First Day!! - Smoking Cessation Message Board

djm310 · 04-23-2007, 12:05 AM

I just made it through my first day...I had planned to wait until tomorrow, but as the day went by, I was okay, so I just went with it. I have some weird symptoms...dizziness, muscle aches or maybe just tension.
I have no nausea still with the chantix...what time in th eevening should you take it? I've been taking it at 4:30 or 5pm.
I definitely need to take this one day at a time...today sometimes it was one hour at a time, but I did it.
Wwish I wasn't so dizzy and spaced out...hard to think straight.

Memaw649 · 04-23-2007, 12:57 AM

Hi djm!

Congratulations!!! You're on your way to becoming a non smoker!!!

The first day is a biggie!!!

The brain fog will be with you for a little while. It should go away after the first week or so. For some it lasted maybe a little longer.
I didn't have the dizziness so I can't help you there. But if it gets too bad, call your doctor!! You may need to reduce your dosage. Same thing with the muscle aches. Call doctor if gets too bad!!! There are some people on here that did cut their dose because of that. Others had to quit taking it completely. So watch that carefully.

Aren't you proud of yourself?!! Should Be!! That is a very big step!!
Keep up the good work.

Please let us know how you are doing!!

Memaw

janpo1 · 04-23-2007, 08:22 AM

Good luck DJM. How are you doing today?

At 5:30 tonight it will be 24 hours for me!

We can keep up a buddy system here!

DeadFish · 04-23-2007, 08:27 AM

Good for you, djm!!

Yer on your way now, and had a taste that it *can* be done!

Hang in there, its only one day after the next!
Most of my 'chantix-effects' calmed down after a week or two.
Of course, what amazed me was how 'calmed down' my 'crave' became, for the most part.
Wishing you the best!

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Originally Posted by djm310

Wwish I wasn't so dizzy and spaced out...hard to think straight.

Sorry, cannot help you with that one. Been saying it for about 30 years....

Best regards!
DeadFish

djm310 · 04-23-2007, 10:20 AM

this morning the aches are gone ....I think it's tension. I have a gift certificate for a massage....I think I'll use that if they come back.
So far so good .

Today is a really busy day. Last night when I was in bed I was thinking how I can't cope with Monday and the numerous problems today w/o a cigarette, but so far so good. I am still just going hour to hour. If I think about how I'll nver have another one, I go nuts.

Congratulations, Janpo!!! How are you now?