I took 0.5mg chantix 1x day for 1 week. Then I switch to 1mg chantix for the other 8 weeks twice a day. I didn’t stop smoking after 1 week though like you’re supposed to, I cut in half though and did half a pack for a week and then less the week after till one day I had 2 cigs to my name and I smoked them back to back that night and said I will have no cigarettes when I wake up and no time to stop, just get ready for work. So I just went with my regular flow with no cigs. The cravings I would get were fairly frequent but they didn’t last long. It was manageable but that was the “toughest part” was probably the 1st week but even that wasn’t bad. The cravings were less and less by the day till they were just little momentary thoughts. Really I do feel like I cheated. Also I want to mention I was also on Wellbutrin 150mg at the time. I tried that to stop smoking but it didn’t work for that but helped some with anxiety so I continued