Champix aka Chantix/Varenicline

Just want to thank you all for input and support. It looks like Poutbuttom and myself are novices compared to you. Your support is most welcome! Thanks again.

It's great getting new input! It really helps!

Well, if I'm not mistaken you're about to start your first smoke free day! CONGRATULATIONS and my thoughts will be with you as I start my SECOND smoke free week. I know you can do it!! GOOD LUCK!

Good for you! Keep it up.;) I just returned from my Doctor and had a physical. He was quite impressed when I told him how the Chantix was working.
Yes, I have a cousin who got her prescription but due to a lot of stress and long hours on the job she's not quite ready to start the program yet.
I got my prescription around mid-November. With Thanksgiving and Christmas rapidly approaching I decided to hold off and make it my New Years Resolution.. Keep up the good work!
I have emails every morning from Chantix with daily pointers and a phone call every evening to check to see if I've smoked. Pretty cool!

Hi Terry,

Again, thanks for the support. You should give a go, but, only when you're ready. Take care and thanks again..:)

No, I still haven't had any side effects other than the dreaming. I have been getting up two or three times a night but I think that's because of the water consumption. I have another medication that I'm on besides Chantix that requires a lot of water intake.
CONGRATULATIONS Ms. Poutbutton your doing fabulously!:D;) Keep up the good work!!

Good Morning, I going to try something by trying to pass on some of the pointers from GetQuit. This one I thought was a good one:
"When people talk about why they smoke, they often say it relaxes them. But wait - is it only the smoking that's relaxing them? Think about what a smoker does when taking a cigarette break. They stop what they're doing. They sit. And they inhale deeply. But cigarettes are actually stimulants. So where does the relaxed feeling come from? Maybe it's because they were breathing deeply and allowing themselves time to relax.

The great news is, you can learn to relax without cigarettes. Anytime, anywhere. Even just sitting in a chair. Below, we'll show you a few simple breathing and stretching exercises that may help reduce your stress.


Consider this
Many people use deep breathing as a way to help them relax. And when you smoked, you would breathe deeply, too. You'd also inhale all the carcinogens in cigarettes. But now, with your habit behind you, you can finally get all the stress-reducing benefits of breathing deeply."
If you receive this OK, I could send you others if you like.
Keep up the good work. I still haven't had any desire to "slip".

Tomorrow's topic is "The Weekend". I will forward the "pointers" to you.
I got through last weedend with no problem even going out to dinner and a movie and seeing smokers standing outside indulging! :eek: L.O.L.
I had yet another dream last night that I was in a situation where I was upset, having a drink, and smoking one after another. And then realized I failed and decided not to go on! THEN I WOKE UP!!
And again, was sooo relieved that it was just a dream. It's bizzare that most of my dreams are about smoking..
Take care and keed up the good work.;)

Good morning Ms. Poutbutton,
I guess you're busy packing for the big move. Just thought I'd take a moment and forward the "Support Group's" Tip for the weekend. Also, in the first week one of the tips was "tell you friends that you're quitting" . They even had a Template that all you had to was address and send.. Most of my friends don't smoke anyway so they were stoked and even the ones that do smoke said they'd lend their support. Anyway, here's the tip for the weekend:


"Believe it or not, you may need to help people support you. Because it's very possible people will say things that upset you now that you're quit. And they probably won't mean to do it.

So it's good to prepare yourself. The goal: to feel comfortable talking to people about quitting, even if they don't know how to support you.

Here are some examples of non-supportive comments you might hear. As you go down the list, try reading the responses aloud to yourself. It may feel awkward at first, but give it some time. It will become more natural.

Feel free to use any or all of the responses below. Or come up with new ones that work for you.

Non-supportive comments Possible responses You must be dying for a cigarette. Sure it's hard sometimes, but I'm serious about quitting.
A couple of puffs a day won't kill you. Actually, even one puff could start me smoking again. But I've come this far, and I'm determined to quit for good.
Do you mind if I smoke? Thanks very much for asking. Actually, I just quit recently, so if you could hold off for now, I'd really appreciate it.
Would you like a cigarette? No, thanks. I quit smoking.
Aren't you worried about gaining weight? I figure I can deal with that later. Right now I'm focused on not smoking.
You must be really cranky. Quitting is hard, but I should be back to my old self soon.
Haven't you tried quitting before? Sure. But this time is different. I'm really going to do it, and I'm getting support this time.

As you can see, there's not a lot you need to say. But having some responses ready can give you one less thing to worry about. Responding like this can also let people know their comments aren't helpful."

I saw this morning that we have new company (Tellox) who's starting "Champix" today.

Keep up the good work and good luck on your "packing weekend". I hate moving! =^)

Hi Anne,
Welcome to the "family"! =^) There is nothing really to be nervous about. As the days go by that urge to have a smoke will subside. You WILL think about it occaisionally but it passes quickly. Monday I start my 3rd week smoke free.
Here in the US Chantix offers a support plan. They email me everday with pointers for that particular day and they call every evening to see if you have smoked. I understand by Ms. Poutbottom that Champix doesn't offer that in Europe so I've been sharing some of ht pointers that you'll be able to pickup by checking the the threads. GOOD LUCK and HANG TOUGH!