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Have nightmares, disorriented feeling. On champix. Why?
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Hello i have an enquiry about taking champix i am 18 nearly 19 in less then a month and have started day 2 of the 0.5mg tablet only in the morning of champix to quit smoking. So far i have experienced 2 terrible nightmares and a groggy disorientated feeling around midday or in the afternoon leading onto night. i am afraid to start taking the day and Night tablets then go onto the 1mg from what i have experienced so far. I need some clarification on how long this may laste and how bad the effects will get as a go on the higher dosage Thankyou for your time Luke.
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Hello Welcome to Health Care Magic Champix consists of Verenicline and it is a nicotine receptor agonist. It is widely prescribed in tobacco cessation programs. It is comparatively safer drug but headache, disruption in sleep cycle and abnormal dreams are its possible side effects. The side effects occur more during initiation of therapy but with time they tend to decrease and tolerance to side effects develop. It will take about 3-4 weeks to develop tolerance to side effects. Thanks Dr. Seikhoo Bishnoi, MD