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"What are Long-term Effects from Chantix?"

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St Charles, ILKaren's husband was trying to quit smoking and his doctor prescribed Chantix. "Then the doctor asked if I was a smoker—it would be too hard for him to quit if I didn't quit at the same time," says Karen. "We asked him if there were any side effects and he assured us there were none—how wrong he was."

"My husband Ken is on blood pressure meds and two years ago I had been hospitalized because of heart palpitations. We told the doctor about our medical conditions and he said not to worry, he didn't even check my heart. He just assured us that Chantix tells your brain not to smoke and doesn't affect your body except maybe some dizziness and nausea.

Smoker"We took it last February. The first dose is 0.5 mg and lasts a week; I got really dizzy and nauseous but I was expecting this and it was no big deal if it meant quitting smoking. Then in the second week the dosage doubled to 1 mg. That week was hell.

I almost lost my job as a volunteer because of my erratic behavior: I yelled at my boss and she is so kind to me. I was short tempered with everyone and I didn't care—I just started yelling. I attributed my temper to PMS or menopause because it didn't even occur to me that Chantix could be to blame.

One night my husband and I got into this horrific argument about food—he didn't want something for dinner. He threw a pair of scissors at me and I threw an ashtray in his direction. We have been married 27 years and never fight like this. Even if we disagreed, we would simply walk away. And I yelled at our 17-year-old son for no reason.

Thank god we talk at the dinner table. Luckily, my son knew we were on Chantix and we started talking about it. He went to the cupboard and got a list of side effects the pharmacist gave us when we picked up the drug. The side effects were listed on a separate paper, not from the Chantix maker. Anyway, my son read a litany of side effects. 'Ohmigod, why would you take this drug?' he asked. We quit, right then and there.

But we both had these doom and gloom feelings—I had never felt so low. I am healthy, I exercise and have a positive outlook. But to this day I still have nightmares. For the most part, the mood swings have leveled off but something is still not right. I talk about it with my husband but he says 'Whatever'—he'll work with a broken arm. And we are both still smoking. In fact I smoked more when I took Chantix.

You don't even realize mood swings at the time. And you wonder about the long term effects. I got my heart palpitations back. There were so many side effects listed such as suicidal thoughts and behavior—it could lead anywhere. What other harm could this drug cause?

After we stopped taking Chantix my husband was listening to a radio show about people who had actually committed suicide while on this drug. We went online and read more about all these poor people. I guess a lot depends on your frame of mind but neither of us had a history of depression, nor in either family. I emailed Pfizer, the manufacturer, and asked if side effects could be long term or permanent but I didn't get a reply.

I just want to let people know that Chantix is a terrible thing and that people are really suffering. It makes me sick to think that some have committed suicide—if you are already depressed, why take this? Why isn't the manufacturer talking to the medical community about the side effects? I already know the answer: they won't make any money.

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I took Chantix in 2012 an effort to quit smoking. During the second week strange things started to happen: I'd wake up somewhere other than in bed; I had flashbacks of dreams that were so vivid they made me sick; my heartbeat became irregular; I couldn't concentrate: I started hearing things that weren't there, and; I started to practice for my death. Seriously, I would lay there and try to feel dead.
Over the next few days I lost my taste buds, my appetite and five pounds. Worse for me, I was becoming incontinent. I had strange head and body aches and started to break out in nasty bruises around my pelvic bones and large joints. I told my husband that my skeleton was fighting to get out and my skull was was trying to squeeze my brain down my throat.
Early in my third week, the day I was supposed to quit, I had a seizure. The first seizure of my life. The ER Doctor knew what it was and immediately took me off the Chantix. I had seizures and periods of altered consciousness for the next three years. During this period I developed a weird kind of cancer that couldn't be staged because it didn't fit any of the diagnostic categories. I had four tumors, each their own individual cancers, I was treated in 2015, but six months later I had 3 more tumors, then a year later I had two more. It's been almost 10 years of medical craziness, strange things like sleepwalking, night terrors, constant dehydration, arrhythmia and amnesia.
I can't say that every medical issue has been Chantix related, but I can say that Chantix changed me and my physiology, and not for the better.

