Cigarrettes anyone???

[frenchvanilla 0]

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6 Weeks ago I was a chain smoker. I 've smoked for 25 years. I didn't have any desire to quit & honestly didn't think that I would be able to.

7 weeks ago I started taking Chantix. I took the starter pills (white) & continued to smoke for the first week. They didn't make me feel like not smoking, I still smoked all the time. On the seventh day I started taking the higher dose (blue) pills & continued to smoke that day. At 10:30 p.m. while smoking my last cigarette I wrote a goodbye letter to my cigarettes. I woke up the next morning & had no craving for a cigarette. They say that the pills block the nicotine receptors in your brain.

I'm still in shock that I haven't smoked a cigarette, they've been a part of me for over half of my life. At first I'd have a little twinge, like I was reaching for a cigarette, or I'd think about it after I ate, but they were just habits. I never had a craving. I've heard that some people start smoking again after they quit taking the Chantix, so I'm taking it for the whole twelve weeks. I'm totally amazed that it works, but believe me it's worked for me. Just make sure to take it after you eat or your stomach will be upset.

I'm having my surgery in the morning , so I can't take my morning pill. I'll let you know if I have a craving after my surgery. :sad:

Congrats! i quit smoking 7 months ago with the help of chantix!! its truly amazing to be a non smoker:thumbup: