chantix vs the patch

Basically, this means it is not safe to take while pregnant (since the adverse affects are unknown). Regarding the patch vs. cigarettes, they both deliver nicotine, which is dangerous when pregnant and can cause miscarriage. The difference is that the patch doesn't have all the tar and other cr ap that enters your lungs. Before using the patch though, you should talk to your doctor.

I ended up stopping the Chantix and am trying to quit using the patch and sucking on tons of lolli pops

If I could, I we be a walking advertisement for Chantix. I had tried the patch, the gum, zyban and hypnosis in the past and got absolutely no where. Chantix is a wonder drug as far as I'm concerned. To me the benefits of Chantix far out way any of the risks.

I was a 22 year smoker, and what worked best for me was the patch. It completely took all the edge off. I tried it all- even prescriptions, and the patch worked the best for me. I've been smoke free for 6 months and it feels so good to just not think about cigarettes any more.

Congratulations to all.... to stop smoking for most is a terrible process...my wife smoked (5-6 cigs/day) for about 5yrs and when she decided to go to work, she quit that very Monday and never picked up another one. %-) I was a basket-case... I don't think they had Chantix in the late 1970's...I think they had 'the patch' back then???.. Oddly enough, the Hypnotist was Elvis's hypnotist & martial arts companion in Memphis...

Sorry to hear that you had to quit the chantix. I guess I was one of the lucky ones! There are no quick fixes and even though chantix made it easier, there were still withdrawals and cravings. If you have had success using the patch then you really should try that again, read whyquit.com and post to the board when you are feeling vulnerable. Good luck!

My mother in law went on the chantix program. She was a smoker of over 50 years. She has been on Chantix for 3months. She actually lights her smoke but does not smoke it. She does this twice daily. She really has quit. It is amazing!

I was terrified as well. I have generalized anxiety disorder on top of it and my doc says that the smoking was releasing endorphines in my brain and keeping the disorder at bay and even told me the anxiety was going to get worse when I quit. One day my husband started using the patch.

Last june i was hospitalized with pneumonia, being a smoker they put a patch on me, i am to understand that they are not for 24 hr use and should be moved from one place to another, when i was realeased i bought patches and had a very bad reaction my Dr.

I am 35 years old and i have been smoking since i was 15, I tried the patch and i did not get results. I really need to quit for my kids and for my health, Does anyone have any recommendations for quitting and what really works besides the patch? Any help is Greatly appreciated. Thanks so much..

Given your other problems you might want to try the patch. If you can, cold turkey is probably the best way. The physical withdrawals only last 3 days. Read the articles at whyquitdotcom under Joel's library. Make sure you surround yourself with positive minded people and tell them that you are quitting so this way they will watch and make sure that you do. You can do this! I promise you that it is do-able.......

My hubby tried the Chantix and he quit for a while but then started up with the habit cigarettes...you know, the ones that you don't really want but smoke out of habit? I believe that once he did that the Chantix stopped doing what it's supposed to and the habit takes over. Before you know it you are back where you started at the beginning again and that is very frustrating and expensive! I personally don't believe in a stop smoking aid unless you STOP smoking.

ve had up to 5 years as a non smoker and could kick myself now but that is another story. I am using the patch. I think with any addiction it takes a certain amount of motivation and determination. My son visited his grandpa, my enstranged dad, right before Christmas. His grandpa is dying from lung cancer, has had 1/2 of one lung removed, 2 ribs and discontinued chemo. My son saw this first hand and when he got home he begged me constantly to quit smoking.

I must have a gazillion of those things in my head! When I read on the Chantix quit line that if you failed the first time, to just keep taking your Chantix and set another quit date. So I did, and I will try, and maybe it will work, but I like what you did and can only hope that that is the way it will finally work for me too.

hi if you smoke when using the patch or other nicotine replacement aids, every time you light a ciggy when on these aids you get an overdose of nicotine, you get the nicotine from the ciggy and the nicotine from the replacement as the nicotine is the addictive part then a double dose is going to make it harder, to stop not easier, plus its even less healthy

Thank you for the reply. I actually pulled out the pamplet that came with the chantix after reading that online and it does have MS listed as a rare side effect. And I'm not really blaming the med for my symptoms, it just seems like every time i try to look up the symptoms I'm having, everything points to MS. I'm just worried that it might be and was wondering if my symptoms sound like it could be. Thank you again for your reply.

So here I am again! Monday I will apply the nicotine patch! I have ordered one of those electronic cigarette thingees with no nicotine. The patch plan is 8-10 weeks I think. I am hoping by cutting slowly, I will avoid the panic and anger this time. If not, I plan to become an alcoholic instead! KathyJo, Dakota! I am back and needing your support again! :D Happy Easter Everyone!

i would be 27 before i would smoke a full pack. or felt any cravings. i have worn the patch, been hypotised, tried the gum, the candy. been to stop smoking school 3 times. nothing has worked so far. i even read the book by someone that i felt after i read it and did'nt quit i never would. and i did'nt.

For me it was awful. But for some it's ok. It made me violent. I have never had a violent bone in my body. Thankfully, the violent tendencies went away about a month after stopping the pill.

Hey Deb, Hmm...it sounds like your husband is not ready to stop smoking At All. He is the one that has to be at his "wits end" with smoking, not you. I mean, I know you are and I feel your frustration, but quitting for someone else or because someone else wants you to will never ever work. He is the one that has to want to and he is the one that needs to investigate the patch.

s the hardest....But, the one time I came very close was one i got a rx for Chantix, it actually worked well, but was so expensive i could not afford to refill the rx and started to smoke again. But, it blocks the nicotine receptors in the brain, so you smoke the first week while taking it and then you actually begin to notice that you are smoking our of habit and not out of craving. I worked in a dr. office and chantix worked for many of our patients....if possible see your dr for a script...

I did the nicotine patch and I was on the patch for 2 months. Havent had a smoke since. Takes will power tho. Wasnt so much the nicotine but just the habbit of lighting up that I missed. Its either ct or nothing when it comes to the cancer sticks. Its easier than quiting the drugs but I think I miss the smokes more than the meds. Good luck.

I then went to the doctor and got a prescription for Chantix, but never got it filled. Instead I took the patch off and went cold turkey. It was a hard few days, but after that each day got a little easier. The withdrawls begin to go away, but I would find myself thinking about smoking. To this day the thought will occasionally across my mind, but I just resist. I won't even take a hit for the fear that it would trigger the addiction again and I never want to go through quiting again.

There seem to be quite a few side effects when using Chantix, but the only one I can attest to would be the bloated feeling. It was really not bad and well worth it for me though others seem to have differing opinions. Seriously, without it I doubt I would have had the willpower to quit so I was extremely happy with it! I hope for your sake that your insurance will cover it but if they don't, try to find another way to get yourself "quit.

I am only going to tell you what worked for me in the hopes that it will work for you! The number one fact is that you will not be successful at this unless you are ready to quit for you! Don't try to quit for the kids, the hubby, your job....it will not work, you have to quit because YOU WANT TO!!! These are my stats: My Quit Date: 7/17/2007 Smoke-Free Days: 223 Cigarettes Not Smoked: 7,831 Amount Saved: $4460 Life Gained: Days: 23 Hrs: 0 Mins: 20 Seconds: 46 I wanted to quit!

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