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Reviewer: mr. ed, 45-54 Male on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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Reviewer: 55-64 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)
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After first week useing Chantix, started haveing mode swings, nausea, headachs, loss of appatite. Doctor took me off this medication immeadiatly. lost weight (5 lbs)in one week.
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Reviewer: missy 1965, 35-44 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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No nausea in the first week. Later, lots of nausea but it really works. So much so that i prefer the nausea to the smoking. The bad thing is trying to quit the meds. Lots of depression. Hope it goes away Anybody out there that is going through same thing please write somehting. Im trying to flush it all out by drinking lots of water. Ive only been taking it for 33 days and i cant stand the nausea.
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Reviewer: madison, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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I'm on my 6th week of meds. I was smoking a pack a day. I'm 60 and have smoked since I was about 10. At first it was hard not to smoke after eating. I figured I wasn't trying hard enough. I tried harder and didnt buy any more cigarettes after I ran out. After a couple of weeks I noticed I was so tired I could hardly get out of bed and when I did get up I went right to the sofa wh
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Reviewer: j3maitland, 55-64 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)
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Othere than the many sleepless nights this drug has been successful. I just need to know how long it stays in your system. It has bee 2 1/2 weeks since I have been off of the Chantix and I feel like I could sleep all of the time. Any feed back would be greatly appreciated. Thank you
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