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puddinface · 05-15-2009, 09:37 AM

Hello everyone! Day one of Chantix...keep your fingers crossed for me. My husband quit cold turkey last Saturday but I myself needed a little help. So Im trying Chantix! Looking forward to a smoke free future..hopefully!!

scaredykat · 05-15-2009, 10:27 AM

Hi puddinface.

Good luck with your quit. I'm on day 11 myself. My husband also had a better time of quitting then myself. He's been smoke free for over a month now. He's on the patch.

I was on Chantix myself and it helped alot. I'm not on it anymore. The side effects really bothered me. Now I'm using the 12 steps to quit and it's working for me.

Join us on the Daily check in thread. That's were everyone posts where their at in their quit.

Take care

**Impurrfect** · 05-15-2009, 10:42 AM

Welcome!!!

Whatever method you use, we're glad you're here!

Hugs and prayers!

Amy

puddinface · 05-15-2009, 10:55 AM

Aww, thanks so much guys! I so appreciate your kind words.

RedRuby · 05-15-2009, 11:50 AM

Chantix helped me quit, but I got tired of taking it and didn't finish the first month, but I did stay quit.
You might experience the crazy Chantix dreams, so be prepared for epic dream sequences in about a week, lol.
Good luck quitting. It's so worth it.

Aysha · 05-15-2009, 04:37 PM

Glad you are here.
I used the patch for about 3 weeks then stopped. I slipped one day in almost 2 mos of no smoking. I only slipped because I relapsed on drugs for a day too. Otherwise I wouldnt have smoked.
You can do it. Get past the first couple days and it gets easier.

puddinface · 05-15-2009, 05:50 PM

Thanks Chiy..Todays my first day, first pill...so Im still smokin a bit...but interestingly enough I found that I wasnt thinking about when I was gonna have my next. I kept myself busy most of the day and only had one whenever I saw that cigarette pack. Tomorrow, Im keeping it from my view. Have a great day!

chickenVSturkey · 05-15-2009, 06:33 PM

I would like to quit smoking for my children and my family and also myself. I want to be around for my children when they get older, I'm getting tired of smoking all of the time,and I would like to be healthier. I do not want my children to smoke when they get older b/c they saw their mom do it.

**Impurrfect** · 05-15-2009, 06:45 PM

((Chicken))

Welcome!!

Both my parents smoked, when I was growing up and I hated it. Then, when I was about 21, I started smoking....dumb.

There are several of us on the daily check-in thread who are quitting, using various methods. This is my 2nd time on the thread...I didn't have my heart in it the last time.

Hugs and prayers!

Amy

OZboy · 05-15-2009, 07:31 PM

Hi puds, I"m 174 days off the cigs.I sometimes use 2mg gum.Hey,it's the
best achievent ever,smoking is so bloody awful.Don't ya think?
But hang in there,don't drop your guard for a moment or the smoke monster
will get ya..Chocies,lollies,fruit and lots of water are great.
P.S. I don't drink as well! My God,what am I doing,I could out live my
grand children.Wow,what a concept! lol. Oz..

puddinface · 05-16-2009, 08:10 AM

Thanks Oz! Congrats to you for being smoke free for such a long time. Im sure gonna give this my best try. Just took my 2nd pill this morning. Im following alot of advice from people who have done the Chantix...(drinking lots of water, eating before the pill). Doing great so far. Thanks for your well wishes! Have a great day! Puddinface

05-15-2009, 09:37 AM	#1 (permalink)
puddinface Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: New York Posts: 203	Well....here goes! Hello everyone! Day one of Chantix...keep your fingers crossed for me. My husband quit cold turkey last Saturday but I myself needed a little help. So Im trying Chantix! Looking forward to a smoke free future..hopefully!! __________________ Puddinface

05-15-2009, 10:27 AM	#2 (permalink)
scaredykat Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Upstate, N.Y. Posts: 4,593 Blog Entries: 7	Hi puddinface. Good luck with your quit. I'm on day 11 myself. My husband also had a better time of quitting then myself. He's been smoke free for over a month now. He's on the patch. I was on Chantix myself and it helped alot. I'm not on it anymore. The side effects really bothered me. Now I'm using the 12 steps to quit and it's working for me. Join us on the Daily check in thread. That's were everyone posts where their at in their quit. Take care __________________ * BB quotes cited from the 1st Ed.* One Day at a Time Sobriety Date: Jan 19, 2008

