Champix and Nausea: What Users Say (Page 4)

• Ric...
• August 15, 2016

For Smoking Cessation "Took a full course 2 years ago. It was amazing. From 1 1/2 packs a day to not wanting one in 10 days. I had nausea after taking a pill (usually about 15 mins.), crazy dreams every night (took me about a month to figure out which event in my life these dreams were about - they were all so similar but slightly different each night), incredible lethargy bordering on exhaustion (I'd get out of bed in the morning, having dreamt more than slept, go to the coffee pot in the kitchen and more or less collapse - head down on folded arms on the counter for 10 mins. with legs so weak I could barely stand), yelling matches with people who wanted early starts at work. Not a happy time, but I'd quit and it was all worth it. 3 months after the last pill."

• Anonymous
• June 2, 2010

For Smoking Cessation "I'm on day 16 now, I stopped smoking on day 10. Sometimes I feel the craving, but it's easily manageable. For side effects, I got nausea and constipation, also bad heartburn, hairy tongue. (I don't know if this is related to the Champix or not.) Overall, I'm happy with the results so far."

• Chi...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• September 20, 2018

For Smoking Cessation "I have smoked since I was 13. I used Champix a few years ago, and it worked, so I started again. I stopped smoking again when I fell pregnant, but unfortunately started again due to baby blues. I woke up this morning and looked at my baby, who is now 18 weeks, and thought I need to stop for him and me, so I am going to try Champix again. From before, I had the nightmares and nausea, but I found a way around that, and it really worked. Eat before taking the pill, and the most important one was to keep hydrated. I had to drink a pint of water before bed and two more with meals, and this seemed to stop the nightmares and the feeling down, and it has worked for many of my friends who I advised this to."

• Dot...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 10, 2021

For Smoking Cessation "I'm in week 2 of Champix. I stopped smoking on day 9. I've experienced nausea slightly just after taking Champix, but this passed quickly. At day 14, the nausea has gone. I do find that my skin gets extremely hot during the night, but it's not unpleasant and is well worth it if it helps me quit. Cravings are still there, but nowhere near as bad as with nicotine replacement. I would recommend this product. I've been a smoker for many years, and like others, was sick of it. I am very determined to give up."

• You...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 31, 2016

For Smoking Cessation "My experience of Champix is it has slowed my smoking down significantly. So I would have a smoke and I could only have half before it started to taste yuck. I don't mean the extra long cigarettes. This, to me, is like four puffs before I can't have any more. Yesterday was my first day that I quit. I have quit previously, but this time I hope it's for good. Champix makes me feel more controlled, but I also vomited up my dinner because the nausea was so bad. But other than that, I have no problems. The dreams are epic."

• no...
• July 28, 2016

For Smoking Cessation "I have been smoke-free for a little over 3 weeks now after a pack-a-day habit for 40 years. I had tried everything, but nothing seemed to work. I started Champix, and it's worked. The first few days, I smoked normally, and then I cut down to 2 cigarettes a day. I just couldn't smoke more, my sense of smell was heightened, and they tasted really bad. During week 3, I was so sick to my stomach one day, people told me just never mind, but no way. My pharmacist recommended I cut the pill, maybe the dose was too strong for me. Worked like a charm. I still think about cig, maybe 6 times a day, but the cravings are not strong. I do something else, and all of a sudden, they are gone."

• Lyn...
• December 10, 2015

For Smoking Cessation "I am on day 10, and I am feeling very frustrated and feel that I am failing at giving up the smokes. Yes, I am starting to feel a bit nauseous, heart palpitations, dry mouth, and tired. Yes, I have slowed down on the smokes, but I feel that it won't be a quick fix! Why can't I be like everyone else and just not smoke?"

• Lou...
• February 6, 2017

For Smoking Cessation "I am on my 12th tablet, gave up smoking on the 6th tablet, but I am suffering with side effects, tired, nausea, I ache all over and having terrible nightmares, my mouth is constantly dry and food doesn't have any taste to it. However, on the plus side, I don't want a fag and feel sick at the thought of one. I'm hoping to stay on the tablets as long as possible to kick this habit, but with two children to look after, it's hard! I'm going to only take one tablet a day from tomorrow and see if that helps."

• Nic...
• July 18, 2015

For Smoking Cessation "Nauseous every time I took my tablet, and I only had half. I would drink a bottle of water, and it would settle. 10 days and no more smoking - I stopped taking them and still a non-smoker. Highly recommend."

