Stories and experiences by: Dak

Well I have just reached a milestone of being smoke free for one year, an achievement I thought I would never make. Strangely though I have recently experienced a craving for cigarettes that I have not had since I quit and cannot readily explain the reason. The craving lasts for no more than 20 seconds before I reconcile the thought with the disgust I now have for smoking (not toward others, j...

I have now been a non smoker for 4 months but as yet have not seen any of the health benefits I expected. In fact I have had a terrible cough, congestion and a chest infection which persists after 4 weeks and 2 courses of antibiotics. My Doctor thinks the symptoms are a result of my body trying to recover from 35 plus years of smoking. I now have an inhaler to assit clearing my airway especially ...

Has any one suffered from ringing in the ears whilst on Champix? I am currently experiencing this.

Hi fellow quitters, I am 52 yrs of age and smoked my first cigarette when 11, something I am not proud of. Over the years I have tried to give up many times trying everything from NRT, e-cigs and even hypnotherapy, none worked for a sustained period. Realising my own mortality, I have finally decide that I need and want to stop smoking and have started Champix. I am on day 5 and feel no effects ...