Diary of a Chantix user day 1

So yeah, hubby and I have started our journey today on Chantix finally. Today is day one.

We both take .5 mg of Chantix this morning and we are supposed to keep smoking for a week. In the morning of the first week you take one .5 mg tablet. These are tiny oval tablets. You do the same day one two and three. Then day 4 through 7 you take .5 mg in the am and .5 mg in the pm.

For each following week of the program you take 1 mg in the am and 1 mg in the pm.

Our quit date is Valentines Day 2009. (Feb. 14th)

Well, I took mine this morning with a bowl of cereal. Best to take it then eat the pharmisist says. We also got prescribed Prochlorperazine to help wiht the nausea the pills can cause.

It's now 3 pm and I literally don't NEED to have a smoke. It's a tiny meh, sure I'll have one. Not a NEED.

I ate lunch and usually RIGHT after eating I'll go for a smoke. Not today. Took me an hour to decide to finally go out.

So my take on Chantix is, it'll work for me.

Insurance covers the medication. So why not go to your doctor and ask about Chantix? If it'll work for me, the pack a day I can't quit ever smoker for about 12 or 13 years, it'll work for you too.

I'll post again once I get to the 1 mg a day tabs and then again on the 2 mg a day tabs and a few afterwards, including any pitfalls I may have. I hope this helps some of you decide to kick the habbit. SO far, it's easy.

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