CHANTIX Reviews (VARENICLINE TARTRATE)Average Rating: 3.5 (355 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare CHANTIX with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR CHANTIX | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Quit smoking | Some nausea. Lots of dreams but not vivid dreams. | I have been on Chantix for 6 1/2 months. I took for a month and quit on the day I set to quit. I haven't smoked in 5 1/2 months. I do get a little nausea sometimes, usually when I don't eat enough before taking my pill. I smoked for 30 yrs, 1 pack+ a day. If you really want to quit, chantex will help! I go all day without thinking of a cigarette! | F | 42 | 6 months Twice a da | 3/15/2017 | 1 | To stop smoking | The first day I took Chantix was on a Sunday no problems, Monday however I passed out after taking this drug! I woke up with a sick stomach and a headache! I stopped the med immediately. Today is Wednesday and I'm still sick to my stomach and I still have a headache that nothing I take will relieve it! This drug is poison!! | F | 59 | 2 days 0.5 | 3/8/2017 | 5 | Quit smoking | Though I've only been on it 8 days, the main side effect for me is the feeling of throwing up which I don't like at all, excessive thirst for water and the best one is that the urge to smoke had greatly lessened in the 8 days I've been taking it and I'm on a low dose! I am happy with this aid! Thank you! | F | 53 | 9 days 0.5mg | 2/22/2017 | 5 | Smoking | The best most vivid dreams ever, that's it. | It worked, quit at day 12, a little habit desire but I'm winning. | M | 57 | 20 days 2X day | 2/4/2017 | 1 | smoking cessation | I was VERY depressed, crying constantly, and had major suicidal thoughts. I have dissuaded several people from trying this medication. The good news? I quit smoking within a week. | Had to stop taking this TOXIC drug and started smoking again immediately. I was so relieved to be off this medication. However, I was still experiencing symptoms 2 weeks after I stopped Chantix. NO NOT TAKE THIS DRUG! Those cheery TV ads make me nauseous. How could the FDA continue to allow this drug to be sold? | 53 | 20 days 20 1X day | 2/1/2017 | 2 | To stop smoking | First week no problem then once on the 2nd week, blue tabs. Made me very nauseated. Horrible !! Stoped taking it. I'd rather smoke than puke! | Wish I could take it! | F | 56 | 10 days 1 mg tab. | 12/27/2016 | 5 | To Stop Smoking | I experienced some headaches but I took Aleve and they went away. I take Melatonin to help me sleep so I never had the sleep issues and the vivid dreams are not bad. I had no serious side effects. | I took the starter kit and stopped smoking over a year ago after taking Chantix 2x. First time I really didn't stick with taking it but the second time I did and stopped smoking for 3 months. Then my mom took ill, I broke up with my boyfriend and I just used everything and anything as an excuse to start smoking again. Since then I have decided I really need to stop and so I got the continuing pack last month and stopped smoking after 21/2 weeks. I make sure to take them the same time everyday. Set an alarm to make sure. 9am and 9pm. Normally, when you stop smoking you tend to eat more and gain weight but I have made a point to change my eating habits and now that I am a non-smoker visits to the gym are much more productive. I just pray there are no horrible after effects years from now. | F | 47 | 3 weeks 1 MG 2X day | 10/17/2016 | 4 | To quit smoking | Nausea, dizziness, trouble staying asleep | Chantix definitely helped me get through the withdrawal process. I have been taking it for about 5 weeks now, not counting the 2 wk starter pack. I stopped smoking on day 10, after I paid $30 for my 30 day supply. I wasn't going to pay to smoke AND pay for the perscription lol. Was a little dizzy the first weeks on the starter pack. Definitely eat then take immediately after with plenty of water, that made all the difference with nausea for me. The only real issue I am realizing now is that I wake up repeatedly at night, and do not feel rested even IF I am able to fall back asleep. So I think I am going to stop taking it as of tomorrow. I am ready. I have a toddler. I quit cold turkey when we decided to try to conceive. When my son was born smoking was never a thought in my mind, I was on maternity leave from work for 12 wks. When I went back to work, I started smoking again 2wks in, I fell into that same old rut of excuses and hanging out with my work buddies on break. now that I am past the cravings, its easier to rationalize that I don't need to smoke, that I want to be healthy for myself and my family. Chantix is only a cane or crutch if you will, you have to be ready to quit, not expect that just because you take a pill it will do ALL the work for you. So for serious quitters I think it works. | F | 37 | 5 weeks 1mg 2x dai | 10/9/2016 | 4 | to quit smoking a second time | Vivid, bizarre dreams. Longer sleep time required (I think to compensate for less quality sleep due to dreams?) slight ghost-ish headache for first two weeks. | F | 47 | 3 years 1 2X day | 8/31/2016 | 3 | To quit smoking | Vivid dreams like everyone else, but they're actually quite entertaining. Sort of like watching a movie in your head while you sleep (no nightmares so far). Some weight gain but not sure if this is attributable to the drug or just eating out more with friends. Slight nausea -must eat something that's filling and easy on the tummy before taking. No other bad symptoms, feel pretty relaxed. | I'm a light smoker - about 4-5 per day (mostly evening). Don't smoke at all during the day at work (9 1/2 hours). Noticed my peak-time cravings (driving home from work) are not so strong, and when I do smoke I feel like I haven't-- meaning it just