Chantix on Minds of Illinois People as Smoking Ban Ensues

Morris, ILAs Illinois approaches becoming a smokeless state in public places, the minds of Illinoisans have turned to smoking cessation drugs and methods for stopping the harmful habit. Some of the popular smoking cessation drugs at the moment are Chantix and Zyban. Both Chantix and Zyban are being used around the country to aid in kicking the smoking habit. A level of success has been realized by those who have used the drugs to stop lighting up.

Chantix has been surrounded with controversy since it was discovered to have the potential for some negative side effects. People who suffer from severe depression need to take into consideration that Chantix has potential for trouble for them. Chantix has been found to elevate the level of depression in patients with a history of mental illness. People susceptible to these effects that take Chantix have often found that they have severe suicidal thoughts, inclinations, and tendencies to commit the deadly act. Some people with depression taking the drug find that they are unable to function normally, and have missed work and avoided family due to deep, depressive feelings. To a lesser degree some people have only experienced a nauseous condition accompanied with vomiting from the drug. It should never be used in concert with nicotine patches or gum.

Zyban is the former depression medication Wellbutrin. When patients who were using Wellbutrin for depressive conditions reported a lessening desire for smoking, the drug was reinvented. It was then marketed as Zyban for smoking cessation purposes. Zyban is a nicotine-free drug and is able to be used with both the nicotine patch or gum. Negative side effects of taking Zyban are disruptions in sleep and lower libido in patients.

There are alternative methods that people are highly considering to help with the habit. Nicotine gum and patches have been popular across the country for quite some time. Also, they don't require a physician's prescription since they can be purchased over the counter. Small doses of nicotine are delivered to the bloodstream via mouth and tissues when using the gum. Typical dosage amounts for the gum are between two and four milligrams in strength. The nicotine patches are designed to eliminate nicotine as a need of the body. It is a smoking step-down program in which doses lessen over time. Typical dosage amounts for the patches come in increments usually of 21, 14, and 7 milligrams until no longer necessary. A cigarette usually places one milligram of nicotine into a smoker's bloodstream.

Hypnosis is another popular method to help with smoking. Some experts in the field purport that noone comes away from a hypnosis session to stop smoking without success. They try to get to the bottom of the matter as to why a person smokes. They attempt to address the stress and the emotional issues that may be underlying why someone is drawn to smoking. This is said to be important especially to help smokers not gain weight since most people stop one habit just to start another one. Eating seems to be the most typical habit smokers adopt after quitting. Most hypnosis sessions to eliminate smoking last approximately three hours.

By Delsia Hartford