It took me 20 yearsFollow

But I finally, for real this time, quit smoking. It's been three weeks and I haven't looked back. I've tried almost everything, from wellbutrin, chantix, patches, gum, tooth picks. I even joined a study group at Duke with an 85% quit rate and I couldn't quit. I tried a disposable e-cigs (blu) and that didn't help.
I've been wanting to try real e-cigs for awhile but they're always so expensive, and so I'd always put it off. There was always something else more important for the kids or the family. But life got thrown upside down for me a month ago and I finally decided to do something for me. I did a bunch of research and found an e-cigs with good independent ratings and decided to try it out.

Three weeks later, and I haven't even though of picking up a real cig. I can even be around people smoking and it doesn't bother me. So I just wanted t share a pretty important milestone in my life. Yay! Now, back to your regularly scheduled GFY!

Congratulations! I salute your efforts to make the air more breathable for smoke-sensitive folks like me.

Notice any differences yet? Like your sense of smell or taste returning, or an easier time breathing?

Not really. I can smell cig smoke much more, but otherwise nothing much. I have been getting the symptoms of quitting though, acne as my skin clears out the toxins, and I caught my first cold in a year. Hopefully that will stop soon, cause it all kind of sucks. But, I'm not smoking yay!!!

I have an appointment with the Doctor tomorrow for a prescription to give Chantix another shot.


Congrats!

Welcome to the "Breath Healthy" club!! I'm glad you didnt have to get super sick to quit like I did.

I wish you the best of luck. Chantix worked for me initially for a couple of months but then stopped. I also had the side effect of severe nausea and throwing up each time I took it. I still took it, despite the side effect, because I was desperate to quit. I truly hope that you have better luck with it and am wishing you the best!

Well done

Let me know how it goes. And if it doesn't work out, don't give up! It took me twenty years before I finally found a way.

And for everyone else, thank you!

Must be a Christmas rush...I have an appointment Friday for the same (first try). Wonder how much our doctors get for prescribing it.

Quitter.

Grats

Good work, and keep your guard up.

You think I had Xavier when I was fourteen?

Hey Ugly.

Are the internet stories of Chantix true? Some of the side effects sound kind of disturbing.