April 8th is the day !!!

[Janet]

Originally Posted by HALEY

Janet did your husband have an side effects, like nightmares, sick stomach, loss of sleep???

He told me he was a little oozy in the tummy, but that was it. Me....I was so sick I wanted to vomit...so I quit taking them and used the patch. I just couldn't stand being that sick to my tummy all the time.

[HALEY]

I been hearing bad stories about the Chantix, the nightmares they say are so real, i'm really worried about that cause i sleep with Micah, i don't want to hurt him while i'm sleeping, i'm going to talk to more people today from our company that took Chantix if the nightmares are that bad, i will go on the patch, i have to call my insurance company again to see if they cover that... hopefully... i'll let you know..

[HALEY]

i'm going to run to wal-marts lunch time , and stock up on sugarless gum, hard candy, fuit, etc. at least the weather is breaking here, i'll be able to power walk with micah at night, i'm getting so nervous, was thinking this morning about how i'm going to change my morning routine, that first smoke with coffee i have to get out of my head. that's going to be the hardest for me....

[HALEY]

Post-Marketing Experience:
The following adverse events have been reported during post-approval use of Chantix. Because these
events are reported voluntarily from a population of uncertain size, it is not always possible to reliably
estimate their frequency or establish a causal relationship to drug exposure.
There have been reports of depressed mood, agitation, changes in behavior, suicidal ideation and
suicide in patients attempting to quit smoking while taking Chantix. Smoking cessation with or without
treatment is associated with nicotine withdrawal symptoms and the exacerbation of underlying
psychiatric illness. Not all patients had known pre-existing psychiatric illness and not all had
discontinued smoking. The role of Chantix in these reports is not known.

[HALEY]

we'll i'm going to try the patch first, i heard to many bad things about chanix, so we will go to the doctors on the 8th, and that will be my last day of smoking, i'm getting scared, but i can do it.. the 9th will be our first smoke free day!!!! i have to do this for myself and also Micah...

[DianaB]

You CAN do this, Haley!!! You're a very strong and determined woman and you can do this!!!! Keep us all posted so we can encourage you.

[HALEY]

Thanks Diana, i have no will power,, but i'm going to try it... i got my water bottle yesterday, got some candy to keep me busy.. just waiting for the doctor's apt.... wish me luck...... everyone is quitting cause there just not paying the price for them, they just went up again today... i will be saving 5,000 a year, i keep telling myself this.... that's if Mike quits with me, another guy at work quit to... so that's good for me...