorrow and wonder what will happened if I just come off them....I think I want someone (one of you) to tell me what I should do, I feeling a bit lost with this one.
Thank you Red :)
This is what I will do, I will stay on the Champix till 1st April and go from there. I will be on a cruise from 8th to 15 April and I think that would be a good distraction for me to stay quit.
Hi Marli. I've been on Champix for 3 weeks and cig free for 10 days now. If you have slipped even when you are on champix i surely don't recommend you to stop champix. Champix is not guilty of insomnia but nicotine is guilty ofit. The absence of nicotine causes insomnia but your body will get used to it very easily.
Tecnically if you have slipped you should count from zero. Doesn't matter if you liked it or not.
Your body is free almost from nicotine now. Please don't poison it withany kind of nicotine (patch or gum).
Just keep going. Headache, for me, was because of smoking while at the same time using champix. It has been 10 days no cigarette no headache for me. Nausea, is real only when i take champix when i am hungry. So eat something before taking.
Can there be a worse insomnia, nausea, headache other than cigarettes? Be happy, you are about to accomplish one of the best things.
Long story short: my suggestion, go on using champix, don't use patch, don't bother about side effects. Think good side. 1 week smoke free is a very big step.