Hello everyone I just found this website and Im so glad to have found this group! Today is my quit day and I havent had a cig yet today, 5 1/2 hours so far...lol wonder how long I'll be watching the time so close, hhmm. But anyway its not as bad as I was afraid it would be and again Im glad to have found yall. :)
Hi Grace, good for you, first day without smokes. I also took Chantix and I have not smoked in almost 10 months. Chantix is an excellent aid to help you quit. Suppot and education of your addiction is also equally needed to stay quit. Read the blogs and discussions and soak up the advice from others also trying to quit on this site. You might also want to visit WhyQuit.com, good advice on there.
What I found helpful was when a crave hits just do some deep breathing. It is really nice to get clean oxygen to your clean lungs.I carried a straw cut to the length of a cig to pretend smoking. Sound crazy but it helped me fool my brain. You can do this. I smoked for over 30 yrs and no way did I think I could quit but I did and so can you. I wish you well.