Day One of Chantix

Hello and thank you for taking the time to read my Blog!   This is my first time doing this and I thought it would help me get through this journey that I am about to start.   

Today is Saturday September 8th, 2012 at 9:30 this morning I took my first dose of Chantix.  Along with me is my mother also taking Chantix.

I have been smoking since I was 19 years old and now currently have a 3 year old daughter.  I do not want her to continue to grow up seeing me smoke.  Both my parents, grandmother and several other family members smoked while I was growing up, and I told myself I would never do that.  Yeah that didn't work out.

I am going to try and post every day about how I am doing any side effects and any little tidbits of information I can find that will help me and my mother be successful in our journey to a healthier lifestyle.  I am really posting this blog for my self to help me keep my sanity but if I happen to help someone else struggling with this addiction that would be a bonus.(and lets face it this is an addiction)  

I am posting the official website for Chantix and here that is http://www.chantix.com .  And if any of you know of any websites that will help with info and tips on quitting please post in your comments I would love to check them out.

Right now my dosing schedule is as follows I will be taking one Chantix daily for three days then days four to seven I will be taking two pills I am allowed to continue smoking for those seven days but it is said that by the second day of taking two pills I will no longer want to smoke.  I am hoping and praying that this will finally be the solution to my smoking problem I have also downloaded a tracker that will let me know how long I have quit how many cigarettes I have not smoked how much money I have saved as well.  I hope this keeps me positive in my plan.  I will post the results of the meter on my first day of no smoking which will be septemeber 15th 2012.  

I hope some of you will continue to read and leave me encouraging words as i continue to try and do this I plan to never go back to smoking again, and hope and pray my daughter never goes thru this struggle that I am in now.

Thank you again for your time I may post one or two times a day depending on what information I find or how I am feeling that day.  Hope you enjoyed reading!