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I took chantix in 2014 got a,gun shot my wife of 20 years the mother of my 4 children then proceeded to hurt people till the police stopped me by almost killing me .then the times got worse ,,chantix is a joke...pfizer is a,greed driven company that doesn't care for shit .screw chantix and Pfizer and they will reap what they sow one day,,,changed my life ...thanks Pfizer...i would hate too be them on judgement day,

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Chantix helped me quit smoking after 47 years when nothing else had worked. I had tried it all, hypnosis, weaning, acupuncture, cold turkey, etc. Nothing worked. I had read that smokers either have a habit with smoking, or an addiction to it, or both. I had both. The literature says people who have only the habit can quit easier. I believe that. The addiction was that overwhelming urge to smoke after I quit. I had tried quitting often enough that I realized Chantix took that feeling away almost immediately. Once I realized that I knew I just had to work on the habit. I used to smoke and drink coffee and whenever i quit smoking I would stop drinking coffee too. This time I figured I would use coffee as my reward so I didn't stop this time. I have been smoke-free for 13 years now. Downside - it affected my behavior and things that used to interest no longer did. I still have problems. As far as the dreams, I had those wild ones too, but after two weeks I stopped taking the evening pill altogether and just took one per day. I would not be alive today had I not used Chantix, so the behavior problems were a small price to pay. I did have some mild suicidal thoughts while taking the drug but they were not over powering - thank God. Just surprised me.

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I took chantex for about a month before I quit smoking. Nausea was the only side effect. UNTIL I quit chantex. Then my life became a living hell, and still is. It has been 2 months now from when I started weaning myself off chantex, and have been completely off for 3 weeks. Suiside is a very strong possibility for me. I have major "melt downs" at least 2-3 times a week. Excessive crying, feelings of uselessness, confusion, deep dark depression. Little things like my coffee tasting bad will set me off. This is not me, I feel so out of control over myself. I hate everything and everyone. I have no patience for anything. My dr put me on welbutrine to help with the depression from chantex, but I don't think it's working. I was also recently diagnosed with a very sluggish thyroid, out of the blue. I feel like a walking chemistry project. I wonder if the thyroid could be a side effect too. I just want to feel normal again. Yes I am still an ex smoker, but I'm wondering if the price is too high, especially if this is permanent.

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I took chantix to quit smoking and i dont smoke anymore . Since i have quit i now have high blood pressure and take medication for that and also am having shortness of breath and now having to use a inhaler for that ! Is any one else having these long term side effects ?

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I have stupidly taken chantix 3 separate times, each with varying degrees of all their reported side effects. However, this time after returning to smoking, I immediately got sick, which I never am. In 30 years since I was 19, I have only gotten ill twice, both a result of black mold in a bad apartment and ripping up old carpet, however, this was a lung infection mingled with a cold that happened three days after i quit the drug. Maybe just coincidence I dont know. Yet, even after finally recovering, I have since been riddled with heart pains, arrhythmia, and a constant horrible cough that makes me almost pass out. What I want to know, since I do not have bronchitis, what exactly did 3 rounds of chantix do to my heart? please email me, if you have had similar things happen to you.

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Wow, lots of doom & gloom in the comments. As a counterpoint, here's my story:

I was prescribed Chantix as a tobacco-cessation tool. I read and understood all the risks and discussed them with family members prior to consuming the medication, in case any adverse effects were to manifest. In other words, safety net: engaged.

After being an avid smoker and smokeless tobacco user/abuser for 16 of my then 32 years, and after trying patches, cold turkey, hypnosis - well, pretty much everything - the potential benefits outweighed the risks. I was ready to quit, I *wanted* to quit, I wasn't being *told* to quit. In other words: become knowledgeable about the medicine, understand your motivation and set forth a plan.

A couple weeks after beginning the medication and after my official quit date, I began to experience the "vivid dreams." Initially terrifying, I soon grew to enjoy them. With a little forethought, you can prepare for and guide the dreams to your whims. My experience appears to vary from others on this forum, but my dreams were at times enchanting, often captivating and always satisfying.

The only major downside for me was: dreams and true memories, at times, overlapped. A good memory? Well, let's see where this vivid dream can take it... Well, it took months of contemplation (and several awkward phone calls to friends) to figure out which memories were truly memories and which were dreams.

...I'd do it again in a heartbeat, but for the needing to start smoking again. 10 years tobacco-free this March...I'm not going back!

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I have used Chantix for quitting smoking my daily habit of many, many years. I had used it before in 2014 and quit and then let stress get to me and started smoking again. I started using it again in November 2017 and still use it to keep me off cigarettes. I have to eat before taking it or it gives me a stomach ache. Otherwise, no other side effects from it. I have taken the money I would have used on cigarettes and "paid" myself weekly. I have over $2,000 in cash saved now. I am grateful to Chantix and so is my family!!! My insurance covers it so its free to me.

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Well, where do you start.

Went to stop smoking clinic at GP, was given Champix, and told most people feel a bit nauseous on them, but it wears off.

