CHANTIX Reviews (VARENICLINE TARTRATE)

Average Rating: 3.5 (355 Ratings)

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CHANTIX  (VARENICLINE TARTRATE):  Varenicline helps you stop smoking. To increase your chance of success, use this medication with a stop-smoking program that includes education, support, and counseling. Quitting smoking lowers your risk of heart and lung disease, as well as cancer. Varenicline works by blocking nicotine's effects in the brain that make you want to smoke. Discuss the risks and benefits of this medication, as well as other ways to quit smoking (such as nicotine replacement treatment), with your doctor.   FDA Approval Date: 2006-05-10 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 5  To quit smoking Crazy, (but not bad) Vivid dreams. Mild nausea. Body aches. Irritability. Food tastes more distinct making me very picky at what I eat and not wanting 80% of what I normally would eat. Smell of tobacco is horrible now. Mild depression. Trouble sleeping at times. And moderate sensitivity to light. Severe stomach pain if taken on an empty stomach. Ok, Continued to smoke about 1-1/4 packs (about 25) mini cigars a day for about the first week on chantix, when I went to the full dose, after 3 days, (day 10) I dropped to about a half a pack. 5 days ago, 1 day after my planned quit day, I just couldn't handle smoking anymore and quit. 4 days ago, I quit having any negligeable cravings altogether. I smoked for 6 years and tried everything to quit, weaning, cold turkey, niccotine patches and gum, chewing tobacco, even zyban (wellbutrin, buopropin) nothing worked or even slowed me down from 1+packs a day. Then I tried Chantix and it's been amazing for me. The side effects are worth it for me to be smoke free, hands down. After day 3 on chantix, I did start to notice a gradual dislike for smoking until they were so nasty, I couldn't even stomach the thought of smoking anymore, then I quit, and have almost forgotten what it is like to smoke. Truly amazing! M 32 3 weeks
2x1mg dail
5/5/2016
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 5  Stop smoking Nausea, weird dreams, headaches occasionally, trouble sleeping I started on the starter pack and worked up to the full dose. The first few days were hard with nausea, sleeping patterns getting messed up and weird dreams. I was concerned being on bipolar and adhd medication because of the warning with that diagnosis, but I actually wonder if it helped curb the moody side effect people report, as I am very stable on my meds. After a few days the nausea stopped, as I found you definitely have to take it with food and eat small snacks with substance through out the day. (at least it helped me). The side effects I experienced were worth being smoke free now. I did not take the medication for the full 12 weeks because I had bar crawl one weekend and was nervous as it warns not to take with alcohol. But it turned out ok and still have no desire to smoke. F 32 6 weeks
2X day
4/19/2016
 5  Stop smoking after 40 years Wanting to smoke more when i first started. But after two weeks i start smoke less. In 3 minths i didn't want to smoke again. This is a cure to stop smoking this is know joke. With the help of Chantix i have been smoke free going on 2 years after 40 years of smoking. I have tired different things to help me to stop an this eas the only thing that help me quit the habit. F 59 3 months
30 mg
4/11/2016
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 1  Quit smoking I started out with unusual or vivid dreams but eventually it turned into not being able to tell if the dreams were real or not ... Then progressed to not being able to tell what was real anymore even during the day... Thinking people called or came by that did not ... Conversations and events that never happened and not believing when I was told it wasn't real. F 64 2 weeks
3/26/2016
 5  stop smoking Only side effect is right after I take the pill in the am with a full meal and glass of water I feel like throwing up for a half hr. I lay down and it passes Only on day 3 and cigarettes are starting to taste bad. Also NOT Wanting My Morning coffee. My quit date is on Sunday my 7th day can't wait M 33 3 days
.5
3/22/2016
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 3  To quit smoking Nausea, constipation, gas, irritability, painful bloating, lower abdominal cramps, and diarrhea i began taking Chantix as a 1 1/2 - 2 pack a day smoker. On the advice of my physician, I began trying to cut back prior to my Chantix start date and within my first couple of weeks on Chantix. I was pleased with my progress and, around the third week on Chantix, I smoked my last cigarette. I did have some minor constipation and gas within that first three weeks and nausea when I took my morning dose (always with an 8oz glass of water and a small breakfast). Toward the end of my sixth week on Chantix is when the abdominal cramps began which was followed by diarrhea and bloating that would wake me right out of a sound sleep. The smells coming out of my body were otherworldly. After 6 days of not wanting to move because of the cramps and the pain and the nearly constant diarrhea, I decided to stop taking Chantix. It's only been a day since my last dose so it's too soon to tell how long this might go on. M 43 6 weeks
1 MG 2X day
3/22/2016
 1  to stop smoking I started two weeks ago. Smoke 2 packs a day. The last few days I've noticed I'm not smoking as much and it doesn't taste as good. Plan on going cold turkey tomorrow. M 41 1 days
3/12/2016
