Way to go, Rachel. It sems like Chantix is a real winner for some people, not so for others. Keep us posted on your progress. James, hope your latest efforts are positive too!
BTW: some of you know that I look into all kinds of alternative remedies, so it should come as no surprise that I've been reading about energy medicine for several years. One company, Ondamed, offers a very sophisticated approach to smoking cessation. I won't bore you with the details, so check out this link for a few studies, one for pain management too:
http://www.ondamed.net/publications_studies.php
I've heard that the effectiveness numbers for smoking cessation are crazy-high (approaching 100%) but I've not seen published numbers. James and others, if interested, maybe you could talk to some of the people here:
http://www.ondamed.net/testimonials.php#
Lastly, don't forget to see the "smoking" FAQ on this board below if you've not already read it. But I've digressed! James, let's go back to your Jan 26th post -- do you still have some burning questions from your original post?!