Comments on: Using Chantix to Help You Quit Smoking http://www.spiritualriver.com/using-chantix-to-help-you-quit-smoking/ Non-traditional recovery from addiction Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:09:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Dubbyahttp://www.spiritualriver.com/using-chantix-to-help-you-quit-smoking/comment-page-1/#comment-113493 Dubbya Mon, 18 Jul 2011 18:35:56 +0000 http://www.spiritualriver.com/wordpress-2.0.4/wordpress/?p=70#comment-113493 I'd suggest that a person has to take some of the reported side effects with a grain of salt since irritability, constipation, sleeplessness, depression, lethargy and in some cases, severe anxiety are completely normal for most people, even without the drug. Even if there are some health risks, they're more than acceptable if they help 22% of people trying to quit find success. In addition, I wonder how many people use the "potentially harmful side effects" as an excuse to continue smoking? BEGIN SARCASM >> I'm thinking that with all the "potentially harmful side effects?" of being on Chantix that we're probably better off to continue smoking until we die of lung cancer, COPD and/or heart disease. It's much easier than quitting, isn't it? << END SARCASM Us nicotine addicts are famous for finding ways to justify our compulsive "need" to smoke in our own minds, aren't we? Food for thought... I’d suggest that a person has to take some of the reported side effects with a grain of salt since irritability, constipation, sleeplessness, depression, lethargy and in some cases, severe anxiety are completely normal for most people, even without the drug.

Even if there are some health risks, they’re more than acceptable if they help 22% of people trying to quit find success. In addition, I wonder how many people use the “potentially harmful side effects” as an excuse to continue smoking?

BEGIN SARCASM >> I’m thinking that with all the “potentially harmful side effects?” of being on Chantix that we’re probably better off to continue smoking until we die of lung cancer, COPD and/or heart disease. It’s much easier than quitting, isn’t it? << END SARCASM

Us nicotine addicts are famous for finding ways to justify our compulsive "need" to smoke in our own minds, aren't we? Food for thought…

]]> By: Vernhttp://www.spiritualriver.com/using-chantix-to-help-you-quit-smoking/comment-page-1/#comment-62564 Vern Sat, 05 Jun 2010 02:32:55 +0000 http://www.spiritualriver.com/wordpress-2.0.4/wordpress/?p=70#comment-62564 Got it - thanks for the update! Got it – thanks for the update!

]]> By: Patrickhttp://www.spiritualriver.com/using-chantix-to-help-you-quit-smoking/comment-page-1/#comment-62559 Patrick Sat, 05 Jun 2010 02:27:00 +0000 http://www.spiritualriver.com/wordpress-2.0.4/wordpress/?p=70#comment-62559 Good questions, Vern. That particular coworker did stay quit, and she has not relapsed at all since. However, the flip side of that is that I quit cold turkey (no chantix) and my friend quit via hypnosis (no chantix) and we are both still doing good as well. As for the warnings about suicidal thoughts and whatnot, I think those have diminished somewhat, and the drug is still on the market in America. But it remains a potential side effect.... Good questions, Vern. That particular coworker did stay quit, and she has not relapsed at all since.

However, the flip side of that is that I quit cold turkey (no chantix) and my friend quit via hypnosis (no chantix) and we are both still doing good as well.

As for the warnings about suicidal thoughts and whatnot, I think those have diminished somewhat, and the drug is still on the market in America. But it remains a potential side effect….

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