What they should say is Champix is like Russian roulette, if you have diagnosed or undiagnosed mental health issues, god help you.

I wasnt even asked about blood pressure or anything, and they had my medical records there that clearly show I have in the past been prescribed anti depressants and blood pressure tablets.

Things went downhill fast and almost unnoticed by me, I stopped smoking on day eleven, by day twenty eight, was sat there deciding what to put in my suicide note. I am self employed and basically became incapable of work or functioning for nearly six weeks, this has pretty much cost me my business. Horrible depression, panic attacks anxiety and suicidal thoughts.

When I phoned GP to talk to them about it, they put me through to Pharmacist, who was going to get Head Pharmacist to ring me back, they never did, I stopped taking them and within 36 hours noticed a marked improvement, that was three weeks ago, and I still get panic/anxiety attacks, which I never had before.

I can appreciate that from a statistical point of view the minority of serious side effects outweigh the cost of smoking related illness to the NHS. But 1 in 1000 risk of suicide, stroke, heart attack???

These tablets should only be prescribed after a thorough vetting, and you should have a buddy system in place with your partner or close friend.

I cannot even describe what I put my family through short term, and what the long term financial implications relating to my business will be.

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I am 39 years old and when I took Chantix in 2010 it completely ruined my life. I was in college and it nearly caused me to drop out completely, but even though I finished I became directionless after Chantix. I became hostile and depressed gradually while I was taking it, and after I stopped taking it the problems got even worse. I didn't attribute it to the Chantix at the time and the Dr wouldn't say that it was the cause bc he would also be liable for prescribing it, but it was the cause. The problems persist to this day. I have tried many antidepressants since then but nothing helps, and most rx's make it worse. Pfizer needs to pay for what they have done, and they will, one way or another.

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I took Chantix for 3.5 weeks (yes sure it curbs your desire to smoke.....wonderful) but I realized it was the cause of the sudden onset of severe depression, HORRIFYING, DEBILITATING PANIC ATTACKS, constant anxiety. if I'm lucky ill get a couple of hours of straight sleep before I jump straight out of bed at night and run out the front door in SHEER, UTTER, TERRIFYING PANIC!!!!. walking the streets day and night crying and blubbering and feeling that I'm dying. why is this not a national story on the news every night?! I fear my life is destroyed and will never be the same. I cant imagine living the rest of my life with these terrifying panic attacks. I'm so fuckin exhausted, I'm so tired. I'm afraid I'm losing my life. I can see myself losing my job if this keeps up. There is no fucking reason or justification for this poison to be on the market. why is it that every lawyer ive contacted is not taking Chantix cases?!
if you hear of an active shooter at pfiezer offices....

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I used Chantix to quit smoking and it did a great job of that. I smoked close to 2 packs a day and think I took it just over 2 months. I started to wonder if some of my current issues were related so I searched and this link came up. My experience was similar to others.....vivid dreams. Very vivid but one morning I stopped to get coffee at 7-11 as always but something seemed off. Every interaction with a person seemed very dreamlike. As I drove to work I thought about it a lot and realized my dreams were becoming a "reality" and reality was become "dreamlike". It scared the crap out of me so I stopped taking it at that point. I'm happy it helped me quit but now am struggling with memory loss. I can't remember anything. It has been about 8-10 years since I quit but I do wonder if this is something others have experienced or is it me just getting old. It just seems to be happening after the Chantix.

Has anyone else experienced that and think it's Chantix related? Just curious

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My husband attempted suicide only reason he here is because I came home and cut him down. How do I get my husband happiness back? We need Sue Chantix makers. He is so angry depressed and suicidal daily. I worry about him when I’m at work. I’m so mad.

