Varenicline and Vivid Dreams: What Users Say (Page 4)

• Don...
• July 20, 2017

For Smoking Cessation "I read the reviews on Champix and thought maybe my experience may be helpful to someone. I stopped smoking for 2 months cold turkey and experienced nearly every side effect listed by people as being caused by Champix. Could these be possibly caused by nicotine withdrawal? And not the drug? Cold turkey, I suffered anxiety, low mood, felt like time was standing still, difficulty concentrating, headaches, irritability, insomnia, vivid dreams that actually seemed real, restless legs, gastric disturbances, and tingling of my hands and feet and cravings. I found lots of water and making myself exercise helped. Starting Champix today and nicotine patches as recommended by my Dr."

• Whi...
• December 20, 2015

For Smoking Cessation "I am on week three of Champix and rather surprised at not only the complete removal of cravings and desires but also how all these side effects are not even happening. I will say it has made my dreams weird. All the people in my dreams now are just stupid! Clueless and annoying! It's like I know I am dreaming now and they are playing their roles poorly and I have to direct them stage left or right and give them their lines. Weird! But no nightmares at all. Was able to quit by day 8. Tried a few cigs since out of curiosity, but they tasted terrible and gave me no buzz at all, so it's not worth it. Nicotine replacement therapy is NOT the answer! I've failed a hundred times on the patch and the gum. This drug literally makes nicotine useless!"

• Jlm...
• January 23, 2016

For Smoking Cessation "Chantix worked great for me! I smoked for the first week. I took my pills for 5 more days and then felt good enough not to take the pills anymore. I have not had a pill in 3 days and have not smoked in 8 days. I feel great. I had dreams, but they were good dreams. No problems for me."

• jef...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• January 21, 2016

For Smoking Cessation "After 47 years of smoking more than a pack a day and after 15 years of dreaming to get rid of it, I finally heard of Champix, as it is called in these parts. It's like a miracle. The cravings, almost unbearable with cold turkey, went away just like that from the very beginning. I am in my third clean week now. Side effects are really crazy dreams, a daylong slight dizziness, loss of appetite, constipation. But it's all worth it. Short pangs of craving occasionally occur. This product should be far more widely publicized! There is hope now."

• Mak...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• July 5, 2016

For Smoking Cessation "I started smoking the day I turned 18, and at first, it was just as a joke, but over time, it became an addiction (I am 4 months shy of being 20). My family and friends hated that I smoked, but I didn't care until about a month ago when I tried to go on a hike and was quickly out of breath - I hated it. I decided to quit smoking and started taking Chantix only 5 days ago. I had planned on smoking through the whole first week, but on day 3, I realized that I wasn't craving it as much, and now on day 5, cigarettes taste absolutely terrible. I do experience some side effects: nausea, fatigue, stomach pain, and amazingly vivid dreams (not scary, unless you count a cat being able to literally multiply every few minutes as scary)."

• MLk...
• December 29, 2015

For Smoking Cessation "I am so grateful for Chantix. I have been on it for 5 months. I smoked for 29 years. I have been smoke-free for 5 months. This is my 3rd time quitting, and I am so glad for this medicine. Never had any issues with this medicine. The only thing I had was weird dreams, but that was it."

• Cha...
• February 15, 2017

For Smoking Cessation "I stopped smoking with Chantix six months ago, and I took it for three months. Chantix is a help, not a miracle, but it will help you to quit smoking. You will still experience some mild cravings, but they are not intense at all. I reduced those with stop smoking subliminal sessions you could find on YouTube. Chantix was covered 100% by my health insurance, thanks for that, and thanks to Pfizer. Side effects are not bad compared to smoking. Dreams were vivid, and I enjoyed them. I do advise if you can't stand the side effects, reduce the dose or do a liver detox before taking the pill. Unless you are allergic (rash), if that is your case, you might need to wait for Pfizer to come up with another drug. I hope you quit smoking like I did. Best of luck."

• Ath...
• February 10, 2008

For Smoking Cessation "I used Chantix for 2 weeks and had to stop taking it. I was having very bad headaches, bad vivid dreams, anxiety, and I was extremely moody. My poor husband would just look at me, and I would get mad at him. It got so bad I was yelling at the kids for no reason, and I honestly believe that if I continued taking Chantix, I would be divorced today or worse. I was NOT myself on that medicine, so I stopped. It did, however, stop any craving for nicotine."

