Reply #174: I'm taking Chantix right now [View All]

I've smoked for about 15 years, and I was up to a pack a day. I started taking Chantix last Friday. On Saturday I smoked 6 cigarettes, on Sunday I smoked 4, on Monday I smoked 2, and since Tuesday I've completely stopped.

Apparently it doesn't work for everybody, but I've found it to be really incredible so far. It has almost completely killed the cravings - I still get a slight urge to smoke in the middle of the afternoon, but it's no big deal, I've got an open packet of cigarettes on the kitchen table which I haven't felt compelled to touch all week. I feel like I've been completely separated from the addiction, and I'm already wondering why I thought smoking was such a big deal in the first place.

I heard that around 30% of people who take Chantix experience nausea, it's the most common side effect. I can't say I've had any of that yet, although I'm always careful to take it immediately after eating and not on an empty stomach. The first week I was on 0.5mg, and this week the dose is upped to 1.0mg, so we'll see how it goes.

I understand it may not work so well for others, but in my experience it's been amazing.