Comments | meaux30: Quitting Smoking Update

meaux30

Quitting Smoking Update

Mar 11, 2009 09:34

Just don't know if I can stay on the Chantix - about 2 weeks ago I started having joint pain in my knees and feet and hands. Not terrbily unusual for me to have some passing stiffness but this keeps getting worse. This last week has been especially bad. When I wake up in the morning I can barely walk my feet and knees hurt so badly and just the ( Read more... )

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beerkitty March 11 2009, 16:05:34 UTC

man, i didn;t think about the swollen hand as being part of the chantix side effects.....and the tiredness....

try the half dose, but seriously, the cure seems worse than the sickness, so to speak.

how do you like your couch?

meaux30 March 11 2009, 16:20:43 UTC

I LOVE my couch!!!!

Yea, the Chantix is really kicking my ass both emotionally and physically. I am going to stop it if I don't have a major improvement - this is no fun at all. I am really sick of my entire body hurting all the time and for a while I thought it was just my usual acjes and pains but then I realized it was WAY worse than usual and didn't go away!!!

onica2 March 11 2009, 16:37:15 UTC

THere is a rush of energy when you quit? Why was I not told??? Yeah, I had my doubts about Chantix...however, Welbutrin, which is an antidepressant, has caused people to quit smoking as a side effect. It helps control compulsive behavior. But I am all for the gum, that's what my mom used.

paisli March 11 2009, 17:34:07 UTC

Ok.. it's not terribly encouraging for you to continue on the path of quitting smoking if the entire process is making you feel completely horribly miserable. It's obviously a difficult process, but it seems like the drugs are stripping away ANY motivating benefits that you would normally receive when stopping. Are there perhaps some herbal supplements you could try in place?

nephthys510 March 11 2009, 19:03:46 UTC

Good luck. You do what's best for you.