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PostPosted: 10/31/07 - 21:30    Post subject: weight gain while on chantix Vote now! Reply with quote

I started taking chantix to help with smoking cessation about a month ago. It really does work. Haven't smoked or even wanted one in 3 weeks. Only took the chantix for 2 weeks. problem is weight gain. I gained 12 pounds in the first 2 weeks. Total weight gain is 14 pounds. Am a former competetive bodybuilder, therefore, know how and what to eat, and have been doing that to a T. Exercising even more than ever, and still can't lose the weight. Has anyone else had this problem? If so, HELP!!
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PostPosted: 03/12/08 - 19:51    Post subject: chantix weight gain Vote now! Reply with quote

I have gained 26 lbs since dec 15th and that's without eating a fifth of what I was. I went from a size 2 to a 10 with no relief in sight!
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PostPosted: 04/07/08 - 09:47    Post subject: Vote now! Reply with quote

Oh, dear. I've gained about 14 lbs since I quit smoking 8 months ago, and I'm not sure I'm done yet either. Hardly a carb has passed my lips during this time - I've been so strict! But not only have I gained weight no matter what, it's all gone straight to my thighs and butt in a weirdly disproportionate way. I find that this is a topic that's very difficult to discuss or get help with because anything that doesn't paint a totally rosy picture about stopping smoking seems to be a taboo subject!
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PostPosted: 05/30/08 - 17:25    Post subject: weight gain Vote now! Reply with quote

i've gained about 30 pounds and as somebody else said, there is no end in sight. I'm heading towards 200 pounds and i am so stressed out about it, it makes me eat more. i walk at least 2 hours (sometimes more) a day, i do stretching and some weights, crunches, deep breathing....anything to keep moving but the weight just keeps piling on. chantix helped me quit, but now i have heart palpitations, panic attacks and i'm huge. i have also posted on "has anyone had side effects from stopping chantix". Both my parents died of lung cancer (both smoked) and i knew i had to quit, but now i'm afraid of a heart attack due to the alarming weight gain. i need help.
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PostPosted: 06/30/08 - 10:10    Post subject: Vote now! Reply with quote

I;ve been taking Chantix for almost 2 weeks now and I haven't really noticed any weight gain yet, most of my clothes fit me fine, however I did take it after Christmas and noticed an increase in weight gain, however, I put that all down to Christmas. I'm only on a two week prescription. Possibly, I haven't gained any weight as I do about 6-7 miles cardio exercise at the gym. If you want to increase your metabolism after stopping smoking, that's the way to do it.
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PostPosted: 07/17/08 - 17:35    Post subject: Weight Gain On Chantix Vote now! Reply with quote

I have had the same horrible experience of weight gain, and it took several weeks of gaining weight,even though I have been running 4 times a week and as always eat a very healthy diet, nothing has changed except taking chantix, and I have gained 13 pounds, and it seems to go to my butt and thighs, I feel like a saugage. I was wondering if anyone found that the weight came back down when they were threw with the chantix? Im not sure taking a pill to quit smoking to then turn to more pills to lose weight is a healthy way to handle this, perhaps I will use willpower from now on, at least that doesnt have so many ill side effects. Does anyone know if this is just "water weight" has anyone taken a duretic to help, has it helped?
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PostPosted: 07/17/08 - 18:07    Post subject: Weight Gain On Chantix Vote now! Reply with quote

I have had the same horrible experience of weight gain, and it took several weeks of gaining weight,even though I have been running 4 times a week and as always eat a very healthy diet, nothing has changed except taking chantix, and I have gained 13 pounds, and it seems to go to my butt and thighs, I feel like a saugage. I was wondering if anyone found that the weight came back down when they were threw with the chantix? Im not sure taking a pill to quit smoking to then turn to more pills to lose weight is a healthy way to handle this, perhaps I will use willpower from now on, at least that doesnt have so many ill side effects. Does anyone know if this is just "water weight" has anyone taken a duretic to help, has it helped?
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