Diane R

I’ve been on Chantix this is my 3rd week. I’m doing the no set quit date. But I am proud of myself as even with some other medical issues I’m still staying on the program. I’m not letting that give me the excuse to stop trying. I’m hoping by Monday I will me smoke free. Only 4 cigarettes today which is big for me. I’m a heavy smoker. It’s more the habit that as a hold on me. Cause the cigarettes aren’t doing anything for me. I light one and take a few puffs and I don’t really want it and put it out. Baby steps. It I’m also tried of the withdrawals so I’m going to push myself to try not to have a cigarette tomorrow.

Thanks again for all the warm welcomes. And yes still here. Reading and watching videos. There is a wealth of information on this forum and I plan on using it to reach my end goal!

Quitting is awfully hard for me. I’m on Chantix and it is helping a lot but it doesn’t take away the habits I have formed over the decade I’ve smoked.

Yes they are yummy. I didn’t need them for to long or that wouldn’t have been a good thing lol

Thanks everyone for all the warm welcomes and advise. Jillar I used twislers to hold like cigarettes the first time I quit for the year and they helped a lot. They gave me the feeling on holding the cigarette. I’m going to use them again this time too.

The reality of vaping and ecig is we don’t yet know the long term affects. But from my understanding they work like an inhaler. So I would think they can’t be good for you in the long term. But for me I don’t what to replace one vice for another.

Hello Everyone, First I’m really enjoying all the great info and personal stories on this forum. Thanks to everyone who has shared their stories to help others. It’s not an easy thing to give up cigarettes. At least not for me. I wish I had never seen a cigarette. My father was a smoker. And most of my friends where smokers too. Back when I started you could smoke everywhere. Of course I’m from Virginia big tobacco state. I now live in Florida and you can’t smoke most places. As with most states. Hopefully this is helpful in my journey to quit. This is my third time quitting, one time I quit for well over a year. So I know it can be done. I must always remember I am addicted to nicotine. My taking Chantix this time to quit and I’m at the end of my third week. I’m currently still smoking but not much at all. Each time I light a cigarette I realize I don’t really want it and it’s not giving me any satisfaction and doesn’t taste the same. So I’m not smoking much of the ones I light. It seems it’s just the habit of smoking that is getting the best of me. Don’t get me wrong I still think about smoking but most of the time it passes quickly and I can do without it. But there are times I still feel the overwhelming need to light that cigarette. And than I light it and it’s a total let down. So I know the Chantix is doing it’s job. It starting working within the first few days. I noticed I wasn’t smoking anywhere near what I smoked by the 4th day. And it’s slowly becoming less and less. I’m only having a little nausea as a side effect and today it’s been much better. So who know might be from withdrawals as I’m not really smoking enough to matter. I am a heavy smoker. I’m sharing my experience to date. I hope it can help others. While Chantix isn’t for everyone, it’s working for me. And please if you are considering using Chantix to quit do so only under a doctors care. This is no drug to be messing with if you aren’t under a doctors care.

I have seen that people who quit taking Chantix before the 3 months is up almost always start again. It’s not an option for me to give up. I have other health issues to deal with as well as quitting. So more motivation to stop. Thanks everyone for all the support!

-ankush I’m under a doctors care with Chantix. I wouldn’t take it any other way. And it’s not for everyone. I have none of the other side effect or I won’t take it. Only nauseous, but my stomach can be a bit on the sensitive side.

Thanks everyone for the support. While I am using Chantix I know I have to want to quit. I quit with laser treatments the first time and I was smoke free for well over a year. I just need a little help. I will keeping telling myself I won’t be a salve to cigarettes. When I really stop and think how much they run my life I’m quite pissed off. As I’m sure anyone who has ever smoked know they are calling the shots. I never went anywhere with making sure I had enough cigarettes. Since I don’t like to be controlled this should me a good tool for me. I’m ready to me done with them. Each time I think I need a cigarette that what I remind myself. Only 2 cigarette today so far. And I’m a heavy smoker. Also live with a smoker. Makes it a little harder. But he is good about not bringing them home. He has alway been able to not smoke when he’s home. Not me.

Hello Everyone, I’ve been taking Chantix to quilting smoking. I’m on my 3rd week. So far it’s working. I’ve been a smoker for at least 40 years. This is my 3rd attempt To quit(hope 3rd time is the charm). I quit the first time for over a year and thought I could have one and stop. And at first I could. But I got to confident That I could only have one once in a while. Nope I can’t I’m truly addicted to nicotine. I can’t have just 1 or 2. I know this now. I’m now down to a few cigarettes a day. Most of the time I don’t even smoke half of the cigarette. And it definitely doesn’t taste the same. I think I’m battling the habit at this point. Chantix has been a little tough on me. The nausea is the worst of it. So yesterday I took a dramamine And it stopped the nausea. That has been the only side effect I’ve had. I have been very tired but that’s The nicotine withdrawal I know from the last time I quit. As anyone esle quit with Chantix?