CHANTIX
(varenicline)
New stop smoking medication to help you quit.
The Food and Drug Administration approved varenicline (Chantix) in 2006 for adult smokers who want to stop smoking.
(Now, we all know that we can trust the FDA to look out for our best interest, can’t we? Better show this to all those BAD smokers!!!)
When you smoke, nicotine from the cigarette causes receptors in the brain to release a chemical called dopamine, which is what causes many of the positive feelings you get from smoking. When you quit smoking, going without dopamine causes miserable signs and symptoms of withdrawal – such as irritability, insomnia and difficulty concentrating within 4-6 hours after your last cigarette & can last a month after you quit smoking.
Chantix stimulates the release of dopamine in your brain to help reduce signs/symptoms of withdrawal. Chantix also blocks nicotine receptors in your brain. So if you lapse and have a cigarette, your cigarette doesn’t stimulate your brain’s receptors the way it did in the past. Cigarettes become much less pleasurable, and your desire to return to regular smoking may be reduced.
SIDE EFFECTS OF CHANTIX:
nausea
headache
vomiting
gas
abnormal dreams
constipation
changes in the taste of food
Let your doctor know if you have KIDNEY problems…….(http://www.mayoclinic.com)
Gee! And you thought that this wonderful dopamine stimulator – nicotine receptor blocker, was all a piece of cake? Long term side-effects? Not known! Oh! But, forget that! Just get the spouse to quit nagging you about your smoking! And everything will be bliss!
By The Way – Pfizer (makers of Chantix) predicts annual sales of $1 BILLION by 2009.