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I am a victim of human trafficking by members of an anesthesia group in Ann Arbor and their affiliates in military medicine,research, academia, politics, and real estate in Ann Arbor mi. To satisfy their perversions they work collectively to exploit innocent Ann arborites including children without respect for human life or dignity.
This includes illegal and clandestine medical research through Sjmhs or umhhs and included collaborative projects with wsu,MSU, northwestern, case western, and other universities.
As I was trafficked, a military medical lgbtq person with connections to obgyn decided I would make a wonderful superdonor for egg donation and biospecimens donation to be used in assisted reproductive technology/Ivf for those who couldn’t have children naturally. because I grew up on the poor side of Ann Arbor and they justified their exploitation labeling me and others as from “vulnerable populations” - which to them means easily exploitable because they are poor.
The reality is I was not poor nor vulnerable, they picked me and others because we didn’t socialize in their same circles ( ie have parents involved in organized crime ring , attend private school at greenhills, Rudolph Steiner, or community) and they were taught by their parents to continue the exploitation I’m guessing as a right of passage/ to continue the profit - not unlike hazing in fraternities.
Fast forward through decades of clandestine exploitation and medical cover up from sequelae of trafficking - I have not by my consent - like a breeding animal- supplied hundreds of perverts with biospecimens for research and use to make babies. Once you’ve been assaulted and drugged and your eggs or biospecimens stolen and successfully used to create babies or create a stem line for research - you are tagged for death-or mental disability to render you a unreliable witness in federal court- of course they have to make it appear to be a natural death or disability from “natural” illness like a stroke, cancer or mi or brain trauma. They then have every single recipient of donations from this black market egg sperm repository- then contribute to the destruction of their donor because they knew it was wrong but still did it knowing innocent people were victimized to supply eggs and sperm that they hand picked to use - to ensure their secret is never discovered!
They can’t risk their targeted donors running into the illegally created designer offspring! It’s really a perverted ring!
Being a superdonor means- I am learning too late- that they run all sorts of tests on you and your eggs or sperm. Without you even being the wiser bc they use others within their ring who work in pharmacies, lab technicians, nurses, radiology technicians, doctors to perloin specimen. Most often through stealing or swapping blood samples from primary care offices where people get annual blood work done as recommended by primary care skip measures ( gov mandates). This is fraud but we trust our medical providers - that’s why this group is very dangerous!
They ran genetic tests on my biospecimens andmust have found a marker for late onset Parkinson’s disease. Interesting that the school of nursing at the University Of Michigan was visited by Michael j fox himself to solicit and donate expedited research involving Parkinson’s! And that the uofm created a special Parkinson’s research hub soon thereafter. Pfizer has affiliate ties to the u including employees like Heidi Baum and Cahill. And school of nursing researchers.
They found that if you want to expedite the onset of Parkinson’s disease, including Parkinsonism dimentia (sounds like a debilitating disability hmmmmm) you can do so by (1) creating some sort of brain trauma or insult ( ie exposure to voice to skull microwave radiation or excessive exposure to anesthetic agents used for “conscious sedstion” research aka sex trafficking without victim knowing - if done correctly that is , or hypercapnea or blunt force trauma etc). (2) exposing target to excessive organic pesticides (two in particular have been implicated) I have been unknowingly exposed to excessive pesticides for decades by “paid off” neighbors and those involved in this crime - even breaking into my condos and spraying without me knowing except that there were dead insects all of a sudden on floor and all over and my dog getting sick. (3) expose target to a medication that depletes neurotransmitter dopamine — ie Chantix!
To date even my sick perverted new brother in law is being recruited/ bribed to help cause me to get Parkinson’s - he and his family have actually sprayed my bed sheets with pesticides before I stayed over in their spare bedroom ( their cat came into sleep in bed and cried as it sniffed the bedsheets and ran off) and spiked my food with some sort of drug every time I go to his house or his families home!. Yes he will go to jail soon but it takes time.
So that is their game. To harm me, but also bet on when I will get Parkinson’s. For them the sooner the better so I can’t prosecute them but also I would be st their mercy for medical care.

