If side effects accrue and I choose to stop taking Chantix what is the safest way to stop?
What is the best way to stop using Chantix? Slowing decrease dosage over several days?
Question posted by mybuddyboy on 20 May 2010
Last updated on 23 March 2014
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allorahdanyn
20 May 2010
I just finished Chantix in the last month or so. You just stop. There is no weening off Chantix. When you start taking it you step up from 0.5 mgs to 1 mg after the first week. You do not step back down your last week of pills. There isn't an end pack as far as I know and if there is, someone made a mistake at the pharmacy lol. You just stop taking them. Whether you take them for the full twelve weeks or decide you don’t need them after 6, you just stop. Someone from the Chantix hotline said that it takes about a week to be out of your system completely. Hope that helps. 4 months smoke free today!
mybuddyboy
20 May 2010
thanks for the feedback and congratulations on being smoke free for four months!!! Keep it up.
QuitterTRS
30 Nov 2011
I know this Q and A was posted along time ago but I have my 2cents... I have been taking Chantix for almost 4weeks. I have cut down from 1 pack a day to about less than (on average) 1 cig every 2 days. I missed my last two days' pills, purposely, because I have become very constipated (I know it sounds funny but it's extremely uncomfortable). This morning, after not taking my pill for the last two days, I found myself set off by not being able to fit into my work pants. I was so angry this morning for several hours that I surprised myself! I am a very level-headed, nothing-gets-me-going kind of person, I don't do drugs, I don't take any medications, and I don't have any physical or mental health issues. It surprised me so much that I had to psych myself out of my funk. Luckily, I am the only person in my office.
LOL I was so surprised by my 'funk' this morning that I came home from work early, ate something, smoked a cigarrette (my fourth one today) and immediately took my Chatix pill. I think I may need to wean myself off these pills. I love taking them because they keep me from smoking but MAN! today was a day!! I just needed to share that... Regards!
dentalassistant38
24 March 2014
I took it for a week and a half and it started making me sick at my stomach so I just stopped taking it and even stopped smoking.
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- Chantix uses and safety info
- Chantix prescribing info & package insert (for Health Professionals)
- Side effects of Chantix (detailed)
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