Advantages: easy to take, very few side effects and it works as a great aid to will power Disadvantages: can make you drowsy
Champix works wonders for those of us who are determined to quit but dread the nasty cravings that cause our will power to disintegrate. I went to my local stop smoking nurse and was prescribed champix, i had tried everything including hypnotism beforehand. the first week i was pleased to learn you can continue to smoke as usual, but surprisingly i didn't want to smoke so much and i had no real cravings! after that first week i set a date that i ... ...officially gave up. if successful, after a time you reduce the medication and that is where you may have to exercise a little will power, it worked beautifully for my mother, a heavy smoker for over 30 years. My mum had a heart attack and was naturally worried about her smoking and so managed with relative ease to give up using champix, i unfortunately failed to see it through until the end. Champix do state that they make some people a little drowsy, ...
allybeth33 11.02.2009
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Review of Pfizer Champix Varenicline
Advantages: Stops you smoking without replacing the nicotine with nicotine Disadvantages: A few side effects to be aware of.
This is the second attempt I have made to stop smoking using Champix. The first time I never finished the 3 month course as I thought I had conquered the nicotine demons. Unfortunately after 4 months of being stopped I found myself back on the fags so this is the first tip I can strongly give you. FINISH THE COURSE- even if you think you have beaten the craven for a puff- you probably have not. This is the whole reason the course is conducted over ... ...were pretty much what is said in the leaflet for the 1 in 100 - drowsiness and slight nausea. But if I had read the leaflet further I would have discovered i was more unique than first thought- I could not stop passing wind( my girlfriend says the smell of cigarettes was better but i think she's pulling my leg). I have also had indegestion which i only recently discovered is a side effect.
On the whole though I have stopped smoking(only slipped ...
derekm1973 21.07.2009
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