Will Chantix™ react with Lexapro™?

Smoking can be highly detrimental to your health if you allow it to become an addiction. Smoking addiction is difficult to get out of as the nicotine in the cigar triggers the receptors in the brain thereby causing a false feeling of pleasure. This feeling increases the cravings of the individual who then smokes profusely to always be high in the feel good feeling always.

If not identified and cured this addiction can cause severe damage to the lungs and instill withdrawal symptoms and other psychological factors which might affect the overall normal functioning of the individual. How can a smoker quit smoking? Are there any hard and fast rules to follow? The changes should first start within with a confident resolution to quit smoking and the other external help will follow suit. Many have questions about how Chantix™ interacts with the commonly prescribed Lexapro™.

Lexapro™ is prescribed for depression and anxiety and also works to mediate the action of neurotransmitters and chemical balances in the brain. However, the act on different substances and there have been no indications that they have a bad reaction together. Many have successfully used this combination but if you do start to have any reaction from the medication you should speak to your healthcare professional.

In addition to using Chantix™, try these proven methods of assistance:

• Identify the reason why need to smoke and also why you should quit smoking. This practice will bring a realization in the mind about how little or no reason you have to smoke and how much bigger the effects line up because of your habit of smoking. If possible magnify the health risks to really scare you of the real effects behind smoking
• Next make a conscious decision to quit smoking. The decision should be made truly keeping in mind all the side effects and the health hazards of smoking. It is should not be intimated by someone or the decision should not be taken for the sake of someone like parents or family members
• After you life changing decisions to quit smoking share this with all your family and friends and try to get their support. You will be astonished about how much relieved and happy they will all be and their support will always be there with your decision to quit smoking. Moreover when you commit yourself before so many people you will always think twice before you relapse. Next contact support groups get along people who have passed through this test of quitting smoking. Discuss with them the methods that they used for the purpose and the medications that were effective. This interaction will give you a vast knowledge of different types and methods used to quit smoking. Get the details and then decide your own course of action about whom to meet and what to use to get you out of the smoking addiction
• Rather than going into medications directly try to opt for other ways to at least bring down the urge to smoke. Keep your mouth busy by chewing gum or keep yourself busy all the time. Exercise a lot and make your body and mind fit to face the culprit called smoke
• Detoxing the body and the system from the effects of nicotine is very essential as nicotine would have spread in the blood stream. Consult an expert or go for a proper detox program
• Reward yourself for the advances made every day or every week. Also make your progress public from time to time to get encouraging words from friends and enjoy and party for the right reason
• Keep a journal of the advances and try to go through it when you feel down or want to relapse
• When you still relapse just don’t blame yourself or feel guilty start over again and go for professional help if needed
• When you are really out of the addiction stick to it and try to keep off from its thoughts by getting involved with support groups