i smoked for 40 years and tried every method of quitting....including hypnosis....none worked. my wife quit 6 months ago with chantix, so i figured i'd try it too......i took it for 2 1/2 weeks before i quit, and cut down quite easily......i did not set a quit date....it just happened. it has been 9 days, and i know i can do this......and believe me, i never felt this stronly before about any of my previous attempts. i will continue the chantix for a few more weeks......the side effects are minimal, and there are numerous posts on here about that....

so, good luck !!

Thanks for the reply.
I am hoping it works.
I have tried almost everything; patches, zyban, hypnosis, cold turket, cutting back - argh.
I just turned 40 and am tried of being a slave to nicotine.
Hoping to be smoke free in 2008!!

There are lots of posts about Chantix on this board. Scroll through and have a look - you can learn a lot about people's experiences with it here.

I quit using Chantix after only 7 days! I also tried everything from hypnosis to cold turkey. NONE of them worked for me. I have been quit for almost a month now and have stopped taking the chantix. Not because I had any bad side effects, but because I really don't feel like I need it anymore. Good luck to you!

I have been quit for 3 Weeks, 5 Days, 10 hours, 50 minutes and 23 seconds (26 days).
I have saved $107.92
by not smoking 529 cigarettes.
I have saved 1 Day, 20 hours and 5 minutes of my life.
My Quit Date: 11/10/2007 12:00 AM

Thanks again for your replies.
I am definately going to try it!
Most side effects sound similar to zyban, which I managed.

tamerak2, how did you get those stats about your quitting?? Is there another quit site that figures that out for you? That's pretty cool - and inspiring!

Found the link to the quit calucaltor thingy! Cool! :)

Chantix is a wonderful aid in quitting the nasty nicodemon! Beesley is correct there are many posts on the subject of chantix, and many of my replies. I wish you well and what a special time of year to start! '08 will be an awesome year for you!

I've heard a lot of good things about it ... good luck! Hooray for making the doctor's appointment.

it was a "miracle" drug for me! i cut my smoking in half the week i started chantix-and i wasn't even trying! i noticed shoking just didn't "taste" good anymore. my last shoke was 5-21-07 and i haven't had one since! it really hjelped me with the cravings. i still-thos rarely now- get the psychological cravings. like 1st thing in the morning,i will automatically reach for my pack. of course,there is no pack...so i just laugh at myself and feel glad i've come this far. just make sure you take it with food-it can cause killer nausea! good luck! you CAN do it!

$ days now and hardly any cravings. It's working for me.

Chantix worked for me. I almost at 6 months. Look under "Treatments" on the smoking addiction board to see more info re: chantix, or do a search on DS for Chantix (champix in GBR).

Thanks for all the replies.
I ahve done a search and found lots of posts.
Hoping it works for me!!
If I start the 'script on the 26th, I am hoping to be quit (maybe) by Jan 1st! If not that soon then a week or so after starting the meds.
Thanks again!

Chantix works wonders but the side effects suck.