• Jua...
• December 20, 2014

For Smoking Cessation "Been smoking for 10-15 years, menthol ones at that. Could not kick the habit without some assistance. A friend offered to help me on one condition: that I quit or she would want her money back. I took the challenge. The only side effect that I experienced was weird dreams. Here I am, 1 year, 6 months smoke-free, and loving it. Thank you, Chantix."

• Lov...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• May 18, 2017

For Smoking Cessation "I never really believed I would quit smoking. I loved smoking. I wanted to live longer, and that is the only reason I wanted to quit. I chose option 3 plan on Chantix, 84 days to quit, you just cut in half each month. I had a lot of nausea, so I took 1/2 dosage for 3 weeks. At the end of 3 weeks, I went from 2 packs a day to 7-8 cigs a day. Started full dose at this time, and ate before taking that helped nausea, had a lot of weird dreams but slept better on Chantix. Today is my stop date, and I fully quit almost a month ago before my stop date. I have never felt as proud as I am right now, I did it. I just had to get past the first 2 weeks, then it was smooth sailing. I let Chantix do the work. Thanks, Chantix."

• cha...
• December 4, 2015

For Smoking Cessation "I used Chantix twice before this, and quit every time. Hubby and I were on a cruise, just days shy of 4 years quit, and well, he had a bright idea to buy cigarettes at the store on the ship duty-free, because it was so cheap. We would quit when we got off the ship. After a few no, no, no's, well, 15 months later I just started taking Chantix at Thanksgiving 2015, and here it is 8 days later. Every cigarette I smoke tastes horrible. I went from a pack a day to 3 per day. In fact, my pack is empty and I am not buying another, so today is my quit day. I have had some nausea at times, lasting a few minutes, and very interesting vivid dreams, not scary or bad, but I feel the dreams disrupt my sleep and make me tired during the day."

• Jul...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• April 5, 2015

For Smoking Cessation "This tablet has 'ticked' all of the boxes for me as much as it has really helped me quit! YAY!!! I had been smoking for 35 years. Only 6 days in, I couldn't stand the taste of a ciggie!! Now I'm into week 6 on the Champix, still not smoking, but I feel so ill! Feel sick most of the day, every day, and for at least half an hour after the first morning tablet. I'm sitting growling at everyone to leave me in peace until the intense nausea passes. I have bad wind, I wake constantly throughout the night following some crazy and scarily vivid dreams, and I sadly can't remember what it's like to sleep until my alarm goes off! BUT..... I don't smoke and I don't miss it!"

• Scr...
• February 1, 2017

For Smoking Cessation "Smoked for 45 years, tried everything out there, including hypnotism, nothing worked. Tried Champix November 15, 2016, some weird dreams the first week, a bit of nausea, and also a headache now and then. Happy to say I have not smoked after setting a date. Within two weeks of starting the pills, I slowly reduced to 2 or 3 cigarettes per day, then quit. Took 2 x 0.5 mg pills per day for the month of December, then stopped. All good so far, still, once in a while, I get an urge, but one thing I read or heard that I find helps get through the urge is that the need for a smoke lasts about 3 minutes on average. So I find something to do. Now, February 1st, smoke and Champix free. Good luck."

• Vic...
• August 31, 2016

For Smoking Cessation "This is a wonder drug! I went to doctors and asked for Champix, for my 15-a-day habit for 16 years! By day 7, I had completely given up. That was 8 months ago, and I haven't touched a cigarette since! I had bad dreams, the taste of the cigarette was just vile. I suffered awful acne (gone once the tablets were finished). I sometimes felt a bit confused. But none of the side effects should stop anyone from trying this drug. 9 months ago, I sat here and thought I am never going to give up smoking, it's a huge part of my life, but I did it."

• Mwo...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 14, 2016

For Smoking Cessation "I smoked for 48 years and, like most smokers, quit more times than I can remember. I finally got tired of smoking and failing to quit and decided to give Chantix a try. Thirty days later, all the cravings were gone. That was two and a half years ago. Yes, I did have very vivid, cosmic dreams. I also found that giving up the habit-that is, those times in the day when I would routinely 'light up and live'-was sometimes difficult. That much said, I am so very happy that I made it and am no longer a smoker. Bottom line, no free lunch here. But the end result is worth it and then some."

