Quitting smoking again for the first time....

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7. I was part of the first study groups for Chantix

It worked for me. I was smoking three packs a day and had smoked for 30 years. I tried quitting many times but just couldn't. It truly helped me because it takes away the physical addiction and all you have to deal with is the emotional one and your brain reminding you it's time for another cigarette. I've been smoke free for more than 15 years. And not a day goes by that I'm not grateful to have gotten the help from Chantix.

Basically what you do is re-train your brain to accept no more cigarettes. It really only takes once or twice of simply not smoking when your brain reminds you it's time for a cigarette. It's about when you light up. We are creatures of habit and we create a new one when we smoke. Lighting up after eating, or in the car on the way to work, or with your morning coffee or whenever you habitually light up.

At first Chantix helps you by making it easier to say no to lighting up every time you used to. The urge to smoke goes away quickly, unlike when you try to quit cold turkey or any other way where your body craves the nicotine so badly that you simply can't say no. After a while, and in a very short time you'll notice you don't think about lighting up when you used to.

The interesting thing is that after you've been smoke free for a while if you take a drag from a cigarette it leaves an awful oily taste in your mouth for hours and hours.

The best thing that ever happened to me was Chantix.