Chantix Review

There probably isn’t a person on the planet that doesn’t know the dangers of smoking and now with smokers considered to be pariahs and the movement towards people become healthier more and more smokers are really making the effort to kick the habit. For many people stop smoking aids are necessary to help them with this addiction that some of them have had for 40 years or more. One such stop smoking aid is Chantix.

Chantix is a prescription medication that does not contain nicotine like many other stop smoking products. Instead of working to decrease the amount of nicotine in your system this approach is like going cold turkey as Chantix targets the nicotine receptors in your brains, attaches to them and blocks the nicotine in your cigarettes from reaching your brain. This in effect prevents you from fulfilling your craving for nicotine and makes smoking those cigarettes non-enjoyable.

One would think that long time smokers using this product would actually end up increasing the number of cigarettes they smoke in order to try and get that nicotine burst and some do. However, when that burst never comes, they give up the cigarettes as useless.

Chantix is a two step plan that allows you to smoke the first week, but not for the last 4 days because by then your brain has accepted that there is no longer any benefit to smoking.

Ingredients

Chantix has many ingredients but only one active ingredient which is Varnicline. The rest of the ingredients have names such as microcrystalline cellulose, Anhydrous dibasic calcium phosphate, croscarmelrose sodium and magnesium as well as one or two other ingredients that seem to serve little if any purpose.

Does Chantix Work?

With more than a thousand reviews for this product scattered across the internet it is easy to get a clear indication of whether this product works or not and the clear consensus is that Chantix does work and has helped many smokers cease smoking. However, the list of side effects for this product is long and extremely worrisome and should be considered seriously before attempting to use this product to help you stop smoking. Here are just some of the reported side effects people experienced while using this product and even months afterward.

Side Effects Of Chantix

Nausea ranging from mild to extremely severe, weight gain, abdominal pains, insomnia, broken sleep, vivid dreams both pleasant and terrifying, extreme hunger, extreme dry mouth, back pain ranging from mild to severe, heart palpitations, mood swings ranging from extreme irritation to uncontrollable anger, depression including suicidal thoughts in some cases still present months after completing the Chantix program.

In addition, this product may seriously affect the well being of people with heart problems and high glucose levels. The official site for Chantix itself lists these negative side effects leaving one to wonder why the company would continue to make and sell such a dangerous drug and why doctors would prescribe it.

Pros of Using Chantix

• The product does effectively help many people quit smoking
• The official website is forthcoming about the hazards of taking this medication.

Cons of Using Chantix

• Chantix is a prescription only medication, which means that you will have the initial doctors visit to pay for and as well as the possibility of follow-up visits to add to the cost of this medication.
• Expensive
• Some people who may need to quit smoking the most should not use this medication such as those with heart problems or disease.
• Chantix has a long list of negative side effects many of them cause for grave concern. One side effect that is especially troubling is the fact that some users are still experiencing severe depression and suicidal thoughts months after completing the program.

Conclusion

Although Chantix has proven that it can and does help people quit smoking it is not a quit smoking product that should be recommended for use. The side effects that are associated with this product are often severe and could be quite deadly. With more than a few users reporting feelings of uncontrollable anger and rage or severe depression and suicidal thoughts anyone using this medication should be followed closely. Even then, this drug appears to be a tragedy waiting to happen.