Hello all, Happy Monday,
Today is Day 6 of being smoke-free. I have to say, the Chantix so far for me has been a miracle drug. All of my cravings are mental and not physical and so far I haven't really been close to falling into any sort of temptation. Now its relearning my life without cigarettes, which I think is the hardest part. I feel like I've ended a toxic relationship, which is great, but isn't exactly easy. I have moments where my mind distinctively says "I'll go have a smoke" and I have to remind myself that I am not doing that anymore. And I'm not ashamed to admit it, but I get a little sad for a few seconds after realizing that cigarettes aren't my "go-to"....I know it may sound a little weird but I'm sure you all know what I'm talking about. The relearning process will take a long time I'm sure, but I'm not sure how much of the physical ease of it all is the Chantix working or the nicotine being out of my system. I do have concerns that when I get off the Chantix that everything will be hard. I couldn't stand up to temptation before the Chantix, so who's to say I can after?
Thoughts?
I'm exactly in the same boat. Absolutely no cravings or withdrawal symptoms on Chantix. I'm only a few days ahead of you. I had the same worries too....what happens when I no longer have Chantix to help me through? So I decided to stop worrying and start really getting myself prepared for that future time.
I still find myself thinking about cigarettes from time to time. I'm no longer automatically heading for the door to smoke after meals (before stopping and saying I don't do that anymore)
Husband still smokes, doesn't bother me a bit- we stopped smoking in the house years and years ago. I just want to keep feeling this way forever!
I think we've gone through the first stage with flying colors, and with determination and support, we'll always be EXs.
Corinne