Chantix User Reviews & Ratings (Page 2)

• St Nick
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 6, 2019

For Smoking Cessation "I'm 76 and have smoked since I was 16 and about 50 years of that was non filtered cigarettes. I took Chantix for 48 days as prescribed and did not smoke at all after the 7th day. I had no side effects for several weeks but after about 40 days on the drug I became extremely moody, had terrible nightmares, a constant headache, and was turning into a very angry person. I stopped the drug on the 48th day and thankfully the side affects went away after about 4 days. Well I've been off Chantix now for 2 weeks, feel great and still am smoke free. For me personally, this drug did suppress any pleasure of smoking but also suppressed any pleasure of anything. Use with caution!"

• Lalex
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• February 21, 2015

For Smoking Cessation "Today is my one year anniversary of being smoke free - thank you Chantix! I took this for 3 months, and weened myself off of it the same way I began it. I also cut the dosage down to one pill a day at the 6-week mark. I checked in with my doctor after a month about depression (this and and the weening off of the medcine I believe are very important to success). I had some tough days, but really clear thinking and the ability to say no when a craving would come over me. I smoked for 35 years...If I can do it, so can you!"

• Deezy
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 11, 2014

For Smoking Cessation "I love Chantix! It's amazing. Only side effects I had was a little nauseous and some gas, but only if I didn't eat something or drink water with it, very very mild tiredness, nothing a coffee or coke couldn't resolve quickly, and very wild and vivid dreams almost realistic, but to be honest I really enjoyed them. I have like no desire to smoke whatsoever. Strangest/ coolest thing in the world."

• Oh...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 1, 2014

For Smoking Cessation "I started smoking when I was 14, and used Chantix to quit when I was 66. That's 52 years of 2-3 packs a day. I never thought that I would be able to do it. Now, I have not had a cigarette for over 5 years. I am so thankful to all the scientists and doctors that created and developed this. They saved my life."

• janmn
• Taken for 6 months to 1 year
• May 27, 2014

For Smoking Cessation "Chantix worked great for trying to quit smoking, up until the time you stop taking it. That's when I really noticed the depression. That was 3 years ago. Since than I started smoking and have attempted to quit again using chantix, now the depression and suicidal thoughts start after about day 3. I have done this trial about 5 times because I thought maybe the depression came because I was already depressed and it just intensified it, but after 5 times I am 100% convinced it's the medicine. Please be careful when taking this medication. Have someone you trust keep a watchful eye on your moods, sometimes your mood will change gradually and may not be evident the toll the medicine is taking. Watch for sadness, isolation, anger/rage suicide"

• dnlea...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• December 21, 2019

For Smoking Cessation "This is my 3rd time taking chantix. 1st 2 times I didn't want to nor did I try to quit. I've now been taking chantix for 10 days. I quit on day 7. After 27 hours I tested the waters and took a drag off a cigg. Felt like I was inhaling dirt from a dust storm. 1 puff and I put it out. I've smoked for 29 years. In previous attempts to quit I got so depressed I couldn't get out of bed. Crying all day until if give in and smoke. I have COPD, asthma and take 6 or more breathing treatments (that don't help). With the champix I don't feel the withdrawal and I'm not depressed. My biggest issue has been the desire and feeling of loss but since the puff I took was awful that feeling is less intense. I'll post again when I'm further along but for the 1st time in my life I don't feel I need or want to smoke again."

• SeanS
• Taken for less than 1 month
• April 14, 2014

For Smoking Cessation "Okay, so I've decided to share my experience. I have been on Chantix now for this would be start of day 4. It is irritating, I have been smoking but I'm not getting the effect I normally would. The smoke feels different, tastes different, and I'm starting to feel like they are a waste of time or that I just don't want one once I start one."

• Coger...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• November 17, 2019

For Smoking Cessation "I was a 40 years plus smoker and needed to quit due to severe COPD. I smoked when I first started taking Chantix for 2 weeks and then I had no desire to smoke anymore. It actually worked, I was skeptical due to how long I have been smoking. Now I am thankful I can breathe a lot better."

• Jules
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 30, 2019

For Smoking Cessation "I smoked for the 1st month while taking Chantix waiting for cigs to taste bad, but it never came. I did notice after about 3 weeks I was smoking out of habit and cigs were not doing anything for me, so the 3rd day after starting the 1mg 2x a day, I say no more, but really want one, but strong enough to say no even though it’s basically going through my mind a hundred times a day. I actually got through it. And the next day and the next. Today I am only 8 days without a cig and I still often say I want 1, but strong enough to say no. I have sat next to people that were smoking and it didn’t bother me at all. Taking 1 or 2 tokes of weed a day has helped me because breathing in smoke or something. Now not using that for a crutch. Side effects - few vivid dreams and also I can’t seem to control my anger. I get mad and confrontational, I blow up and then force myself to take a time out. I’m not sure if it’s the meds or just me getting rid of nicotine."

