Well, lets see I am FINALLY biting the bullet... I am going to quit smoking. With heart disease running rapid through both sides of my family and with Mom's heart thing 2 or 3 weeks ago, I figured it was definitely time to quit. This awful habit has been a habit of mine for way longer than I care to admit, I started way before high school because... well we thought we were being "rebels" and thought I could quit anytime I wanted to. Not so much.... pretty hard... especially with all the crazy stress Jay and I have been under the last year, with the move, starting new jobs, and buying a house thing... I would have probably been in the fetal position in the corner somewhere sucking my thumb; had I not smoked...ANYWAY, I had spoke with a physician back when we lived in Amarillo about Chantix and decided I wasn't really ready yet... it was one of those things I had "control over" and at the time I felt like I was loosing control over a whole lot, so stupidly I continued to smoke used it as "my security blanket." Stupid I know, but unless you've ever been addicted to something, you will never know how hard it is to stop.... well, Jay and I are finally settled into our lives here in Nashville and I feel pretty confident in the fact that I can do this with the help of Chantix.... I think I will be able to quit fairly quickly, since I'm not a "heavy smoker," a whole pack can last me a week.
Both my parents were able to quit with the help of this drug and several of my friends have quit because of it....so I pray I have the exact results they have all had.
I pretty excited and know that this will only make that dream of ours; of becoming parents only that much closer! Yea!
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I love you and am so proud of you for making this decision. I have seen it throughout my family as well and I know it is hard, but if you are ready and you know that you have the confidence and strength, then you WILL succeed. I miss you so much and you better keep me posted on how you are doing with it. Now.... I need to convince myself of all the same things I just wrote about my little problem right now :)
Jenn
I also took the medicine Chantix and it has been a year and 10 months for me. I started the medicine and took it for seven days and quit on the 8th day and stayed on the chantix for 2 more weeks and quit everything. It has been the best thing that I have done. I know you can do this, you just have to set your mind to it.
Good luck, Love ya
Shawn
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