Champix without putting on weight

slimmy120 · April 14, 2008

Has anyone used champix anti smoking tablet? what was your success like?? did you put on weight after stopping smoking? any side effects??

Hastings · April 14, 2008

I used Chantix to quit smoking. It was worth it. I had smoked for 30 years, and I was up to two packs a day. I have been smoke free for nearly a year now and have no interest in taking it up again.

One interesting thing with Chantix is that it blocks the nicotine receptors that release dopamine when you smoke, thus making it unrewarding to smoke. I found it pretty much blocked food receptors as well. I got no pleasure from food. Did that stop me gaining weight? Hell no.

It was still worth it.

Daisalana · April 14, 2008

Chantix works, I plan to do it again when I hit goal. The 2nd week on it I gained 5lb after a steady -2lb loss per week for 2 months. It spooked me, so I stopped taking it.

mbanja · April 14, 2008

I don't know about Chantix but I took welburtrin to help stop smoking and it worked within 3 weeks and I didn't gain any weight. Everyone is different though. I started smoking again after being banded due to referred addiction but I think I am going to go back on the welbutrin cuz I am so tired of smoking. I was thinking about trying the new chantix but decided since I had a good experience with the welbutrin I'd just do that again since I already know how I respond to it. Good luck quitting, It is a blessing having these new medicines to help stop smoking because they really work!! Believe me, I was really skeptical but they do!

TracyK · April 14, 2008

I am taking Chantix. I have (had) smoked for 24 years. My quit day was March 15th and I have not smoked one since. Yes, I gained about 6 or 7 pounds BUT I lost it again. I highly recommend the Chantix!

MedRN · April 14, 2008

I also took chantix and it worked wonderfully, 6 months as of 4/15. I gained about 40 lbs but now thinking its not all due to chantix. I have a new Water softener and my body is sensitive to sodium. I smoked 1-1 1/2 packs per day and thought I would never be able to quit. Now waiting for approval from insurance to get my band. Hope it comes soon.

slimmy120 · April 15, 2008

I am on day two of taking the 3 tablets of champix, cigs are starting to taste funny.I have lost 63 pounds, so going to get to this smoking bit now!!

myturn0421 · April 15, 2008

My DH took it and it worked wonderfully! He was smoking 2 packs a day, then had surgery in May 2007. He decided it wasn't worth it to loose weight to be healthy, yet keep smoking. He has been smoke free since Aug 2007 and has no regrets. As for weight gain, he didn't have any, but he did start it after being banded.

ReadySteadyGo · April 15, 2008

I used the patch to quit. I didn't gain any weight because everytime I wanted to smoke I would get some cold Water and drink it through a straw. It gave my mouth something to do with the familarity of the slender round object in my mouth, and the water helped me keep from gaining.

shortgal · April 15, 2008

I've never smoked but I heard those pills can cause some crazy nightmares, but I know lots of people that they worked for.

But is it the pill causing weight gain or substituting food in place of cig?

slimmy120 · April 16, 2008

Thank you for giving me positive feedbacks from the champix, i am going to aim definately not to eat , i will as suggested Water through straw - great idea.

Daisalana · April 16, 2008

For me, I substituted snacking for lack of smoking (since I normally use smoking to keep from snacking), and that caused my weight gain.

The only side effect I got from Chantix was the weird nightmares. I had them every night. It wasn't enough to make me stop taking it, but the weight gain was. When I get to goal, I'll dedicate myself to exercising to counter act it. Right now, I'm exercising to lose weight, not counteract food.