The doc I work for has given Chantix
Posted By: trose on 2008-01-31
In Reply to: Not sure when it actually kicked in, but must have been SM - Christine
to many patients all with success. One man stopped taking it a little sooner than maybe he should have cause went back to smoking, started Chantix again and has been smoke free now for 3 months. Just typed his chart yesterday.
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I have to agree......I quit with Chantix also. It really does work wonders.....nm
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Try Chantix
I was a heavy smoker from the time I was about 13 to age 27. I had my baby and quit because I had an extended hospital stay with my delivery and so on, so it was not too hard because I was inconscious for about 4 days after delivery, so I think that the nicotine got out of my system. Like an nitwit, last year I want on vacation and had a cigarette, well 1 turned into a half a pack a day. I went on Chantix (after battling the insurance company for authorization), did it as directed, and now I have not had a cigarette in 3 weeks with really very little craving or angst. On this med, cigarettes do not satisfy you. I would recommend this to anyone. I had a little nausea and could not take my vitamin with it in the morning, but it has all been well worth it to be a nonsmoker. Give it a try if you want to quit, and you should want to quit. You will feel so proud and great. Seeing it from both sides of the fence, I also noticed that people really look down on smoking. GOOD LUCK!!!!
chantix
They better call the doc.
Chantix
Anyone have encouraging stories to tell? I'm on day #8 and was doing good up until this point. I think I'll make it through though.
Chantix
I personally know 3 people who have had great success with Chantix and two of them didn't even really want to quit THAT bad, but made the decision for financial reasons. I have decided the next time I am at the doc's office for whatever reason, I'm asking for some 
Chantix ?
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Chantix?
Woo hooo! Congratulations. Hubby quit Oct will be 5 years now. Quit once for 6 mos with nicorette but started back. 6 mos later came home with gum again, said he was tired of coughing and hacking all day. Put them down and never picked up another. Old elderly doc friend of mine said one time, if they told you to chew on a chrome bumper, you will not quit until you WANT to quit. So, seriously wanting to quit is a darn good start.
One good (or bad) thought. All those things you have listed, job, kid, bills, court, etc., etc...You had them when you smoked too and it did not help, so battle them without cigs. The nicorette does work though.
Chantix is the way to go! sm
I've tried every quit-smoking fix each time one would come out. When my doctor recommended Chantix because it works on the brain, I though sure it does. But I started it and couldn't be happier or more proud of myself (after all the failures). I'll tell anyone who will listen that the Chantix is worth the $120 or so each month. I'm starting my last round and hopefully that will be that. The best part about Chantix is that there is no hungering for a cigarette (a fleeting thought, maybe, but not stressing over it). There is no urge to chew and gnaw on something. You're every thought does not revolve around "I have to have a cigarette." If you want a guaranteed easy way to quit smoking with the least stress and best results, go with the Chantix. Since you won't be buying cigarettes, you can afford the $120.00 a month. I can't praise this drug enough.
Chantix
Well, it works immediately on your quit day. You take it (and continue to smoke) for the first week of Chantix, then the 8th day is your quit day, and I'm telling you, you don't care. It's strange but true.
I think 3 months is the norm for taking it but if you tell your doctor that you think you may need to take it longer (which I did), they'll let you take it another month or two with a tapering off.
I'm taking it longer because I know in the past I have had no willpower to deny myself a smoke using other methods, plus the fact of how many years (30) I've smoked. I'm just trying to make sure my brain is over the nicotine fix.
The hardest thing to break is behavioral. Every smoker smokes during, before or after certain activities and you have 1 lit without even knowing it. After a meal, before you go into the store shopping for a couple of hours, during stressful periods, talking on the phone and so on. I also thought I couldn't sit and pay bills without a couple of cigarettes. I think all of us smokers have virtually the same triggers more or less.
Every once in a while (it's been nearly 3 months for me now) my brain still thinks it's going to have a cigarette. When I take my dinner dishes to the kitchen, my brain says "Now I get to smoke." But just as quickly, you realize, "No, I don't" and the thought simply goes away. I'm just trying to make sure this is my ONE successful try to quit smoking. It's never too late.