doesn't do anything for me one way or the other. Also, smell on hands and clothes is much more noticeable (i.e. reeks). My quit date is Dec. 24, my birthday. I thank all who have posted here - it's a great help to read the positive posts! | F | 56 | 8 days 1 MG 1X day | 8/30/2016 | 5 | High Blood Pressure | Vivid dreams, a little nausea | It took only 2 weeks for me to stop 37 years of smoking cigarettes. The 2nd week I felt like I could take on the world because I wanted to quit! Chantix helped me to overcome the will to smoke by taking away the urge for nicotine / smoking a cigarette feeling. My lungs had been cleaned for 10 years. I haven't looked back either!! | F | 63 | 3 weeks 30 1X day | 8/6/2016 | 2 | to stop smoking not gain weight | gained weight about 20 and i am a little 125 pd girl now i weigh about 150 its hard to get around | be prepared to gain weight !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! | F | 58 | 28 days 10 MG 2X day | 8/1/2016 | 5 | I was ready to quit smoking | Vivid dreams. It was well worth it. | I tried Chantix 3 different times. I was finally successful! The main thing is not to stop taking it until you know you are strong enough. That was the problem with the other 2 times, I thought I was okay after 3 months, and I wasn't. You never know when the craving will hit you. | F | 47 | 4 months 1X day | 7/11/2016 | 5 | Quit smoking | Let me start by saying that I have PTSD from the military and have had problems with nightmares and depression for years. I have not noticed a change in my depression or bad dreams since starting chantix. This is a miracle drug for smokers and nicotine addicts. It stopped my urge to smoke by probably 90+ percent. You still have to have some will power and a desire to quit smoking. I have tried the patch, the gum, vapIng and cold turkey. Nothing else in the market can hold a candle to this pill. I am thoroughly impressed and am on my 3rd day of no nicotine and feel completely fine. I've read so many reviews that people are having severe depression and nightmares on this medication but I deal with this anyway Anderson I have not had an increase or change in mood or nightmares. I just watched my father pass away 3 months ago due to COPD from smoking. He was 74 years old and would have been perfectly healthy aside from his lung problems from smoking. He had quit smoking when he was 69 but the damage was already done and we watched him slowly get worse and worse every year. I recommend anyone who is having a hard time quitting reevaluate whether they want to deal with a few weeks or months of depression and nightmares or years of breathing treatments, steroids, oxygen machines and movement restrictions. This medicine is nothing short of a miracle drug and I can't possibly be more impressed by how easily I quit. Weigh the consequences before you decide to stop taking no this med | M | 32 | 3 weeks | 7/11/2016 | 1 | To quit smoking | Extreme rage and depression, extreme suicidal thoughts, extreme dreams such as my husband having a girlfriend and me seperating her brain stem from her spinal cord with a ROCK | I don't know why this crap is still on the market. Several weeks off and still very irritable and depressed, despite antidepressants. Also went back to smoking because of the rage and depression, so I know it's not nicotine withdrawal. | F | 48 | 30 days 2X day | 7/7/2016 | 4 | Have to quit on ocgen | Had bad day want a cig would it her 46 hours no nictine | F | 60 | 10 days 2 mg | 6/26/2016 | 3 | Quit Smoking | Vivid dreams, constipation, moody, extremely tired, can't sleep the entire night, urge to smoke and weight gain. I have gained like 10 pounds and I have only taken Chantix for 19 days. My eating habits have not changed at all. | I am not smoking as much, but cannot seem to lay it down completely. I have tried Chantix before and after about 1 week of taking it the cigarettes tasted horrible. I don't have that this time. I am extremely frustrated about the weight gain. I have hypothyroid so I am already battling my weight. That discourages me greatly. Keep debating about getting off Chantix and trying something else maybe. | F | 46 | 19 days 1mg 2X day | 6/17/2016 | 1 | stop smoking | nightmare! Disabling. | Comments about this drug I cannot put into words. If someone can find any other way to stop.....do it. | M | 49 | 3 weeks forgot 1X day | 6/13/2016 | 5 | To quit smoking | I had a lot of side effects been on chantix for 1 months just started month 2. Nausea upset stomach bad taste in my mouth and vomited twice. | My quit date was April 22. 2016 I haven't had a cigarette since nor do I want or desire one. How COOL is that!!!! | F | 58 | 1 months | 5/22/2016 | 3 | Quit Smoking | Severe nausea (if not completely full), tired, agitated, vivid dreams, lack of energy, severe taste/smell tainting,loss of appetite and small weight gain | In the beginning with the .5 mg I felt like I was on strong Valium. After a couple days and into the higher dosage very few tastes and smells were unaffected. Beef tasted rotten and sweets all taste odd. Most of what I like tastes different and unappealing so I force food down with little enjoyment. Mild but controllable agitation for brief time periods. Always sleepy. No energy. I force myself to get things done. Brief feelings of depression which are controllable. The dreams are interesting and weird but not scarey. (Only thing I like). I have cut back smoking by half on work days but don't find a lot of difference on days off when it's easier. Wish it would make them taste as bad as food. Had to cut out morning dose. Nausea preventing me from getting ready for work. Calming without a CIG? Yes. Miracle drug? No. Going to keep on it trying though. My last hope. | F | 55 | 1 months 1 mg 2x da | 5/16/2016 |