Actually, Chantix did work for me. I didn’t think it would, but, I was wrong. Smoked for over 30 years. Didn’t really have a strong desire to quit. The side effects of depression are unpleasant but I was expecting it so was able to handle it. It definitely took me more than the one week to stop, but not much longer. Maybe 2 weeks? It’s been 14 months now....I have no desire for a cigarette but miss the smoking. Miss it like an old friend. No relapses at all. Whoo Hoo!
I tried Chantix. Gave me strange dreams, upset stomache and only slight decrease in my desire for smoking.
But I know some relatives and friends who did Chantix and quit smoking successfully. I do recommend Chantix to try to quit.
Chantix falls under the category of “let’s kill them for their own good”. It shuts down the pleasure receptors in your brain and there have been many cases of suicide and depression. Full disclosure...
My mother in law quit using Chantix. She is still nuts. Now she just runs around the house chasing my kids for dropping cracker crumbs. She has OCD.