Showing posts with label Varenicline. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Varenicline. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 16, 2008

Stop smoking: Keep your hands in your pocket

So you want to stop smoking…You read Blogs, forums, and every possible article on smoking cessation. You want a 100% success formula that helps you to stop smoking. Well, the bad news is there is no 100% guaranteed formula that can help you. Hey, before you go away thinking this Blog does not promise you to help or provides support, it is advised that you spare 5 minutes and finish reading this to the end.

Points to remember

- The best person to help you to quit smoking is ‘you’. Only you have the power and control on your life. You started smoking, so you have to quit it now. Why let a mere substance like nicotine, control your body?

- Every time you feel like lighting up, make mental pictures of you suffering from lung cancer or COPD or emphysema, there are vast number of diseases, so you won’t have a problem in choosing any one for imagination

- Visit a doctor or consult one online and find out if you are eligible for Champix. This drug is said to have highest success rate so far. Champix Varenicline is a prescription drug and that is why you need to consult a doctor

- When you get a prescription for Champix, you are on the first step of the path leading to smoking cessation. Strong will power and mental determination are also needed to quit smoking, as Champix alone won’t help you to quit if you are unsure of yourself

- You can allay your fears of nicotine cravings and withdrawal symptoms (factors that often lead people to give up smoking cessation), as Champix reduces them to quite an extent

- The best part about Champix Varenicline treatment is that you can continue smoking for few days even after you begin taking your tablets. However, Champix gradually makes smoking so disgusting that you feel better off without smoking

All in all, you can quit smoking all you need is Champix and self control. So keep your hands in your pocket and do not buy cigarettes!

Thursday, January 3, 2008

Champix: What you should know about it but you do not

Champix is the latest drug for smoking cessation in the market. Since the arrival of Champix, many people in various countries have tried this drug and have quit smoking. On the face of it, Champix looks like a miracle pill and caters to millions of smokers but what most people miss out is the care that has to be taken with it.

The first thing that a smoker trying to quit should understand is taking right Champix dosages. Taking right, prescribed amount of Champix dosages reduces the chances of any Champix side effects.

You can get two strengths of Champix dosages in the market, 0.5mg and 1mg pills. The lower Champix dosage pills are available in as white pills and 1mg pills are available as blue coloured pills. Normally doctors prescribe lower Champix dosages and move up the dosage amount as time advances.

Sometimes people mix up their Champix dosages and invite Champix side effects. If you want to evade any Champix side effects, always remember to take proper Champix dosages. One more thing you can do to thwart Champix side effects is to drink plenty of water.

Some of the Champix side effects that you might experience are as follows:

  • Nausea
  • Sleeping disorder and unusual dreams
  • Gas and stomach problems
  • Insomnia
  • Constipation
  • Headache
  • Loss of taste

It is not possible to avoid all Champix side effects by taking proper Champix dosages and drinking lots of water. However, you can still reduce the probability.

Most people after taking their Champix dosages feel nauseous, as this is the most common of all Champix side effects. However, it is not compulsory that you will experience this or any Champix side effects.

Further more to avoid Champix side effects, you should not take Champix if:

· You are under 18 years of age

· Pregnant or nursing

· Have any known allergy to any of the ingredients of Champix

· Have kidney disorders

Talk to a doctor and confirm with him or her that it is safe for you to take Champix dosages. Even if you experience some Champix side effects, remember in the end, it is for your own better if you quit smoking with the help of Champix. Unless your Champix side effects do not become troublesome and serious, there is no need to stop Champix dosages.