Ok , taken a few steps back this week. was doing well until i had to fast for 24 hrs for a CT bowel scan.
I had to have a CT bowel scan with contrast on thursday, which required me to fast for 24 hrs, drink a barium meal and be injected with iodine.
You are meant to take champix with food as it can make you feel sick, so i missed 3 doses while fasting . the combination of missing the tablets and not eating brought the nicotine cravings back and i ended up smoking more.
Even so, i was still smoking less than usual.
At 1 point before missing the tablets, i was down to 8 cigs (was on 15 - 20 a day before champix)
i'm back to 10 a day atm but am back on the correct dose of champix, so, if at first you don't succeed, try, try again.
My aim was to stop smoking tomorrow, It now looks like i will have to extend my stop date.
I have an appointment at the stop smoking clinic on tuesday so i will ask their advice.
With regard to the champix, they have definiteley been affecting my mood. Ive been quite depressed, negative and unmotivated on them and also been getting bouts of bad tempered-ness. This was was to be expected as its one of the major side effects. Ive also now got a bit of a chest infection which has added to the misery lol. (possible side effect of the champix and also from the contrast injection)
however, i will persevere and will let you know how it goes.
Good luck to any one else trying to stop.
Thanks guys for your precious comments and support. :-)
My first post, day 2 of stoping smoking :
https://steemit.com/life/@pcste/the-time-has-come-for-me-to-stop-smoking-just-been-diagnosed-with-emphysema-day-2-of-my-attempt-to-quit-with-champix
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https://steemit.com/life/@pcste/day-5-of-my-attempt-to-stop-smoking-with-champix
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