My condo was repeatedly broken into, my food spiked with pesticides or date rape drug - whichever they required at the time. My prescription drug was either spiked or swapped out. My food at work at Sjmhs was spiked. I was given some sort of drug eluding capsule under the guise of iodine pill (I’m learning was a trial by pharmaceutical researchers) that slowly emits drugs and gives biofeedback to researchers. Then as my colleagues in anesthesia knew what they were doing related to Chantix - they started to tell me I had depression or “crazy” behavior. I didn’t. They recorded me at work everyday. Hoping I would have a manic episode from Chantix while at work so they could have it on record. They actually placed surveillance cameras in my home and bathrooms to monitor me. They we watching me to measure the effects of the Chantix and cater their manipulation to how I was doing. They wanted to record me having “dangerous” behavior at work - they participated in doing things that mimicked what they wanted the outcome of Chantix administration to do to me...again they talked all the time about depression, everyday, they talked about paranoia, they talked about psychotic symptoms, excessive crying, withdrawn emotions, cardiac eventsetc. all along they were doing things to influence my environment so they could say it was Chantix. They recruited my neighbors and “friends”. Always saying “they told me to do” whatever.
Some was some wasn’t. They were gaslighting and gangstalking me which causes emotional harm. Squeezing me my manipulating my environment, making me fearful, not safe in my own home but we’re watching it all the time on social media live feeds. Not one person ever tried to help me. I’m sure people watching were lied to about why I was being videotaped in my own home or were perverts and didn’t care as long as they could watch a naked woman not knowing she was being videotaped. My own anesthesia department. I never knew I was being exposed to high doses of Chantix! Until now!
My point is when I was eventually gangstalked out of work by my colleagues and hired tech company - they were worried that what they did would be easily discoverable- it was- the surface injury with trying to induce Parkinson’s but more importantly I wasn’t responding quickly enough to their insults and attempted murder - so I could expose the human trafficking- they sent me to a psychologist who worked at the uofm and was friends with lgbtq anesthetists - she was animate about making sure I was put on an antidepressant or antipsychotic drug by my own volition. I refused because I told her I was a naturalist organic person who didn’t like exposing my body to chemical insults - I bet she thought that was ironic bc she knew what she and others had done to me clandestinely!!! She was told to emphasize psych meds so there could be a reason for why my biochemistry was as messed up from the Chantix and sedation drugs.
I have never done drugs in my life and never will. Her boss used to work as staff psychologist for the justice department! Her other boss’s wife just happened to write a book entitled “radical acceptance” which is a concept I -not her- brought up during my counseling sessions!!! They were exploiting me even then!
End result is I have not worked for one year due to harassment in community and threats from medical residents and former colleagues who have ties to local law enforcement and federal law enforcement (justice department I’m guessing).
I feel 100% better, I don’t feel like I am dying anymore. My brain is healed so I can recall a lot more than I wish to related to trafficking. I did have cardiac events that were unexplainable at the time and felt nauseated and aweful all the time while working at Sjmhs fir the entire ten years!!! Now I know they were trying to hurt me after they had abused me and stole my gametes. A lot of people were working toward same goal. Most people are motivated by one thing , their love of money. Sad really. I guess that is one of the main drivers behind human trafficking rings as well as pharmaceutical companies!
Those who did this are being held accountable- but this time it’s them that don’t realize it!

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I took Champix for one week. I never took more than one milligram each day. On day 7 I noticed that my eyelids had both drooped considerably, one more so than the other. It's been 6 days since I took a tablet and the skin above my eyes has not returned to normal. I have aged 5 years in one week. I am devastated as I have not read any warnings of such a side effect. My lower back or kidneys also still hurt during the night. I also do not miss the nightmares.

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I took chantix in 2007 to stop smoking. I at my worst smoked 1\2 a pack daily. I experienced every side effect in the literature provided by the pharmacy. My dreams became bloody full color nightmares. My low blood pressure shot up as did my heart rate. I feel into an overwhelming darkness and smoked more. I became temperolmental and with drawn. My mind was muddled and confused. I entertained thoughts of suicide because I felt alone and desolate. My use of the drug ended 3 weeks later when I had chest pain for the first time in my life. End result ten years later I am still missing parts of myself. I suffer from depression and am at times paranoid. I am concerned that this drug is out there being treated so lightly when it affects some users minds not only while taking the drug because the user never realizes what is happening while on the medication. Some of the effects are very long term. Anyone taking this drug please be very careful.

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I have used Chantix on and off for 4 years. I was always a light smoker but wanted to rid myself of the disgusting habit so when this drug became available I was in. For me, it worked perfectly. I quit smoking in 2 weeks. I continued the drug for the complete period and it works. I did not have any side effects other than vivid dreams which to me were entertaining since I normally sleep so well that I do not remember my dreams. No other effects at all. No mood swings, irritability, nothing. I have been on and off the drug but find that overall, I never went back to a daily smoking habit. Maybe 1 -4 a day and at that point, I would re-up the Chantix for 2 weeks and be done. I think maybe folks may want to review their overall food choices and drug intake and consider interactions with this drug. Personally, I am low carb, clean/organic,grass fed- fruits vegetables and meats, I consume little to none of the toxic processed foods and I take no other medications except HRT.

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My experience with Chantix was bit different than most others I've read about. After about a two weeks, I noticed a more openness in myself and quite friendly. I'm usually to myself and likely to not participate in conversations. Others noticed the change as well. It got religiously oriented at one point as I shared the word of God to anyone that would listen. After six weeks, I was satisfied that I quit smoking and had no significant urge to smoke. So, I stopped taking the Chantix. Over a period of about two weeks, I gradually lost my outgoing nature and reverted to quiet nature entirely. I expected that. However, I quickly went into the worst depression and sad nature I've ever experienced. It lasted about 4 weeks. I would not wish that part of the experience even upon my worst enemies. Some said, I should have gradually stopped taking the Chantix instead of quitting cold turkey. I reverted to smoking again as I headed into the depression and the smoking had no influence upon it.

