The Champix Challenge

[dfiant]

28c and 70% humidity.

After experiencing -1 and snow on my first day in Osaka Japan almost 17 years ago, I would take the warm and humid weather any day.

[Marc]

28c? How jealous am I?

[dfiant]

I'm not the slightest bit jealous of -6...faaaaark, my testicles were in my throat when it was -1. -6 and I would have a new pair of eyeballs....wouldn't be able to see anything, but it would be easier to blow my nose.

[Marc]

It's when it's so cold your car door is frozen shut.. that's when you really feel it... When there is ice inside the car windscreen

I think we should swap for the winter...

[dfiant]

It's when it's so cold your car door is frozen shut.. that's when you really feel it... When there is ice inside the car windscreen

I think we should swap for the winter...

Nah way, bugger off

[dfiant]

Day 3 - Last day of 0.5mg once a day, been ok, tough day at work so a couple more smokes than I intended. Still thirsty and tired, still no weird dreams but my sleep has been interupted more. I'm normally a light sleeper but now it seems I am a hyper light sleeper.

Tomorrow I start 0.5mg morning and night.

[Rawr]

Good Job Dfiant, you're doing good

[Marc]

Well done mate, keep it up.

If you can make it through Christmas, I would assume it will be plain sailing?

*hug*

Have an Owl

[dfiant]

Day 6 - down to 5 smokes today. Feeling very tired as in not very well rested especially since the dose was doubled on day 4. I sleep most of the night but it seems I am sleeping lighter than normal and waking more frequently. Had a couple of vivid dreams, but the were VERY pleasant dreams, just felt a little more real than a normal dream where you wake up smiling. Also feeling a little dizzy at times, but I'm a putting that down to being fatigued.

All the gunk that I have inhaled in the last umpteen years of a pack a day smoking is starting to clear.

I feeling positive that this method is going to work

[Bowyn Aerrow]

Call your doctor or the pharmacist with the dizziness. Doctor may be better.

Since you are thirsty all the time and drinking more water, you may be mucking up your sodium and other salts levels, thus pushing toward low blood pressure. Low BP can walk up behind you and hit you over the head with a baseball bat, or it can slowly build up with 'slight dizziness' that worsens over time.

Since you had a heart scare, your BP should be checked and kept as normal as possible.