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Champix - after the course?

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  • 05-02-2008 1:10pm
    #1
    [Deleted User]
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    I'm currently taking Champix which I find brilliant by the way, but just wondering if anyone out there has finished a course (supposed to be 12 weeks)...

    -Do cravings get strong again?
    -Any other effects after stopping the tablets like sleep effects etc?


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    #2
    SMK
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    Hi,

    I arranged with my doctor that I would ween off the tablets gradually so I was probably on them for about 16 weeks from the time I stopped smoking and at the end I was taking .5mg every second day! There was probably no need to take so long to ween off them. If I remember correctly the course does allow a two week period at the end where you reduce the dose. I did notice an increase in cravings when I went to .5mg once a day. It could well have been all in the mind cos I was getting so nervous coming near the end of the dose that I would smoke again that I was thinking about it all the time!! But within a week of stopping the tablets I was fine. I still get cravings occasionally but I haven't even considered having a cigarette. I didn't notice any side effects after stopping the tablets but I did notice I was sleeping a lot better. Next week, I'll be off the cigarettes 10 months!! Best of luck


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    #3
    [Deleted User]
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    cheers for your opinion - and well done on the 10 months....


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