[Broachellen]

Anyone out there bp and take chantix to quit smoking? Wondering about side affects when you stop taking it

[roads]

No--but abundant best wishes, good luck, tons of support in doing it!!
roadie

quit smoking 1 Nov 1991

[Broachellen]

Thank you I've been on it for a little over 3 months now. Not sure how bad it will be to stop

[faerie_moon_x]

No, but my mother in law has BP and multiple doctors have refused to give her chantix because it really ups the suicidal thoughts. She really, really could use it, too. With her attitude she won't be able to quit on her own.

[cocoabeans]

Wellbutrin is another option for quitting smoking. They used to market it as Zyban. It works differently but might be a option her doctors might accept.

Wellbutrin helped me quit and I think I should quit again but cannot do it on my own and I know Wellbutrin would require I go back on a mood stabilizer and pretty sure Chantix is risky business without other medication and with bipolar.

So I may have to accept my resignation to being a smoker.

I know there are nicorette products and quitting cold turkey but I've done both a few times before and ended up in such a messed up state. The moods and anxiety of quitting smoking goes beyond normal for me and does not go away after weeks or even months. Nicotine products over the long term might work. That drug does something for my mental state not much else does.

[~Christina]

I used half the dose on Chantix ..Day 1 Loads of nausea non stop all day every day then by day 3 I wanted to hurl if I even smelled a cig ... day 7 you actually quit smoking ( if you haven't already given it up) I only stayed on it for 3 weeks and stopped it cold turkey didn' have a single side effect, have no desire to have another Cig at all .. quit almost 5 years ago.

The point with ANY medications,patches, gums or suckers or plain ole fashioned cold turkey... YOU have to want to quit. If you don't you have ZERO chance of quitting.

People are misinformed when they think "oh that cig is going to calm me down .. No the truth is that the slow deep breathing you use while smoking a cigarette is what is calming you.

[Broachellen]

I went to a different doctor and didn't tell about my bp because I knew that they wouldn't give it to me lol I know that sounds bad but I figured if I was killing myself by smoking anyways it couldn't hurt to try chantix. It has actually worked great and I have been trying to wean off of it but get a little crazy.