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I Am Taking Chantix And The Second Pill Is Making Me Sick, But I Have Stopped Smoking So I Need To Continue I?

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was hoping someone else could tell me if this has happen to them, and what they did to help.

Day 1 to Day 3 – White tablet (0.5 mg), 1 tablet each day
Day 4 to Day 7
- White tablet (0.5 mg), twice a day
- 1 in the morning and 1 in the evening
Day 8 to end of treatment
- Blue tablet (1 mg) twice a day
- 1 in the morning and 1 in the evening
- This dosing schedule may not be right for everyone. Talk to your doctor if you are having side effects such as nausea or sleep problems. Your doctor may want to reduce your dose.
- If you miss a dose, take it as soon as you remember. If it is close to the time for your next dose, wait. Just take your next regular dose.

It’s not unusual for the second pill to make you sick. They recommend that you continue to take the pills as directed, however, some people get so sick that they stop. If you have enough will power to continue to NOT smoke, you’ll do fine. If you need the help from the Chantix, try to stay on course.

Good Luck

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I’m Getting So Frustrated With Myself That I Can’t Stop Smoking.?

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I know smoking is bad for you, I know all the dangers, and when people tell me to quit smoking it kind of pisses me off because when It comes to this I have very low self control, i’ve tried to quit smoking at least 13 times. I’ve tried various methods such as the patch, acupuncture, self hypnosis, won’t take the pill because of all the negative side effects. But how can I stop smoking? Do I have to go to rehab or something, haha how lame would that be.
Plus I have horrible allergies and smoking only aggravates them. I’ve had 5-6 chest infections and bronchitis about 3 times. I’ve only been smoking for about 4-5 years and I’m 20, do you think it’s possible for me to get cancer or other diseases after only 5 years of smoking and a young age?
And right now my allergies have been acting up and I’m coughing up a lot of brown phlegm, and I’ve been doing alright to cut my cigarettes down to 3-5 a day. I’m just wondering if I should go see a doctor or anything. I’m a bit paranoid.

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How Soon Can I Start Birth Control After Quitting Smoking?

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i JUST quit smoking because i want to go on the pill, mostly for my skin. i was just curious if there is a time period you have to wait between quitting and starting on the pill to avoid the negative side affects.
i was planning on two weeks? do you think this will be long enough if there is a time period you have to wait?

You can start the pill on the last day of your period. This way your period won’t get screwed up if you start two weeks after. Also I would also talk to a doctor if you decide to start smoking again while on the pill. People who smoke have more chances of getting cancer then women who don’t smoke. I know this because my cousin got cervix cancer while on the pill. She was and still is a smoker. So please don’t smoke while on the pill.

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I’ve Been Prescribed Wellebutrin To Quit Smoking…. But What Is It Really Doing To My Body???

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Just wondering, I truly don’t think humans should be “running” on prescription pills at all, but I am going to try this because its better than smoking to my grave….. sooo anyone know what pills like this do to a body?

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Wellebutrin will not be why you quit smoking. It is to ease the anxiety you will have from withdrawl. It works for some people and some people it doesn’t. Just keep trying.
There is a new med called Chantix which will help one quit. It blocks the receptors where the nicotine goes into so you don’t have the cravings. Quitting is difficult and medicine alone isn’t going to work. One has to really work on quiting.
Nicotine is a physical and psychological addiction. I am a smoker. I have tried many times to quit without meds, no luck.

I think if I remember correctly wellebutrin may cause a person to stop having dreams, or atleast stop rembering them. I think another side affect is possible sexual dysfunction, but I would talk to a doctor about that, because it may just be a slight chance of that side affect.

Chantix is working for my step mom. She still wants to smoke but that stems from the behavior part. She says she doesn’t have physical cravings. I think it is worse for her when I come over because she can smell better now, and can smell the smoke on me. I am her trigger as far as her wanting to smoke.

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How Can I Quit Smoking, I Wanna To But I Cant?

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Im 16 and stupidly got in to smoking, i wanna quit but i cant seem to, my parents don’t know and i don’t want them to ever find out. I have been smoking for about a year I really wanna quit but i don’t know how. Please help

If you believe you have enough will-power you could stop cold turkey.
One day I decided to become a vegetarian, and that was over a year ago, and I’m still one.
Try cutting down slowly, getting down to one per week.
Then just stop, don’t let yourself get to them.
Don’t go out and spend your money on cigs, go buy clothes.
You could also try taking Nicotine gum which will probably fasten the quitting process.
You can purchase it at any pharmacy and Wal-Mart.
Also the Nicotine Gum website ships you a free two week trial of gum or something.

My friend is in the same situation! Quitting smoking is one of the most challenging things you can do, but you have to believe you’re strong enough. Start by weening yourself off. Smoke less each week, so that it’s bearable. Try the nicotine patches and gum, too.
This website is helpful for trying to quit:http://www.anti-smoking.org/?gclid=CJ_2i…
and if you need to talk to someone it’s a great idea to call
1-800-QUITNOW
It’s great that you want to quit! I hope I was helpful :)

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If Anyone Takes The Pill Chantax The Quit Smoking Pill Has It Made You Do Crazy Things And Think About Dieing?

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I’ve been taking Chantax quit smoking pill for 10 weeks and each day my husband says I’m changing into a evil person and I have suisdal thoughts alot.

This is a very real possibility of Chantix and it has been achknowledged by the FDA that Chantix can cause suicidal thoughts, emotional disturbances, mood and behavioural changes. Please see your doctor as soon as you can. If Chantix is inducing these sort of symptoms then this may not be the right drug for you. Please see your doctor and tell him about these symptoms. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles..

This is considered a serious side effect and you should contact your doctor immediately.