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Professor David Healy has told the truth ....just read this story and comments....Pfizer kills people around the world.

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I've never been the same since I took Chantix in 2010 :(

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Hi,

I took champix for 1 week and stopped due to side effects. Since i stopped ive had sever joint and muscle pains and it is getting worse.
Does anyone know what can be done to fix this and is it permanant? Has anyone spoken to people that have done anything to improve?

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I strongly feel that you need to wean slowly from Chantix and I'm surprised they don't have a pack to wean you off of it. I personally started cutting the 1 mg pill in half and taking half in the a.m. and half in the p.m. Cutting it in half helps with the symptoms and I still don't want to smoke!

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I've been taking chantix for almost 2 years straight. 0.5-1mg a day. It does work if you stay away from cigs completely after you've quit. However if you choose to have a cig say with friends & a drink then you can break thru the barrier chantix puts up. Sometimes it takes a few to do that. I did & now I continue to take this drug & smoke usually anywhere from 0-6 a day. If I hadn't used chantix I be well into my pack + a day habit. I hate the fact that cigs control my life yet I enjoy the act of smoking a lot. Probubly cuz I have stress in my life & smoking is like an "outlet" for me. I'm also an anti-depressant user for many years & I must say I haven't experienced anything abnormal with my behavior while I take chantix. I have had a couple nasty dreams but I've been able to deal with them & am not sure why others can't . Maybe they have a low tolerance in general for bad dreams? Chantix has affected my ability to fall asleep on occasion. I have started experiencing joint pain recently & im trying to read up & see if any other chantix user is also experiencing this? I don't know what to attribute this joint pain to but to look & evaluate All my medications closely. I'd really like to hear from anyone who feels like I do. Lower body joint pain esp. after sitting for long periods. I am 50 & female. I have to say as a whole chantix has Not been the experience that I am reading mostly from other users in this "forum".

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I took Chantix 2007, I had many fights with my wife and she tells me things I did, I don't even remember. I am very calm personality, had episodes of aggressiveness. I am writing to find if any body took the Chantix and had trouble with memory and focus that lasted years after taking the Chantix.

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My 72 year old mother lost vision in one of her eyes and was diagnosed with AMD which was attributed to her 2 pack a day habit for 40 plus years, the doctor warned her to quit smoking or risk loosing vision in her other eye and going blind. She was unsuccessful quitting on her own. I bought her e cigs to help her quit as I myself was able to quit smoking successfully within a couple months using refillable e cigs because the liquid nicotine comes in three different strengths(heavy,medium and light) and i was able to ween off the nicotine vs. going cold turkey. I have been non-smoker for over 5 years with NO side effects. Unfortunately e cigs didn't work for my mother. Her doctor prescribed her chantix and she took it for six months or so, although she was able to quit smoking, the side effects to her behavioral health are devastating. She might have had underlying psychological issues prior to taking chantix that were unnoticed, but it definitely magnified any prior psychological issues as well as creating new ones. She became extremely impatient,depressed,violent with signs of OCD. Her personality completely changed including but not limited to being completely passive/aggressive coupled with denial and delusions. She became increasingly abusive/neglectful towards my father who is in the end stages of alziemers, to a point where she pushed him down and broke his hip. She is no longer able to be his primary caregiver. All these behavioral issues my mother has, manifested after she took chantix. My mother is only a shell now, not the person I have known my whole life. chantix is from the devil. BEWARE

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My girlfriend was on chantix for 6 weeks when she text me to say she did not want to see me anymore. we were together for 2 years and we had an awesome relationship until chantix came along. This was 6 months ago and we have not spoken much since so I dont know what she is going through. Will this pass for her and get her head back to thinking like it was before chantix or is she gone for good. Can someone please let me know if this will pass.

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I have been on the Chenpix treatment for 2 mounth and I am steel smoking, I have cut back on my smoking , from a pack aday to 3 or 4 a day. How can I guite all together.I have been smoking for 40 some years, I have developed ephemera, because of my smoking.I do not injoy smoking any more , how can I stop all together.HELP!

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I lost my mind my job tried to kill myself that was the first time I took it 2007 I didn't know it did the things it did.I been on disability since 2009 my life will be the same.

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Beverly. The answer to your question is no. Things are worse now. I am wearing a halter monitor for 30 days now to evaluate my heart palpitations. I also have orthodontic hypotention too. (Dizzy when standing up). Chantix has changed my mental state. I still feel like I have brain fog 24/7. At this point I have accepted that I will never be the same and that the old me is gone. I believe chantix ruined the quality of life I once had. I am now seeking medical help still so that I can find some way to feel better . I hope someday I will. But 4+ years later I'm worse not better so..... All I have to say is stay the fuck away from that drug. You would be better off shooting dope for 10 years than taking chantix for 3 months.