• Win...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 17, 2019

For Smoking Cessation "So I’m on day 10 on Champix, and last smoked on day 4. Sleeping great and have more energy, but sore throat, tight chest, and not eating much as I feel nauseous and bloated after food. BUT so worth it to not smoke! Was worried I’d eat loads to replace smoking, so dodgy yummy is helping me stick to my usual healthy diet. Super determined to do this!"

• Ric...
• June 17, 2015

For Smoking Cessation "I really struggled with this product. Yes, I quit smoking, but I was so nauseous all the time. After taking the evening pill, I would have to go to bed due to the debilitation of the nausea. The product worked, but I didn't continue onto the second lot of four weeks, as I couldn't bear the thought of the terrible discomfort. I found that when I stopped taking the Champix, I had such bad depression, and I really struggled for the first few days after stopping. Yes, it makes you stop smoking, but for some, like me, not so good."

• Bre...
• August 15, 2015

For Smoking Cessation "I quit smoking on July 6, 2015. I have now been smoke-free for 39 days and counting! I have saved $340 and not smoked 607 cigarettes. Just like some of the others on here, I have experienced almost all of the side effects. The vivid dreams are still a nightly occurrence, and the nausea and constipation are experienced daily. I feel that I can get through these side effects, knowing that I am no longer hurting myself by smoking. I am so thankful that I am finally rid of the nicotine demon! Thank you, Champix!"

• Nat...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• March 11, 2016

For Smoking Cessation "This is my 3rd attempt on Champix. The first two times I didn't finish the whole course because I thought I was cured. This time I'm determined to finish. Initial side effects are nausea, but if taken after food, it isn't anywhere near as bad. I liked my crazy dreams, but that has gone now. Ciggies taste horrible, and I don't have an urge at all to have one, and I was a half a pack every day for the last 25 years. I felt better physically in the first week. This makes giving up really easy, and I didn't feel nicotine withdrawals. But staying the course and feeling strong about staying stopped."

• Pca...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 6, 2015

For Smoking Cessation "I was very skeptical when I started Champix. The first 2 weeks gave me nausea for about 15-30 minutes but would subside. Dreams were there but not scary, just vivid. I think I had 3 days of fuzziness in the head. Day 12 came, and I was pretty sure this was gonna be impossible. I smoked about 15-20 smokes a day, especially at work. For 15 years. I had about 5 smokes on day 12, which was quit day, but at about 6 pm, I had my last one, and in the morning on day 10, non-smoking. I was surprised with some willpower I did not feel horrid and empty without my smokes. I have not sneaked one and am still managing it day by day, and it is getting so easy I don't know why I didn't do this before. Struggles still to go, but use some strength, it is easy. No horrible withdrawals."

• Kiv...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 2, 2017

For Smoking Cessation "I used Champix in the UK in 2007, and I became smoke free in 6 months. Stupidly, 18 months ago, having moved to a country where smoking is allowed everywhere, plus a major trauma, I started again. Champix is Rx free here, but when I used it in the UK, it was a new drug, and I had the support of my GP and a cessation nurse, and I later went on to advise other users. My advice to anyone using Champix is to understand how it works and affects you. It does have side effects, but these can be countered by how you take the drug, the dosage, and your own frame of mind. I took the tablets with food and plenty of water to counter the nausea and halved the pills. I enjoyed the dreams! For me, it's a wonder drug, and I am starting again today. Good luck!"

• Jea...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 8, 2017

For Smoking Cessation "I'm now on week 7 of my Champix. I've stopped for over 5 weeks now. I've felt good up until this week, where I have been agitated, nauseous, and had headaches. I'm going to cut down to one tablet a day, as it's after I take my night tablet that I get these symptoms. I'm thrilled I'm now a non-smoker, and the Champix has definitely helped, but I think a lot is down to cutting out habits and changing your daily routine, which I have done. Good luck to everyone, if I can do it, anyone can."

• Mik...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• March 29, 2015

For Smoking Cessation "70 days smoke-free so far, started taking Champix on 1st of Jan, 2015 - best decision of my life. I've tried other quit-smoking aids (gums, patches, e-cigs) and nothing worked. With Champix, it wasn't even an effort to quit - seriously, after about 11 days into treatment, it was becoming a drag to even go buy cigarettes, let alone smoke them. Regarding adverse effects, in my last 3 weeks of treatment (took Champix for a total of 6 weeks), I began experiencing nausea when taking the pills without food - the nausea was rectified when taking the drug with an adequate amount of food, though, and I experienced no other adverse effects. I smoked for 4 years, up to 2 packs per day. 10/10, Champix saved my lungs, and I couldn't be happier!"

