I tried Chantix twice, not a good experience. I work with a lady that her son was in his early 20's, in the military and he had no prior medical conditions and he took Chantix once....he never woke up the next morning...
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A few years ago I convinced a psychiatrist, in one single visit and with hard-earned money, to give me a prescription for Wellbutrin. I quit smoking after about a month of taking the stuff, but then started becoming bipolar....the very thing that I wasn't before taking the stuff! I felt sad, I cried a lot and I dropped two classes at the college that I was attending. The crazy dreams were nice, but I don't recommend anyone else taking Wellbutrin....especially if you aren't bipolar or have psychotic tendencies.
Needless to say, I started smoking again about a month after I stopped taking the stuff. And to make matters worse, a year later I couldn't get health insurance because they wouldn't insure anyone who was considered bipolar. What a headache! I strongly recommend not doing as I did. I hope this helps.
Needless to say, I started smoking again about a month after I stopped taking the stuff. And to make matters worse, a year later I couldn't get health insurance because they wouldn't insure anyone who was considered bipolar. What a headache! I strongly recommend not doing as I did. I hope this helps.
I took chantix for two months and it didn't do anything to help me quit smoking. The only thing it did was make me really grumpy, have weird dreams, and have really bad anxiety.
I don't suggest taking it.
I don't suggest taking it.
My Wife, the most even-tempered person I've ever known, took Chantix for less than 1 week. One night, I found her crying. Not being the type of person to cry without great reason, I asked her what was the matter. She looked at me and said " I have an almost uncontrollable desire to choke the children !"
And she was serious ...
Needless to say, that was the end of Chantix ...
And she was serious ...
Needless to say, that was the end of Chantix ...
I took Chantix for 6 months and the side effects I had were vivid dreams and nausea for a couple of weeks. It did help me get down to 5 cigarettes a day and I probably would have stopped completely if I tried a little harder. I never had any of these drastic personality problems.
However it does block nicotine completely so you won't get any nicotine even if you're smoking. And the lack of nicotine can make you cranky and badtempered.
I'd certainly use it again.
However it does block nicotine completely so you won't get any nicotine even if you're smoking. And the lack of nicotine can make you cranky and badtempered.
I'd certainly use it again.
Chantix has been associated with many suicides, of course the FDA still allows it to be sold even though no deaths have been documented due to e-cigarette use. Of course that is to be expected considering the FDA is administered by ex-executives from big Pharma!
YouTube - Chantix Commercial (2009)
When I first saw this, I thought it was a joke. But watch the latest Chantix commercial that plays on prime time TV. Amazing the FDA gets away with marketing and allowing promotion of a dangerous drug like this, yet wants to see electronic cigarettes banned. Yes, this is the APPROVED methof of quitting smoking, taking a drug that makes you want to put the business end of a .357 magnum in your mouth.
No, this is not a parody commercial, it is for real!
When I first saw this, I thought it was a joke. But watch the latest Chantix commercial that plays on prime time TV. Amazing the FDA gets away with marketing and allowing promotion of a dangerous drug like this, yet wants to see electronic cigarettes banned. Yes, this is the APPROVED methof of quitting smoking, taking a drug that makes you want to put the business end of a .357 magnum in your mouth.
No, this is not a parody commercial, it is for real!
I light up every time I see that commercial. I just cannot believe this stuff is still on the market. I have two friends who took Chantix and quit smoking...for a couple of months. They are smoking again. I wonder what the quit rate is after a year. Imagine taking something that could cause you to have a psychotic breakdown or put a bullet in your head and then still be back to smoking after a few months.
My sister and I had both tried Chantix. It didn't work for either one of us. I can't really say that I had any side effects except for a lot of dreams (not necessarily nightmares). I did slow down a very tiny bit in the first month without really trying, but was still smoking over a pack a day the remaining time I was on it. I eventually just gave it up as a huge waste of money (Chantix and smoking together....whew!)
Chantix only works by "Blocking" the nicotine receptors in your brain. I would rather vape as i have been doing since 12/20/09.
I took Chantix for 4 weeks (as opposed to the 12 weeks you are supposed to take it). I give it over all a thumb's down. You can read the 'blog' I sometimes update on okcupid if you are on that site - my ID is AmethystEve for all my experiences with Chantix. I should log back in there and update it again.
Basically, it worked after 3 days.... it worked amazingly! I'm allowed to smoke the first 7 days on Chantix, but on the 3rd day, I would keep lighting up and putting the cigarette down. I just didn't want it at all! It would take me all day to smoke a full cigarette because I just had no desire at all for one. Come around 2 1/2 weeks in, the urge to smoke was REALLY strong. I talked to a friend who also took Chantix for a few weeks and she had the same issue around 2-3 weeks in. I figured that, if it was just me stopping myself from smoking (because the Chantix made me want to smoke all the time), what's the point of taking it for the extra 8 weeks at $135 for a 4 week dose? I felt I was already doing it on my own.
The only side effects I had were bad nausea after each pill and being tired after each pill. The nausea was lessened if I ate a good meal, waited around 20 minutes, then chugged a fresh can of soda when I took the pill.... the food and carbonation made the nausea less. Luckily I didin't have the nightmares or depression. I still somewhat worry about the side effects because they can come on even after you quit taking Chantix. Chantix's support help line is total bull. It's pointless, not helpful in the least, and I believe it's only used as a way to gather information for their own sakes as opposed to honestly trying to help people quit.
I'm now over 5 weeks with no cigarettes (not even Ecigs). My quit date was March 20. I chew tons of drinking straws and gum to get by.
