Hi Everyone -
Since there have been alot of posts about Chantix lately, I thought it would be helpful to post some information that I found about the product. I won't cite the information due to SSC rules, but here is a brief overview of the product in case anyone wants to talk to their doctor about it. Good luck!
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When smokers inhale smoke from a cigarette, nicotine reaches the brain within seconds and binds to nicotinic receptors, which activates the reward pathway in brain circuitry. This stimulates the pleasure center in the brain. The initial effects disappear quickly and a cycle of craving and withdrawal thus begins all over again. Chantix, by way of its chemical composition, only partially activates the nicotinic receptors in the brain and thus cuts down on the craving for Nicotine, as well as the withdrawal symptoms. Added to this, Chantix also considerably reduces the satisfaction attained from smoking, thereby helping to pull away from the habit faster if Nicotine is offered during treatment. Thus, to quit smoking has never been any easier.
According to sources, and Pfizer's own media center, Chantix is the first medication in a decade to directly hit smoking. It has an FDA approval which came into effect after an intense trial program that involved more than two thousand cigarette smokers.
Compared to other drugs in the league such as placebo and buproprion, it has nearly four times as much of a chance at working on a long term basis, and as in a lot of successful cases, might even have a permanent retained effect!
The most common side effects included nausea, changes in dreaming, constipation, gas and vomiting, but on the whole, were found to be better tolerated than most others. Besides, prevention of lung cancer is priceless.
Need there be anything more said? Talk to you doctor!
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[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 12/26/2006
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 20
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 583
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $110
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 3 [B]Hrs:[/B] 10 [B]Mins:[/B] 15 [B]Seconds:[/B] 33
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Quit Meter
$359,690.63
Amount Saved
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Quit Meter
Days: 9544
Hours: 1
Minutes: 27
Seconds: 41
Life Gained
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Quit Meter
45675
Smoke Free Days
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Quit Meter
685,125
Cigarettes Not Smoked
