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Here is a report on warning for stop-smoking meds:

I tried it.  I think no longer there.  May try another site.bad link again, Jan I'll get another.

I'll try this:

can assess that one either.try this one I used Chantix.... and I do feel that after one  months' use.... you may have some behavioral issues..  I was a bit blue...but ... my preemie grandson was having issues, my job was having some effects from the major stock market turn down.. and my DH was traveling for work and it was a tough adjustment for me w/ the RA insecurities about my physical and emotional well being. babs102009-07-23 16:16:03I too only used Chantix for a bit then 4 days after my last puff I stopped taking it.  That was almost 2 years ago and I was a 35 year smoker.  To help with the nausea side effect I stayed with only one pill per day instead of the recommended 2.  I've got this sitting on the fridge at the moment but have not started.
It's been there since Xmas after the heart attack.
I was going to stop then and decided that the best way for me was to take myself away from a lot of the triggers that surround me.
Well, all hell broke loose and was called selfish, uncaring and a pile of other things.

It seemed better that I continue cooking dinner and doing the house work rather than be away for a few weeks.
One thing that was said was "What am I going to do while you are away"
"It's not fair, I have to go to work"

It took two weeks to settle and I haven't stepped out the door.
Honestly, better to smoke than put up with all the emotional turmoil I'd create.

If I was to stop, I need to do it my way with supportive people around me or non at all.
My current environment is full of a constant inflow of drama queen stuff and is a reasom why I enjoy being in the sticks with my dog and camera.
I'd get more support out of a gum tree, at least the tree is beneficial to my soul.

Been a lot of stressy stuff here over the past 5 months, first looking after David and watch him pass, and now his partner Joyce (Julies mother) funeral is today.
They say when one goes the other can follow shortly.

Why am I running off at the mouth, duno, maybe I need to release some thoughts.

Maybe things will settle a little and I can have another crack at it.
I need a place to crash and revitalize.

sorry for your losses, Stephen..... and your stresses........ sometimes it is best to wait til the time is ripe...Stephen there will be a right time to stop . I used to work for a funeral home and my ex boss showed me lungs one day that were so smoke ravaged in a bid to get me to stop...i carried on smoking for 5 years after...one day I  lit a cigarette, i smoked the whole thing and thought I dont even know why i do it!! I havent felt like one since then, it was my time to stop.Stephen, I understand where you are.  You sound emotionally drained and this probably isn't the best time to stop.  I hope you can step back and regroup, and make life choices that are best for you.  All of us grow spiritually and emotionally through helping others, but  we also need to nuture ourselves.  Give yourself time to heal. Hillhoney2009-07-24 10:06:55Stephen; I don't think I've ever heard you open up quite that much. Just makes us love you more. You hang in there. Sorry Stephen,    things will get better.   So sorry you are having a tough time right now Stephen but things will get better.  It took me years of trying everything around like hypnosis, acupunture to name a couple of things to help me to quit but it came down to me and when I was ready.  You will know when the time is right and when it happens you will be amazed at how easy it was....but you have to be ready mentally.  Do not tell anybody around you that you are quitting as there is nothing worse than someone saying "I thought you were quitting" or other things that annoy you and set you back to smoking.  I wish you good luck when you decide to quite. Sorry for your loss Stephen.