"You Can't Do It"

[blas]

I just cleaned out my car, and Armoralled the crap out of it. No more ashes all over the place. It looks and smells like a fresh, happy car.

I haven't smoked in my car for 6 days and I've been doing ok, even with commuting.

Last night at work, I went for a smoke on break and I started feeling very sick. The more I smoke, the sicker I feel. I thought this wasn't supposed to happen until after day 7 on the pills, but maybe this dosage works faster for me? I don't like feeling sick at all.....I don't think I'll be smoking much anymore, especially once the dosage goes up.

[TTAZ]

The pills will cause nausea, it's the #1 side effect for the first week. I think the smoke is exacerbating the nausea, but only because it's gross, not because you are absorbing the pills any quicker. Think about the first time you had a cigarette, didn't it make you feel a little sick?

You're doing fine. Smoke if you want to, don't smoke, it's up to you. The nausea should stop tomorrow or the next day at the latest.

[blas]

I expected nausea, as both the doctor and pharmacist said it would happen, I just didn't expect it only on day 2 of the pills.

Yes, I remember ciggs were nasty at first....I was just wondering if the pills were making them taste horrible or if it was just because I was feeling so ill.

I hope it doesn't last. I certainly don't WANT to keep smoking, but I hate feeling sick. Hate it, hate it.

I'm just going to keep at my cutting down until day 7, when you're supposed to quit altogether.

[ditchdj]

Another thing you'll notice Blas is that food will have more taste and flavor to it.

In a few weeks you'll find that you won't run out of breath as easily too.

[TTAZ]

I expected nausea, as both the doctor and pharmacist said it would happen, I just didn't expect it only on day 2 of the pills.

Yes, I remember ciggs were nasty at first....I was just wondering if the pills were making them taste horrible or if it was just because I was feeling so ill.

I hope it doesn't last. I certainly don't WANT to keep smoking, but I hate feeling sick. Hate it, hate it.

I'm just going to keep at my cutting down until day 7, when you're supposed to quit altogether.

The nausea comes on quick but it leaves very quickly too. Two more days of nausea, tops, and you'll be fine. Chantix alone does not make cigs taste different one way or the other, Zyban does for some people, but not Chantix.

Cutting down up until your quit date is good, I didn't do that, I just went from a pack a day to zip and I did all right. Maybe you'll have an even easier time of it since you're taking that step. I hope so.

Today is my 28th day cig-free. My mother went and got herself a scrip just this morning. It sucks now, but once that awful nicotine withdrawl is done, you're shocked at just how much easier it is to quit than you thought it would be.

The best (or at least easier) is yet to come. We're all here for you, Blas.

[blas]

Thanks much every day is another step to becoming a nonsmoker and to saving my life and money!

[Silvercat]

Good for you! Keep it up and prove all those negative people wrong!

(tip about nausea: ginger will help with it, either tea or ginger pills. It was a lifesaver when I was getting off of Paxil.)

[XCashier]

Today is my 28th day cig-free.

Good work, TTAZ!

Blas and RHPG, I think it's great that you're both quitting smoking. I do believe you will both succeed.

[An Haddock]

Edit to add: Remember my last thread about quitting smoking, and how everyone was saying "Blas, if you quit, Sheriff will never bother you again!".....I just got to thinking of that the other day. I think I've probably already got him thinking and freaking out, because I have only been smoking 1 or 2 ciggs a DAY at home this week.....so when he goes to peep out the window, I'm not there.

Blas, I'm enjoying many of your posts. The "Sheriff" stories are amusing, albeit infuriating in a sense. I must ask... what does this guy try to talk to you about? I assume just asking him to leave you alone has no effect?


He reminds me, in a way, of a fellow who used to live up the street from my uncle around 15 years ago. This guy had designated himself the official neighborhood code enforcer. He was a retiree at least 70 years old and started going around the neighborhood looking for anything that looked like it violated the building code or whatever it's called.

At one point, he started taking a measuring tape with him so he could measure people's grass to see if it was too long and then called the police to let them know who the violators were.

