Champix

I have smoked since the age of 14yrs and now getting old having just had my 41st birthday, i believe its time to seriously think about giving up the smokes.

Having tried everything from patches, chewing gum and the drug zyban, i decided to try champix. Unlike zyban leaving me with hives and panick atacks, this wonder pill has so far given me no side effects at all.

Day one, take 1 white 0.5 mg in the morning.
day 2, 3 take 1 0.5 mg in the morning.
day 4, 5,6,7 take one 0.5 mg in the morning and one in the evening.

From day 8, take 1mg blue tablet morning and evening and continue this for 12 weeks.

To help you give up, you will have to have extra support with the stop smoking organisations, rather than attend group sessions, i attend one to one 15 min sessions weekly.
I am now on day 5 of taking champix and have noticed a change, already i have cut down from 30 to 20 and my cravings seem to be less, the smoking sensation has diminished and i am finding i am throwing them away after a few drags. I do have a bad taste in my mouth after smoking.

My quit day is 26th March 2007 but the way things are going, i may quit earlier.

I will admit to you that i am not a strong willed person and smoking has been apart of my life for a very long time, every where i go, i take my packet of smokes, first thing in the morning, i light up. When i tried to give up before, i seem to panick, i believe i have nothing in my life to look forward to, i even dream of smoking, my temper bad and my cravings are so awful, i always give in within days.

To anyone out there who like me wants to stop smoking and needs to have continued support, please reply. Together, we can be smoke free and start to live our lifes in a clean and healthier way. Thanks for reading this. Teresa x