I have smoked for 40+ years and want to QUIT! My Dr gave me a script for Chantix but after seeing some Thyroid issues here I'm concerned. I have no Thyroid due to Follicular Thyroid Cancer, I take Levothyroxine daily for the rest of my life and have to have blood work every 6 months to maintain my TSH T3 T4 levels to prevent the cancer from returning. Is it safe for me to take CHANTIX?
I quit smoking just over three months ago and took Chantix for two months, stopping over a month ago. I have never had a problem with depression or anxiety and I don't mean to suggest that my recent feelings ARE related to Chantix, but I am wondering. I hae noticed my mood has changed over the past three months. I snap at people in public and at work too.
time and the amount of time that has elapsed since your use of Chantix. It has been almost 3 1/2 months for me and I am still getting urges and am still quick tempered, just not as often as before : )
I think we will always struggle, quitting is life altering especially if you have smoked for a long time (38 yrs. for me.) I know it will get easier and the cravings will only happen every once in a while and sometimes temper and irritability isn't about addiction but something else.
I am 38 YO. Over the last three years my period had become increasingly heavy and my cramps had worsen. My doctor initially told me that your body changes as you get older and she wasn't too concerned with this.
About four months ago I started my period and noticed sharp stabbing pains while going to the bathroom. When I looked online for answers I was pointed directly to endometriosis. So I made an appt with my doctor.
The crucial thing to do is to start medication again as there should be insurance options (such as Medicaid if a person is not working or if they are and it exists in their state the Medicaid Buy in for Working People with Disabilities, there are many other options as well) that would cover it because smoking cessation will cause mood flare ups and it will be easier this way and then your psychiatrist can determine which smoking cessation aide (if needed) would be appropriate for you.
Lately, when I attempt to quit, cold turkey, the only thing that relieves constipation, gas, bloating is to smoke again. Smoking provides immediate relief and over the counter meds or diet/exercise changes do not seem to work. Does it just take many months for the Nicotine to leave the system and for gas symptoms to stop? Do I just need to stick it out longer?
t seem to quit for anything. Had been a 2 pack/day years ago. My dr perscribed me Chantix and I took and kept smoking, but the cravings got less and less until on Feb. 1, 2007 I took about 3 drags off a cig and put it out. That was the last one I had. Took the Chantix for a couple more weeks until the cravings were completely gone and I've been fine every since. You can take it up to 3 months.
I have a question for those of you who used the Chantix to kick the cigarettes. I have smoked on and off for years, and I have quit several times for long periods of time, but this time I am in need of some sort of assistance doing it (the thought of no cigarettes is worse for me than the thought of no norco ever was). I don't want to spend any more money on cigarettes, I hate the smell of cigarette smoke, I always have, pretty weird for a smoker, huh?
Prozac is of course well known for personality changes. Can happen with any antidepressant, but again, well known with Prozac. Withdrawal is less common than with other antidepressants. but also can happen, and can happen later than one expects because Prozac lasts in the body much longer than other ssris, which leave within hours, so withdrawal can happen at a later time. But I would say, with nursegirl, that drugs won't solve anything, they just might make you not care as much.
The family doctor has finally agreed that these symptoms are negative effects of the chantix and he needs to go on anxiety med and see a counselor. I have read on other blogs that other users are still fighting symptoms after years off that drug. Has anyone else been fighting the effects of this awful drug? We are emotionally devastated to see what was once a strong, healthy, active young man turn into a bundle of nerves and anxiety.
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