Prescription Medications

Quitting medications can make quitting much more comfortable, and increase your chance of success.

You can choose to use prescription medications. These include varenicline, bupropion, and nicotine nasal spray.

If you have insurance, most health plans offer quitting medication at no or very low cost to members. Call the number on the back of your insurance card to check on your benefits

When you're ready, set your quit date. Setting a quit date gives you time to get ready, and gives you something to work toward.

Tips for picking a good quit date
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You've selected a quit date that's in the past

If you have already quit, you can use your My EX Plan page to help stay on track.

If you’ve selected ~DATE1~ by mistake, adjust it to a date in the future. We recommend somewhere between 2 and 4 weeks from today. This will give you time to prepare for your upcoming quit.

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You've selected a quit date that's within the next two weeks…

Are you sure you're ready? Don’t forget that you’ll need time to re-learn life without cigarettes and prepare before the big day. To make sure you can get everything done, we recommend choosing this date 2-4 weeks from now, ~DATE1~.

If you still want to go with a Quit Date of ~DATE2~, click the button below. Otherwise, close this box and choose another date.

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You've selected a quit date that's more than four weeks from now.

Are you sure you want to wait that long? If you think it’s going to take you that long to re-learn life without cigarettes and prepare for the big day, then keep it. But in general we’ve found that having a quit date that’s more than four weeks away can give you too much time to change your mind about quitting. So we recommend choosing a date 2-4 weeks from now, ~DATE1~.

If you still want to go with a Quit Date of ~DATE2~, click the button below. Otherwise, close this box and choose another date.

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You're all ready to quit

Now that you’ve set your quit date, you’ll move to the My EX Plan page. The My EX Plan page will be your home base as you re-learn life without cigarettes and quit smoking.

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Prescription Medications

Varenicline (Chantix®)

Learn about Varenicline (Chantix®)

 Bupropion (Zyban®)

Learn about Bupropion (Zyban®)

 Nicotine Nasal Spray

Learn about nicotine nasal spray

 Compare Prescription Medications

Compare the pros and cons of Varenicline, Bupropion, and the nicotine nasal spray.

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Rationale for Using Nicotine Replacement Medications

Dr. Hurt | November 13, 2009

Those trying to stop smoking are often puzzled by the use of nicotine replacement therapy while trying to quit smoking.  “Why am I using nicotine when I want to get off nicotine?”

This question is a good one, and deserves some explanation...

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Medications

Barbscloud | June 23, 2020

I used Zyban for this quit.  Along with cutting down for a week on a strict schedule, a smoking cessation class and the support from the Ex the week prior to my quit.  I do feel the Zyban helped lessen the cravings. After numerous attempt to quit I believe it was a combination of  the above that led to a successful quit.  I celebrated two years this past March.   

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