Here's a Nice Example of What Happens

[KichigaiNeko]

The craziest thing is that 'Zyban' was initially an anti-depressant, the stats showed that it also stopped those taking it from smoking. 'Chantix' (Champix) is second generation of that compound sans the anti-depressant. Make no mistake you are dealing with a psychotropic medication and as such it is on prescription only here in Australia. My objection is that the medicos are so gun-ho ready to dole the drug out to all and sundry with no investigation done on the patient; the fixation of the planetary wide 'quit smoking at any cost' mantra by the medical profession and governments who are convinced that smokers are costing billions of dollars in lost revenue; and finally the fact that whilst the paltry 44% of viable "success" stories seems impressive the fact that the other 56% have NO "success" in quitting smoking a significant number of that majority are dead or loopy costing MORE $$$ to governments and the medical profession in terms of hospital care and government funded medication is ignored. Governments (being full of politicians) just want to look good to be 'seen' to be doing something...even if it is just questioning someones birthcertificate. Is it any wonder that WHO has labeled Mental Health the biggest global issue?

For your reading pleasure:-

http://www.truthwillout.co.uk/2010/03/ch...champix-6/

http://champixsideeffects.com/champix-reviews/

http://www.smokingproducts.youruserrevie...r-champix/

http://healthinfostat.com/category/stop-smoking

While it can be argued that IN SOME patients Champix is THE quit-smoking aid. 44% is a piss poor success rate to be doling this drug out like paracetamol or ibuprofen (both of which have very obtuse effects on yours truly- 500mg paracetamol will put me to sleep, ibuprofen has no effect on the pain but makes me "stoned" is the best I can come up with) Unfortunately the "success rate does not follow up on patients 1-2 years down the track where they have taken up smoking again hence the adjusted figure of 6% is deduced.

I am still battling depression and constant headaches and diarrhoea. At times it is very bad and I must resort to Cognitive therapy techniques to get myself out of it. I still smoke (though am having some success in reducing the use of tobacco) but the constant nausea I think is helping there and no... having food snacks or meals do not help much. I still think it would have been easier to just walk off the 10th floor of my apartment block on some days it gets that bad, and this is 12 months after stopping the "Champix" wonder drug treatment.

I would say that the only quit smoking "aid" you really need is the strong desire to "Not Smoke Anymore" other than that I can only say that I enjoy smoking (keeps people away from me when I've had enough of society) and that smokers aren't costing the medical budget $$ pharmaceutical companies just might be. The whole system is just one big con-derrived mess imho ...why do we NEED to have vitamins?? Look at that little $$ earner for pharmaceutical companies.

I remain very sceptical.