I know you all are going to think I work for the drug company that makes Chantix. It's just that I want any smoker to know that if it works for a no-willpower weakling like me, it'll work for you.
Have any of you tried Chantix
I picked up a prescription yesterday and wondering if anyone has used this and if they are willing to share how it worked for them.
I am currently on Chantix. (sm)
I have been cigarette-free since August 2, 2007, and feeling great. Not too many side effects to speak of. Vivid dreams but not scary dreams. It completely takes away the PHYSICAL cravings you get but you still have to work on the BEHAVIORAL and PSYCHOLOGICAL parts of smoking. It is early in my quit so I am still struggling with those, but every day is better and better. I can't believe how well Chantix worked at kicking the physical cravings! Good luck!
Chantix.
Chantix is definitely worth it. If it gives you nightmares, you are supposed to take the second dose earlier. If you are still getting nightmares, then they suggest that you try just taking the first dose only (I have a friend who used it with great success - quit after 40 years of 2 packs per day).
If you don't like the cost, I know of a lot of insurance companies that will pay for it because of how much it saves them in the long run. I think there might even be a program on the internet (quit plan??) that helps cover the cost as well. If you smoke even a pack a day, Chantix costs the same in a month.
It works by blocking your nicotine receptors, thus everytime you light up, you don't feel anything, so a cigarettes becomes worthless. If you are on Chantix though, expect to be on it for at least 6 months. People, who quit after just 3 months tend to have a higher % of starting back up.
If you are really serious about wanting to quit, why not give it a shot. You can always stop taking the medicine if you can't stand it (shelf life is only 24 hours).
Good luck and if you are serious about quitting, you will.
how many rounds did it take you for Chantix? nm
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Also quit with Chantix
I smoked over a pack a day for about 20 years. October 2007, I starting taking it. I took the first 3 weeks out of the 1 month pack and went in for a hysterectomy and stopped taking Chantix after that, but never started back up again.
My husband, smoked 2 packs a day for at least 20 years, also took Chantix for 1 month and has stopped smoking. He quit last January (14 months ago).
I did get VERY depressed on this medication and often had thoughts of suicide. This went away after 3 months of not being on the medication but it was a horrible experience. I think they now prescribe an antidepressant to take along with the Chantix.
All I know is I could not have done it without them. I love not being a smoker and cannot stand the smell of it anymore.
GOOD LUCK!
I am a smoker (until my Chantix kicks in) already sm
lost 14.5 pounds and 14 inches, going for a goal of 25 pounds, that way when I quit, and if I can the average 12.5 pounds, it won't matter. I will still be down in weight and a NONSMOKER. However, I do not smoke in my house, other people's houses or cars. That is just RUDE. I at least have some decency with my smoking
The miracle of Chantix. Please read
For all of you who think you simlpy can't stop smoking you need t hear this.
A member of my family has literally tried for the last 22 years to stop smoking. Used everything from the cold turkey method to nicotine gum/patches etc. He would go as long as a few weeks or even a month and then right back to smoking.
I got wonderful news last Saturday over coffee with my niece. Her husband whom this family dearly loves and respects has finally won the battle with Chantix. My niece has asked him a few times to try it, and a few weeks before Christmas he did. He is completely smoke free. She asked him if he minds it and his reply was that smoking no longer even enters his mind. He said that with all other attempts even when not smoking he always wanted to and could not get it off his mind.
He is now concentrating on his health in general and has lost 12 pounds since Christmas! You go Ray! He has tried so hard and has come out victorious.
Don't give up.
P.S. He tried Wellburtin in the past, but eventually went back to smoking due to side effects on the medication.
Chantix and weight gain
Does Chantix help with the weight you gain from quitting smoking, or do you gain anyway?
