stoping smoking

[dougalface]

does champix work

[Eve]

I've known two people try it and both quit and were very impressed with the result in that way.

One did get very down though was never clear if it was related to the champix or not but best to chat through with your GP as I think they can cause effects in people with mental issues.

[lil75]

I tried it, and the pills are really small to begin with...as the course goes on they get bigger, this is when everytime I took one, I was feelin like being violently sick, it would cause really bad stomach pain and I had my head down the loo, in the end I stopped taking them, but I have heard of success stories with it, everyone is different.....Ive heard the patches are really good and a friend of mine quit by using an inhulator..hth

[4getmenot]

all people that have tried pills that I know have had sever side effects. One just used to break down all the time, another passed out at the wheel and had a very bad crash and another just kept being sick with the bad stomach pains as mentioned above. I;d try patches if I were you

[jukie]

dougalface - my daughter's dance teacher had tried champix - said they were great whilst taking them didnt need a smoke, but once she stopped the course she went back on to the smokes again! My mum also went to the doctor to ask about having them and he refused her, but that's because she already has emphasema and tb, so they aren't right for certain people -

Jenna is correct, they are not given to anyone who has had a past history of mental illness (eg depression).

Think you are best to have a chat with your doc to see if they are right for you. Have you tried patches/inhalator at all? I found the patches were great (the 24 hour ones). I did use them years ago and was off the smokes for a couple of years, although different circumstances came and went and I ended up back on smokes again - silly cow!!

Good luck with it all - hope you find the right solution for you.

xx