It finally came to a head when the guy made himself his own UNIFORM. I think he may have even made or found a badge somewhere. (have to check with uncy on that) The day that the fellow made his uniform he lodged 50 SEPARATE COMPLAINTS with the police about code violations in the neighborhood. The police told him that if he called them for anything else, they were arresting him for harrassment, impersonating a law enforcement official and I think a few other charges. That put a stop to his personal code enforcement crusade.

[TTAZ]

Wow. What a nutter. Blas, RPG, I've been thinking about you guys lately, it's been a while, hows the non-smoking thing going? Blas, how's the Chantix working for you?

Day 44 for me, and my mom has passed her quit date, although she still lights up. Not smokes, mind you, just lights up. The one drag she takes just to light the damn thing is so horrible to her she throws the rest away. Why she keeps bothering to light up is beyond me, I think it's because there's still a little bit of tobacco left in the house. Once that's gone, it's gone. I'm the only driver around here so if I don't fetch it, it ain't gonna be here. Not only that but now ciggarette smoke makes me sneeze something horrible. Even if my neighbors are outside smoking when I walk the dogs I start sneezing. People who are heavy smokers come near me and I can smell that stale ashtry odor on their clothes and I want to gag.

Amazing what I put up with from myself and didn't (want to) realize it.

[blas]

I've decided to quit taking the Chantix. It has made me so physically ill that I started vomitting at work after lunch break, and even when I was at home, not smoking.

On top of that, it made me even more aggressive than usual. I know I come across as quite a spitfire on here, but I'm pretty mellow and easy-going in person and I keep most of my evil thoughts to myself or on here or Facebook.....well, the past couple of weeks, I just quit holding it in and said a lot of very rude, inappropriate things to people. Some of them had it coming, but I'm not proud of myself for saying things like that, because I know I'm a better person that to act that way.

I mean, last night I even yelled at my boyfriend that I was thisclose to just walking away and telling him to go fuck himself if he didn't start treating me like a girlfriend....and the only thing he'd done wrong was he didn't hold my hand or make any boyfriend/girlfriend contact with me when we were hanging out.

Yeah, that's some pretty wicked, vicious stuff. I'm done.

I feel a little better not taking it anymore. Cigarettes still taste nasty, I still don't smoke in the car and only light up at work....and I do mean light up....I can't even smoke an entire cigarette......the smell of smoke is nauseating, especially bars and places where people smoke indoors. I haven't quit, but I'm not making a huge attempt to keep smoking.

I'm still in quite an angry and sad mood, but I'm trying to get over it.

[An Haddock]

Not only that but now ciggarette smoke makes me sneeze something horrible. Even if my neighbors are outside smoking when I walk the dogs I start sneezing. People who are heavy smokers come near me and I can smell that stale ashtry odor on their clothes and I want to gag.

Once in a while we get a computer come into the shop (had one just a few days ago) from someone who is a chain smoker, and it's frigging disgusting. I stood there for a solid ten minutes wiping the exterior of this desktop computer with a rag and alcohol to get the nicotine stains and cigarette smell off of it. The interior was just as bad, if not worse. If you're at all familiar with a desktop system, they have anywhere from one to four fans that pull air in or push it out, so of course they suck up all the smoke in the air which then gets converted into dust and gunk. Over time, enough of it will clog up the fans/heat sinks and the CPU can overheat. Anyway, we had to take an air compressor to the interior to blast all the smokey dust out.

Now, I smoke a little myself... maybe 1 - 2 clove cigarettes a day at the most - but this woman probably smokes a pack a day or more based on the gunk in and on her system. Gross.

[TTAZ]

I've decided to quit taking the Chantix. It has made me so physically ill that I started vomitting at work after lunch break, and even when I was at home, not smoking.

On top of that, it made me even more aggressive than usual.

I'm still in quite an angry and sad mood, but I'm trying to get over it.

Sorry to hear about all that, Blas. Did you ask the doctor or a pharmacist about lowering your dose? I cut my dose in half because of the nightmares and it worked out great. I understand that a lot of people need their dosages adjusted one way or another once it's in their system really well. I cut mine down to 1 pill a day and am doing fine. A maintenance guy here takes 3 of them a day and I saw him puffing away like a damn locomotive just yesterday.

Maybe the bupropion (Zyban) would work better for you?

:hugs: for giving it a fair shake, you'll do it Blas, one way or another.