Friday, April 4, 2008
Medication, what will help?
I recently was visiting with a new mom who smokes. During her pregnancy she was able to cut down to 5-8 cigarettes a day, but she was not able to quit smoking. Now as a new mom it has been increasingly hard to keep her cigarette smoking down to the pregnancy level. That is the nature of nicotine addiction, there will be a physical craving for more and more nicotine which means smoking more cigarettes for the same feeling of well being. She really is motivated to quit but is worried about whether she will be able to. She isn't nursing so she is researching which nicotine treatment medication that will best support her efforts to quit. We discussed various medications and she decided to talk to her physician about Chantix or Wellbutrin. Have any of you used either of these medications and have you any recommendations, or experiences that would help her decide what to take?
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People I have talked to that have tried Chantix, love it. It works very well. I think it is a good idea to talk to your physician about options available to you (Chantix or Wellbutrin) and his/her recommendations.
I quit by using Chantix. And have been smoke free for 6 months!! I know how hard it is, especially with having a new baby in the house. I found getting alot of support was helpful too. Maybe coming to the support group, or the quit line would be a good idea too. I know I couldn't have quit without all the support I had. Don't give up is probably the best words of advise I have.
Chantix works very well, but you need to contact your physicisan to get a prescription. You need to want to quit not only for your health, but for the health of your baby. My reason for quiting, if I can't take care of myself, how can I take care of my baby.
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