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Discussion Topic: Week 2 on Champix but still have strong cravings
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02-07-2010 @ 10:26 PM
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I started on the 1 a day at 0.05 and on saturday I moved up to two a day at 1mg each. All day during saturday and most of today I felt so nauseous from the tablets I didn't WANT to smoke, so did not have a cigarette till about 3 hours ago, and just now when the cravings were just so unbearably strong I wanted to scream.
Is this normal? To stop then start? What is the exact aim of these tablets? I do want to give up and I have willpower, they just don't seem to be taking away the cravings and just making be feel very ill.
I can't use patches as I'm allergic to the skin glue used to keep them on the body. I tried them before, and got no where, I also tried cold turkey but started again only a matter of days later.
Its costing me too much to smoke, I have chest pains sometimes, no energy to do anything, my sense of smell is shocking and I hate the fact that I stink all the time. I want to give up, but I'm so scared these tablets are not working properly.
Have I tried to give up too soon? At just over 1 week? Do I need to let the tablets work on me longer? Is there a point where the cravings just are not there anymore?
This message was edited by -T- on 2-7-10 @ 10:32 PM
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02-08-2010 @ 12:00 AM
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I stopped smoking the fags on day 14, and I still had cravings up until
then, but they reduced over the course of the two weeks. By day 13 I was
smoking only about 5 a day - down from 30. But when I gave up, that was
it. And the cravings disappeared. I think 2 weeks was the right amount of
time for me, before quitting. I havent smoked now since Jan 23rd and I
dont have any cravings - so far its worked well for me.
I know what you mean about the cost - its crippling.
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02-08-2010 @ 6:46 PM
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hey there
ive been taking champix now for 6 days or so, i feel really sick with them - im still smoking but not as much. i have no appetite either, is that right? or should i go see my doc?
sometimes the smells of food makes me wanna be sick too and the smell of fag smoke on other people makes me heave.
not sure if this is part of taking the meds but wanna see if anyone else suffereing like this?
CINDY74
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