My husband and I have had great success with Chantix
Would highly recommend to anyone who really wants to quit - always remember there is no magic pill but with Chantix, this is the best so far they have come out with - we have been smoke free since October and we both smoked heavily for over 30 years.
me, too. Chantix is giving me the wildest dreams
i have quit so many times it's a breeze. i get the nicotine gum -- 170 pieces 30 bucks. works pretty good, but then i loose it -- again. never quit quittin'
get him a prescription for Chantix. It will give him a 44% better chance of quitting. nm
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I have to agree. Just started Chantix 2 weeks ago and is working great!!! nm
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Those that I know on Chantix, didn't gain the ൜ pounds", but still gained.
It seemed like most of them only gained like 10 pounds or so in the first 3 months on it. They say when quitting smoking to expect to gain 20. I don't care how much I gain. I lost over 50 pounds a couple years ago, so I know I can lose it again if I need to. Better to be 20 pounds over weight than smoking.
Yes - does not work! Hoax if you ask me. MetaboLife doesn't work either.
The only thing that works for me is exercise and eating correctly! No quick fix, unfortunately.
You dont work for them, you work for YOU. If you
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I TRIED to work, WANTED to work, but
So now I have to scramble for the rest of the week, trying to catch up on what I didn't do today. And of course, working today was in hopes of catching up on whatI didn't do last week. This job is a never-ending hamster-wheel of lunacy.
Everyone has to work once in a while!
Normally in this industry, you are paid an incentive to work "holidays". When I was in-house, I was offered a day off other than the holiday I worked, which was great. I was also offered to only work a 4 hour day, in-house. At home, you should also be given an incentive for those holidays! Some people think that Martin Luther King Day is more important than Christmas because they may celebrate Kwanzaa. Some people feel that April Fool's Day is important, so they are willing to work Easter. It goes on and on... There will be times in your life when you have to make a choice, "one day off" or a career in the "medical field". I would have to agree that we are important especially on those holidays. For example, most hospitals and emergent care units are staffed with one doctor, so it should really be only STATs you are typing. It is hard to "choose" when you want to be "sick". Hence, our salary!!!!!!! Most people will work all kinds of crazy schedules to accomodate their own lives, so why be so uptight about working Christmas because your employer requires coverage. On the other hand, this should be rotated amongst a pool of typists. I worked with a lady that would always volunteer for Thanksgiving (she had no family), so she could have Christmas off just to make us all mad! She'd say "well, I've worked the last 10 Thanksgivings, so I deserve Christmas off! It was so sad! Hmmmpphh! :) Good luck! Have a nice holiday (no matter how you spend it)! 
He did see my dog and work him up sm
and everything came back negative. I'm going to push him more on Tuesday when I call him. I like our vet a lot-have been using him for years with all of my dogs and so far he hasn't steered me wrong. I'm just not sure I want to wait much longer on getting him some medication. The poor little guy suffers so and it just scares the heck out of us. I mean, there isn't anything we can do but hold him and ride it out and just be there when he comes out of it. I just haven't had to deal with anything like this before.
Nah, I do it, too, the more I work, the more I do it.
on vacation, notsomuch!
Does this work?
testing
Both will work actually.
For people who want to learn about something, anything, Google is a great tool. If you want to get into semantics about it though, personally I have real-life, first-hand experience with these critters called OTTBs. That stands for off-track thoroughbreds. They live until their late 20's and sometimes into their 30's and that is rarely taken into consideration by the racing industry, who I feel should kick in a little cash at birth, for every single horse they register with Jockey Club, to ensure that these animals can be cared for, for the rest of their lives. Oh wait...that would put a crimp in the breeders bottom line though, wouldn't it.
I used to work
with someone who would say the quirkiest things. got on my nerves.
And I used to work with someone who had
a stick up their rectum and made everyone's lives mundane.
No, not every day and get this- I only work
part-time. She is always available when I want her to come over, can stay the night if I am working later, whenever I want her. You are probably going to start throwing rocks but my pay to her is anywhere from 50-75 dollars a day, depending on what she does, any extra things I have her do like cleaning the closets, putting up seasonal clothes, other than the regular clothes washing and the house cleaning (she does not iron on a regular basis but if I need something special, she would do that)- she used to cook for us but my hubby does that now. I DO NOT want to quit even my part time position- heck my husband might think I had the time to do housework too and ugh!!