• Mys...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• January 18, 2016

For Smoking Cessation "Chantix was the easiest way I could have imagined to quit my 30-year, 2-pack-a-day habit. It took two rounds since I fell off the non-smoking wagon after the first attempt, but I'm now smoke-free for over three years. I had some vivid dreams, but to be honest, I enjoyed them! :)"

• sco...
• February 8, 2014

For Smoking Cessation "I had been a smoker for about 19 years, about a pack a day. I had tried a couple of times to quit smoking, but nothing ever lasted more than a week or two. I was nervous to try Chantix because of all the message boards about the side effects, but I tried anyway. Not even ten days in, I quit smoking. It surprised me how easy it was, and then a couple of weeks after that, I stopped taking the pill and I haven't had even an urge. I recommend it. I had a couple of super vivid dreams, but nothing crazy, and it was totally worth it."

• Kat...
• Taken for 1 to 6 months
• June 30, 2018

For Smoking Cessation "I just wanted to share my experience with Champix... I was reluctant at first to try this as I suffer with bipolar with long depressive episodes and had read some awful stories. I had to really persuade my GP to let me try Champix after failing at every other way to give up smoking. When I started Champix, I was smoking 40 cigarettes a day. I have now not smoked for 4 months. With very little cravings! When I first started it, it did make me feel a bit nauseous, however, that passed after a few weeks. I made sure I took the evening dose early due to strange dreams. So I would take it at about 5 pm, which helped a lot. It feels strange when you first start it, and it makes smoking taste awful, but it really does work. I also read the Allen Carr stop smoking book along with this medication, this combination has worked for me, and I really hope I continue to not smoke as I feel so much healthier and happier :)"

• Mrs...
• May 5, 2015

For Smoking Cessation "Started Champix on April 23rd. By day 5, I did not like the taste of cigarettes, but persevered (you know how we do)..... My husband smoked too, and I hated the smell of his breath. By day 10, I could smell my own breath and have given up on day 12. This is my second day smoke-free, and it is easier than I thought it would be. Of course, there are cravings, but I am managing them. Side effects I've experienced are slight nausea, but it passes quickly, terrible flatulence! And some very vivid dreams, slight headache today, but I think that's the nicotine withdrawal. Definitely worth a go."

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

For Smoking Cessation "Quitting was effortless! I did have nausea throughout the entire treatment after taking the pill for a couple of hours and had very vivid, sometimes horrible dreams, but the side effects were worth it!"

• Rob...
• Taken for less than 1 month
• February 15, 2017

For Smoking Cessation "Started Champix 1/2/17, my stop day was going to be 14/2/17 to give me max time before stopping, but I managed to stop on 12/2/17. It's only been 5 days, but I could never imagine going 5 hours without a cigarette before Champix. Some bad dreams and feeling nauseous sometimes, but definitely manageable."

• Kfo...
• December 17, 2014

For Smoking Cessation "Was a 2-pack-a-day smoker. Took Chantix for about 4 months. Within 3 days, I went from 2 packs to about 8 cigarettes a day. Quit smoking completely within the first month. Side effects were minimal: some weird dreams and mild agitation. I actually miss the vivid dreams. I'm at 8 months smoke-free now. You do, however, have to want to quit. My prescription was paid for by a smoking cessation program in my state."

• cas...
• July 30, 2007

For Smoking Cessation "I smoked over a pack a day for 30 years, I took Chantix as directed and had a few side effects, upset stomach (only if I didn't eat) and dreams. I have been smoke-free for 6 months. I recommend Chantix to anyone who really wants to quit."

• MWF...
• March 1, 2013

For Smoking Cessation "For the last 25 years, I have smoked a pack a day and dipped a can every two days. I have been on Chantix for a month now and not had any tobacco for the last week! The week before that, I did have one cigarette. But only one in two weeks is still awesome. I do have some of the side effects. For instance, I have extremely vivid dreams, but they are not all bad dreams. I also have an upset stomach. I figure that putting up with these side effects is better than smoking. I would, and do, recommend this medicine to any smoker. It is truly a miracle in a bottle."

• Joh...
• July 13, 2007

For Smoking Cessation "My husband has been smoking for 35 years and started taking Chantix 12 days ago to quit, and he knows that the medication is working because his urge to smoke has decreased, and as of yesterday, he only smoked 4 cigarettes. 4 days ago, he found himself depressed and continues to feel this way. He is also experiencing bizarre dreams and dreams that are very real-life. He is a true believer that Chantix works, but we are both concerned about these side effects he is experiencing."