I went to the doctor this morning for my checkup and mentioned to him how the Chantix made me nauseous when I started taking a whole pill twice a day. He told it should still work if I just take a half pill twice a day. I’m going to do that. I really do want to quit smoking and it was working, until I stopped taking it because of the nausea.
Other things are fine. I have to get a bunch of lab work done. I have to get a chest xray, bone density scan and get my boobs squished! I hate mammograms lol. I don’t go back until the end of October so I have plenty of time to get my boobs prepared to be squished.
Doc wants me to power walk! Power walk? I’m lucky I can walk at a snails pace. Well not exactly a snails pace. Its more like a medium speed. If I try to walk faster, my back screams at me. And he wants to “power walk” for a half hour 6 days a week. Just when am I supposed to do this? I work all day and things have to be done at home after work. And.. who’s gonna give me a gun to protect myself while I’m walking around this neighborhood?? I don’t see this happening.. sorry doc!
Doc also thinks I’m nuts because after a hard day at work I don’t socialize. He doesn’t call yapping with people on the computer socializing. I’ve always kept to myself. I like it that way. Less stress. My blood pressure proved that. Doc told me my blood pressure is great!
good luck with the chantix again ma. I am in the same boat as you.. only, no more cigs for me.. started my patch again today.. so i would like to say “Hi my name is andi, i am addicted to nicotine, and its been 13 hrs since my last cigarette”
oh and when i get back there, and back in jersey, we can ‘power walk’ together. Just, like you said, not in that neighborhood.. lol.
Andi: So we have something else in common? LOL