Day 3 Without Cigarettes

• September 1st, 2008
• Joseph Crawford
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Last week I decided to quit smoking and while at the doctors for another reason I asked about Chantix.  I started taking the medicine the day after it was prescribed.  I continued to smoke the first week I was on the medicine however it cut down drastically.  A pack was lasting me 2 days rather than 1 day.  I am on Day 3 of the second week which is the stop smoking week in the Chantix GETQUIT plan.

I am not going to say that Chantix is a miracle pill, it makes it easier I think but it does not make it so you do not want to smoke.  The way it works would take a bit of explanation.  Nicotine binds to your brain receptors which tells your brain to send out signals to release dopamine which gives you a very short high.  The Chantix binds to the receptors and does not let the nicotine in.  This makes it so that a cigarette essentially has no effect on you.  I noticed it does not effect the withdrawl symptoms as I still have them.

What is more difficult?  Claire is quitting cold turkey starting last night.  I do not know how she is doing it I know it would not work for me.  I look forward to our lives being smoke free from now on.  We already did not smoke in the house, we hated the smell.