Today is 7 days as non-smoker

[BvillePoker]

I really just got over the hump and am feeling much better this morning. Expelled a gallon of mucus this morning and am still coughing and hacking up what I can only assume to be diesel fuel at the moment. I don't know if it was the nicotine withdrawals or the Chantix medication that made me feel sooooo bad for the last week, but thank god I feel better today. I was going to to quit the medication last night because it has had some pretty severe side effects with me, but I really really want to quit smoking and my wife made some pretty compelling arguments to keep taking it. Don't know that I will do the full 90 days, but I will reevaluate at 30 days and see. Just thought I would brag on myself a bit.

 

[100TonsofOrangeFury]

I really just got over the hump and am feeling much better this morning. Expelled a gallon of mucus this morning and am still coughing and hacking up what I can only assume to be diesel fuel at the moment. I don't know if it was the nicotine withdrawals or the Chantix medication that made me feel sooooo bad for the last week, but thank god I feel better today. I was going to to quit the medication last night because it has had some pretty severe side effects with me, but I really really want to quit smoking and my wife made some pretty compelling arguments to keep taking it. Don't know that I will do the full 90 days, but I will reevaluate at 30 days and see. Just thought I would brag on myself a bit.

That's great, keep up the good work. Never having stopped smoking, what's with all the hacking and coughing after you stop?

 

[NeekReevers]

I really just got over the hump and am feeling much better this morning. Expelled a gallon of mucus this morning and am still coughing and hacking up what I can only assume to be diesel fuel at the moment. I don't know if it was the nicotine withdrawals or the Chantix medication that made me feel sooooo bad for the last week, but thank god I feel better today. I was going to to quit the medication last night because it has had some pretty severe side effects with me, but I really really want to quit smoking and my wife made some pretty compelling arguments to keep taking it. Don't know that I will do the full 90 days, but I will reevaluate at 30 days and see. Just thought I would brag on myself a bit.

Congrats man doubt there is anything you can do that is more beneficial for your health. My dad smoked for a number of years, quit for about 10 years, and then started back up when I was in Jr High. A few years after I graduated OSU he got to where he was hacking nonstop. He finally had enough and decided to quit again. The first two weeks were brutal as he had the same experience as you have had coughing stuff as his body got rid of all the crap he had put in. Once he got past all of that he felt so good I don't even think he's been tempted to go back. Hope you have the same experience.

 

[JonnyVito]

You are through the worst keep it up man. I had cold sweats and a sever depression for three days after I quit on the Chantix. I am 2 years and 6 months with out a smoke. Now the only really bad side effect I had was the dreams and mild stomach nausea. I highly recommend trying the hardest you can to stay on the medicine as long as you can. I did like two packs I think one was a continue pack I was on the stuff for 24 weeks maybe or it was 12 weeks not sure. I can't say enough good things about Chantix. One funny story about me being on that stuff. I got the Radioactive song by Imagine Dreams and got into Falling Skies. Well that plus Chantix equaled me wanting to start my own militia. That was about as crazy as I got. I recommend not drinking while doing this and also drink lots of water. Congrats and keep it up you can do this and trust me you will be so happy in the long run.

 

[BvillePoker]

Thanks for the encouragement. I have only drank once while I have been taking the medicine and I will NOT do that again because it made the depression that I am going through even worse after only 1 drink. My stomach is killing me and burning all the way up in to my throat. I walk around feeling drunk for the first two hours after taking the medicine. Really bad dreams. Extreme depression. I just don't give a s**t about anything and have bad mood swings. All of it seems a lot better today and my mood is pretty good today. I am willing to go through hell if I can finally quit these things.

 

[mseabolt]

Congrats Bville .. climb that hill

 

[AnniePokely]

You got this! Keep on the meds. In another week you'll be shocked how much better you'll feel!
This April was 3 years for me. I had smoked 30 years.

You can do this!

 

[The Duke]

Keep going and good luck! I'm fortunate I never started smoking those bastards.

 

[Orange Jennyslipper]

Hang tough, b'ville! I'm really proud of your decision and being able to fight through the toughest first days.

I'm glad I never started because I don't know if I'd be tough enough to quit. Keep up the good fight, man, everyone is pulling for you.

 

[Marshal Jim Duncan]

Congrats! Have a ciigar! j/k

 

[N. Pappagiorgio]

Keep it up!

 

[anon_ph7vrsh7abnty]

As soon as possible, I'd get clear of the meds. A 30 day detox should be plenty to switch to cold turkey.

I also think drinking a ton of water is well advised at this point. You won't be clear of a lot of the junk for at least two weeks.

 

[BvillePoker]

Sorry for bumping this back to the top, but something happened to me today that I had to share. I saw a guy that I have known for years and years today. He is a smoker and I bump in to him around work at the smoke holes pretty regularly. I stopped and had a conversation with him as I was headed to my car after work. He lit a smoke as usual. I thought DAMN that smells good. I guess since he never saw me not light up too he assumed that I was just out of smokes and offered me one from his pack. Without thinking I looked him dead in the eyes and I said " I quit." I finished the conversation and said my goodbyes and walked to my car. When I sat down in my car and closed the door I started to get a welt in my throat. I thought to myself about all the times before that I had tried to stop smoking. That is all they were, stopping smoking. I told myself all kinds of excuses about one doesn't make me a smoker again. I can not smoke again tomorrow. I have been telling myself for years that I gotta quit this shit, but still just kept "stopping" smoking. I am sad to say that i got a little misty because I remember when I had to actually quit drugs many years ago. It was a long long long long time until I could say " I quit." Because that phrase "I Quit" does not have a tense. I quit it 21 years ago AND I quit it today. I realized that I was going to have to quit cigarettes every day of my life from here on out. The memory of what I went through 21 years ago hit me like a ton of bricks right there in my car in the parking lot. Of course the fact that I am on Chantix and am acting like a ****ing 17 year old girl right now with my emotions does not help a bit. Stopping drugs was never hard for me, but quitting was the hardest thing I ever did and I had my baby girl to look at every time I thought I could not quit. But after about 5 minutes I realized... I didn't say yes.... remember the first time you didn't say yes to that line of coke.... all be damned..... I QUIT.... and quitting is a HUGE step in every battle. I did not give myself the safety net of the backslide. Hey all you smokers.. damn you stink...