Saturday, February 16, 2008

I Quit!


It's been over 48 hours since I've had a cigarette. I started Chantix and I'm positive it's going to work. No side effects either. I was on the following website:




and found out what is happening to my body so far. See below:



  • 20 minutes after quitting: Your heart rate and blood pressure drops.(Effect of Smoking on Arterial Stiffness and Pulse Pressure Amplification, Mahmud, A, Feely, J. 2003. Hypertension:41:183.)

  • 12 hours after quitting: The carbon monoxide level in your blood drops to normal.(US Surgeon General's Report, 1988, p. 202)

I have to wait two weeks to three months before my circulation and lung function improve. But, I can do this.


As Eleanor Roosevelt said: You must do the things you think you cannot do.

So -- my official quit date is February 14, 2008 @ 1:30 p.m.

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