• pfano
• May 13, 2009

For Smoking Cessation "I have smoked for 38 years. I liked smoking. I never let my cigarettes run out. They were a friend. I could not imagine life without cigarettes. Chantix changed that. Chantix made cigarettes less important to me. I dwindled down to one cigarette a day over 6 weeks and when the pack ran out, I didn't buy another one. I had the crazy dreams, brief nausea and I also became terse, impatient, and snappy. When I started the 8th week I decided to cut down to one pill a day to wean myself off the drug. I am still smoke free. My mood has improved. I feel more like myself only I don't want to smoke. If I can Quit, You can Quit. Try it. LIVE BETTER WITHOUT CIGARETTES. GOOD LUCK!"

• dmile...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• May 8, 2014

For Smoking Cessation "I will be 47 in two weeks and have been smoking since I was 14, that's THIRTY-THREE years. I was up to a pack and a half a day. I was super skeptical and a bit leery after reading the bad experiences some people had when using Chantix. I experienced no side effects other than feeling SLIGHTLY nauseated one morning because I had not eaten anything before I took it. I LOST CRAVINGS, no desire for the morning smoke before and with coffee from the second day and the 'cheat week' was much more than I needed. Those two drags off a cigarette I would take every now and then were pretty nasty and I would brush my teeth immediately. It was far easier to quit than I ever imagined. JUST DO IT!"

• Wanna...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 20, 2018

For Smoking Cessation "I will be starting my 3rd month of chantix in a few days. I’ve smoked a pack a day for 35 years. I’ve been diagnosed with stage 2 COPD. I’m down now to 5-6 cigarettes a day. I will smoke my very last cigarette tonight. However the side affects as far as nausea has been very hard to tolerate. But I’ve learned from my Doctor that I can take Zantac and it works really well with the stomach upset. My dreams can be really vivid. I have some depression. I do find myself more tired and irritable eating more and weight gain. The medication works, but you have to let it do it’s job and you have to work with it. I’m stubborn and I like smoking. I decided to try chantix because I first read the reviews in here and you all were my inspiration. I thank you for that and I hope my quit date tomorrow 12/20 is successful so that on Christmas I may have the first few days of the rest of my life smoke free to report to my kids. Thanks for listening and thanks for your help."

• Tano
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• October 20, 2019

For Smoking Cessation "I started taking Chantix when my mom who passed away years ago but I continued to smoke the rest of the month and the next month. Noticing I wasn’t going outside in the evening as much to smoke. I quit Sept 1, 2019 I continued to take Chantix for about 3 weeks after only once a day. Side effects more vivid dreams so I took Chantix in the morning and if I didn’t take my second dose by 4 pm I didn’t take it. I don’t know if that’s recommended but it worked for me. I never had the urge to smoke once I stopped and I'd smoked for 40 years."

• Ya Ya
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• December 9, 2019

For Smoking Cessation "This is my third time on Chantix the first time I had quit smoking for three months. The second time Chantix made me so sick I had to quit taking it....this time it made me extremely ill...so I quit taking it two times a day and I now take it only in the morning..one pill once a day and so far so good. I’m 6 weeks smoke free so far. I get a lot of cravings but I get through them. I keep telling myself how I can breath better. I don’t cough anymore and I don’t stink. I don’t want to be that person anymore .I never liked the smell and now that my sense of smell is even better since I quit the smell of cigarettes is even worse. This time I will make it"

• Robbie
• December 6, 2015

For Smoking Cessation "Pack a day which started at age of 23. Smoked for about 10yrs. Hard headed. Binge drinker; I could smoke 2 packs during my drinking sessions. Started using Chantix after multiple times of cold turkey quitting. Within 2 months, I stopped. This March will be 3 years. If I can do it, you can. Trust me. I'm weak minded and totally soft."

• Coconut
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• July 11, 2019

For Smoking Cessation "After trying many times to quit smoking, CHANTIX came on the market and was the ONLY thing that worked for me. What a blessing! I'm now in my 70's and still healthy and smoke free! Thank you, Chantix!"

• Hamil...
• January 27, 2020

For Smoking Cessation "I have only been on Chantix for about 5 weeks. I stopped smoking 5 days ago. Cravings are minimal and go away after about 10 minutes. If you have tried everything and are desperate to stop smoking it does work. The side effects can vary. Headaches, nausea, bloating, constipation but it is the only thing that just stopped me after 37 years of smoking. If you have any past mental health issues talk to your doctor. If you are using alchohol while taking Chantix even in small amounts....DON'T! It does work but u have to be ready to stop smoking."

