Ouch!

Help.

Last Friday was my last dose of Chantix. Yippee, right. Well, my elbow joint, right now feels like it is on fire and hurts worse than a toothache.

Can I be experiencing joint pain as a result of the Chantix leaving my system. I just took some advil, but it hurts so darn bad I can barely see straight. It runs from my elbow down to my fingers.


Thank you.

p.s. Chantix is the medicine that helps you to stop smoking.

I'd type more, but it hurts

N0help4u

Try Hylaronic acid. I take it all the time so my knees don't creak. Vets give it to race horses. I buy mine at Wal Marts in the vitamin aisle. It takes about a month to build up in your system but your joints feel like brand new. It is good no matter what the cause and I take it all the time.
The spices turmeric and ginger are also good for joint pain.
Try drinking chamomile tea before bedtime too.
From what I am reading about Chantix on other sites, my guess is that the Chantix does not cause the joint pain but if your body is susceptible to joint pain the Chantix may flair it up.

appleaday

I started taking chantix to quit a nitotine gum habit (40mgs a day).

I finished my three month chantix treatment 8 days ago. Since the day I finished my treatment I have felt terrible. Wondering if this is related to not taking chantix anymore. Wondering if these problems will go away soon?

I should say that I felt great while taking chantix, as it took away the nicotine cravings, my only minor side effects were nausea right after taking chantix, also sneezing about 30 mins after taking.

Now that I am finished with the chantix I am experiencing major brain fog and tremors throughout my body. These are things I was suffering from before starting the chantix and they went right away while I was on chantix, now they are back with a vengence! Anyone else experience this? I assumed the brain fog and tremors were related to the nicotine addiction and it's effect on my brain chemistry. I had hoped they would go away after quitting the nicotine. This is very troubling to me and really affects my ability to function at 100% (even at 75%)

As an aside, what I thought was an unrelated problem is a very painful right shoulder joint/muscle that started bothering me shortly aftyer starting the chantix. I never thought it was a side effect of the chantix until I read that others on chantix experienced joint/muscle pain. I am going to an Orthopedic specialist this week to get it checked out.

Allheart

Hey Apple and Congrats!!!

Oh how I ached like a fool after stopping. It lasted about two weeks. The pain was like a took ache in my elbows. I could barely move my hand from the pain.

It lasted about 2 weeks and then I was fine.

But, I would still write down your symtoms and call your doctor, just to be sure.

I wish you great success with stop smoking. It's been a little over a year for me and I miss them every day still, but I do physically feel better and refuse to go back.

All the best to you!!!!

alannaxxbby

My mom was on chantex. She read some real crazy stuff about it. Their supposed to stop perscribing people to that. It makes people real suicidal and its supposed to just be real bad for you. Be careful :]

N0help4u

I have read that too. They have a class action suit because of suicides related to it.

Rene_J

Please put in Google "joint pain Chantix" and begin to read the best thread on line in Wrong Diagnosis regarding the Pain associated with Chantix and the possibility of it becoming permanent. There are so many people with their life's changed, for the worse with the nonexistance testing of this poison. I am also a victom of Pfizer's newest money maker. Don't expect any doctor to side with you. Please read these threads and you will become very awakened.

Rene

Last Friday was my last dose of Chantix. Yippee, right. Well, my elbow joint, right now feels like it is on fire and hurts worse than a toothache.

Can I be experiencing joint pain as a result of the Chantix leaving my system. I just took some advil, but it hurts so darn bad I can barely see straight. It runs from my elbow down to my fingers.


Thank you.

p.s. Chantix is the medicine that helps you to stop smoking.

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joecol

There are a lot of problems associated with smoking which people face like problem with respiratory system, heart and many more. Chantix helps you to get over this smoking habit and it works on the body by giving you the same feel good effect as smoking and hence reduces the craving for nicotine. There is one thing which I would like to share and which helped me a lot initially, try having a glass of water when you feel craving the most. It a tough road but it's worth so best luck to all those who want to give up smoking.

N0help4u

Allheart hasn't been here in at least two months.
Hope she is doing okay.

wakeupcall13

I took Chantix to stop smoking and just celebrated six months smoke free. I was a slave to nicotine which is a natural rat poison, for 28 years and developed emphysema. Chantix does have side effects, like any med out there, read the warnings...talk to your doctor make sure you are being monitored. It helped me when nothing else has in all these years.
My goodness....look at all the garbage that is in cigarettes....talk about poison.