Quit experiences

7 days ago I was prescribed Champix as I decided I had to quit smoking as I require open heart surgery. I was asked if now was a good time to quit by the doctor (I also have bipolar). He feared due to the stress, both mentally & physically it may cause complications in the lead up to my surgery. Mind you I don’t know when the surgery will happen but I have decided to be prepared. So in conjunctio...

It's been 12 days now since a throw that nasty in the garbage. Been smoking for 20 years now, more than half of my existence. Decided to quit because i love my life more than that packed dried leaves in a filter. Everyday is a struggle for me, anxiety breaks in and many sleepless nights. But im hopeful that it will be better soon. I always pray to GOD to give me a peaceful sleep and sound ...

Quit for 10 days cold turkey.also sober for 21 days.Has anyone quit both tobacco and alcohol?Need help and guidance.

I’m very new to this forum, my name is evea and I have quit to better my health! I was just wondering if hacking up darker colored phlegm is normal? And how long till it subsides..?

I smoked for 3 years. Then quit for 3 years and now have been smoking for 1 year again. And want to quit tomorrow. Im really struggling to as my job is stressful. It would be so helpful if someone would just tell me there is an essy way out. But i am wanting to have children soon and smoking is one thing i want to be able to quit before having kids. Its a struggle.. but im adamant on doing this...

This is my 6th day as non smoker Today I have not taken my champix dose also because I am unwell and have lot of mouth ulcers. But I’ll start my dosage from day after Folks I wanted to basically quit smoking because of loss of stamina even to climb one floor through stair case, I could not run for 30 Mts and that gave me an alarm and my friend suggested me champix which I started on 20th Augu...

18 days Smoke-free: There will always be temptations, but they are just that, temptations. I just don't pay attention to them anymore. Every time I have a temptation, I remember the reason I quit smoking, and they just walk away. But, I believe it is important to build a strong support system. My wife has been incredibly supportive of my decision, and I sometimes believe my quitting has made he...

wow nearly a full week without a smoke. Am doing okay only find that my anxienty is back on a higher level again. Am hoping that this will soon pass. Plus I have an appointment with counsellor on Tuesday which should help. The other help is seeing how much I have already saved.

When I was on my 2nd week (heading into my 3rd week) of not smoking. I noticed that my chest felt so congested, but oddly I couldn't cough! Oh the irony. At night I found myself taking very shallow breaths, scared me and scared my husband who can sleep through anything! I would sit up and drink more water, (hint: drink water water water) and try to calm down and not focus on the fact that my br...

I cannot get past day 3. Sometimes just the fear of day three causes me to lose my resolve. I just don't understand why I keep doing this to myself. My throat literally aches tonight from smoking. I am in tears, feeling defeated, yet again because of my own poor decisions. & for some unknown (at least to me at this time) reason I keep running right back to it. I am so angry at myself. Why can't I...