• Saw
• June 10, 2019

For Smoking Cessation "I used Chantix to quit smoking and 1 and a half weeks after I started I quit smoking, I did the whole 3 month program and now I have been smoke free for 11 and 3/4 years, I don’t even like the smell of cigarettes now. Thank you Chantix."

• tracj...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• September 16, 2014

For Smoking Cessation "I started taking Chantix in August after filling the prescription in late June. I had read so many reviews on mood, behavior, emotional changes I was so afraid to take it. I had to make a decision and finally started the first week of August. The first 2 days I had severe nausea and confusion. I called my doctor they advised to take right after a meal. I did that the next day and had no nausea or confusion. I'm so glad I did not give up on this medicine. To be honest I have had a few cigarettes here and there. I guess after smoking since I was 16 (now 42) it's a hard habit to break. I don't even enjoy smoking at all. I take a couple puffs and the taste is so disgusting in my mouth I put the cigarette out. I'm done smoking . Go for it."

• Anonymous
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• August 11, 2014

For Smoking Cessation "Within in a month I had quit smoking after 47 years. My wife and son was so thankful to the manufactors of Chantix. I have wanted to quit for a long time and just did not have the will power to do it. Thanks to Chantix, the suppport of my family and friends. At 64 I am smoke free and I am going to stay smoke free. If there was some way for me to plead with every smoker out there to get Chantix and give it an honest try to quit, I am pretty sure if they want to quit there will be a 100% success rate."

• Hana
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 5, 2020

For Smoking Cessation "I started this medication because I was desperate to stop smoking. After looking online and seeing the terrible side effects I was hesitant so I talked to my nurse she said I would be fine. so I started it, the first day I was really frustrated with everything and everyone I yelled so much that day I drove myself crazy. I woke up the next morning and took my dose, was fine all day finally wasn’t crabby felt good. Later that night I started getting a pain in my chest I got up to get some air and I couldn’t breathe. I started panicking and wasn’t getting any air in so my heart started pounding finally I got my breathing back then my body started to shake uncontrollably I ended up having to call 911. Please be very careful taking this medication I stopped after that day and I’ve been okay since. That was so traumatizing I don’t want that to happen to anyone."

• Happy...
• October 30, 2019

For Smoking Cessation "I was extremely skeptical about chantix I needed to quit I have tried gum, patches lozenges nothing worked and the withdrawals were always really bad using the nicotine replacements. Now on Chantix I have been 78 days without a cigarette and my husband smokes. I don't even want a cigarette I weaned myself off the chantix afraid I would have side effect like the other nicotine replacements - nothing. Only side effect was I had one weird dream that I was pregnant with twins and I'm 51, that was as scary is it can get. I am so happy with this product and the quit app is good too. In the beginning I thought the app was lame but I found myself really looking forward to checking it I didn't smoke today on the calendar thank you chantix"

• Pattioh
• October 7, 2014

For Smoking Cessation "I smoked for 41 yrs and tried to quit on my own no luck. I tried the patch ha ha I could have plastered my body in them and no luck. Could not use the gum as I lost 12 teeth in a horse accident but I tried Chantix and only got a little tense a few times but it made it so easy for me. I gave been tobacco free 2 yrs in February. Thank you Chantix."

• Shale...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 15, 2019

For Smoking Cessation "I smoked for 25 years and then decided to try Chantix (Without having much faith it would work). Took for 21 days and then just quit. Lit a cigarette one day and I just didn't feel the urge to smoke and put it out. That was 7 months ago... I only took Chantix for 2 months."

• Chewer
• Taken for less than 1 month
• October 24, 2020

For Smoking Cessation "I have been chewing tobacco for 25 years or more and tried to quit unsuccessfully twice. So kept seeing that damn turkey on TV and decided to ask my doctor about Chantix to help be stop chewing tobacco. Well been on it now for 2.5 Weeks. Started to taper my tobacco usage down from 1 tin a day to 1 tin every 2 days. Initially I did not really see any results in attitude or mood, but after 2 weeks I noticed that the urge and frequency to chew began to lessen, and the affects of the chew was getting to the point where I could not tell the difference between the real chew and the non tobacco chew I was using. Do not get me wrong, the urge to chew "at times" is strong, but less frequent and does nor compare to when I tried to quit before. Well to make a long story short, I abandoned my tapering off program 2 weeks early and quit all together. So far so good.. Although it is early, I feel a confidence that this time it will be real."