Anyone every try C-h-a-n-t-i-x?

Good plan. I don't beleive in filtering drugs either

 

Absolutely, I've had many "successful" cold turkey attempts ranging from weeks to months, only to be undone when around friends who smoke. This is about 9/10 of them.

I'm so used to "quitting" cold turkey now that I don't seem to even notice the withdrawal symptoms anymore. At the moment I haven't had a cigarette since Saturday night, have half a pack sitting on the bench downstairs and haven't had any desire to smoke since Sunday's hangover. I'll try to stay in this weekend but that just means I'll probably start smoking again next weekend.

I'm starting to think that the only way that I'll ever truly succeed is if a good chunk of my friends manage to successfully quit at the same time, or I find new friends. How sad.

 

Well second day of the stuff today.

You know what...I'd rather die than smoke again...this stuff really works.

 

I'd probably say keep it up until the doctors tell you to stop. Any sooner than that, and you risk your body craving again.

 

I started smoking at 16, and didn't really smoke much until I started college. From 18 to about 21, I smoked like a fucking chimney. Then, I just stopped smoking, cold turkey, and I didn't smoke for years. I mean, I quit for over three years, and the other years, I did have one every now and then (like, one, socially, every few months or so).

Then my dad got really sick, and I started smoking again. Nothing much to do around eleventh floor emergency exit of the hospital at 3am anyhow.

And then, after he died, I realised I was smoking over a PACK AND A HALF a day. This was about a year ago.

So I gradually smoked less, and less. This time, it took me a lot of discipline to really cut back on my addiction, but getting really, REALLY sick (I got bronchitis, not directly because of smoking, but because of lousy workplace conditions) and it actually helped me not smoke.

And now, I hardly ever smoke - it's really not an issue anymore. When I'm by myself, I don't have the urge to smoke anymore.
...Though some saturdays, if I find myself with another smoker, I can lay waste to a whole pack without even realising.


I don't know about Champix (As it's called down here) - but I've heard lots of fucked up horror stories. Having been a very suicidal person in my past, I'd rather not risk it.

I'll kill myself at a slower pace, instead.

I'd like to try the E-Cigarette, actually.

 

If I would have gotten a euphoric effect it may have actually help me quit, on the 6th or 7th day when I was supposed to stop smoking I couldn't and continued on just trying to cut back each day. With each passing day on that shit I could just feel that frustration building up even though I had no reason to feel flustered.

Guess it does effect everyone differently though, also I think the drug hasn't fully built up in your system till the 6 or 7th day XD as I don't remember feeling much of anything the first couple days.

Exactly, the one I have right now says "Snus" on it and I find it hard to believe that it's 100% tobacco as I feel nothing from it and can barely taste nicotine when swallowing spit from a fresh pouch. This is the only one I've bought that said snus on it the others came in the same pouch form factor just tasted a lot more like tobacco and their minty flavors didn't last 1/6th the time this "snus" does. I think the less enjoyment I'm getting from these is helping me quit them though.

Close door>hepa filter>ultra sonic humidifier (look for ones that can use scented cartridges) That should keep your space a little "fresher"

 

tried it about 24 months ago with two friends,. They quit I didn't (didn't seem to have any effects on me at all bad or good!) two friends went back to smoking about six months after quitting tho!!

I know how I will stop - Alan Carr books/methodology - makes total sense.... Why I haven't quit after reading/understanding/agreeing with his methods.... I am an idiot!

But trust me read his book!!

 

I used Champix to pack in smoking 2 1/2 years ago and never had any issues at all. Started smoking at 16 and when I stopped at 39 I was smoking 40 a day plus a couple of cigars, so I'd class myself as a heavy smoker. Took the tablets for 2 weeks and that was enough, no side effects or nothing.

I think a previous poster mentioned something about suicidality and others have commented on bad dreams? They're a common side effect of Zyban aka Wellbutrin which is first and foremost an anti-depressant, it's primary usage is not as an inhibitor or craving suppressant.

 

You know if you really want to quit, you just need motivation. I went cold turkey 4 years ago, haven't had one since. I just took a weekend where I didn't have to do anything and just didn't get out of bed for like 48 hours, slept through all the withdrawals.

 

Such weekends don't exist for me.

Anyway, day 6, the nasty side effects have settled down as I must be getting used to it.

My dosage has increased slightly and I still feel great, had 3 cigarettes in 3 days and I don't plan to have any today and hopefully no more ever again.

EDIT: Day 8 and although I don't crave cigarettes at all, I do feel like my lungs are going to explode from my chest in a ball of fire.

Hurts so bad.

 

How's it going mate?

Any luck?

 

It's only been 8 days on the drug but I think it's safe to say that I'm now an ex smoker.

 

Well today I was discharged from the surgery as a successful quitter.

I'd started self regulating my dose of the pills and a week ago I stopped them all together as I really didn't feel like I needed them.

Result!

 

Wow! Well done! This has inspired me to contact my GP about quitting. I've tried cold turkey a couple of times and also had very limited success, but medication sounds the way to go. Can I ask how many a day you were on?

 

Woo! Good work - now the trick to staying off them is to kick every smoker you see in the shins, in order to get a true association between smoking and physical pain.

Joking aside, as far as I understand from people I've talked to is when you have a majority of smokers as friends, it's difficult hanging out with them if they keep popping out-masse for a fag.

 

I followed the medication as standard with no special requirements.

Started off at 1mg a day (0.5mg twice daily).

Then up to 2mg a day.

It was supposed to stay this way for 12 weeks but I had a few days where I forgot and I felt fine.

After talking to my GP I reduced it to 1mg every other day apart from the weekend where I took one each day (due to my dad being home all the time smoking in the house - talk about family support).

The pills will make you feel like total shit, but they do help you stop smoking and if you don't bitch and moan like the rest of the people on the internet and accept that if anything this is punishment for doing this to yourself in the first place you'll do fine.

I've stopped taking them 7 weeks early. What helped was that the benefits and good feeling of not smoking kicked in at the same time as the side effects of the pills peaked. I was happy to stop the pills and the increased health, energy and positive frame of mind has carried me to where I am now.

Total success story, I'm really surprised but also really proud of myself BUT I don't think I could have done it without champix (not chantix, not only did I spell "ever" wrong but also the name of the drug lol.) it just totally kills your interest in smoking and it's kinda weird. You wouldn't think that something could actually make you think and act differently and still be legally available on the NHS but it does and it is.

 

Thanks for the detailed information, I'm definately going to talk to my GP about quitting with the help of this drug.
I was wondering how many cigarettes you were on a day, not the drug dosage, but as I say, the detailed information is certainly useful so I know how I may expect to feel if I can get the treatment. Many thanks for the infos

 

I'd been smoking 20-30 a day for 2.5 years.

 

On a side note, how much does a cigarrette pack cost in the UK, here it's really expensive.

 

Where's here?

I was paying £5.40 for a packet of 20.

Stupid thing is I was in Australia for a year and they were between A$13 and A$16 for 25. I was a traveller...my life would have been so much easier if I hadn't smoked.

It's such an evil habit.