• Lan...
• January 9, 2016

For Smoking Cessation "I started Champix in November 2015. I have been smoking for 20 years! Stopped on day 14 and have had hardly any cravings at all. Side effects were intense to start but worth it: nauseous, tiredness, and the odd crazy dream. I am now on week 6 and thinking of lowering my dose. Can't believe how easy it was to stop with this medication! The only thing I am concerned about right now is my weight loss, I have lost over 1.5 stone since starting Champix. It may or may not be connected to the Champix."

• Can...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 22, 2016

For Smoking Cessation "My husband and I are on day 7, and it's the first day I've not had a cigarette. By day 3, I was already down to only 3 a day (first thing, after lunch, and after tea), and doing it together has definitely helped. Like other stories on here (and doctors' warnings), we have both had extreme nausea, headaches, nightmares, and an inability to sleep all night. But you know what? If it means I won't be smoking again, I can put up with those for the short term. After 20 years of smoking, it finally took a doctor's warning due to mild emphysema to get me to quit. For others out there, don't let it get that far. We didn't pick a quit date, we just went with the flow and let our body tell us when we had had enough. When I try to smoke now, it just makes me feel sick."

• SM ...
• September 6, 2016

For Smoking Cessation "I unfortunately have had to stop taking Champix on day 26. The reason for this is the severe low feelings I experienced over the past 2 days. Prior to this, I did quit on day 8. I experienced bloating, excessive wind (both ends), nausea, waking every 3 hours, this was from day 2 onwards. The pharmacist suggested at my 2 week check-in to keep going through the physical discomforts, which I was okay with, but as my mood became depressed and I felt quite antsy about everything for no apparent reason, I decided for me it's time to stop this drug. Good luck to everyone who is on it. It is certainly worth a try, but be careful."

• Dor...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 17, 2021

For Smoking Cessation "I took Champix 2 and a half years ago. I smoked for 35 years, 20 a day smoker. Loved my cigarettes, and I put my cigarette in front of my husband, children, and grandchildren because I was addicted to them. If I had cigarettes, I was a nice person, if I ran out, I was a monster - they totally controlled my life. Everywhere we went, I would be looking to see where I could have a cigarette. Champix was my savior!!!! I took it for the full 12 weeks. I also had a counselor every week to talk about how I felt, and by week 9, I gave the cigarettes up. I didn’t have many side effects, some nightmares now and again, and I felt a bit nauseous only sometimes in the morning. It was the best thing I ever did, my family is very proud of me, and I am no longer controlled by that cancer stick."

• no...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 9, 2016

For Smoking Cessation "Me again, and it has been 6 months now, no cigarettes. My pharmacist was most helpful. Once I was very sick to my stomach, he said to me, we give the same dose to a man that weighs 200 pounds as someone who weighs 100 pounds. Think about it. If the dose you are taking is too strong, cut the pill in half or in a quarter. If you have heavy dreams, take a lighter dose, maybe earlier during the day, say latest 4 pm."

• gly...
• September 17, 2015

For Smoking Cessation "Been on Champix for 2 months and stopped smoking for 5 weeks. Apart from the odd vivid dream and slight nausea, which I discovered if I had food before taking the tablet, I didn't get the side effects. I've had no other side effects. It also sounds like a lot of the side effects are what you would experience if you stopped smoking by going cold turkey."

• Lou...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 27, 2017

For Smoking Cessation "So I thought it would be a good idea to try and quit again FOREVER this time I said. How hopeless I felt at it. I injured my ribs just jumping on a trampoline, but it felt like I was having a heart attack, so I went to the ER. This was such a scare for me to smarten up. Since I have a young daughter that needs me to be HEALTHY. I've been on the 1 mg dose of Champix for a week now, and it's been a breeze more than not. Except TODAY. But I didn't even touch a cigarette. Only thing is I took one dose right before bedtime one day, and boy oh boy did I ever have a sleepwalking episode chasing a deer around my room, and my cat bit me. It didn't happen again when I took the second dose at 4 pm! Take with a meal and a full glass of H2O to avoid nausea."

• Bar...
• November 2, 2017

For Smoking Cessation "I smoked for 37 years. Started Champix, had the nausea like everyone else, but if you eat a meal, then take the pill with lots of water, it will really help. Took the medication for about 6 weeks before I quit. I didn’t really want them, but I can attest that it is more habit than addiction. Took the meds for about 5 weeks after that, then quit taking them. I had no withdrawals, but did start to have minor cravings to smoke again. Just drank some water, and they went away. It’s been 4 weeks now off the meds, and it’s all good. Thanks Champix!!"