 3  To stop smoking Wild and crazy dreams, that come and go, much difficulty falling asleep (now need sleeping pill), 20lb weight gain, I am not a big eater. I've gone from a size 6 for years to size 14, which at my age, will be difficult to lose. And, not a pretty sight. I have not had suicidal thoughts but I seem to have less patience. I hope this weight will come off when I stop the Chantix. Chantix does help to stop smoking. With the Chantix I forget to smoke. When I stop the Chantix, the cig cravings return like I never stopped smoking. F 64 6 months
5
2/3/2016
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 5  Quit smoking Vivid dreams. Massive headache after 30 days Smoked 20 years. Quit after 9 days in chantix. Worth it. M 37 2 months
1 mg
2/2/2016
 2  To help me quit smoking Bad nausea every time I take it, even when on a full stomach, and actual vomiting. Didn't notice any mood changes fortunately. Food tasted bland. Weight gain and just general hunger. I haven't quit smoking yet, but it did make cigarettes seem grosser than usual. F 41 16 days
.5 mg 2X day
1/26/2016
 5  Quit Smoking Very vivid dreams EVERY night. Not bothersome, just strange sometimes. Within 27 days I am nicotine free! I smoked cigarettes for 30 years. I finally WANTED to quit, which was the key! My insurance covers it which is a BIG plus. I am starting my 4th week on Chantix tomorrow. It's a 12 week program but if I feel I need to continue another 12 weeks, I am able. My target quit date was December 28. I was down from 10-12 cigarettes per day, to only 2 per day! I am cigarette free (January 2nd) now and I pray I stay that way for the rest of my life. I couldn't be happier about it! Thanks Chantix! I hope everyone does as well as I have! F 47 3 weeks
1/4/2016
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 4  Want to quit. It stinks. None Not even thinking about having a smoke. So far so good F 52 3 weeks
Unsure
12/24/2015
 4  Diagnosed with COPD Nausea, body aches, rash around mouth, weight gain, food tasted blan. After two month have cut dosage in half. Now plan to cut that in half and be done. It really works. I cannot believe how in three weeks I didn't have the desire to smoke and to be nicotine free as a bonus F 68 3 months
1mg/2 day
12/20/2015
 3  Quit smoking Stomach pain bloating pressure upperabdominal ribbs constipation gas Have not stop smoking F 43 3 weeks
2mg
12/15/2015
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 1  Stop Smoking I am very unhappy with Chantix side effects and wish the Dr went over them with me. I have battled weight all my life but with Chantix I gained over 12 lbs over night. I have stopped Chantix now and been doing a lot of research on it. Many people are successful but some have permanent damage. I'm happy for those it helped. One reason I stopped was all of a sudden I wanted to commit suicide! Between that and the sudden weight gain I had no choice but to stop. Good luck ! F 52 9 days
12/7/2015
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 4  to quit smoking Crazy vivid dreams, food tastes really bland lately. Crave sweet and salty foods the most. No other side effects . Tried cold turkey, patches and not buying them. Chantix really works. 5 months smoke free now! Smoked 43 years. M 61 1 months
1mg
11/25/2015
 5  to quit smoking Stomach pain if taken on empty stomach have to eat something before taking then had no issues.was sensitive to light seemed brighter then usual. M 52
1mg 2X day
11/20/2015
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 4  To quit smoking Vivid dreams, extreme irritability, anger, overall hatred for humanity I quit with Chantix 4 years ago. Then my fiancé started smoking (he harassed me to quit so when he started, I started again). I don't remember the side effects then but right now, I could probably kill. I quit on day 5 of taking Chantix - 3 days of one 0.5mg pill and 2 days of two 0.5mg pills. I don't even WANT to smoke. While my whole family might think I suck right now, I'm not smoking so it's worth it. This personality change can't last forever, right?! My only question is...was it okay to just stop taking the Chantix on Day 6? I don't feel like it was long enough to cause problems with not cutting down (since I only increased the initial dose 2 days before quitting). Any ideas? F 37 6 days
0.5 2X day
10/27/2015
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 5  Quit Smoking Very vivid dreams (usually pleasant - you wake up and sometimes think your dream was real for a while), strong smelling urine. It worked. I didn't even have to try to stop smoking. I literally just forgot about it. I went 36 hours and it occurred to me I hadn't had a smoke. It was all downhill from there. I've honestly never even thought about smoking since I quit. M 41 3 months
150 mg
10/25/2015
 5  Quit smoking/35 years SEVERE stomach cramping, cigarettes taste like ash, mild nausea, stange dreams, restlessness. Oh yeah... VIVID Dreams. I love Chantix because it WORKS. Dont expect much the first 7 days when your on a 1/2 MG. That is how it is supposed to work! The second week when you up your doseage is when you notice how you cant stand the taste. It happens gradual but it does happen. 2 weeks in this morning i woke up with extreme stomach pain. Having a hard time toughing out the work day. BUT... Im not smoking. I actually tossed them out this morning so im not tempted. I do agree with the vivid dreams thing. (Last night I dreamt i responded to a 911 call and some lady was on the floor screaming HE HIT ME IN THE NUTSACK!) Yeah... Weird. It must have something to do with what happens to you during the day because that word is not even in my vocabulary as a female, but my 15 year old was saying it about his brother that day?? I am cutting back to a half mg due to the stomach pain as i cant afford to miss work but YAY CHANTIX! F 44 14 days
1 mg 2X day
10/7/2015

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