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Posted by flowergazer (My Page) on Fri, Aug 3, 07 at 8:50
| I am on day 5 of being a non- smoker with the help of chantix.Anyone with positive advice using this drug.It is so expensive and I was wondering if I could get away with only one month supply.If I shouldn't I wont it is hard enough with the drug convincing myself that this is the new me a non-smoker.I have been suffering from headaches, lack of ambition and sore throat is this normal? what other effects could I get? I hear of people quitting for months and starting again that scares the crap out of me. How does that happen?Thanks |
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A 40 year smoker....9 years a non smoker here.
Not smoking is so liberating, I will guess that after a month you will be so thrilled not to be stinking and wondering where you can have your next ciggie and stepping outside for a fix, that you won't need it in 2 more days....but for the physical addiction....and that should be gone in about 5 days.
How expensive is Chantix? More than the price of 2 packs of cigs a day? Cheap at 1/2 the cost!
Enjoy your new self....it's awesome!
Linda C |
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| I successfully quit smoking, using Chantix. I have been smoke-free since March 15, and Linda is correct - you feel so free from that expensive vice. Each day that you don't smoke makes you so proud of yourself. I rarely even think about smoking, and if I am around cigarette smoke, it makes me ill. It doesn't bother me that other people are smoking, it's just the smell nauseates me. I recommend this highly! |
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| Flowergazer, good luck for continued success in your program to stop smoking. Keep up the good work. |
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| Kayjones how long did you take it? I made it 1 week now, I am feeling pretty good a little edgy once in a while but not to bad, nothing that would make me run out and get a pack.I started reading and crocheting plus my gardening. |
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Way to go!! You have licked it!! Coingratulations!
Linda C |
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I have to bump this thread.
Do it!
My folks have been taking Chantix as well and have experienced amazing results. They were both hard-core smokers (1 to 2 packs a day for 30+ years) and tried all the "gimmicks" and "cures" out there. They had no success until this - Chantix. Dad is down to 5 cigarette attempts a week, Mom is down to 2. This is AMAZING! I am so happy that they have found something that works for them. They have only been taking it for 7 weeks.
I have a bit more research to do (I am a smoker as well) regarding the interaction between Chantix and allergy/asthma meds. I have allergy induced asthma and it notes on their website that it has been found that Chantix can effect the action of asthma meds - so I have to make an appointment with Dr to discuss.
Gosh, I would be so happy to not have my home and clothes and BED smell of smoke (I may be weird but even as a long-time smoker the smell just kills me.) Good luck to all you quitters! |
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| I have a question from another angle. My husband has been taking Chantix and has been smoke free for 3 months now. I'm thrilled but he has become lethargic with no energy any more.....lazy. Is this normal, will it go away with time, or is it just my imagination? Example: On the weekends he takes 3 hours to read the paper (thank goodness it's not the NY Times), is on the computer off and on 2-3 hours, takes naps off and on, and then goes to bed an hour before he use to. Could this be the effects of the drug or is it just a period of adjustment? |
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| On Feb 15th - I will celebrate 3 months smoke free. I smoked for 30+ years and tried to quit many times. I think Chantix is wonderful. I quit after I was on it after about 3 weeks, I kinda had the attitude that "I dared Chantix to work"....and it did! Last night we had a party with 6 out of 12 people smoking in the garage. I went out there (I have started recommending Chantix to people. Not like a reformed smoker - I do it one time, short and sweet, and tell them that it worked for me) anyway, standing in that garage I normally would have been jumping them to bum a cig, but last night the craving wasn't there. It's amazing to me. I still thought about smoking, but the need NOT to smoke was stronger. I wasn't crazy at all or on edge, very relaxed. It was sort of easy to not smoke. I NEVER would have believed that life could be this way. I am a closet smoker. I haven't smoked in front of my kids in 10 years. Never smoked where I could get "caught" - by neighbors, parents from the school etc. I couldn't quit when I was pregnant with my 3 kids. In fact after they were all born, I would walk to the emergency entrance and smoke my heart out, and then go back up. I will never forgive myself that I