Shortness of Breath And One Day Closer To Death

MarcLacroix · Senior Member

Shortness of Breath And One Day Closer To Death

chris · Senior Member

It's "shorter of breath, and one day closer to death". I'm sure this will be invaluable to the smokers on this board.

Pythonpappy · MIP Old Timer

Just so happens I started 'Chantix' last week and am down to 6/7 cigs a day ... hope to get down to Zero by end of week ... ( ; P)

MarcLacroix · Senior Member

chris wrote:
It's "shorter of breath, and one day closer to death". I'm sure this will be invaluable to the smokers on this board.

Yeah, went back and verified the lyric.

I was close. :)

I'm Alcohol free and also want to be Drug free so I think I'll try the 'Cold Turkey' approach.

Marc

chris · Senior Member

Good luck Pappy, I smoked for 25 years and Chantix is the only thing that ever helped, and I tried everything...patches, gum, Wellbutrin. Try to stay on it as long as you can, I believe I took it for 6 mos. Been smoke free for 6+ years. Besides getting sober, the best thing I ever did for my health. You can do it!

Pythonpappy · MIP Old Timer

Good luck on that ... I've done it in the past and it ain't easy, that's for sure ... the Chantix does make you a bit nuts, but I'm pray'n I'll get through it without too much trouble ...

Pythonpappy · MIP Old Timer

Thanks for the encouragement Chris ... ever little bit helps ...

MarcLacroix · Senior Member

Pythonpappy wrote:
Just so happens I started 'Chantix' last week and am down to 6/7 cigs a day ... hope to get down to Zero by end of week ... ( ; P)

Hi;

So how has the Chantix Regimen worked out?

Were you able to give up Tobacco or are you back to a pack a day?

Marc

Pythonpappy · MIP Old Timer

Smoke free since 4/15/16 ... Had to stop Chantix a few days ago ... cause I started have'n heart palpitations 2 hours after tak'n a pill ... and it got bad ... PLUS it, or the lack nicotine, was make'n me 'bat-shit' crazy ...

I DO want a cigarette but I want to be 'smoke-free' more ... food tastes 10 times better ... and I haven't had a 'cough'n' spell in a long time now ... I just hope I can do it without the pill now, cause I am not take'n it no mo ... (it was cause'n other problems too ...) ...

Thanks for ask'n ...

Pappy

MarcLacroix · Senior Member

About a month or so ago I ran out of cigs and thought 'Maybe I should quit. This shit is expensive at $65 a carton'. So I tried to go without buying another carton. I lasted a couple weeks I think. Thought about Chantix but if the side effects are that bad then I'm gonna look for something else. :)

Marc

Pythonpappy · MIP Old Timer

That's the thing with Chantix, it affects everyone differently ... you may or may not have the same side-effects ... or you may have different ones ... I know about 1/2 the people that have tried Chantix, it works, and the other half, it causes too many other problems ... Bottom line??? ... I think it's worth a shot ... (and it ain't cheap) ...

You still need a prescription though ... (I've got nearly a month's supply left ... don't want 'em ...) ...