Hopefully my new cardiologist can help. But I know no one can fix the changes to my brain chemistry. It's a done deal I fear. I can't even remember what it feels like to walk outside and enjoy a beautiful day. SCREW YIU CHANTIX FOR DESTROYING MY LIFE!!

And don't expect a doctor to even acknowledge chantix could have anything to do with how you feel. They will just deny it.

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I have used chantix off and on for 6 years. Sad but I would quit for a few months and start again. Severity of anxiety increased afterwards. I assumed it was other life stress. Ii took it for 6 months in early 2014 almost attacked andgot fired for cornering, intimidating and threatening a coworker. I started again in October 15 and stopped 1st week of Jan 16.

I have been off for 3 months and it is not good. Insomnia/Withdrawn/Violence-Idolazation/Random Rage Attacks.

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I started Chantix in June of 2009. I quit taking it October 5 2009, when my nephew died. I never experienced any side effects other then the nausea and dizziness, and that probably lasted about a week or two.Although, I know each patient is different, I would highly recommend Chantix of course after it is determined to be your best bet.

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My husband and I started taking this together on January 5th and completely stopped smoking January 25th. We both stopped taking Chantix the same day on February 1st. It has only been a short period of time but my marriage has changed. I would rather be slowly killing myself smoking than to have our marriage be this way. We use to be so happy. All our friends and family would ask us what the secret to a great marriage was. I have become very emotional and depressed and he has become very irritable and very rude and arogant. It's only been a little over a week since we stopped taking this. I was hoping to see that these symptoms went away after a while. I see through all these posts that I am wrong. This drug will end my marriage and I don't know what to do. I need professional help.

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I have been smoke free for two and a quarter yrs, my two problems are i can get off to sleep but cannot stay asleep even been totally drunk and still woke up wide awake, my other is when i stopped champix i developed bowel disease, any one any tips for sleeping...

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I smoked for 12 years and quit within 2 weeks of starting Chantix. I call it a miracle drug. I have been taking Chantix for a little over 2 months now. I had nausea only the first day I took it. You must take with food to avoid nausea. I had vivid strange dreams for the first week. I have not had any side effects since the first week of starting Chantix. I also have struggled with depression most my life and was hesitant to take Chantix. Fortunately, I have not had any, or even close to anything near the negative reports some have given. I'm so thankful to be free from nicotine!

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I have successfully completed taking Chantix, for 3 months. I have no adverse side effects but I did have night terrors, and restlessness I started and ended with 1mg. You have to work hard to make this pill work. And I'm glad I had the experience. You should always look at a manufactures website for side effects before you listen to a doctor after a doctors job is a practice not a profession. But the ppl that made it warned u via commercial and web message and side effects are in the box on paper on black n black n white

