Just started it 3 days ago, now doing the 2x per day. Other than feeling a little "thick headed" no ill effects. That, and going outside in the cold and wind to smoke seems to have a LOT less appeal! My out of pocket cost was $130.00 at CVS. The base pharmacy does not carry it, they claim it is way to expensive for the govt. to purchase. I told the pharmacist that the cost was less than 2 govt. hammers. She just looked at me, and I knew she had no idea what i was saying...
Chanix
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BS Gal
Voted Nicest in 08
We have had a few here at work that did that. Decided to "quit" smoking and bummed cigs from everyone all the time. That just pizzes me off.Pandora said:Oh, Nanny Pam, I was buying cartons because my husband's last quit smoking program was to quit buying and bum from his wife.
Dougstermd
ORGASM DONOR
OK I FILLED MY SCRIPT ON THE WAY TO WORK TODAY!!! TOOK MY FIRST DOSE SO I SHOULD BE SMOKE FREE BY MONDAY!!!
bcp
In My Opinion
started the chantix on august 1st, stopped smoking a week later and have not picked up a cigarette since.
I started smoking when I was 20, Im now 49, Im still getting cravings, but nothing so bad that I am worried about caving in this time.
good luck to all that are quitting.
hey, lets all get together in a month or so at a bar and complain about those nasty smokers polluting our air.
we know the lines forward and back.
I started smoking when I was 20, Im now 49, Im still getting cravings, but nothing so bad that I am worried about caving in this time.
good luck to all that are quitting.
hey, lets all get together in a month or so at a bar and complain about those nasty smokers polluting our air.
we know the lines forward and back.
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dems4me
Guest
Just wondering, how everyone is doing today that was on this thread. :shrug: Have y'all remained nicotine abstinent? :shrug:
Came across this thread as it got bumped to the top. I just want to say a big "CONGRATULATIONS" to those of you that stuck with it and quit. If you had a relapse, I encourage you to try again to quit. Your very life may depend on it. I want to share a story with you in the hopes that it may make a difference to even just one of you.
Last week my father-in-law went into the hospital for a shoulder replacement. When they went to discharge him the next day, his oxygen levels plummeted. As long as he was on oxygen, he was fine, but could not keep the levels up on his own. Turns out, unbeknownst to us, that about 3 years ago his doctors told him he was showing the beginning signs of emphysema. He chose to ignore the doctor and not follow up on it at all. He also kept smoking. If he had stopped then and followed up with his doctors, the research shows that he probably could have halted the progression of the disease. Instead he chose to continue smoking and let the effects of all those toxins continue to wreak havoc on his lungs (and the rest of his body). Now he has full-blown emphysema, may have to remain on oxygen for the rest of his life and has certainly greatly reduced his life span. All because he chose to keep on smoking.
This may not make a difference to most of you, but it may to some. I do not tell you this story to give you a hard time, but rather to implore you to stop now. It may not be too late to stop any harmful effects or, at the very least, to allow your body to try to work to reverse the effects that years of smoking has had. Once you have stopped then you can celebrate when you think about all of the extra money and, now, time that you will have with your family.
Last week my father-in-law went into the hospital for a shoulder replacement. When they went to discharge him the next day, his oxygen levels plummeted. As long as he was on oxygen, he was fine, but could not keep the levels up on his own. Turns out, unbeknownst to us, that about 3 years ago his doctors told him he was showing the beginning signs of emphysema. He chose to ignore the doctor and not follow up on it at all. He also kept smoking. If he had stopped then and followed up with his doctors, the research shows that he probably could have halted the progression of the disease. Instead he chose to continue smoking and let the effects of all those toxins continue to wreak havoc on his lungs (and the rest of his body). Now he has full-blown emphysema, may have to remain on oxygen for the rest of his life and has certainly greatly reduced his life span. All because he chose to keep on smoking.
This may not make a difference to most of you, but it may to some. I do not tell you this story to give you a hard time, but rather to implore you to stop now. It may not be too late to stop any harmful effects or, at the very least, to allow your body to try to work to reverse the effects that years of smoking has had. Once you have stopped then you can celebrate when you think about all of the extra money and, now, time that you will have with your family.
bcp
In My Opinion
makes a big difference to me.
thanks for telling us about it.
my prayers for him and enough of a recovery to have some quality time left in his life.
Dork
Highlander's MPD
OK I FILLED MY SCRIPT ON THE WAY TO WORK TODAY!!! TOOK MY FIRST DOSE SO I SHOULD BE SMOKE FREE BY MONDAY!!!
Hey Vrai! Are you going to be getting this stuff?
Sounds like it really works! 
bcp
In My Opinion
never ever push a smoker to quite.Hey Vrai! Are you going to be getting this stuff?
not a good idea.
I remember once on a bus trip with 30 smokers, we all had run out and were trying to get the driver to pull over somewhere to buy some..
he suggested that this would be a good time to quit..
Anyway, make a long story short, after picking straws, I learned to drive that bus pretty damn quick to the next 7-11.
Sula
WDF. So worth the wait.
I started taking chantix about a week ago and have been smoke free since Wed. of last week. I rarely crave a cigerette and when I do it is short lived. Question is...has anyone turned into a complete emotional wreck while on Chantix? I stopped smoking without chantix for a few weeks a couple years ago, while I was a horrid biatch I wasn't freakishly emotional like I am now.
Just trying to figure out if I am loosing my mind or if it could be a drug side effect.
Just trying to figure out if I am loosing my mind or if it could be a drug side effect.
Dougstermd
ORGASM DONOR
I started chantix again a week ago tuesday. I smoked a cigarette yesterday at about 1pm and not another craving since. A coworker had five weeks worth of pills left over and he gave them to me
Oh and my dreams are so fun right now
I found when I went off(ran out) of the pills the last time I was very edgey. It was either strangle the kids over nothing or light up so I did
I will make sure to get a script again this time before I run outa pills just incase.
Dougstermd
ORGASM DONOR
ok 30 hours smoke free
Sula
WDF. So worth the wait.
Good job! It was 1 whole solid honest to God no cheating smoke free week for me on Wednesday! I had a really hard day Monday but, have been ok since.ok 30 hours smoke free
Dougstermd
ORGASM DONOR
Sula
WDF. So worth the wait.
Oh please, please, please! We shall not speak of weight gain! lolgood for you now How long will it take me to gain the thirty pounds I lost last year
I found the thirty pounds you lost last year! I used chantix for a couple of weeks. The cravings decreased however I felt nauseous all day so I stopped taking it. I have had about 10 cigs in the last month to month and a half. I want to eat everything that isn't nailed down!!!!
I used chantix for a couple of weeks. The cravings decreased however I felt nauseous all day so I stopped taking it. I have had about 10 cigs in the last month to month and a half. I want to eat everything that isn't nailed down!!!!atrusomder
Isaiah 55:8-9
good for you now How long will it take me to gain the thirty pounds I lost last year
I started taking chantix August 15, 2007 and I QUIT Sept. 18, 2007
I have been smoke free since. (me and hubby both quit at the same time)
I will say I have gained 35 lbs since quitting.
But That stuff is a miracle DRUG.....
Our insurance covered it. so it didn't cost us but the $5 prescription copay
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dems4me
Guest
I'm on day four of NOT smoking and on Chantix, I'm not liking it. I feel like fish out of water.
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