Has anyone had a positive experience using Chantix to quit smoking?

It took me three months on Chantix, but it worked, with no side effects whatsoever. Killed the cravings. After the first month or so, it never even occurred to me to pick up a cigarette, even when I normally would.

You happen to be one of the luckiest people that i know of. Most people that have taken the Chantix, have ended up in the hospital.

I had a similar experince as TToni9. Not nearly as traumatic but I had the dreams and nightmares. And the anger was truely unbelievable at times. I got in the face of a woman at work and screamed for her to stop arguing with me, in turn I was dismissed from my position as lead in the job I had been doing for three years. That was a bummer but it turned out o.k. because I still work for the same company (better position) and things are o.k. there. I am writing a hub about my experience (in progress) to quit. This was a good question and I enjoyed reading all the responses. Dixie W

For what it's worth, both my mother and father-in-law quit with Chantix. They both smoked for better than thirty years. My father-in-law had no ill effects to speak of, but they initially made my mother-in-law sick to her stomach. She reduced her dosage and that went away, though she did experience some of the psychological issues warned of by Chantix.

Having said that, I used to car pool with a guy who tried it for a month, and claimed it didn't work for him. Although I think he was expecting Chantix to do ALL the work. Am I correct in understanding you still have to WANT to quit? lol.

I did have a positive experience with Chantix, about two years. So; when my doctor wrote the prescription. I was happy to start the process. I received encouraging phone calls from supported staff at Chantix. I was able to quit for one year. Then; I lost my job and health care therefore; I could no longer afford the Chantix, and sadly, I started smoking again.

I personally haven't used it but have spoken to people who have and didn't have a good experience using it. I did some more research on ways to help quit smoking and came to e-cigs. They have helped 100x's over with quiting and not developing a horrible story in the process. For more information on e-cigs check out www.urbansmokeshop.com

I haven't heard much about Chantix. I do know of a great way to quit smoking, and it is through the use of neuro-linguistic programming. This uses conditioning of the mind to take you off the habit of smoking. Check out this hub:

http://hubpages.com/hub/The-Way-To-Quit-Smoking

A few years back I tried Chantx for cigarette cessation.

I started having terrible nightmares and without my realizing I began getting angrier and angrier.

I lost primary residence of my 10 yr old daughter because I could not control my anger and it seemed so natural to be angry with the fact that my exhusband had ordered a psychlogical test(which removed her previous diagnosis of PTSD---after she was sexually offended in his residence+my ex wanted her Offender Back into my daughters Dads home) so I sent a nasty letter to those who tested my daughter without my permission. This letter caused the guardian to choose my daughter to live in Fla. keeping her Dad as primary caretaker.

Eventually in therapy it became evident that Chantix was contributing---causing my anger level to appear as though I was out of control in life.

Per my therapists advice I stopped taking Chantix. Within 2 weeks I was back to my normal self---but it was too late. The courts allowed him to leave state with her dad while I felt she was still in danger of her being abused in his care again. I would advise people not to take Chantix but if they feel they MUST prepare for abnormal nightmares and uncontrollable anger or suicide. TToni9/Pauline

It is my firm believe that all those cigarette replacements have one main effect: you channel the money you wasted on cigarettes into another direction.

Nobody needs cigarettes, and nobody needs any type of replacement for cigarettes. In my opinion you did not quit smoking because of Chantix, but despite Chantix.

I was thinking about trying Chantix once I get straighten out with my other medications that I am on. I am 22 years old now. Starting smoking since I was 9 years of age. Big mistake ever. I been wanting to try to quit. I always thought it might be hard for me to try because of my depression. One night, it just came to my mind if I try to quit smoking, it might help with my problems overall. The other day I went to my doctor the one who prescribes my anti-depressants and asked her about Chantix. She told me I had to wait until my current medicine she put me back on to get into my system before she would try me on it. My mother, she had smoked for years. About 30 some years. It already has been a year and a half since she quit smoking. The shocking part is that my mother didn't use anything to help her. I asked her how did she do it with no help. She had a very interesting technique I think that does make sense. She told me that she started out by lighting a cigarette up and smoke it without inhaling it. Since she has been a smoker all these years, she would inhale it. She told me that was the toughest part to beat overall. She told me that it doesn't take a person long to get hooked on nicotine. As she kept on not inhaling the smoke, the more she would not finish the whole entire cigarette. That took her at least 3-4 weeks she said. She said it wasn't to long after that she didn't want a cigarette because since she stopped inhaling the smoke, that she didn't wont a cigarette at all. But just in case she would keep a pack of cigarettes in the car or somewhere if she happened to have one. Couple more weeks went by and she said it took her about 2 and a half months to stop her smoking. That does make sense. Doing it yourself, and not spending money on something. I did tell my mother that I might try if I couldn't get on Chantix. I don't know if I can do something like she did, but I was thinking if I could get on something like Chantix for a while, then I could probably as well do the same thing she did. I am proud of her though. That must of been the toughest thing that not to many people can do.