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I have been trying to post to you on the old CAG board and then this afternoon I eventually noticed the pm telling me the board was closed and to come here! lol

Just wanted to know how you got on at the Docs and did you get your Champix?

C xxx

BO doesn't seem to be here, maybe send a PM to her, to let her know you are here and looking for her

Good idea Gizmo, didn't think of that! lol

Thanks

Oo, err, nice 'ere innit

Hi Scottie, I see you posted for me!! Thank you *waves*

Silly daft Bo thought her thread would just transfer over as if by magic d'oh!
Here is the original thread from the Consumer Action Group forum:-

I know I should really give up but........ - The Consumer Forums

Er, I can't see who's "lurking" or about to post on here either

Just going to have a nosey around this new gaff and will update a bit more in depth on my Champix tale hopefully Friday evening.

Suffice to say, I should be getting my prescription on 8th Feb

*waves* at Gizmo too!

I just had a "fatal error"

Well please discuss it with us

Hi BO, it is nice here innit

Well, I like it Gizmo !!

Apologies, didn't get round to updating my thread last night as I spent most of the night trying to work out some bank charges for a mate

Well, I went for my appointment with a Cessation Counsellor (my sat nav got me lost and I was so stressed by the time I got there - and people wonder why I smoke ) who had a look at my medical details and gave me lots of info on the Champix (she pronounced it Shampix).

She spoke from experience of other people who have been taking the Champix and advised that some had had side effects, some hadn't. The main side effects she found that peeps were experiencing were nausea (alleviated by making sure you eat at the time you take your tablet), unusual dreams/sleeping patterns, which seemed to last a couple of weeks before subsiding and in some cases, depression.

I was also asked to blow into a machine which silly me, thought was measuring my lung capacity I thought I was being really clever after getting a score of 42 until she showed me a chart which measures carbon monoxide content. Er, 42 is about just over a quarter of the way from the top of the chart and is "risk of stroke level" - very scarey

I have to have permission from my doctor in order to receive my first lot of tablets as some 5-6 years ago, I did suffer from depression. She advised me that if I began to feel depressed, to stop taking the Champix and contact my doctor straight away.

I see my doctor on Friday so hopefully I will start taking the tablets on Saturday morning. The reason for this is that at first, I was advised that I may feel a little drowsy so I would rather not be driving on that day.

Whilst waiting to see the Counsellor, I spoke to a lady in the waiting room who was telling me that she had stopped smoking using Champix and the only side effect she'd had was getting a little bad tempered around "the time of the month". Er, I haven't told Mr Bo about this yet

Hope you're still going strong Scottie!!

Forgot to say, the counsellor did say that to much carbon monoxide in your bloodstream makes your blood "thicker", hence the reason I have circulatory problems

Off to the docs in the morning

I was just having a look for an avatar for on here and I came across this You Tube video by Dave Allen. Very funny and very informative too . It's about nine minutes long though

YouTube - Dave Allen - Giving up smoking

I always liked him, pity he's "gone" now.

Well, got my prescription today and start the "dog food" in the morning. Will let you know how I get on

However, whilst at the docs I had a diagnosis on some muscle/joint pains that I'd been having and have now been told I have Fibromyalgia - and I thought I was just getting old

Oh well, better go and start a thread on it now that we have these wonderful health forums