Basically, it worked after 3 days.... it worked amazingly! I'm allowed to smoke the first 7 days on Chantix, but on the 3rd day, I would keep lighting up and putting the cigarette down. I just didn't want it at all! It would take me all day to smoke a full cigarette because I just had no desire at all for one. Come around 2 1/2 weeks in, the urge to smoke was REALLY strong. I talked to a friend who also took Chantix for a few weeks and she had the same issue around 2-3 weeks in. I figured that, if it was just me stopping myself from smoking (because the Chantix made me want to smoke all the time), what's the point of taking it for the extra 8 weeks at $135 for a 4 week dose? I felt I was already doing it on my own.
The only side effects I had were bad nausea after each pill and being tired after each pill. The nausea was lessened if I ate a good meal, waited around 20 minutes, then chugged a fresh can of soda when I took the pill.... the food and carbonation made the nausea less. Luckily I didin't have the nightmares or depression. I still somewhat worry about the side effects because they can come on even after you quit taking Chantix. Chantix's support help line is total bull. It's pointless, not helpful in the least, and I believe it's only used as a way to gather information for their own sakes as opposed to honestly trying to help people quit.
I'm now over 5 weeks with no cigarettes (not even Ecigs). My quit date was March 20. I chew tons of drinking straws and gum to get by.
Well, I'll add my two cents as a prior Chantix user...
I tried it on three seperate occasions and it worked all three times. I just couldn't take the side effects, and the cost. I know it doesn't cost more than cigs, so don't send me messages regarding calculations, it wasn't that sort of issue. It was coming up with it all at once when it was time for the new script. Anyway...people with a history of depression, any suicidal thoughts whatsoever, anxiety disorder, and such shouldn't be allowed to take it. It worsens existing depression and can cause it if you don't have it. I take Wellbutrin everyday, and did during each time I took Chantix, and still suffered disabling and severe depression from it. And my doc even upped my Wellbutrin temporarily to compensate, which worked for a week or so, but not long term. And it wasn't safe to keep the Wellbutrin at the max for very long.
If you are determined to smoke, until "it cures you", it won't work. I've heard so many people say that it made them smoke more. Well that's because they couldn't get any satisfaction from the nicotine they were taking in because the Chantix blocked those feelings so well. So they kept smoking more and more to get it, and it just snowballs. You physically no longer crave it, but psychologically, you still want all the good feelings cigarettes gave you and the only way you know how to get it is by smoking. But physically and mentally, the brain is blocked from feeling any of it. Very frustrating, so you keep lighting up to get something.
When I stopped each time, the depression was so bad, I became suicidal, and had to stop taking it, which took a while to get out of the body altogether. It just wasn't worth it in the end. And then even more depressing to start smoking again!! Had it not been for the side effect of the depression, I would probably still be on it. It worked great for me, but the sadness and inability to function normally left me no choice but to stop it. After taking it the first two times, I thought I was "well prepared" to take it a third and last time, knowing fully what to expect and toughen myself up for it. Well, that just didn't happen. It was a big mistake on my part to think I could combat the effects of a medication on my brain. Some things you just can't control. I'm so glad I found ecigs. It saved me from even more depression at being a life long smoker and unable to quit on my own. And unwilling to as well. And with my history of chronic depression, trying to quit without help wasn't well advised.
I do know of one person at least who was able to quit and stay quit while taking the Chantix and hasn't started smoking again, and it's been several years since she took it . She only experienced the dreams and the nausea. No depression.
I tried it on three seperate occasions and it worked all three times. I just couldn't take the side effects, and the cost. I know it doesn't cost more than cigs, so don't send me messages regarding calculations, it wasn't that sort of issue. It was coming up with it all at once when it was time for the new script. Anyway...people with a history of depression, any suicidal thoughts whatsoever, anxiety disorder, and such shouldn't be allowed to take it. It worsens existing depression and can cause it if you don't have it. I take Wellbutrin everyday, and did during each time I took Chantix, and still suffered disabling and severe depression from it. And my doc even upped my Wellbutrin temporarily to compensate, which worked for a week or so, but not long term. And it wasn't safe to keep the Wellbutrin at the max for very long.
If you are determined to smoke, until "it cures you", it won't work. I've heard so many people say that it made them smoke more. Well that's because they couldn't get any satisfaction from the nicotine they were taking in because the Chantix blocked those feelings so well. So they kept smoking more and more to get it, and it just snowballs. You physically no longer crave it, but psychologically, you still want all the good feelings cigarettes gave you and the only way you know how to get it is by smoking. But physically and mentally, the brain is blocked from feeling any of it. Very frustrating, so you keep lighting up to get something.
When I stopped each time, the depression was so bad, I became suicidal, and had to stop taking it, which took a while to get out of the body altogether. It just wasn't worth it in the end. And then even more depressing to start smoking again!! Had it not been for the side effect of the depression, I would probably still be on it. It worked great for me, but the sadness and inability to function normally left me no choice but to stop it. After taking it the first two times, I thought I was "well prepared" to take it a third and last time, knowing fully what to expect and toughen myself up for it. Well, that just didn't happen. It was a big mistake on my part to think I could combat the effects of a medication on my brain. Some things you just can't control. I'm so glad I found ecigs. It saved me from even more depression at being a life long smoker and unable to quit on my own. And unwilling to as well. And with my history of chronic depression, trying to quit without help wasn't well advised.
I do know of one person at least who was able to quit and stay quit while taking the Chantix and hasn't started smoking again, and it's been several years since she took it . She only experienced the dreams and the nausea. No depression.
this product changes your brain chemistry to where nicotine doesnt go the receptor in your brain I found that it wasnt worth the outcome.
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