Beware of champix. I have never had depression, anxiety or mental issues in the 50 years of my life. In about the second week of taking champix I encountered serious mental issues, depression, insomnia, anger and so many day to day issues that were way outside my normal behaviour and character .I was defamatory towards a number of people and almost ended up in court with dierectors of an ASX comp...

I am 95 days smoke free I’m feeling happy 😃 with myself

I hate myself for slipping up majorly. Had two deaths in the family and fell into minor depression and major anxiety. What is wrong with me. I knew there was no such thing as having only “one smoke”. That escalated quickly into 7-10 cigarettes a day. The self-hate is killing me. Man I feel like crap. This is my third attempt of quitting. I cry, and I hate it but I still reach for that sickening...

I'm 57 and I have smoked for over 40 years...never thought I could ever quit, but, here I am on day 86. I tried the patch on and off for a few weeks and it was just not working for me. The patch kept falling off and it was just a daily reminder of the trials of quitting. I got mad at myself one day and said -- no more. I've been walking 2 to 3 miles a day for the past month and have los...

Hi Gus and Girls , 6 years now . Feeling great , 2187 days $55,000 dollars . Good food , good wine , good regular holidays , good hobbies . Growing old gracefully not coughing my guts up . You will be amazed how quick the cough goes . Life is short , don’t let cigarettes rob you

It’s been 12months and 2 days, it’s not easy whatever path you choose. I found patches and gum really helpful. I now vape a couple of times a day (usually only if a craving occurs however I can now identify my stress levels and manage them without thinking of smoking). 40years of smoking is behind me and I look forward now to 40 years of being a non smoker. There have been times when I slipped up...

Hi guys, this site is bull as are the call centre ppl. I appreciate the assistance, lady I spoke to was kind but no idea. Honestly I was hoping for support. Hope it works for the rest!

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I’ve been quit since August 11th but have really been struggling recently. I had a slip up in Oct where I smoked a couple of fags on a night out, but have had a bit more of a blip in the last week and feel so ashamed of myself but at the same time tempted to just kick it all in. I’ve been off work with depression for the last month and the temptation to smoke just to get that lovely nicotine rush...

just a dad looking to quit for his young sons sake chaps, any tips on how to distract yourself or beat the cravings would be appreciated