Champix drug for quitting smoking........... ( Archived) (24)

Jun 21, 2008 1:52 PM CST Champix drug for quitting smoking...........
dcj22
dcj22dcj22Somewhere, Tennessee USA102 Threads 3 Polls 11,581 Posts
Claayer: what happened to the other 5% ?



I was one of them. Still smoking. mumbling
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Jun 22, 2008 10:56 PM CST Champix drug for quitting smoking...........
princess49503
princess49503princess49503grand rapids, Michigan USA18 Threads 1 Polls 1,485 Posts
Myself and 7 of my co-workers used chantix last year and so far, none of us have started smoking again.

As far as the agitation, hostility and depression those were the withdrawal symptoms I was having when

I tried to quit cold turkey with out medication.


My doctor perscribes it for 18 weeks. Chantix was not covered under my insurance so I paid the full

amount in cash the whole time.
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Jun 22, 2008 11:02 PM CST Champix drug for quitting smoking...........
Indyfella
IndyfellaIndyfellaindianapolis, Indiana USA152 Threads 8 Polls 18,150 Posts
Claayer: what happened to the other 5% ?



They went to the "smoking in public" thread.....laugh
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Jun 22, 2008 11:21 PM CST Champix drug for quitting smoking...........
Xtabentun
XtabentunXtabentunOntario, Canada18 Threads 1,722 Posts
Roseblossum: I think that is how you spell it. Anyways on the market for helping people to quit smoking.

SERIOUS SIDE EFFECTS NOTED: News release that serious side effects.
Over 1000 people reporting agitation, hostility, and depresssion.

And if you are depressed, intensifies the depression. So take note if you or anyone else is on it. Talk to your doctor about getting off of it.

Take care everyone.


Chantix ( USA) / Champix ( EU)
The side effects of a drug like this usually depend on your health condition. If you had or are predisposed to any of the conditions you mentioned, you might get them or they can be increased.
Those can very well be symptoms of nicotine withdrawal - depression, agitation, anxiety, weight loss/gain......
I stopped smoking after one foil of 1 mg Champix ; First days after I started, I was still smoking and then gradyally I reduced the number of cigarettes. What I did get - instant vomiting, every time I was smoking immediately after the pill ( but i didn't go through the 0.5 mg pills one week prior).
After a week, I completly stopped smoking and been a year since I don't smoke. But it really takes determination, not to give up to the temptation of " just one smoke" thinking you're safe.
It work really well on the nicotine craving; what's harder is the psycological need of smoking. I had to fight a lot to loose the habbit of lighting a cigarette.
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