WHAT WHO WHAT IT WHAT THE SIDE HOW TO USE IT WHO GIVES HOW LONG SHOULDN’T DOES EFFECTS ARE IT DO YOU USE IT TAKE IT People who are: Nausea 0.5mg or 1 mg Can take for Headache tablets as the 12 weeks and Less than 18 It reduces the Insomnia doctor prescribes GP (as above) then for Champix yrs old urge to smoke Weird dreams Start 1week before Fully funded If another 12 pills Pregnant quitting with 0.5mg you’ve tried weeks if Breast Reduces Watch for any for three days. NRT twice or needed (only feeding reward from changes in mood Then 0.5mg twice tried Zyban or Varenicline the first 12 Allergic to it smoking daily for 4 weeks. nortriptyline weeks is Then 1mg twice funded) daily
WHAT WHO SHOULDN’T USE IT People who are: WHAT IT DOES WHAT THE SIDE EFFECTS ARE HOW TO USE IT WHO GIVES IT HOW LONG DO YOU TAKE IT Champix pills Varenicline Less than 18 yrs old Pregnant Breast feeding Allergic to it It reduces the urge to smoke Reduces reward from smoking Nausea Headache Insomnia Weird dreams Watch for any changes in mood 0.5mg or 1 mg tablets as the doctor prescribes Start 1week before quitting with 0.5mg for three days. Then 0.5mg twice daily for 4 weeks. Then 1mg twice daily GP (as above) Fully funded If you’ve tried NRT twice or tried Zyban or nortriptyline Can take for 12 weeks and then for another 12 weeks if needed (only the first 12 weeks is funded)
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