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I quit taking Chantix a couple days ago and so far every thing is fine. I don’t feel stressed, I don’t feel suicidal, and I don’t have any desire to smoke. I’m positive that if you truly want to quit but just need the help getting over that hump than Chantix will do it.

If you don’t want to quit, don’t fool yourself, just keep smoking, someone’s got to provide tax dollars for the things that the state needs funding for.

As for everyone talking about the suicidal issues with the drug: There’s been over 4 million suggested users who’ve taken Chantix and about 400+ are having suicidal tendencies or have committed suicide. That’s also probably roughly the exact same number that do heavier drugs, drink like fish, and were already suicidal.

I hope Pfizer shits on every single court case that’s brought up by money grubbers and the lawyers that support them. They develop a drug that helps to prevent people from further destroying their bodies and they try to take advantage of them. Granted Pfizer’s out to make money but what would have happened if Pfizer hadn’t supported the research and the time it took to get this drug ready, we’d all still be sitting around puffing away or sucking down nicotine patches coughing up life.

Day 4 and 5 were a real test to Chantix and quitting smoking. Yesterday was a very stressful day with the amount of work being thrown at me as well as the challenges I was facing. One of the things I used to do in the past was “reward” myself with a cigarette after a tough problem that I’d solve and this has been a hard thing to fight. Needless to say, with Chantix it’s definitely killed any temper I’ve had from quitting in the past and I can already feel myself getting more energy and breathing easier.

The only thing that really needs a good quick fix though is my snoring. If that doesn’t stop soon I swear the girlfriend’s going to smother me with her pillow

I started Chantix a week before my quit date (which they instruct you to do) and have been doing good. There’s nothing really necessary to do that first week, other than making sure you eat before you take the pill. I’ve been doing very well though. When I have down time I keep myself busy with games or reading but other then that I don’t even think about smoking. I have no cravings what-so-ever nor do I have any of the withdraw affects that I’ve had before with other methods of quitting. I’m only on day 3 at this point but from what I’ve heard from friends, the first week of quitting is the hardest but isn’t it for all quitting methods?