I’m on the morning of day 5 with Chantix. It’s the prescription medicine to help adults quit smoking. I’m an adult, and I need to quit smoking.
Michael, my husband is on the morning of week 4, and he quit after the first week. He’s had a couple slip ups since then, but I’m sure it was just because he was around me smoking. He’s doing so well, and he says that it really cuts down on the urges, so I am following suit. My quit date is this Saturday, Feb. 2nd.
I had spoken to my doctor about the side effects of course, and he did mention a couple cases of depression that went along with the Chantix, but he assured me that their symptoms were more from the nicotine withdraw, than the Chantix. I believed him completely until I started acting like Dr. Julie and Webmd’d my mind into full blown fear yesterday!
I came across this site, Can Chantix Cause Depression, and read the 4 page of comments from Chantix users. Basically according to the majority of the comments, I am going to turn into a raging homicidal and suicidal crazy person in a few weeks, or after I stop taking the Chantix.
I took Chantix. First I thought it was great because I did not smoke for 2 month… then I couldn’t understand what was happening to me… I was mad and angry at the world, my family, my husband, my co-workers, anybody that said the wrong thing to me, I chewed them out… it got to where I hated myself and was scared of what I was doing, and yes I did have suicidal thoughts… I got off Chantix and told my doctor. Of course, he didn’t say yea or nay. It messes up something else in your brain, they need to take it off the market… I have lost a lot of friends because of this…
Like I said, Michael is doing fine on Chantix, and has none of these symptoms. I think I am just spooking myself. In fact, I think that some of these people were so afraid to quit smoking, that part of their symptoms were caused by “losing their best friend of 30 years” and they are just placing the blame on Chantix.
Maybe?
Maybe it’s just nicotine withdraw?
Maybe they always had stress in their lives, and the cigarettes made them feel better, so now they have to learn to deal with it?
Are there any success stories out there about Chantix and quitting smoking? I REALLY need to hear them now! And of course I will accept your horror stories in my comments also. It would be nice to see a balance though.
Part of me is starting to get freaked out, but it sure feels DAMN GOOD not to crave cigarettes after smoking for 20 years!
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