Boomer Lady’s Babbling

What can YOU write about in sixty seconds?April 25, 2008

So I recently became addicted to StumbleUpon. For those not in the know, StumbleUpon is an internet feature that allows you to select your interests, click a button, and view websites, videos, or photos relating to those interests. It is user-moderated, and has an extremely large following within internet culture. If you use Firefox, you [...]

Teen Repellent?April 25, 2008

Over the past couple of days, I have been reading about a so-called Teenager Repellent. In short, this thing emits a buzz that is only audible to people under the age of 25. It is commonly used to ward packs of annoying teenagers away from shops, parking lots, and other places where kids do whatever [...]

Quotes that change us for the betterApril 19, 2008

In class, I have two very effective instructors. One in particular has referenced two quotes that I now use in everyday situations: “You are a performance race car driver about to hit the wall, FOCUS on your recovery point” True indeed. When life turns chaotic, you need to focus on the one thing that will save you, [...]

Niccine-Vaccine Against Nicotine Being Tested

April 30, 2008 — emctara57

This is from another quit smoking blog. Interesting information:

Should I use Chantix or wait for Niccine ?

Niccine: a new approach to quit smoking This is a different approach to the quit smoking problem similiar to by the drug maker Pfizer’s Chantix Swedish anti-nicotine vaccine to be tested in Nordic countries “A Swedish vaccine against nicotine will be tested on 400 people in three Nordic countries,” Heavy smokers who would like to quit, will get counselling along with the new drug, initial test will run for 4 months.

Niccine is supposed to help the immune system build antibodies against nicotine.

Interesting approach to the problem: Niccine will latch onto the incoming nicotine and preventing it from reaching the brain’s reward system, thereby preventing the smoker from getting that addictive smoking “kick” or hit. Niccine, has been developed over the course of 10 years by Swedish researchers at the Karolinska Institute, under the guidance of professor Torgny Svensson who founded Independent Pharmaceutica.

This is a different approach to the quit smoking problem used by Pfizer’s Chantix. http://www.chantix-smoking.blogspot.com

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Cutting back on Chantix

April 29, 2008 — emctara57

Smoke Free 119 days!

Yes, it is hard to believe it has been almost four months without a single puff of a cigarette. I have to thank God and Chantix for this is truly a miracle.

Today I cut my Chantix 1mg pill in half and am going to take 1/2 mg for at least four weeks maybe more. The reason I am cutting back is because of the fatigue I am feeling. In the beginning when I first started taking it the first week or so, I felt like I had the flu. I was achy all over and felt like I couldn’t get off the couch. That is part of the reason why I have only taken one 1mg pill in the morning during the last four months. When I was taking it as directed, two 1 mg pills, 1 in the morning and 1 at night, it was way to much for me to handle. I was depressed and tired all the time, could not sleep at all and just felt ‘weird’. After the first couple of weeks on one 1mg pill in the morning, I felt pretty good, not to crazy and I was still not smoking.

Lately, I have noticed when I go to the gym, or walk for long distances, or run up three flights of stairs, I am exhausted and weak. My muscles are weak. I don’t have the strength I had even back in January and February. I haven’t read anything about Chantix effecting your muscles or joints, but I am going to do some research on it. Of course I am worried about it because I have been on the Chantix longer than the suggested twelve weeks.

I will see my Doctor tomorrow and discuss this with him. Leave me a comment if you have had a similar experience with Chantix. I don’t like feeling lazy all the time.

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