2/02/2013

According to the official website of Chantix, Chantix is a prescription strength medicine which is chiefly used to reduce the effects of smoking cessation and the best part is that Chantix is nicotine free. Through various effects on the brain, Chantix helps a person to quit smoking successfully by reducing the body's dependance on nicotine, the chief ingredient of tobacco products responsible for addiction and the several ailments associated with smoking.



Firstly, how exactly does Chantix work? Chantix contains an active ingredient called varenicline. Research shows that this chemical blocks the key nicotine receptors in the brain, gradually reducing dependence on it. While this sounds a perfect method to quit smoking - blocking nicotine, is Chantix actually as effective as the so called "research" tells us. Are there no strings attached?



The potential of Chantix as an aid to quit smoking can only be affirmed by people who have undergone the treatment and felt the pros and cons. Although the site claims that there are a few side effects of using the medication, actually patients had more than a few to say.



"The most common side effects include nausea (30%), sleep problems, constipation, gas, and/or vomiting...Some patients have reported changes in behavior, agitation, depressed mood, suicidal thoughts or actions when attempting to quit smoking while taking Chantix or after stopping Chantix..".This is what the official site says about the side effects. However, there were isolated incidents where patients experienced severe magnitudes of some of these. Very severe head aches, absurd sleeping patterns and severe mood swings were also felt. It is highly recommended that one takes expert medical advice before starting on any medical program, particularly one which effects the metabolism or medical functions of a body in severe ways.



These are side effects of Chantix which one cannot ignore at any cost, least of all, one's life. However, there is a flip side to this - quitting smoking through Chantix is highly flexible. One can easy incorporate a chantix dosage in almost any other quit smoking plan as it is nicotine free. This aspect allows Chantix to be safely used even with Nicotine Replacement therapies which employ nicotine inhalers, nicotine gums, patches, etc.



Smoking is an issue which effects more than 300 million smokers world wide. Non smokers are picking up this deadly habit at alarming rates and if adequate steps are not taken, newer methods of quitting smoking not researched, the overall health of millions is at stake.
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