Chantix works

Discussion created by karina on May 5, 2008
Latest reply on May 5, 2008 by Jaded

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ok so this is my 3rd time on Chantix. I have to say the first time I used Chantix I quit smoking for 8 months..I never wanted a cigarette at all. Then I started hanging out with people who smoked all the time and I relapsed. The second time I took Chantix I really half assed it, and I stopped smoking for 2 weeks. This time I am determined to quit. I always get sick on the blue morning and night pills. I find that if I just take the morning pill and skip the night one I am fine. I don't have any weird dreams and I don't have any bad side effects this time. This really is a miracle drug for me because without it I wouldn't have been able to quit smoking. I have been smoke free since 05-01-08.

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Jaded May 5, 2008 7:10 AM
Smoke free here since 4/21! Chantix doesn't make me sick at all, but I try and make sure to not have an empty stomach
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cindy16 May 9, 2008 2:44 PM
Hi, I took chantix before. But started smoking at bowling, husband started etc, etc. I will be starting again. I was thinking of taking 1/2 a pill twice a day instead of 2 pills daily. I was sick to my stomach before. Someone said cut the dose daily in half , will be better on my stomach. Do you think cutting dose will be ok? Do you think the med will still work as well.
Thanks, Cindy
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murel May 9, 2008 4:50 PM
My quit day was May 8th, the second time for me with Chantix. I have read that some people have better luck staying quit if they wean off the Chantix. I think I am going to try and cut back to one pill a day then to one everyother day in my last month. Good Luck
Murel
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hothula May 10, 2008 7:11 PM
aloha jaded, just wanted to say congrats to you for your quit. great job
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cindy16 May 12, 2008 9:33 AM
Hi, My insurance does not pay either. I have about 25 days worth. Will take that if need more will call dr. I did not set a date yet. We have an adult canoe trip July 25,26 and 27th. May wait till after that. My husbands aunt onloy took for a couple weeks
Cindy
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lynn8 May 13, 2008 4:14 PM
I was just telling someone that I have a friend who's daughter couldn't afford is so, after a month, she gave her second script to her. She had quit for a total of 6 months or so and restarted at that point. She's been smoking again for 5 1/2 months with no desire to quit at this time. She believes that if she stuck with it, she wouldn't be smoking today.
Last week, I took it once for two days straight. I wanted to see if some of the excessive gas would go away. It did, but the urge came back and the mood was tough. I was ready to kill anyone that got into my path that day (kill, NO, ***** and moan at YES LOL)
Stick with the 3 months, if you so possibly can. To me, it helps so much for those urges NOT to exist!
GOOD LUCK!
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cindy16 May 14, 2008 1:05 AM
I have almost a month worth. Will have to call dr for script. I did not quit yet. I did try last year. Chantix did take away the urge. But I started again. Was a best decision. But in the past. I'm trying to figure out the best date to quit. I have a adult canoe trip. In the summer. Thinking about waiting till after that. Si I do not have the urge. Many smokers there. Drinking etc. I want to pick the best date so I can win the battle this time
Cindy
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denverdeb May 14, 2008 10:31 AM
Hey cindy, i would at least try to do the first week with the 2 a day, then maybe cut down to one a day. try taking it with yogurt, this really helped me. good luck
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rob17 May 16, 2008 4:21 AM
I cut the 1mg. pills in half before going to 1 mg. pill in the afternoon just after lunch. I have not seen any information anywhere that said you should not do this. It was even suggested by my doctor when I called him with my concerns about the side effects I was experiencing. Once I got to 1mg. per day, things went much better. Hope this helps!

Cheers,
Rob
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crystal-echols May 18, 2008 4:42 AM
Cindy,
This is how i take my chantix. My pulmonolgist said that women seem to have a harder time with nausea with the whole mg pill twice a day. I started out with .5mg 2 times a day, then at about 2 weeks i decreased it to .5mg once a day in the morning.. but only because i kept forgetting to take the evening pill anyways. And i have been 46 days with out a cigarette. Crystal
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cindy16 May 18, 2008 4:49 AM
I thought the directions said .5 mg for 3 days in the evening and then .5 mg twice a day for a week/ Then 1 mg twice a day?
I was thinking doing the .5 mg for 3 days in the evening. Then .5 mg twice a day and never increasing to the 1 mg unless I need too. If I need to I will have the .5 mg in the morn and 1 mg in the evening. I do not want to feel sick at work. I took before and screwed up my quit. But it made me very ill. My stomach hurt and I thought I was going to get sick all day from the morning one. How long after you started chantix did you quit?
Cindy
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crystal-echols May 18, 2008 4:58 AM
I started on .5mg one time a day in the morning. I did that for 3 days. I quit one week after beginning the chantix. I also checked out my quit day in the farmers almanac. It actually tells you days to quit smoking in there based on the moon. I believe in that sort of stuff. And a girl at work quit with the almanac and chantix and she has been doing great also. I think it would be fine to do .5 in the morning and even .5 in the evening. like i said i even stopped taking the second pill in a day after 2 weeks. I also had been smoking for 16 years.....and i had never quit for more than 2 weeks. So, this pill is definitely a miracle pill for me. My doctor said that most women have nausea when they try to take the whole mg.......
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