Never during work...
I don't get that. They could buy a lot more if they only shopped on the off hours ;)
That might work if
He would actually go. I can only do so much to make him go. He is the most stubborn man in the world!!
It might work
to cover the parts of the couch they are scratching because cats tend to return to the same spot. If you cover the couch completely, they may go under the cover unless it's secured. If you prefer the cats stay completely off the couch, you could use Scat Mats. They give a little shock from a battery when touched.
Good luck. I've declawed cats before to save the furniture, and they never have the same muscle strength in their upper body after they lose the claws. I've switched to dogs because dogs listen, LOL.
I do work for PS and this is the one - sm
operation she does not like doing, says it leaves horrible scars. She does them but shows many before/after pics and actually has the patient talk to others that have had it done before she will do it for them. They go into it with their eyes wide open. So if you do get it re-done be prepared (that is if a Dr. will re-do you anyway).
How did that work
with insurance? I have one in my left armpit that really bugs me because it is so visible when I wear sleevless tops. My doctor told me that insurance would not cover removing it because it would be cosmetic purposes.
They do work, but -
You have to keep replacing them when their nails grow, or sometimes they just come off. I have all mine trained now not to touch the furniture. In fact, in the 25 years I have had cats I have never had a problem with my furniture being ruined (and I even have leather). I have scratching pads (both upright and the ones in the track ball cirle) that I keep supplied with fresh catnip that I grow myself. The cats LOVE it! They want to show me they are using the designated scratching areas because I always praise them when they do. Now, you need to put them in high traffic areas, not squirreled away some place your cats never go. Put them near the furniture, covered with fresh catnip. Then slowly transition the posts to another location, but put it some place the cats can easily get to. I bet it will work. Best of luck to you! :-)
that might work..
I do dearly love this cat and would rather move some place without carpet than get rid of him. The vet says that Maine Coon cats are supposed to be the easiest cat to train, so maybe it would be a matter of putting him in the crate at night until he got used to not having the food?
If you don’t work for MQ
then you are not allowed to post there. I see the posts coming in and I see no harm in asking that question.
Can you work in those?
NM
where do you work or are you an IC
I am just asking because its the opposite for me. Congratulations though. That is an accomplishment.
I wish that would work, but
my bank is merging with another bank this week, and they have gotten really strict about not crediting anything to your account after 2 p.m., even through the ATM. Until this week, I could make a deposit through the ATM until 8 p.m. and it was posted the same day. I did a "test" deposit this past Monday after 2 to see if I could trick the account, but it didn't work. I hate bank mergers.
I need overdraft, but I can't do anything about it today. All the offices were closed by the time I realized I was one penny short.
Thanks for the advice and keep the fingers and toes and anything else you can crossed!
Maybe they were getting work done
in the house and moved furniture out for that. Something like getting floors refinished. I worked with a girl who burned down her boyfriend's house because she locked it up tightly after they were working on it. The fumes filled the house and ignited from water heater or something. Besides I think insurance company would notice if there was no burnt furniture in the house.
I used to go to work at 5 but now
in my older years sleep until I wake, part timer, work 12-8 and absolutely love it, so much more energy than when I had to beat the keys 24/7.
Well, that might work for others however
I have the bird feeder sitting in front of my window where I work so I (as well as the furkids) can watch the birds- the squirrels get in a bush next to the feeder and make a flying leap. They don’t fool with going from the bottom up. By the way I feed all animals, be they birds or squirrels so doesnt really matter to me who is eating at what time.
Not sure if this will work -
Slide show of Cedric that DH made.
Maybe, just maybe, this would work -
Maybe you can embarrass them into calling first. Keep your doors locked, including the garage. Next time they show up unexpectedly, you and your husband hurriedly take off all your clothes and put on a robe, mess up your hair and answer the door like that. Then say, oh, sorry, we were just in the middle of something, now is not a good time. Just might work.........
I'm sorry your work is low
Hope it picks up. I'm loving today. All five of my doctors are out today so no work, but I still get paid to do nothing all day.
Don't know if this will work or not.....
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