05-15-2009, 10:42 AM	#3 (permalink)
Impurrfect Social Network Moderator Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Atlanta Posts: 18,242	Welcome!!! Whatever method you use, we're glad you're here! Hugs and prayers! Amy __________________ "I'm not where I want to be, but thank God I'm not where I used to be" - Joyce Meyer "You got what it takes you can win, today is your day to begin. Don't give up here, don't you quit, the moment is now, this is it I know that you can then you will, get to the top of the hill. Part of the fun is the climb, you just gotta make up your mind" - Shania Twain (Tinker, Elvis, Patches and Mots - Mouth Of The South)

05-15-2009, 10:55 AM	#4 (permalink)
puddinface Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: New York Posts: 203	Aww, thanks so much guys! I so appreciate your kind words. __________________ Puddinface

05-15-2009, 04:37 PM	#6 (permalink)
Aysha Looking For Myself...Sober Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Where the heart is Posts: 10,087 Blog Entries: 26	Glad you are here. I used the patch for about 3 weeks then stopped. I slipped one day in almost 2 mos of no smoking. I only slipped because I relapsed on drugs for a day too. Otherwise I wouldnt have smoked. You can do it. Get past the first couple days and it gets easier. __________________ Dont just count your days...Make your days count! It may not get easier, But it will get better.

05-15-2009, 11:50 AM	#5 (permalink)
RedRuby Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Colorado Posts: 46	Chantix helped me quit, but I got tired of taking it and didn't finish the first month, but I did stay quit. You might experience the crazy Chantix dreams, so be prepared for epic dream sequences in about a week, lol. Good luck quitting. It's so worth it.

05-15-2009, 05:50 PM	#7 (permalink)
puddinface Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: New York Posts: 203	Thanks Chiy..Todays my first day, first pill...so Im still smokin a bit...but interestingly enough I found that I wasnt thinking about when I was gonna have my next. I kept myself busy most of the day and only had one whenever I saw that cigarette pack. Tomorrow, Im keeping it from my view. Have a great day! __________________ Puddinface

05-15-2009, 06:33 PM	#8 (permalink)
chickenVSturkey Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 8	I would like to quit smoking for my children and my family and also myself. I want to be around for my children when they get older, I'm getting tired of smoking all of the time,and I would like to be healthier. I do not want my children to smoke when they get older b/c they saw their mom do it.

05-15-2009, 06:45 PM	#9 (permalink)
Impurrfect Social Network Moderator Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Atlanta Posts: 18,242	((Chicken)) Welcome!! Both my parents smoked, when I was growing up and I hated it. Then, when I was about 21, I started smoking....dumb. There are several of us on the daily check-in thread who are quitting, using various methods. This is my 2nd time on the thread...I didn't have my heart in it the last time. Hugs and prayers! Amy __________________ "I'm not where I want to be, but thank God I'm not where I used to be" - Joyce Meyer "You got what it takes you can win, today is your day to begin. Don't give up here, don't you quit, the moment is now, this is it I know that you can then you will, get to the top of the hill. Part of the fun is the climb, you just gotta make up your mind" - Shania Twain (Tinker, Elvis, Patches and Mots - Mouth Of The South)

05-15-2009, 07:31 PM	#10 (permalink)
OZboy Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: ozstrayleeya Posts: 2,951	Hi puds, I"m 174 days off the cigs.I sometimes use 2mg gum.Hey,it's the best achievent ever,smoking is so bloody awful.Don't ya think? But hang in there,don't drop your guard for a moment or the smoke monster will get ya..Chocies,lollies,fruit and lots of water are great. P.S. I don't drink as well! My God,what am I doing,I could out live my grand children.Wow,what a concept! lol. Oz..

05-16-2009, 08:10 AM	#11 (permalink)
puddinface Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: New York Posts: 203	Thanks Oz! Congrats to you for being smoke free for such a long time. Im sure gonna give this my best try. Just took my 2nd pill this morning. Im following alot of advice from people who have done the Chantix...(drinking lots of water, eating before the pill). Doing great so far. Thanks for your well wishes! Have a great day! Puddinface __________________ Puddinface

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