Posted: 12/8/2009 8:47:56 AM EDT
| If so, what were your results? I've got a smoking habit that I need to kick, and I don't have the willpower to do it cold turkey. |
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My insurance company would pay 75percent of the cost of Chantix, they would pay completely for welbutrin.
I used welbutrin myself in April, took it for about a month and a half really, I was supposed to titrate up from one pill to two after a week but I never did. I kept taking just one a day. I had some outside reasons I wants to stop as well. One thing that helped me was i did not smoke inside my apartment outside of the second bathroom with the fart fan on. Other than that I smoked outside. I could g thru the week only smoking 3 smokes a day...but saturday when I was at the range Id smoke a pack. the welbutrin really helped me .... I havent had a smoke since April and I dont miss it. |
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I used it in January of 08 for only two weeks and was able to quit smoking. I was a pack to pack and a half a day smoker for five years. Quit for eight months.
I'm back to smoking now again, but that's my own fault. All it takes is one cigarette to get you hooked again. I found that the physiological urge to smoke disappears with Chantix, but the psychological element (ie habit/routine) is what you will continue to struggle with for a while. Just take one day at a time. Hope this helps. |
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I used/still use Chantix. I use it when I know I'm going to be in a smoking situation, ie shooting, gambling, etc. The doc wants me to use it straigtht for 6 months or something like that but it makes my stomach upset so I only use it when I have to. I took it for about a month before I stopped using it daily. So far been good for 2.5 months
It definitely takes the edge off. Don't get the nic fits. I get some crazy whacked dreams. Another benefit of stop smoking is that I feel more mellow and less angry. Chantix isn't cheap but if you quit you will save money. |
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I went cold turkey 10 years ago....easiest route in my book. My wife has tried Chantix twice. She still smokes. Two friends felt 'mental' on chantix. Good Luck with quitting. It can be difficult I have 2 friends that are on it. They said they got a speech from the Doc about going postal or suicidal. Doesn't sound like fun. Everyone I know personally that has quit went cold turkey. |
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smoked for 33 years quit using chantix last Dec. after taking chantix for 2 months. very vivid dreams and some stomach upset but well worth it IMHO. i to smoked for 30 yrs 2-3 packs a day , i took Chantix for 2 months best thing i have ever done for myself i only had a couple of dreams and then i didnt remember anymore of them and that was through my 3rd week on Chantix . i think it helps to keep to a schedule on it , i would take mine when i first got up at 4:00 am to start my day and then at 2:30 in the afternoon and i would always eat something in the afternoon . by bedtime i was ready to go to sleep and i didnt have a strong dose of taking a pill right before bedtime . Feb 3 rd will be two years for me i still have a new unopen pack of smokes i bought when i first went on Chantix i have written the date on them and put them up on the shelf so i and others can see that you can live with out smokes . TS2 |
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I used it 4 years ago. I had smoked off and on over the last 20 years. My final bout I was up to 3 packs a day. Chantix helped me quit. I don't remember how long I took it but I remember one day having the last cigarette in a pack and just not ever smoking again.
Yes I had some,um,vivid dreams. I was also only sleeping a few hours a night. The weird part? 7 or 8 months later I realized I hadn't had any alcohol since I quit. 
No idea why. Still to this day I don't really crave any cigarettes or beer/wine/liquor... Chris |
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Nightmares that made me want to suckstart a Glock. Imagine dreaming of taking an 18' bowrider from Cape Cod (in Massachusetts) all the way to Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) while being chase by pirates (Think Pirates of the Carriben) All I had to eat was Twinkes and Gatorade. I had that same dream for 5 straight days while I was on Chantix
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Quoted: Quoted: Nightmares that made me want to suckstart a Glock. Imagine dreaming of taking an 18' bowrider from Cape Cod (in Massachusetts) all the way to Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) while being chase by pirates (Think Pirates of the Carriben) All I had to eat was Twinkes and Gatorade. I had that same dream for 5 straight days while I was on Chantix I don't remember most of mine, just waking up with this intense feeling of grief and loss. |
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I went cold turkey 10 years ago....easiest route in my book. My wife has tried Chantix twice. She still smokes. Two friends felt 'mental' on chantix. Good Luck with quitting. It can be difficult cold turkey here, for about 8 months..... still going strong. It was super easy and i dont think any of the quit gimmicks would have helped. |