Thank you for your sympathies with regards
to my fathers death. I do appreciate that
this drug can save countless lives and on
the whole has a pretty good success rate.
My biggest concerns are that this drug is
being over-prescribed without due
concideration and subsequent monitoring.
When Champix was prescribed to my father
the practitioner did not convey any
warnings other than the potential for mild
side effects (Nausea, Headache, disturbed
sleep etc..). What needs to happen is
that patients are told to inform the
people around them to be vigilant with
regards to behavioral changes. Pfizer
needs to be more forthcoming with reports
of post release effects and not just use
there relatively small scale studies as an
indicator for potentialy serious adverse
reactions. Good luck to all the people
wishing to kick the habit but be cautious
and aware of the problems which are
occuring. I kicked the nicotine trap by
reading "Alan Carrs - 'EASYWAY' to stop
smoking" a safer way with zero side
effects.
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champixman
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 16 May 2008 Posts: 2
Posted: 05-20-08 02:02am
I agree totally Mark. A patient should be
made aware of ALL the facts. Serious,
potentially life threatening or not. I
wonder how many people would still take
the drug though had they all the facts. I
know I wouldn't of done. And i guess that
is why the doctors don't it as they are
governed by massive drug manufacturing
companies and perhaps on commission?!!!
Cynical I know!
On a previous attempt to pack up smoking I
used Allan Carrs EASYWAY and it was
fantastic. The only other attempt (other
than Champix) where I can honestly say I
did not crave a cigarette. The only bit
of advice I would give is to re-read it
again after about 4 months regardless of
how strong you are feeling. I fell back
into the trap after about 6/7 months hence
why I suggest you may want to re-read it.
So stooooopid. Good luck all.
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bromnut
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 08 Jun 2008 Posts: 1
Posted: 06-08-08 02:31am
This is my 24th day on Champix and I
haven't smoked now for 11 days. I think
this stuff is amazing! Well so far
so good anyway, with only some side
effects including mild nausea which has
calmed down now, some quite vivid and wild
dreams, frequent urination and more
plentiful as well and with a stronger
odour, lots and lots of gas which is
driving me nuts and some mild occasional
constipation. Other than that I feel
fantastic! I couldn't have done it without
Champix. I've tried Zyban for 12 months
straight and still smoked 30 a day, always
waiting for that quit date to arrive but
it never did. With Champix my quit date
seemed to arrive without too much effort
whatsover. Truly unbelievable for me after
being hopelessly hooked on 60+ a day for
37 years.
My BIG worry is how great I feel on this
drug. I seem more relaxed and confident,
less irritable and it feels like there's a
nice cosy security blanket around me and
I'm just cruising nicely. I only
occasionally feel like I want to smoke
during the day but it's pretty easy to
cope with and the thought soon passes.
I've heard that coming off these tablets
suddenly can be pretty horrible and you
can drop like a ton of bricks into
depression or anxiety. This worries me a
lot and it also worries me that I will
take up smoking again to help me get
through it.
I see my Doc this week for my next packet,
so I'll talk to her about how we are going
to cope with the possible mood changes
when the course finishes. Maybe we should
wean ourselves off very slowly over a week
or two by cutting the tablet in half and
quarters???? Good luck all.
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Well so far
so good anyway, with only some side
effects including mild nausea which has
calmed down now, some quite vivid and wild
dreams, frequent urination and more
plentiful as well and with a stronger
odour, lots and lots of gas which is
driving me nuts and some mild occasional
constipation. Other than that I feel
fantastic! I couldn't have done it without
Champix. I've tried Zyban for 12 months
straight and still smoked 30 a day, always
waiting for that quit date to arrive but
it never did. With Champix my quit date
seemed to arrive without too much effort
whatsover. Truly unbelievable for me after
being hopelessly hooked on 60+ a day for
37 years.
