chantrix? new quit smoking drug

[Falcon Jet 1]

can u use this while flying?

 

[dingo222]

hows it work? is it a pill or something? never heard of it, but god knows i've spent enough money smoking over the years to buy a friggin plane

 

[NW_Pilot]

Hey, You don’t need pills or drugs unless your not strong enough to Quit Cold turkey HUMMM!!! October will be 2 years cold turkey with out a relapse from 3 packs a day for me!!

 

[Way2Broke]

6 months here, havn't cheated once. I tried everything and the only thing that worked was cold turkey. Otherwise your just using a crutch.

 

[NW_Pilot]

6 months here, havn't cheated once. I tried everything and the only thing that worked was cold turkey. Otherwise your just using a crutch.

Yes, 100% agree Cold Turkey is the way to go!!!

 

[dalegribble]

My wife promised me a divorce if I ever try cold turkey again. Hope these pills work

 

[phishn@daves]

My wife promised me a divorce if I ever try cold turkey again. Hope these pills work

..........and the problem here is?

 

[Gorilla]

I think nicotine junkies (and I am one) come in two flavors. For both, there is a period of physical withdrawal that sucks. After that's over, Type A rebounds mentally and is relatively OK. Type B (that's me) drifts into a crushing mental funk that lasts, well, indefinitely. The most unproductive, unfocused, unhappy year of my life was the year I quit, before saying "screw this" and buying more Cope.

My theory is that massive nicotine abuse burns some of the brain chemistry out to such a degree that the happy-juices dopamine and serotonin simply don't work anymore. So consider that if you are dabbling with nicotine. Bad stuff.

 

[CrewResearch]

Chantrix (varenicline) is a new drug for quitting smoking -- just approved earlier this year.

It works differently from other quit-smoking drugs like Zyban. It mimics the effect of nicotine by binding with nicotinic receptors in the brain. By this means it reduces cravings and withdrawal symptoms. Because the drug blocks the nicotine receptors, it may also lessen the pleasure people get from nicotine use. Essentially the drug "gets there first," so that the real nicotine can't bind to the receptors.

It has some possible side effects, at least in some people, including nausea, headache, and trouble sleeping. Some people taking Chantrix report that it caused them to have weird dreams.

I don't know if the FAA has yet evaluated Chantrix, or if they have, how they have ruled on the drug.

Here's a link to an article about the clinical trials with Chantrix:

Varenicline helps more smokers quit longer with fewer side effects - National Cancer Institute

In truth, the main ingredient in quitting smoking is DESIRE. If you really, really, really want to quit, you will, with or without any of the various quit-smoking aids. (Ex-smoker here -- finally quit in 1989 when I ran out of excuses to continue my 2-pack a day habit! )

 

[Ladi]

Well hello Doc!

FYI, My hubby has been on Chantix for 7 weeks now. He could not quit before, too hard for him. But after just about 3 weeks of Chantix and he quit. After 1st week, he had cut way back. The 1st few days of taking it he felt buzzed, like he had been drinking, but that went away by 3 weeks or so.
From week 2 to week 5 he was a pain in the arse to be around! I managed to make it w/o killing him or even causing injury!
About the weird dreams, that is a big AFFIRMATIVE! He says they are not nightmares, just very bizzare. He did not know that was a side effect until a few weeks of having them and so we ask about it.
Chantix is not covered by our insurance, it runs abot $126.00 a month. Equals out to a little less that what he was paying for cigarettes.
Dr. recommends he stay on it for 6 months, to make sure he has a total change of habit.

That's all I can think of for anyone who may want to know about it.

Ladi