Chantix

DEEKAYPEE8569

DEEKAYPEE8569

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Larry Gude said:
It can be done. I quit in one day, about 9 years ago. Just finally wanted to NOT smoke more than I wanted to smoke. Had a half pack, crushed 'em, threw em in the trash and that was it, right then and there.

For me, every deep breathe I took from then on was way better than a lungful of smoke. I was just done with it. I just felt better every single second so, it was just that easy. For me.

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That's the way my Dad did it. I was in Elementary school; 1st/second grade.It was raining buckets one night and he ran out. He looked outside and said, "H*ll with it," and quit. Mom quit in '89 cold turkey too. She had one or two left in the pack and just quit. ME, well, I quit in October of last year. BUT, I chew now, so many people tell me, "Well, you haven't quit ANYTHING.":shrug:
 
Girlzmom

Girlzmom

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Meesed up thing is that many insurance companies will not cover the purchase of Chantix, so it's out of your pocket, Sad but they would rather pay thousands for cancer treatment! Go Figure!
 
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NTNG

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While not has statisticly as succesfull as Chantix, the patches worked for me. My quit was a mix of cold turkey at first, and then I used the patches to keep me from slipping up. Two years now, and not smoking..
 
DEEKAYPEE8569

DEEKAYPEE8569

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NTNG said:
While not has statisticly as succesfull as Chantix, the patches worked for me. My quit was a mix of cold turkey at first, and then I used the patches to keep me from slipping up. Two years now, and not smoking..
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I tried the patches a long time ago. I got the strongest dosage first. I used three patches; didn't sleep for three days. I don't know if it was the going without smoking, or the patches that did that; but after three days of being dead-tired and wide awake, I went back to the pack....plus 2.
 
acommondisaster

acommondisaster

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Husband is trying Chantix right now. He's having a lot of weird dreams and honestly, he doesn't look "right". I've decided to try not to piss him off until he's done with the drug.

I spent $40 ten years ago to get hypnotized in a group session (300+ people) at the Holiday Inn in Waldorf. Threw my cigs out the sunroof on the way home and never smoked again. Took a couple of aspirin that night for a teeny headache and that was the extent of my withdrawls. I've never craved another cigarette - I could stand right next to someone smoking and it was like I had no memory of ever smoking.

Only side effect that I've had (and it's ongoing) is I feel compelled to tell everyone I quit via hypnosis whenever the subject comes up. :)
 
struggler44

struggler44

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acommondisaster said:
Husband is trying Chantix right now. He's having a lot of weird dreams and honestly, he doesn't look "right". I've decided to try not to piss him off until he's done with the drug...:killingme.
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Good for him.....One of the best things I have ever done for myself was getting Chantix. $5+ savings a day, mine went towards a new car payment.
 
RareBreed

RareBreed

Throwing the deuces
My husband has had the pills for years and won't start taking them. Keeps saying he's not ready and is nervous about the weird dreams side-effect because he already has them without being on medication (and I mean really weird dreams!). The pills probably aren't even good anymore, he's had them so long.
 
struggler44

struggler44

A Salute to all on Watch
RareBreed said:
My husband has had the pills for years and won't start taking them. Keeps saying he's not ready and is nervous about the weird dreams side-effect because he already has them without being on medication (and I mean really weird dreams!). The pills probably aren't even good anymore, he's had them so long.
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Kinda selfish to be willing to increase the odds of you becoming a widow because he's not ready to quit.........just my thoughts
 
RareBreed

RareBreed

Throwing the deuces
struggler44 said:
Kinda selfish to be willing to increase the odds of you becoming a widow because he's not ready to quit.........just my thoughts
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He admits that it will probably take a "scare" of some sort before he is willing to quit. Unfortunately, if you're not wanting to quit, the chances of you succeeding are slim.
 
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ProudMommaOfOne

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Don't Do It!!!!!

I hate chantix!!! It made me homicidal, literally. My friends hated me when I was on it. I thought they were just giving me a hard way to go because I was trying to quit. I stopped taking it for a few months then tried again without telling anyone and managed to make everyone I know cry within a weeks time. I was driving one day and I had an insanely calm thought that I should kill my ex-husband....totally out of character for me, I don't even squish spiders!!! I immediately threw the pills in the trash and bought a pack. It is horrible and messes with the receptors in your brain. I manage a neurologist's office, so believe me when I say it is NOT worth the neurological damage it causes. I think dying later in life (you will either way) is much better than spending it in prison. Just tell your husband if he is going to continue to smoke, that he needs to do at least 30 minutes of cardio a day. It'll help a lot....Also, here's a website you might find interesting, http://www.bitterwallet.com/chantix-helps-you-to-quit-smoking-by-probably-killing-you-first/35023

RareBreed said:
He admits that it will probably take a "scare" of some sort before he is willing to quit. Unfortunately, if you're not wanting to quit, the chances of you succeeding are slim.
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