• Effectiveness

  Major (for tobacco use disorder)
• Side effects

  Severe (stomach pain)
• Adherence

  Usually
• Burden

  Not at all hard to take

Dosage: 0.5 mg Twice daily

Advice & Tips: Caused major stomach cramps.

Cost: < $25 monthly

• Effectiveness

  Major (for nicotine cravings)
• Effectiveness

  Major (for tobacco use disorder)
• Side effects

  None
• Adherence

  Always
• Burden

  Not at all hard to take

Dosage: 0.5 mg-1 mg Daily

Cost: < $25 monthly

• Effectiveness

  Major (for tobacco use disorder)
• Side effects

  Moderate (depression with suicidal thoughts)
• Adherence

  Always
• Burden

  Not at all hard to take

Advice & Tips: This was the second time I used this med. Several years before, I took it and was able to quit smoking for about 6 months. This tie I reported a side effect of depression with suicidal tendencies as I ended up in a psych unit and my psychiatrist blames the episode on the Chantix, however, I believe that other factors had more to do with it than the Chantix. I do intend to try it again sometime in the future (4 to 12 months from now).