as far as taking them as a combo i am not sure. but i do know they prescribe wellbutrin as a quit smoking aid. personally, it did nothing for me. i suppose that it has done the same for you since you are still smoking..LOL. have you considered the patch, lozenge, or nic gum? there is always cold turkey! the most helpful thing i have found as a quit aid is this group. check out this link for some great old posts
http://dailystrength.org/groups/good-posts
please keep us updated on how you are doing..quitting and being free from a nicotine addiction is scary at first but PRICELESS in the end. you can do it and you will be glad you did!

I have no idea....but I have heard that wellbutrin can help curb your desre for smoking. Has that happened yet? Do you notice you smoke less that before?
I know when I quit I didn't want to either. well, I did and I didn't. THe addict in me didn't, the other part did. But I knew it was time. SMoke free 1 year 2 months now! :) You can do it too!

I've been on Wellbutrin for 9 years. Went on it originally for depression (and is the only med that has ever helped). I was never able to completely quit but after I started taking it I noticed I wasn't smoking as much or had a desire to smoke as much. I went from 1-1/2 packs/day to about 1/2 pack/day mainly because it either wouldn't occur to me to light up or I just didn't really feel like it. Am left with 2 triggers: driving and stress. Other than that I don't much care. Wellbutrin was great for cutting back but not quite enough for quitting. That's why I thought maybe adding Chantrix would get me the rest of the way.

By the way, I almost had a stroke from smoking a cigarette with a patch on. Shot my blood pressure to 240/122. Don't do it!

Congratulations Tikka!

Welcome luvlight. I smoked for 35 years and now have been smoke free for 7 months by using Chantix in the beginning. I was a part of a study at a local University so I received the medication free. Chantix took away my desire to smoke. After 3 months I was weaned off of it then determination plaayed a major role in my success. I promised to NOPE (not one puff ever) no matter what, used plenty of distractions to re-route my brain into being a non-smoker. I even changed my routines so nothing would remind me of smoking. I released myself from a terrible addiction and the freedom is worth the journey!!

luvlight, Chantix can cause depression. It did for me, and I am not prone to that. You might want to look it up on consumerreports.ocm and elsewhere before using it. I know people who have used it, with no major side-effects (that they know of yet). Their successful quit-rate was about one out 10. There is no pill or patch to make you quit smoking, although they can help ease you thru the significant withdrawal. I think you should read Allen Carr's "The Easy Way to Stop Smoking" before you even try. Your library may be able to provide it. You can try this link to download it, n/c: http://www.geocities.com/purplkoala55/allencarr-easywaytostopsmoking.pdf If that link doesn't work for you, let me know I can email the download to you. I think you should also spend some time on www.whyquit.com. The quit has to happen between your ears. You can quit.

Please, don't let the ha-ha wig I'm wearing today throw you off my suggestions. Please check out my profile if you need to see that I'm not nuts.

I checked out that link and the author got to me right off the bat. He's right, I don't want to quit out of fear. I'm really not into pain! I will read on. Thanks!

Hi Luvlight, welcome aboard, I had to quit because of health reasons and I also did not want too quit, but I did, I went CT. However that is not for everyone, any way you can quit is the way to go, I am sure your Doctor can guide you. Keep us posted on your progress.