I decided it was time for me to stop smoking.....20 a day for 27 years has taken its toll not only on my health but also my pocket......Thats enough! Time to kick the habit......
So I have started taking Champix....
THIS will be my reward.......a Louis Vuitton Firebird! OMG I love this bag!
I picked my Champix up today.......1st March 2013......wish me luck!
Kicking my 20 a day habit!
- DAY ONE........01/03/13..........Took 1 0.5mg tablet. I had a headache, dizzyness and cold symptoms later that night but dont know if it IS a cold, or the Champix side effects......time will tell. At the end of the day I counted, and I had smoked 14 cigarettes today. When I had my Carbon Monoxide reading at the Phoenix centre today, I had a reading of 11. I want to get this down to Zero.
- DAY TWO........02/03/13........ Got up with a really bad cough and headache......smoked very little as it hurt my throat. Took 2 paracetamol and headache subsided, and then after lunch I took my 2nd Champix.....and so far no ill effects. Smoked a total of 14 cigarettes today.
- DAY THREE.........03/03/13.....I got up this morning feeling much better than yesterday, no cold or flu symptoms, no headache, so I dont think it IS a cold I have, it must have been the Champix......but today I am fine. I smoked my first cigarette at 7.30am, and didnt even think about another one until 9am......ok thats no great shakes, but it is for me.....I would usually have had around 3 by that time, but I never even really thought about it. If this is what Champix does....makes you forget....then bring it on! Today is my last day of the 0.5mg, tomorrow I go to 2 a day....doubling my dose........I took my 3rd and final 0.5mg Champix after lunch.........Today I smoked a total of 14 cigarettes.....I seem to be stuck on 14......
- DAY FOUR.......04/3/13.......Last night I had a terrible night sleep, tossed and turned for hours on end. Got up at 2am for a glass of water. Usually I would have had a cigarette before going back to bed but I didnt. For the first 3 days on Champix you only take one 0.5mg tablet in the morning. from day 4 to day 7 you double this does ....and spread it out over 2....0.5mg in the morning and the same again at night....I think this will see a further change in my side effects,,,, I will keep you posted. Had not too bad a day at work considering I was absolutely shattered from having had only 3 hours sleep. Took a Champix after lunch and intend to take my 2nd dose before bed. Feeling fuzzy headed and have terrible flu symptoms. This is also a know side effect of Champix. I have an upset stomach, and a metallic taste in my mouth, but that goes away when I suck a sweet......but the stomach is a bit more difficult to shift. Its as if I really need to go to the loo.....but I cant. I messed up my medication for today by taking my 1st one at 1pm, because it meant I couldnt take my 2nd one until 1am......and that would then have to be EVERY day, and I certainly am not staying up until 1am every night to take a pill, So I will begin again tomorrow and ensure I take my 1st pill early.....so that I can give it the needed 12 hour break before taking my 2nd pill. Disappointed myself tonight by smoking 16 cigarettes. :( ah well tomorrow is another new day....
- DAY FIVE........05/03/13......Had a good nights sleep last night, and coping with a full day at work is much easier on a full nights sleep. In fact I overslept.......I went in to work an hour later than I usually do. I feel great today....very positive. I took my 1st pill at 9.30 with food......just a yogurt and a banana.......most people take their first one with breakfast, but I cant face food when I just get up, I can eat 1-2 hours later, so that will have to do......it just means I needed to take my 2nd pill at 9.30......which was fine with just a piece of toast, and the good thing is that not long after that, I went to bed anyway......So any nasty side effects would be overnight. On the plus side.....today I only smoked 11 cigarettes!
- DAY SIX..........06/03/13........Had another good nights sleep, and although I have doubled my Champix dose, I dont feel any different. I know that may change. I still have this head-cold feeling and really not sure if its the Champix or if it is indeed a real cold.......
Stay Tuned for my reviews on CHAMPIX!
