Is this normal?
Hey everyone, today I started my champix, well the doctor has also put me on duromine due to concerns of weight gain, I'm not sure but I've been on the duromine a week and it keeps me awake some nights and makes me a little depressed here and there but nothing I can't handle, so today I started on the champix I had it with a big breakfast as I was told and everything was going great till about 11pm I started getting a little pi$$ed off at people while I was at work, then my boss had a go at me about something and I saw red, it took all my energy not to fly off the handle and choke her, she annoys me at the best of times, but never have a felt or been so angry, I was so close to quiting my job then and there. Is this normal? I don't know what to do, I'm going to stop taking the duromine for awhile and just concentrate on champix and quiting the smokes, but I hope today wasn't a taste of how I am going to be on this pill, as I don't want to screw my life up, any advise?
Can't comment on the champix effect as I went cold turkey, but I was very very snappy with everyone the first month of quitting. Might be more of a symptom of nicotene withdrawal rather than pill side effects. But I'm not a doctor!!
i am on day 28 of the champix...i can tell they make me a bit edgy nerve wise and i did have insomnia so i asked my doc and he gave me something to help with sleep for a while...i know that a mate of mine found the champix make him irritable and depressed, but i have been almost the opposite, yes i can tell i feel sort of high strung, but not depressed at all...really good mood almost hyper and i have heaps of energy...it is important to eat and take your champix as soon as you have eaten...i ignored the eating part first few days as i don't have much of an appetite in the best of days and i got really nauseated and ended up spewing those two days...so i eat something pretty solid when i take the evening pill...the morning pill i just take with a large glass of milk...i gave up coffee as it is a strong smoking trigger (or was) for me...i had coffee yesterday and was fine...no urge to smoke...i keep my fingers crossed that the no urge to smoke continues...hang in there...i know one thing that helped me at first was after lunch, i would take as much of a walk as my schedule allowed...it was great being out and keeping busy kind of window shopping...i can even have a beer or a cocktail now without reaching automatically for a cigarette...
Hi Zoeystar,I also quit smoking using Champix and ended up with every side effect from it. I turned into a cranky irrational and basically horrible person. I stopped taking it at 8 weeks when my children told their Dad they were a little scared of me.Still I have remained smoke free and tomorrow will be 98 days, don`t give up on Champix but remember there are other methods available to you. Good Luck.
Hi Zoeystar, I felt like that with champix starting with the first pill, I wanted to give my boss a black eye cause she's the, in your face type which I didn't need at the time cause I wanted to focus on my smoking. Then my 11 & 13 yr old girls nagging me to buy them the world, husband wondering why he has to buy his own smokes so told them all to go get yeah!! lol. I thought too if I carry on with champix will it make me end up in a strap belt cause of my anger I felt while on them, so I decided to carry on with champix. Well I'm on my fourth week, and I feel emotionally normal as no more B' fits, that stoppped within a few days from the start. Haven't smoke yet which is making me a happier person because I'm suprised I made it this far lol(can't believe it). I have my champix in the morning with a glass of orange juice & with dinner at night, never with water. Whatever you decided I know it will be the right one. take care!
Thanks guys, great to hear all your stories, I'm glad I'm not alone, thought I was going a little crazy for a while, lol I am on day 3 and have not wanted to strangle my partner and kids today so I must be getting better lol, I will stick it out on the champix for a while, and hope it stays good, I'm on day 3 today and the only diffrence I have noticed is the smokes taste a little funny? Is that a good sign that it's starting to work?