So please, contact your doctor, you should stop taking this drug before u harm yourself.

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How Can I Get My Girlfriend To Quit Smoking?

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My girlfriend smokes. I want her to quit. She doesn’t do it around me but I can always smell it and I just hate how it can effect her health. I have tried to use guilt, saying how its unhealthy to everyone but she just gets pissed when anyone tries to lecture her. she knows how bad it is and she kind of wants to quit. besides her smoking she is the most amazing girl ever.

Try the Money argument:
Make no threats about it. If you dislike it that much, break up with her. This is decision that is very personal, but when made, requires the support of the people around her. It’s a tough decision, but with the cost of cigarettes seeming to go up just as fast as the stock market falls, now is a better time than any to stop.
That is something you can use to convince her to stop. The money factor is huge. For a girl, image how many extra pairs of shoes you could buy with your smoke money? If you smoke a pack a day, that’s about $7 per day, times 30. $210/month times 12 = 2520. For many people, that’s a percentage of their income that they could be using somewhere else- like putting food on the table, gas in their cars, or contributing towards healthcare.

Try the Health argument:
My father was a forty year smoker and was literally killing himslef adn we argued a lot about his smoking! Then i decided to go on the website and get pictures of tongue, lung, and throat cancer and i wrapeed them up with a starting kit to help to quit smoking. IT took him 6 months but he is smoke-free for the past 3 years. Recently he started loosing his breath adn they found out his lung capacity is very low. He told me if i haven’t shown him the pictures of cancer and the pictures of my children and told him if wanted to miss out of all that is dear and loving to him to keep smoking! I also refused for them to be at his house if he continues to smoke! I guess maybe if she has someoneclose to her it may help her!

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Anyone Know Of A Way To Quit Smoking Other Than Patches/pill/gum? Something Herbal Or Foods That Curb Cravings

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A friend of my mother in law went to a hypnotist….it worked….he walked out of there and has NEVER had a craving….its been about 13 years now.

Hypnotherapy is the most successful method I know of. But the real key to quitting smoking is: DON’T SMOKE.
Seriously though, if you can’t do it on your own try hypnotherapy. This form of therapy is often misunderstood and undervalued, but very effective.

There are no patches, pills, gum or herbal medicines that will curb your cravings for smoking. You need to built a strong will power to quit smoking. Remember that tobacco is a very dangerous substance on earth. The God has created this plant for medicinal use but people around the globe have taken it in a different way for their own pleasure and intoxication. When you smoke, the tar enters your lungs and keeps accumulating there like plague. In a long run, it blocks the veins and reduces the passage to accommodate more oxygen into your lungs and you can suffer from short of breath. The bad effect of smoking is well known factors for many kinds of cancers and other diseases. In the first place, I must say that you are inviting biggest trouble by wasting your money, time and health. It affects others in the family also. Since, you wish to know about quitting smoking, please be away from such bad habits and live your precious life gifted to you by the Almighty by doing some good deed in life. Be a proud child to your patents and Society in general. The animals know the bad effect of tobacco and hence never ever enter a tobacco field to graze. You will never find the animals eating tobacco leaves in tobacco field. I smoked for 25 years and stopped the bad habits in one day without looking back. Now, I enjoy a healthy and stressful life. The money spent on smoking is also saved. My family is very happy now and they are really proud of me.

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Quit Smoking Pill… Chantix (varenicline) Or Zyban (bupropion) ?

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Anyone have any experience with taking Chantix (Varenicline) or Zyban (bupropion) to quit smoking?
From what I’ve read it seems Zyban works better and Chantix is a fairly new drug for it. Varenicline is a partial antagonist of the niACH receptor and Bupropion is an antidepressant that acts as a dopamine reuptake inhibitor, and nicotinic antagonist. Sounds similar in that they dumb/prevent the pleasure of smoking. Seems to me thought that the Bupr. sounds like it would work better since Varen. is only a partial nicotinic antagonist plus Bupr. being an antidepressent helps with the depressive moods associated with quitting.
So the Question: Anyone had experience with both or either or knew someone that has stories about it? Whats prescribed commonly? What side effects and or pros and cons for each did you experience?
Isnt a full nicotinic antagonist better than a partial? And why did they leave out the dopamine reuptake inhibitor?
I’ll try web-md on this too. Thanks

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What Is Considered To Be The Best Quit Smoking Method?

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Among all the different treatments available to quit smoking, what is generally considered to be the best, most effective way to quit and stay quit? I want to quit but I’ve been having a hard time with it.

I struggled to quit for a long time, but never was comfortable with pills or patches. And at the end of the day, I found an intelligent way to quit smoking.
The important thing is to realize that smoking creates strong emotional bonds – and it is these bonds that need to be severed. Physical cravings only serve to wake up memories of the emotion…
Once that realization and awareness sets in, it is then important to reframe your thinking about smoking. Instead of saying “I am stressed and therefore I smoke” say “I am stressed but there are other ways to deal with it”. This shift in thinking is important.

Cold turkey has been shown to be the most effective method over the long run. That’s what I did when I quit in 1994. For years I tried to quit using all sorts of methods, but when I was ready, it went like a breeze. I had 3 cartons in the house when I decided to quit, & I smoked every single one of them. My doc gave me a prescription for the patch in case I needed it.(Remember, back then there weren’t as many options available as there are now.) I just timed it so tht I had one cigarette left after supper, smoked it, & have never touched another one. I have to admit tho that if I’m in line at a store, & the person ahead of me is a smoker (you can smell it!), I have to restrain myself from asking “hey if I give you a dollar can I chew on your sleeve?” In other words the urge is still there but I’m strong enough to resist it. You just have to want to quit more than you want to smoke. Do it!! Its amazing how much better you feel!

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