Anyone ever use Chantix?

From what I've heard from pipe smokers over the years is of course the insane dreams, but also that you won't have any will or want to smoke a pipe, either. I know we're all different, but after smoking cigarettes for nearly a decade I just quit and took up pipes. I don't know that Chantix will get you to quit cigs and not effect piping, and also don't know how much it really helps you quit if you continue to smoke pipes, you may continue to also want cigarettes. 

I have tried Wellbutrin and Chantix didn't work for me. Didn't much care for either drug side effects included weird dreams and a aggressive nature. As a lifelong smoker the only thing I have ever managed to do is cut down. Pick up some wood dowels about the same dia as a cigarette, cinnamon tooth picks and a five pound bag of hard candy. Get a little spiral notebook and keep track of when you smoke and what the trigger was. After you can see a pattern you can start to cut back maybe even quit. Put your cigarettes out of reach. In the car you can put them in the spare tire wheel well. At home put them on top of fridge. Some people just go cold turkey and claim it is the best way to go. Good Luck.

My wife took half the dosage for a short time ... she can't stand ANY tobacco anymore so be careful!

I really recommend you try some snuff if you haven't already.
There are numerous folks that have used it to quit smoking ... Toque even has a blend called "Quit".
It can be used quickly and discretely in places where smoking is not allowed.
If you are interested, I'd be happy to send you a few to try, just LMK.

Well, this may be a bit controversial; however, I'd recommend a cob and filter, inhale a few puffs when you must and ween yourself from the practice as best you can. I smoked a lot of Marlboro Reds for many years. It worked for me, can't stand the smell of the cigs anymore and could never see myself smoking another.

No matter what you decide, best of luck Justin.

Darin, I still haven't made a decision. I can't do the Chantix for at least another week if I'm going to try it. By then, I may build up the willpower to go without it.

I will certainly keep you guys updated though. Thanks for asking.

That's what long term angry smokers who quit seemingly all start to act like. When you take a stimulant drug all day everyday for years, decades, you really become accustomed to that fixation. Should tell him to take up some snuff or pipes or both. 
I'd go with mind over matter. Cigarettes are disgusting. They're the shittiest quality tobacco and mostly repeatedly reconstituted stems. You don't want to constantly inhale the coumarin and fire retardants in them. They smell like burning fabrics at times but mostly like burning paper. Just smoke 20 pipes a day. 😀

I quit cigarettes gradually, I stopped buying them by the pack & started with making my own, that way I could control how many I had available to smoke.
I moved towards substituting a pipe for associations like after dinner smokes, driving & stress induced triggers. Five Brothers in a cob helped a lot & still works today.

Everyone has there own way of getting past the cigs, the mental associations are the hardest to get past. If you can find a substitute that works for you, then you're 1 step closer.
I knew people who would walk around with a pen in their hand like a cig, just to have something in their hand to cut the associative ties.

I hope you find something that works for you, there are ways to do it, it just takes finding what works for you.

That name sounds familiar. Did they use it for itching private parts in the 80's?

Yeah, I think if I tried hard enough though, I could replace the associations with a pipe just as easily as a vaper. Heard too many bad things about Vaping as well, I would prefer to stay away from another addiction, lol.