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1. Grombobulous · 1790117983 · focus · HN ↗

   I hate to be a shill for pharma but one of my friends went on Chantix and the results seem incredible to me.

   If I recall correctly the clinical studies put it at 50% success rate or higher depending on how many weeks you continue the regiment.

   From the outside looking in it looked like it was way less effort and mental strain than other forms of quitting. They basically started taking the drug and by the end they just didn’t want cigarettes anymore.

   For those of you looking to quit nicotine, I think looking toward medical solutions is the way to go. It’s too bad our medical system has incentivized shyness around finding medical solutions.

   1. paulpauper · 1790126435 · focus · HN ↗

      i remember a long time ago seeing the ads on TV with the turtle...the listed side effects were half the ad.

      1. Grombobulous · 1790165296 · focus · HN ↗

         Yes, there are some potential side effects, some of them very serious like suicidal ideation. The friend of mine who took it discussed that possibility in depth with his psychologist.

         Worth keeping in mind as a generality that drugs disclose all their side effects even when those side effects are very rare or temporary.

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