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Would You Really Like To Quit Smoking?
Category: Health and FitnessSo you are ready to quit the habit of smoking, you think I really must do this, but you hate the withdrawal symptoms and other things you associate with quitting. I offer you a new way to stop your smoking and feel really good and positive about it as well, it is call Varenicline and it was developed by Pfizer Pharmaceuticals as a Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT).
I have been a lifelong smoker off and on since I was 15 years old. It has been an addiction, and yes it is an addiction that I have tried and failed many times to stop. The longest stretch was almost 7 years without smoking, and then it came back into my life again like a bad cold. I have realized there are certain stressors that are causing me to start smoking at times. I am now much more able to resist them, since I know what they are. Still smoking is something that if you liked it all, and I did, sticks inside your head always. Now with this new approach to nicotine addiction I am finally free again from the grasp of needing my daily fixes. I save a lot of money and I just feel better that I can beat this thing. I also think it is a positive role model for teenagers to see that the parents are not smoking as well, but my father smoked tobacco pipes and both my sister and I started smoking when we were young. Peer pressure is probably the biggest factor, but not the only one by far
So I was at my doctor’s office undergoing an annual physical exam and I asked him if there was anything he would recommend about nicotine addiction. He told me about a product with the brand name of “Chantix” and I found more information about it later at the website (Chantix.com). My doctor explained to me that this was much different than patches or gums, or even Zyban. He said this actually blocks the receptors in the brain for nicotine, and causes a release of the chemical dopamine which then causes the pleasure feelings inside your head.
I was curious about this and asked my doctor for a prescription as well. For my insurance I paid only $ 22 for a 30 day supply. On the website it does recommend up to a twelve week program for better success. They came in package similar looking as other daily pills. They are very small tablets and you take one per day the first three days, and then two a day afterwards. For me I actually felt no withdrawal symptoms at all, it was just like I had never smoked cigarettes. I even drank a few beers with a friend 4 days into this program and I felt no desire at all to smoke. I have been smoke free ever since, but I did read about the side effects, that it may cause insomnia or abnormal dreams. I have had a little of both those symptoms but it has not really affected me too bad considering how good I feel now.
I have started drinking a lot of water each day, and have reduced my sugar intake and caffeine as well. I also started walking and running more each week to help with the anticipated weight gains, but with summer time here it is not a problem to stay active. So I strongly recommend that you read about this wonder drug Varenicline today and if you are really serious about quitting smoking, this is the real deal to make it happen as painlessly as possible.
Imagine yourself not affected by all the smoker unfriendly rules at work and bars and restaurants. Long plane trips are so much easier now, and everything just smells and tastes better without the nasty cigarette smell on everything. I love modern medicine and it will add years to my life and I think it can for you as well.
Jeffrey Meier of Jam727 Enterprises at http://www.Jam727.com offers information articles on a wide variety of subjects including quitting smoking at http://www.jam727.com/smoking/Ways-To-Quit-Smoking.php
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