Good Guy, Bad Guy - Champix Varenicline and Nicotine

When you start smoking cessation treatment with Champix varenicline, a battle between nicotine and varenicline (active ingredient of Champix) begins. To make things clearer, we will explain you this in as unscientific manner as possible.

However, before we explain the process of smoking cessation with Champix varenicline, let us have brief overview of nicotine.

Nicotine, an organic compound in the tobacco plant is composed of carbon, nitrogen, hydrogen, and oxygen and belongs to a group of compounds called alkaloids. Plants usually produce these types of chemical poisons so that animals are deterred from eating them. In high concentrations, nicotine acts as a nerve poison and is used in insecticides. It increases blood pressure and heart rate, causes you to breathe faster and less deeply and it constricts the arteries.

Now that we know about nicotine, let us get general idea about Champix varenicline.

Champix varenicline is a drug that stimulates nicotine receptors in the brain without itself being addictive. It is a nicotine receptor partial agonist and helps prevent withdrawal symptoms in people attempting smoking cessation.

Now we can get back to our original topic, war between Champix varenicline and nicotine.

From the above explanations of nicotine and Champix varenicline, you might have guessed that Champix varenicline is the good guy and nicotine is the bad guy for our body. The war between these two starts when you decide to throw out nicotine from your body and take help from Champix varenicline.

There is a place in our brain called nicotine receptors. Nicotine from cigarettes normally attaches itself to this place and controls your brain and body. When you take help from Champix varenicline, it attaches to the same receptors but more strongly than nicotine. As nicotine loses its ground, it gradually loses the battle and you and Champix varenicline win the battle of smoking cessation!

Champix varenicline does many more things by attaching to the nicotine receptors. It reduces other problems such as withdrawal symptoms and cravings that arise due to lack of nicotine in the body. All in all, Champix varenicline leaves no stones unturned to help you win the battle against smoking.

So if you really want to quit smoking, get this medication right now. You need to have a valid prescription to get this medication, as it is not available otherwise. Smoking cessation is tough and in order to win the battle against smoking, a helping hand just might be an answer.