I just started Chantix (stop smoking drug) yesterday. I'm on 25XR of Adderall once per day. Doesn't seem to be interacting with the Adderall thus far. I'm wondering if anyone can talk about their experience taking Chantix. Thanks.

Very hard to say as Chantix is a fairly new drug for smoking cessation. I never smoked so I never took Chantix. Best of luck with it, and I hope you find the answers your looking for.

Interesting. My father recently started Chantix. Interesting drug in how it blocks the nicotine receptors in the brain. My father tried smoking shortly after taking Chantix and soon put out his cigarette. He said the cigarette was useless and felt 'nothing' after lighting up. Hehehe. Better living through chemistry!

To answer your question, I doubt you will have any side effects from taking both meds.

JR

i didn't feel any problems while on both concerta and chantix. thought that i'd mention it since adderall and concerta are both CNS stim family members; be it a distant relationship or otherwise they're still at the same rodeo.

i'll be able to directly offer info on your question shortly. I just stopped concerta today and start Adderall rx 20mg tomorrow for 30 days to see if it's a better fit than concerta.

If I start watching Opera I'll know that I'm on the crazy train. That's my barometer. Maybe she'll buy me a car.

I take Focalin and tried Chantix. Ended up having a psychotic reaction to it. So I'd be careful mixing it with ADD drugs.

Started taking Chantix about 2 months ago without any of the typical side effects (I'm on 40mg/p/d Dexedrine). Stopped smoking after 5 days and stayed off them for a month & a half but picked them up again last week. Figured I'd better get back on the Chantix & took it for a day but was overcome with depression and haven't taken any since. Not really sure if it was the Chantix or not since I've been feeling boxed in for a while now, but probably a good idea to have someone close to you keep tabs on your mood & behavior at least initially. The stuff really works if you're one of those who can tolerate it, but a lot of people cant. Good luck.

I'm on both in fact I was on Chantix for a couple months before Adderall.

The only side effect I felt with Chantix was a little insomnia. But not a lot.
I smoked regularly for 2 weeks, then I tried to stop, didn't, got down to 1-2 a day, got behind on my pills went back up to about 3-5/day one weekend. Got back down to that one morning one. But mind you, all that was habitual not because I felt any nicotine craving. In fact, I had no idea how much nicotine addiction ruled me until I didn't feel it anymore.

After 4 weeks had gained 10lbs, decided to quit being a brat and just stop. I did - a couple times after that, smoked 2 puffs and thought why? it's gross, nothing good about smoking anymore w/out nicotine rush.

Still taking Chantix (but often forget 2nd pill) and still smoke-free and it's been 3 mos since I stopped. Almost 4. My doc keeps people on Chantix for 6 mos, better success rate he says.

No medication combo problems.

There are Chantix blogs and such on the web that were helpful for me to read.

i'm on 15mg adderall and week two of chantix. the insomnia is definitely there, mixed with constant waking from dreams.

however, i think it has a positive effect on the add/adhd treatment. i find myself even less distracted by little things and more active and driven. keeping to a schedule and being conscious of necessary tasks is coming more naturally to me. and this is after 2 years of adderall.

as for the smoking... i feel a need to smoke once or twice a day (compared to 15 times prior to chantix), but after two puffs, it feels like a waste of time and i've had my fix. i stomp it out and get back to business.

-japelaw

chantix is a pretty serious drug..while i know that drugs work differently in everyone, all i know is what it did to a friend of mine..she went absolutely BANANAS on it! and when i say that i mean..dangerously manic and psychotic! it was like she was the monster in a horror movie!

ok, so i would also like to quit smoking..but if i have to go thru some side show crap like that to do it...NO THANKS! in my case smoking saves lives..

but now that i type this the thought occurs to me, i've not ever really been a heavy smoker..half a pack a day..but now since ive began my adderall i've noticed i'm smoking quite a bit more than usual! hmmm i've heard wellbutrin does well with smoking? but i would never try chantix!!

I take Adderall XR 10 mg BID along with Wellbutrin SR 150 mg BID--have been taking Adderall since the middle of Feb and Wellbutrin mid May....I was a light smoker before, but I've completely quit with Wellbutrin. There is none of the buzz--smoking just tastes bad now. Sometimes I actually miss being able to "relax with a cigarette"--but when I've tried to, it's completely uneffective.

Since it's covered under insurance--generic copay $10/month vs. cost of Chantix...it's worth a shot. I read somewhere that 40% of smokers that take Chantix quit completely, so it's very effective--but Wellbutrin is a cost-effective alternative.