Has any one tryed the stop smoking pills? If so tell me what pills did you try where did you get them did they aork and how did you feel.
I have a friend who is 48 and male and is trying chantix and stopped for 1 day then started smoking again says he doesnt feel like the pills work doesnt feel any different and couldnt resist the cravings cold turkey!
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I am not so sure you all understand HE HAS FOLLOWED THE DIRECTIONS PERFECTLY AND IS STILL TAKING IT you are suppose to keep smoking the fisrt week Dis that the very next day you are suppose to quit did that the day after that the urges was so strong he gave in!!! BUT he is still taking it and still smoking!!
SO we are clear I am not a smoker so i dont know what advice to give him or how any of this medicine works for some but not others. I do understand its a struggle but I HAVE NEVER SMOKED!!! So i am seeking advice on the pills and other ways people have quit smoking and what it was and how it worked or didnt work and the things they went through to quit!!
I quit cold turkey years ago, but a coworker of mine struggled and struggled. She tried EVERYTHING. Pills, hypnosis, cold turkey, etc. Nothing worked. She really wanted to quit, but couldn't get past the strong urge to smoke.
This last year she tried Auricular Therapy. It's pretty amazing. She went for one session and hasn't smoked since or even wanted to do so.
zyban is the other one that was used more commonly several years ago before chantix came out - a lot of insurance companies didn't cover it, so drs would write for welbutrin, which is the same drug, but is an anti-depressant and thus covered... your friend needs to talk to his dr and pharmacist about whether or not to continue on with the chantix or try something else.
Did he use the Chantix according to the prescription? My husband used it and he has been smoke-free for almost five years. According to the prescription, he could still smoke while using it the first week or so.
I have never smoked, but my mom, brother, and sis-in-law all did. They took Chantix, and it worked for them. Mom had to do it twice, but it works. The thing about it is that you keep smoking on it, the nicotine just doesn't do any good, so he didn't follow the directions and so no it didn't work. I would recommend it and think that he should try it again. Good luck and its admirable that you want to stop.
I tried Zyban i was severely depressed within hours (im never depressed)
I quit cold turkey and never looked back
Actually currently the electonic cigarette is doing it for me, I smoke A LOT less since starting it and I still get what I "need" when I "need" it.
