Congratulations!
I am also a Chantix user and I, too, think it is like a "magic pill". I quit smoking on my 8th day of Chantix (as recommended) and while I still *wanted* a cigarette, I found I didn't *need* one.
Note that I did go through what felt like some pretty major withdrawal on days 4, 5 and 6 of the Chantix. Very emotional, weepy, etc. etc. -- all the things I've gone through on cold turkey quits. And it was very freaky to go through that [i]and still be smoking[/i]. But, that went away very rapidly and this is what I wrote to someone in an email on day 10 of the pills:
"took my first pill 10 days ago, and now have not had a cigarette in 3 days. It has been ridiculously easy. There have been cravings, yes, but most of them feel wrapped in cotton -- vague, dull and easily ignored."
And that's what almost all of my cravings were -- they all felt wrapped in cotton. Again, thinking that it would be *nice* to have a cigarette but never really any impetus to *do* anything about it. At this point (day 28 of not smoking) I don't even crave cigarettes daily anymore and now more notice the *lack* of thinking about cigarettes, if that makes sense. Like, I went to my first movie as a non-smoker last week, and was early and so waiting outside for a friend to arrive, and after about 15 minutes I noticed I *wasn't* thinking about smoking. I didn't think "boy, I'd like a cigarette".. what I noticed was a strange absence and then realized it was the *lack* of frenzied attempts to 'suck one down before the movie' and all that, that I had noticed.
Right now I can say that my biggest craves (which are still mild) come when I am angry. If my husband and I get in a fight, or my 7 year old son frays my last nerve, those are the times I most *feel* the memory of smoking. But, even then, it's now more thinking "I used to go smoke now" and not "wish I could smoke now."
I don't have any better words to describe it. Chantix has been a miracle, and I smoked at least a pack a day for the last 22 years (I'm 38 now and started when I was 16).
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 2/6/2007
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 29
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 464
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $145
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 2 [B]Hrs:[/B] 13 [B]Mins:[/B] 21 [B]Secon
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$221,598.00
Amount Saved
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Quit Meter
Days: 6013
Hours: 17
Minutes: 46
Seconds: 43
Life Gained
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45456
Smoke Free Days
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681,840
Cigarettes Not Smoked
