So, I’ve been taking Chantix for a week now.  This drug is supposed to block nicotine from reaching the receptors in your brain that cause the addiction.

So far I’ve noticed that I don’t crave a smoke too often.  Of course, I’m still smoking like a fiend out of force of habit.  But I might be down by 10 fags a day or so.

The only side effect I’ve encountered is when I sleep.  I have been having very intense and frequent dreams.  I won’t bore you with the details, but sleeping has become quite the adventure.  Not in a bad way.  I wake up feeling refreshed and the dreams, while varied and strange, are NOT nightmares.

I’ve got three more weeks on this drug.  I’m hopeful I will curtail my smoking completely by then.  Of course, I may become addicted to powerful dreams.  Although I don’t suppose that’s likely to kill me…