What kind of doctor do I go see if I want to quit smoking? I have no doctor, but am interested in Chantix...?

I know Walmart has little clinics inside their stores, can I go to one of those to get a prescription to help me stop smoking? I work for Walmart and don't have insurance yet, but am interested in the Chantix help quit smoking aid...or getting info about it. I have been a smoker for about 20 years.

Today is 2 months of not smoking for me thanks to Chantix. These people above saying you have to want to quit and that is the only way, are fully of it. I had wanted to quit many times and have bought countless boxes of nicorette and had never made it a day before. I made up my mind one day at work I was going to try Chantix and stopped by my doctor on the way home. The visit to get the prescription was $80 and the first months supply from the Pharmacy was $120 with the $10 rebate that comes with it now. After the first week I didn't quit completely like you are supposed to but I cut down to a couple a day. At the end of the second week I quit completely and haven't had a cigarette since. I filled my second month supply since you are supposed to take the medicine for 3 months, which was another $120, but a week or so into the second month I cut the prescription in half down to 1 pill a day. After a week or so I quit taking the pills. I never stopped drinking coffee or going to bars and drinking and didn't change my life at all except for the smoking. Chantix really works. As far as insurance covering it, find out what insurance provider you will have and find out if they cover it, but there aren't many that do cover it. I smoked for 15 yrs a pack plus a day.

That's great that you want to quit. You can get a prescription from your doctor if you want, you don't NEED insurance but I think it is better to have it. I don't know about the walmart thing because where I live, they don't have those little clinics you are talking about, sorry. You could ask where you work if you could do that though.

Here is some information on Chantix
http://www.drugs.com/chantix.html

This is the prescription info
http://www.pfizer.com/files/products/usp...

This is the Chantix website
http://www.chantix.com/content/Chantix_B...

Good luck with quitting! I have heard that Chantix works well, you may have some odd dreams (not nightmares, just weird ones) but I heard it really helps with quitting. The website will give you a lot of information about it. Hope I helped!

Personally i just quit after 5 years of smoking but i think it might be in my family cause my grandfather told me he just quit one day on a cruise after 25 yrs and my grandmother just quit like year after he did after 35 yrs. But cold turkey is the best way for me i feel you gotta just actually WANT it (looks like you do want it if your takin these steps). but i have heard from 5 friends who had acupuncture and it worked for all of them!! so try that it must really work its kinda crazy and not all that expensive either and its all natural! good luck you should try it.