Chantix worked for me in 2006. I was a chain smoker for 35 years and had given up trying to quit. In previous attempts I had to stop coffee and alcohol since they were triggers. Today I have 2 cups of coffee every morning and can drink a beer and have no thoughts of wanting a cigarette.
My doctor was always bugging me to quit and in 2006 he gave me a prescription for Chantix, I filled it just so I could tell him I tried. I started the pills on Thursday and on Sunday I ran out of cigarettes and never smoked again. I like the fact they don't contain nicotine, instead the pills turn off the sensors in the brain that grave nicotine. After my initial prescription ran out after 30 days I didn't refill it because of the nightmares. I figured, since I had quit 25 days earlier I didn't need them anymore. They recommend to continue the pills for 3 or 4 months but I didn't have any relapse, so 30 days was plenty for me.
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