Day 3 brought a surprise in the way of a painful stomach ache. Research showed us that Chantix used to stop smoking may cause upset stomach, gas pains etc., and so we think it was trapped in the left bend because that's where it hurt and for quite a while.
Found a message on a quit smoking forum from a guy that said he would get an upset stomach if he took his cholesterol lowering medicine close to taking the Chantix.
Another said to take the Chantix on a full stomach to make sure it didn't cause nausea. He said just eating a little wouldn't help some people. Even those who normally do not have reactions to medicines or drugs may have them with this one.
My husband has tried to follow these tips and the pain has not come back.
He is ,however, having a little fatigue but that may be caused by having less nicotine in the blood since he is smoking less.
The magical day 7 is coming shortly but I wonder if that's too much pressure?
Here are a couple of forum links to check out the side effects most people are having and some of the more uncommon ones:
http://blogs.webmd.com/allergies-and-asthma/2008/02/are-chantix-side-effects-worth-risk_04.html
http://forums.wrongdiagnosis.com/showthread.php?t=15714
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