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Sunday, April 3, 2011
I'm back!
Well, I'm on the quit smoking trail once again. This time I'm on taking the Champix pills to facilitate the quit. I'm now on Day 2 of the pills.
The way this works though is that I continue to smoke for 8-14 days after starting the pills. Like most people, due to the anxiety of the final quit day, I have put it at the 14th. April 14th will be the day that I no longer light up. Now, from talking to other people, I may not make it to the 14th day of pills. Most people drop the smokes early on (between 8 and 10 days) because they just don't want to smoke any more. Keep an eye here to see if that happens.
I'm guessing, based on day 1 and the start of day 2 that I will not last the 14 days. The 3rd smoke after taking my morning Champix pill was very odd tasting. The only way I could describe it was the taste that I had when I lit up that smoke just over a year ago. It was the same sensation as a first cigarette. I can't personally describe the taste, it's like trying to describe the taste of a banana. However, I have to push through and make sure I keep smoking.
From the research I have read on Champix, there are only some minor side effects, but some people have much more serious side effects. I'm more worried about the effects of keeping smoking over taking the Champix. What this drug allegedly does is block the nicotine receptors. I had no idea what this meant until I read further. Basically the drug attaches to the nicotine and blocks the nicotine receptors in the brain. Therefore, while I'm still smoking, the nicotine is not fully getting into my body. It basically cuts me off the nicotine. Ok, I can get behind that.
So, I'm here on day 2, of course I'm still smoking. I'm finding that I sort of need to go out more for a smoke right now, but that's probably because the nicotine isn't making it into my system quite as much as it used to. Perhaps it's all psychological too. I'm not sure, and I don't care. In less than 2 weeks I can once again proudly state that I am a non-smoker.
Bring it.
The way this works though is that I continue to smoke for 8-14 days after starting the pills. Like most people, due to the anxiety of the final quit day, I have put it at the 14th. April 14th will be the day that I no longer light up. Now, from talking to other people, I may not make it to the 14th day of pills. Most people drop the smokes early on (between 8 and 10 days) because they just don't want to smoke any more. Keep an eye here to see if that happens.
I'm guessing, based on day 1 and the start of day 2 that I will not last the 14 days. The 3rd smoke after taking my morning Champix pill was very odd tasting. The only way I could describe it was the taste that I had when I lit up that smoke just over a year ago. It was the same sensation as a first cigarette. I can't personally describe the taste, it's like trying to describe the taste of a banana. However, I have to push through and make sure I keep smoking.
From the research I have read on Champix, there are only some minor side effects, but some people have much more serious side effects. I'm more worried about the effects of keeping smoking over taking the Champix. What this drug allegedly does is block the nicotine receptors. I had no idea what this meant until I read further. Basically the drug attaches to the nicotine and blocks the nicotine receptors in the brain. Therefore, while I'm still smoking, the nicotine is not fully getting into my body. It basically cuts me off the nicotine. Ok, I can get behind that.
So, I'm here on day 2, of course I'm still smoking. I'm finding that I sort of need to go out more for a smoke right now, but that's probably because the nicotine isn't making it into my system quite as much as it used to. Perhaps it's all psychological too. I'm not sure, and I don't care. In less than 2 weeks I can once again proudly state that I am a non-smoker.
Bring it.
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