smoked while pregnant. How horrible. I would avoid long shopping trips with my daughters, because I didn't want to go that long without one. A true addict - but with a legal drug. So now that I quit - there are not many people that I can scream: I FINALLY QUIT SMOKING !!! I still can't believe it. Doesn't bother me when I walk into gas station. I think about it, but I can just get my diet pepsi and be on my way. I always wished I could just forget that I ever smoked, this kind of does. It's weird. After about a month into my quit, I started to only take the pill in the am. It made me feel no different. Then I began taking a half of a pill and still felt fine with no huge change in my desire to not smoke. Then I realized that I had forgotten to take it one day and I was ok. So I stopped taking it at all after 2 months. I still went and had my prescription for the 3rd month filled...I think it was more for a security blanket, but I haven't opened it yet. I was lucky and had no side effects, whatsoever. But many people wean themselves off rather than stopping "cold turkey". There are some scary things that they are writing about Chantix - I was willing to take the risk and am soooooo glad I did. I have gained about 10# on my already overweight body, but its a small price to pay in the long run. I take it off. Good luck to all of you. |
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| What about the side effects that have been on TV. Like the guy who killed himself? I think naps would be in order for me, at least you're not awake and pacing or crying. It is so addicting! Carla |
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| From what my doctor told me, Chantix can exaserbate symptoms of Depression and Anxiety Disorder. So, if you haven't been diagnosed with these & understand the possible side effects of Chantix, there shouldn't be a problem. I smoked a pack/day for 17 years and since I started so young, I felt that smoking is not only a habit, but a big part of my identity. This is my 1st time trying to quit and by day the 9th day of taking Chantix, I only smoked 2 cigarettes (and wondered why after I smoked them). So, I officially quit on day 10. It's now been 3 weeks w/no smoking. The biggest struggle for the 1st 4 days was the habit, so having candy, gum & snacks were helpful to me. I have found that I get more work done since I don't have to take so many smoke breaks. For the past week, I've reduced the # of pills from 2, to 1 per day. After taking Chantix for first couple of weeks, I found that constipation and sleep disturbance are the side effects that are annoying to me. In the past, I rarely remembered dreaming when I woke. Now, I remember having 1-3 dreams each night (just regular old dreams). Some people continue to occassionally smoke while on
Chantix, without really needing to. I highly recommend not doing this. I think this kind behavior can come back to harm you after you've stopped taking the medication. |
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| On April 24 I will be 1 year a non smoker thanks to Chantix. I was really amazed how easy it was to quit, but you do need to have the desire to quit. I had my last cigarette on the 3rd day and each day just got better. Because I was a long time smoker my doctor and druggist encouraged me to stay on the program 6 mo. even at a reduced amount and I did. They said this ensures a better chance of not relapsing. This is a drug and it comes with it's side effects which bother some more than others. The night dreams for sure and nausa and dry mouth. I found after 1 month I could reduce the night pill and you can buy special toothpaste for dry mouth...no side effect was bad enough to make me quit the program. Since New Years I have not thought of smoking once and you do have thoughts about it, but they go away quickly. It is certainly worth trying and I wish everyone the success I have had. |
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| My daughter and son-in-law are using this and they are reporting good results with it.Chantix that is. I have been smoke free for the last 21 years. Here is my method for quitting. The first thing is, you have to REALLY want to quit. I chewed sunflower seeds for about 2 weeks. When that didn't do it for me, and I found myself looking for a butt-there is nothing more gross than lighting an old tired cigarette butt. Then I would find myself a good quiet place and kneel down and pray. In about a minute or two the craving would go away. Of course you have to believe in God, and that he answers prayers. I'm 74 now and had smoked for a good 30 years. It's so good to have that monkey off my back. It's worth a try. |
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| I am starting my Chantix starter pack on Monday.. Wondered if any of you had any advice for the noob?? I have alot of mixed feelings right now, but I know it's time to do this... I picked up my RX on Thursday, and my 14 y.o son helped me pick my date. I'll be sure to report back as well!! |
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