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stretching out twelve 1mg chantix pills?
#26489695 - 02/17/20 09:37 AM (3 years, 11 months ago) |
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last time I quit my vape I took chantix, I took 1mg in the morning and 1mg in the night, I didnt find it killed my craving to vape, but I think it helped reduce my withdrawal symptoms
I tapered my nicotine in half every few days and I didnt get any withdrawal symptoms till I got to like 0.05mg/ml, and once that I happened I switch to 0mg fluid and felt uncomfortable for 2 days but it really wasnt bad, I think because of the chantix
I was off nicotine for about 40 days before I stupidly started smoking cigars, I smoked for all of Jan., in Feb I switched back to a 5mg vape and started tapering my nicotine in half every 120ml, I had no problems going all the way down to 0.7mg, then when I tapered it in half today to 0.4mg I not getting as much satisfactions from it, last time on chantix I was fine at way lower concentrations
I have 12 1mg pills left over, thats only 6 days at the recommended dose, and it probly takes a few days to help, so I thought id split them in half, so it last me 12 days, this is probably the best idea,probably still a effective dose, and gives me a few days to get accustomed to it, and more then a few days to taper down to 0mg, but its still awfully quick IMO
if I quarter them and take 0.25mg that gives me 24 days of pills, thats more then enough time, but im afraid the dose might be too low at that point
anyone have any tips or thoughts?
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Re: stretching out twelve 1mg chantix pills? [Re: gopher]
#26489814 - 02/17/20 11:10 AM (3 years, 11 months ago) |
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I just keep on vaping. What's the big deal?
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Re: stretching out twelve 1mg chantix pills? [Re: gopher]
#26489829 - 02/17/20 11:20 AM (3 years, 11 months ago) |
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Why not just stop both?
I stopped vaping and cigs cold turkey, mid pack. I realize that's easier said than done, but try it. When you want to vape, don't. When you wanna take a chantix, don't. It sucks royal dick for a few days but then it's out of your system. Once you break the mental barrier a few weeks later, you develop new habits and you won't even crave it, I promise.
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Re: stretching out twelve 1mg chantix pills? [Re: Newbie]
#26489835 - 02/17/20 11:26 AM (3 years, 11 months ago) |
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Quote:
Newbie said: When you wanna take a chantix, don't. .
im confused, chantix is a drug that reduces the urge to smoke, Im not currently taking it, I just have 12 left over from the last time I tried it, and want to take it again cause it worked kinda ok last time
the problem is 12 pills is only a 6 day supply, last time I took it for 30 days
so im wondering if I could cut cut them into quarters to last 24 days, thats more then enough time to taper down to no nicotine fluid, but im not sure if a quarter of a pill 0.25mg is enough to work
ive read of people taking half a pill, but havnt read of anyone taking a quarter of a pill
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Re: stretching out twelve 1mg chantix pills? [Re: gopher]
#26490099 - 02/17/20 02:10 PM (3 years, 11 months ago) |
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Chantix binds to the same receptors that nicotine binds to, and denies nicotine any receptors to bind to.
If you take the medication as it's prescribed, it will reduce your cravings because you will have completely weened off nicotine by the time the prescription is over. It's not meant to be taken in perpetuity or broken out into smaller doses (typically it already divies everything out into increasingly smaller doses anyway).
If you really want to quit though, then vaping is a good first step. Next step, don't smoke or vape from 5 pm to the time you sleep. Without nicotine running through your body overnight, the withdrawal symptoms will be pretty benign or next to non-existent. Pretty much all in your head. I've heard regular cigarettes are worse in this aspect because they have reuptake inhibitors which keep the nicotine running in your body through the night, vaping you can put it down for a few days and not feel off the walls.
But after not vaping for a good 24 hours, you should be good to go. Throw away/give away your vape. The addiction is largely over at this point, it's up to you whether to give in mentally or not. If you have any cigarette packs around the house just toss em now. They are doing you no favors.
Cigarettes though, you really do have to stop for about 3-4 days before you're good. If your already 100% on the vape, then 24 hours and you'll be good to go. If you want to be done smoking by the time you're out of chantix, get rid of the vape now.
Edited by PatrickKn (02/17/20 02:18 PM)
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Re: stretching out twelve 1mg chantix pills? [Re: PatrickKn]
#26490112 - 02/17/20 02:21 PM (3 years, 11 months ago) |
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Basically, if you're unwilling to get rid of your vape, or any nicotine products around the house, then you are not ready to quit and should not delude yourself. If you are ready to quit, just get rid of all of it and prepare to suck for a few hours.
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Re: stretching out twelve 1mg chantix pills? [Re: PatrickKn]
#26490144 - 02/17/20 02:33 PM (3 years, 11 months ago) |
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I dont want to stop vaping, just stop vaping nicotine, I already quit nicotine for 2 months till someone bought me a pack of cigars and got myself hooked again to nicotine
last time I got chantix from my doctor, started taking it and after a couple weeks it wasnt effecting my vaping at all, so I decided to taper my nicotine into nothingness, and I found it extremely easy to taper, within a month I tapered like this 6mg-> 3mg-> 1.5mg-> 0.7mg-> 0.3mg-> 0.1mg-> 0.05mg-> 0mg
I did something similar this time without chantix, but today I tapered down to 0.4mg and I found it kinda difficult this time
im wondering if I could cut the chantix into quarters or that would be too small, the thread I made the first time someone chimed in they cut theirs into half and it still worked
but cutting them into halfs would only give me 12 days to continue my taper, I want more like 20 days, so quarters would give me that
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Re: stretching out twelve 1mg chantix pills? [Re: gopher]
#26490189 - 02/17/20 02:48 PM (3 years, 11 months ago) |
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Vaping for the flavor and not for the nicotine is about as useless of an activity as I can think of, personally, and a waste of money too. Kind of like using a pacifier into adulthood or using a fidget spinner.
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