I’ve been searching around for the last 3-4 days looking for information to sooth my mind about what has been “the worst dreams ever” the last few nights.

I want to quit smoking like no other, but I don’t think I can continue taking this drug, I’m seriously weighing the benifits already. My dreams are about my wife, and other people. They are intense, and sometimes scary and someone gets hurt, it’s very hard to even stop thinking about them after I wake up… I’ve absolutely never had dreams like this before, and I’m just about the most mellow guy you could meet. This drug is definitely messing with my head.

I’m wondering if the dreams, nightmares will go away after a week or two? Nausea I can deal with, but also insomnia with the dreams is a bit ridiculous. If this is something that doesn’t go away while taking Chantix I could see this being a serious problem for me.

I’m glad for everyone who took this drug and it worked for them. Please keep the real effects of this drug posted for all to read, it’s therapeutic to know your not alone if these things happen to you as well.

The side effects from Chantix were noticeable but manageable. I was nauseous each and every time I took the pill. It only lasted about 20 minutes. I tried with food, without food, before eating, after eating without much difference. It did have an effect on my mood, beyond the usual mood changes associated with nicotine withdrawl. For a time I considered stopping the drug, but I muddled through, and the effect lessened. I was very irritable – blamed that on the nicotine withdrawl – but I was also depressed and anxious to an abnormal degree. That effect also subsided in time. I also experienced dreams. I suffered from constipation throughout the course of treatment.

Now the Chantix withdrawl has begun. I find my cigarette cravings have increased and I am a bit more anxious than normal. I also am experiencing the “I could eat anything that doesn’t move” feeling that is normally associated with the first few days without a cigarette. However, the anxiety and cravings are not so intense and can be managed.

All in all, I would do it again. Although, if they released a study today showing tobacco safe, I would be first in line to buy cigarettes. I suppose I will always feel that way.

At first, the dreams were great but those have tapered off. Other than that, yes, nausea and a general feeling of just not wanting to do anything.

However, compared to the hard core cravings that a cold turkey quit would bring, these side effects were quite acceptable.

I tapered off smoking by the 8th or 9th day, and completely quit on day 10. I’m 8 days without nicotine now and I feel fine. No cravings to really speak of, maybe a slight want for something I can’t quite put my finger on, but a cigarette is not desirable. (And other smokers stink! I can’t stand to be around cigarette smoke right now.)

Yes, you are going to need a bit of will power. This drug is not going to do it all for you. But it really does make cigarettes uninteresting (and quite nasty tasting – like sucking in car exhaust).

I’m already weaning myself off of this drug now. I don’t see the need to continue as I am past the immediate ‘jonez’ of quitting cigarettes. I’m not sure what quitting Chantix cold turkey would do, so I’m basically coming down on dosage in the same pattern I began the drug. A one month ‘pack’ is all I’m going to need.

All I can say for chantix is that I don’t really crave a cigarette right now, but I feel like crap. I feel like all chantix did was delay the withdrawal symptoms, not prevent them.