Chantix?

So....


HMO's want people to die... or at least my prescription carrier does.


I've tried The Patch, The Gum, The Lozenges, Cold Turkey, Changing Brands, and every other "Quit Smoking Now" snake-oil cure they have come up with. This time I decided to try Chantix. I got my prescription, decided I'd fill it this weekend and quit..

Well, I guess i should cover the HMO WANTS YOU TO DIE part first... THE MORONS WON'T COVER MY PRESCRIPTION!!!! It's like, we don't want you to quit. We want to pay the Oncologists instead, and MAYBE they can help you.. (I think this make it obvious that these people are morons... If I am dead, THEY CAN'T GET ANY MORE OF MY MONEY!! Does this REALLY make sense?) So, anyway... I just shelled out $150 for a month's worth of this stuff... If it works, it's worth it.. If it doesn't, well... I've spent more than that on the other snake oil cures, so i guess i will have to chalk this one up too.. (ok, the reason i am trying it is EVERYONE who i have talked to said it worked, and were still smoke-free months after the quit the pills.. so, we'll see)

anyway, I get home with the 'scrip, open them up and read the directions.. the first thing it says is to start taking the pills a week before you quit.. meh... i was going to start taking the pills today, and quit tomorrow.. but, I may as well follow the directions. otherwise i can't complain when it doesn't work.. so, i will take my first dose at bedtime tonight, and change my quit date to saturday the 21'st.

I kinda have mixed feelings here.. I hope it works, but as all the other "cures" were nothing more than a joke (ya, I'm sure those corporations are laughing.... all the way to the bank... people who seek to profit off of things that hurt others should die a slow, miserable death... but that's a rant for another post) I am a little apprehensive, and afraid to get over excited.

So, as long as this stuff doesn't turn me into a manic depressant or have some other goofy side effect, I'll post an update in a week or two.