Champix

Champix is a smoking cessation treatment which is manufactured by pharmaceutical company Pfizer. It’s a prescription only medication that can help you to give up smoking by reducing your cravings for cigarettes and by preventing the pleasurable effects you get from smoking.

Champix is currently the most effective anti-smoking medication available. You can purchase Champix online from Onlineclinic if you take an online consultation and are considered suitable for the medication by one of our team of doctors.

What are the benefits of Champix?

Champix has the highest success rate of any anti-smoking treatment, significantly higher than nicotine replacement therapy and other medications such as Zyban. It works by using a unique dual action, which both reduces your cravings for cigarettes and stops you from gaining any pleasure from smoking.

When you give up smoking, you significantly reduce your risk of developing a number of serious diseases, such as heart and lung disease, stroke, high blood pressure, infertility, and lung, mouth, bladder and throat cancer. When you give up smoking, your own health as well as those who are around you will significantly improve, even within 24 hours.

How does Champix work?

Champix contains the active ingredient varenicline tartrate which is a nicotine receptor antagonist. Varenicline attaches itself to the receptors in your brain that are normally used by nicotine, and fools the receptors into thinking that you have received a nicotine dose. This satisfies your urge for a cigarette.

Nicotine boosts your production of the feel good chemical, dopamine. Champix acts in a similar way by increasing the amount of dopamine produced by your body. This helps to lower your cravings for cigarettes.

Who is suitable to take Champix?

Champix is suitable for people over the age of 18 who wish to give up smoking. However, it is not suitable for you if you are; pregnant, epileptic, have an impaired kidney function, or a history of psychiatric illness, such as depression.

How do I take Champix?

You should start your smoking cessation treatment by setting a date when you plan to stop smoking. About a week before this date, you should start taking Champix. You will be smoking for about a week while you are taking Champix; this gives Champix time to get into your system and to start working.

The complete Champix treatment lasts for 12 weeks and during this time you should be taking either 1 or 2 Champix pills per day. Champix comes in 2 different doses of 0.5 mg and 1 mg. You will normally be advised to start by taking the 0.5 mg pill for the initial 3 days of your treatment. Thereafter, take 2 0.5 mg pills for the next 4 days. This will complete the first week of your treatment. After this, take the 1 mg pill once per day for the remaining 11 weeks.

Champix side effects

Champix does have some side effects, which will vary in severity from person to person.

The most common side effect is mild, transient nausea. Other side effects may include headaches, insomnia, abnormal dreams, sleepiness, dizziness, change in taste, dry mouth, disturbances of the gut such as constipation, diarrhoea, vomiting, abdominal discomfort, indigestion, flatulence, changes in appetite, mood swings, tremors, restlessness, and skin reactions such as rashes or itching. In most cases however, these side effects disappear within a few weeks of starting the treatment.

It is important that you tell your doctor if you are currently taking any medication, whether it is prescription or complimentary. Champix may interact with other medications and cause an increase in your blood sugar levels. Your doctor may need to adjust the dosage of your medication(s) before prescribing you Champix.

How can I buy Champix online?

If you wish to order Champix online, you will need to complete an online consultation. This will then need to be approved by one of our team of GMC approved UK doctors. If they determine that you are suitable for this treatment, your order will then be processed. Your medication will then be dispatched to you quickly and will arrive at your address the following day.