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Old 03-07-2008 | 11:37 AM
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I'm officially quitting. I started taking Chantix this week. The pill that supposedly blocks the nicotene receptors in your brain. You take it for a week while still smoking, then you are supposed to quit smoking after 7 days and keep taking the pills. This crap better work for the $130 it costs for a 1 month supply. You are suposed to take it for 12 weeks. And no, health insurance won't pay a dime for it specifically because it is for "cessation of smoking." Funny how health insurance will go on and ontelling you how beneficial it is for your healthif youquit smoking, but then they won't cover anything that will help you quit!
 
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Old 03-07-2008 | 11:41 AM
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Good luck.

Isn't $130/ month cheaper than a month's worth of cigs?
 
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Old 03-07-2008 | 11:47 AM
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Good luck.

Isn't $130/ month cheaper than a month's worth of cigs?
Nope. Most days I smoke a pack a day. Here in Mississippi cigarettes cost $3.00 per pack on average. Sometimes as low as $5 for 2 packs on special. So if they are $3 per pack, it would cost $93for a month with 31 days.
 
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Old 03-07-2008 | 12:12 PM
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Good luck man!
Glad to see you care about your long term health!
 
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Old 03-07-2008 | 01:25 PM
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Yeah i need to quit but it doesn't seem like i am going to go though with it **** always happens and i always start smoking again
 
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Old 03-07-2008 | 01:37 PM
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Same here. Plus I really like smoking too.
I will definitely update my opinion of the Chantix and whether I think it is worth it or not. So far I don't think I have enough in my system. That's why they tell you to continue smoking for the first week because it needs to build up in your body.
Monday is approaching far too quickly[&o]
 
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Old 03-07-2008 | 02:02 PM
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Good luck! I recently had my 1 yr anniversary of quiting chew. I had either chewed or smoked for the previous 18 years. It was tough, but after the 1st month, It gets much easier.
 
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Old 03-07-2008 | 02:15 PM
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Good luck! I recently had my 1 yr anniversary of quiting chew. I had either chewed or smoked for the previous 18 years. It was tough, but after the 1st month, It gets much easier.
That's another thing I need to quit as well.I dip at work. I haven't really dipped for long enough though to consider myself hooked to it like I am cigarettes. I only dip at work. Never on the weekends. I leave the can in a drawer in my desk. I only go through about 1 can every week and a half or so though. Usually about 3 dips per day.
 
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Old 03-07-2008 | 02:33 PM
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I'm officially quitting. I started taking Chantix this week. The pill that supposedly blocks the nicotene receptors in your brain. You take it for a week while still smoking, then you are supposed to quit smoking after 7 days and keep taking the pills. This crap better work for the $130 it costs for a 1 month supply. You are suposed to take it for 12 weeks. And no, health insurance won't pay a dime for it specifically because it is for "cessation of smoking." Funny how health insurance will go on and ontelling you how beneficial it is for your healthif youquit smoking, but then they won't cover anything that will help you quit!
My girl just got a perscription for Chantix too yesterday to finally quit smoking. She's fairly light at 1/2- 1 pack a day, depending. Good luck man.
 
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Old 03-07-2008 | 02:39 PM
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Thanks.
Several of the nurses my wife works with have used Chantix and say it works well. However, they also said it works better for women[:@]
 


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