Chantix And Water Retention

I started taking Chantix two and a half weeks ago. The first three days I had no issues, however when I started taking it twice a day I became very nauseous. I think I have over come that by making sure that I eat something with it (never ate prior to coming to work in the morning and a granola bar seems to help). My biggest concern that is in the past 14 days I have gained ten pounds. I feel like this is bloating and water weight however very concerning to me. I run at least every other day and I have not changed my eating habits. Last night when I came home from my run my left ankle was triple the size. No pain no injury. This morning it was back to normal but now swelling again. I called the doctor and they said my other option is Wellbutrin. I am afraid to make the change and not succeed. I have been smoke free for two weeks.

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I'm very sorry about the problems that you're experiencing.

Weight gain can be a common side effect of this medication, as listed by the FDA, along with nausea, dizziness, depression and anemia.

It can also cause edema, such as you've described.

Wellbutrin can cause most of the same side effects, but has also been effective for those who wish to stop smoking.

The best thing to do may be to go into your doctor and have these symptoms checked out, then you can make a more informed decision about staying on it or switching.

Has anyone else experienced this?

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