New quit plan - Smoking Cessation Message Board

suz79 · 08-19-2007, 04:35 PM

Well none of the nicotine replacements seem to be workin for me so i spoke to my heart doctor about takin the quit smokin pills and he gave me zyban i did some research and it says that it's not as good as chatix but i don't think we have that here and the only one i can use is this one! it works the same way i think you start takin one tablet for a week while you still smoke then you stop smokin and take 2 tablets. so im gonna start takin it next monday cause the monday after that i have to go into hospital for a Leetz (LEEP) and need to atay overnight and there is no way i can smoke in hospital so i wont be tempted to light up, just hope i don't get the nasty side effects like vomitin or nausea

DannDees · 08-19-2007, 11:03 PM

GOOD LUCK THIS TIME AROUND BUT R U SURE YOU ARE READY. i WANTED TO NOT SMOKE FOR LONG TIME BUT IT TOOK UNTIL i WAS SO DETERMINED TO DO IT BEFORE i REALLY DID IT. The chantix did help alot but I still wanted to smoke so it doesn't matter what you use until you are determined to win at all cost , nothing will make you quit. good luck again and get strong. You can do it when you really really want to...

suz79 · 08-20-2007, 04:33 PM

Yeah i want to quit my heart is pretty stable at the moment so don't wanna do anything to get it worse and smokin will eventually make it worse. Bein in hospital will make it a lot easier to do it 2 there is no way i can sneak out for a smoke cause it is a total smoke free zone don't think im gonna wanna go anywhere after the surgery anyway gonna be 2 sore so it will make the first day a lot easier. Who knows i may even quit before then i've been told that some people feel sick when lightin up after day 4 so i may even not feel like a smoke sometime before then. Is zyban the same as chantix????

bwitht · 08-21-2007, 04:03 AM

Suz,

Good luck on your quit. The zyban will work very well, but only if you believe it will. There is no smoking cessation aide that will work without your faith that it will and commitment to the life change. If you do not have faith in zyban and think that Chantix is the best, guess what! It is available in the UK under the name Champix. They are very similar in that they work on the nicotine receptors in the brain, fooling it into thinking it has already had a dose of nicotine. Which ever you choose, remember to drink plenty of water, practice deep breathing, find some things to occupy your free time, change some of your routines. You will find that it is the littlest things that will sneak up on you.

suz79 · 08-21-2007, 04:16 PM

Im not in the uk im in Australia dunno what is available here but have been given the zyban by my heart doctor so i guess it is the best thing for me to use. Considering it's gonna cost me $70 plus i will be quitting this time, there is no way im gonna spend so much money just to take the habit up again. It will have to work cause while im in the hospital i will not be able to smoke so it should make it a heck of a lot easier when i have no temptations it will work this time cause i want it 2 im sick of tryin to do it it's just gotta be done. I can't believe how hard it is im a very determined person but a stick has more power over me than i have over my body ridicolous isn't it oh well fingers crossed maybe it will work in a few days and i can quit the stinkin habit earlier