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I Have read most all the same stories and have had the many of the exact same type of side effects from using Chantix. i had been a smoker for 42 years and tried Chantix several times to quit as I found it can workI somehow it blocks the part of the brain that gives you the desire to smoke and It does say that it can increase anxiety or add a feeling of agitation ect. I am realizing after 20 something years that I am very sensitive to most ALL medications, mostly anti-phycotics or anti-depressants. And also suffer from a lifetime of GAD,But figured if I could somehow get through those terrible sid effects maybe this couldn't be any worse and knew beforehand that I was probaly going to have to deal with issues from this also, but I had to try! My life was at stake! I was willing to take the risk after I was diagnosed with COPD already and also had 2 family members who had died from throat cancer. I had tried many other stop smoking aids such as the patch, gums and including hypnotherapy, to no avail. I was also fortunate to have a physician at the time who was willing to prescribe me anti-anxiety to help me tempraily get me through the process and it did help quite a bit to counteract the effects of the extreme anxiety and agitation I was havingl. I started on the .5 mg and on the first evening of taking the 1mg dose ended up having a terrible nightmare, but had already been on my quite day and just reduced the chantix back to .5 again and stayed on that dose for another 2 weeks afterwards I had quit for 6 months before my natural anxiety had returned or the chantix had never completely left my system after i quit.
I found through my experience while on this, is to use a non nicotine e-cig (Not inhaling it) to help ease the habit of putting something into my mouth and had stayed on the anti anxiety until the drowsiness of it was more than I could bear. When my natural anxiety started returning a few months later, (or maybe the ongoing effects of the chantix continued or returned), I became anxious and tempted by friends that smoked and i made it ok to smoke just one cigarette which tasted awful, but eventually cheated a few more puffs here and there, and before I knew it I was hooked once again. After 2 more attempts with Chantix for short periods again, I had quite those 2 times yet again, but only for short periods (1 to 3 months) as long as I used the anti anxiety meds for a certain amount of time while trying. I am also sensitive to those as well (severe drowsiness with even a minimul and occasional dose).
The final attempt, I tried it the same way, using the anti anxieties to get me through the agitation part as best they could (in very small doses) and then found the doctor already told me he would not help with the anti-anxiety meds any more after this. Drs are too lazy to supervise you're medication intake I'm finding!
So shortly after my sisters death, i stopped smoking again the same way (after my first full dose and reduced to .5 for a week or so, i got off the chantax asap and stayed a non smoker for 1.5 years.
Unfortunatly I am not allowed to use any more anti anxiety meds now and went back to smoking after putting myself in an unsure and bad situation that included a one week stay with new found friends in another state for one week and I weakened and felt surrounded by many smokers and no non smokers and ended up back as a full time smoker. The only reason I had lasted so long was due to a good support system of friends who did not smoke that I had in place prior to that situation, but did not think to call them while in this very tempting situation.
I was desperate to continue to try yet again and without something to take to keep me calm through those terrible side effects, i of course failed. And now will not risk the amount of anxiety and agitation that can occur with this Chantix again!
My suggestion is to take it to full dose and expect a nightmare or vivd dreams, also be prepared for extreme agitation or anxiety and possibly heart arhythmia in some cases, Have a good support system in place and hope you're doctor can give you something to counter act that anxious/agitated feeling that is often associated with Chantix. Youre life may depend on it! My anxiety continues and cannot get relief, I am still so tense that i cannot swallow food well and am down to 100lbs, but so far no throat cancer!
If i had a question to ask, it is how long should I expect this extreme anxiety to continue after I've stopped taking it now?

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HI my name is Ryan I'm 33 I smoked for 19 years. I had a hard time trying to quit cold turkey but having asthma it was getting harder to breathe so I cut back. Went in to see a doctor about getting an inhaler again and she said it wasnt my asthma and gave me a ventilin puffer as well as prescribed me champix and warned me about suicidal thoughts. They were kinda regular I usto to think about suicide alot but it did from time to time my mood swings we're horrible everybody left me alone and when they did try talking to me I would just snap on them and I know it was wrong but I would get so posed off with anything they would say. I only took champix for a two week trial and almost a year later I still have my mood swings just not as bad I never had problems with sleeping either but since taking champix I just toss and turn all night with sleeping pills I get anywhere from 2 to 6 hours of sleep but I wake up feeling more tired then the day before I find myself dozing while standing at work doze on the bus I'm kinda scared to get my drivers liscense I'm lucky that my boss understands what I'm going through he's told me quit a few times that I can call in sick from time to time so that I might be able to some rest so I'm good to go the next day. I ruined a week off from work went on a vacation and it was awesome I enjoyed the time off and spent it with my girlfriend but I wasn't sleeping much at all so I came back into work the next week and called in sick after the second day to see if I could get some sleep. I've gone to a different doctor to see if they can figure it out and right now I'm waiting on some results to come back from the respiratory sleep specialist and if they don't have any explanation I'll be going to a sleep clinic so the doctors can monitor my sleep all night. I haven't had a smoke or a puff of a smoke since champix my breathing is awesome I'm not wheezing and coughing like I used to with my asthma but I just want to be able to sleep have every night a restful nights sleep.

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Hello,
My husband started taking Chantix quite a few years ago. He was on it or at least 3 years while smoking. There were a few stops during that 3+ year period. My concern how he is now. The last time he took Chantix was 4 years ago and he did stop smoking. I stopped cold turkey. How will the constant taking of Chantix over a 3+ year period effect him? I know how he is now and he has really changed. Does anyone know?

Thanks

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i took chantix for 3 weeks, and while on it to now 2 months later ive become horrible. i get furious with anyone who dares to talk to me, or even ask me simple questions like what time is it? my response is always negative and extremely rude. no cause for me to treat people like this but i do. i havent had the vivid dreams but i dont sleep anymore. ive missed so much work and become completely unreliable, i cant keep my train of thought when working or cooking, the only time i feel focused is when in a rage. i no longer read books, my body feels like its just slowly coming to a stop, every joint hurts and just standing is a living nightmare. i had a minor case of anti social disorder before chantix, and now i cant stand the people in my own inner circle. i feel so closed off and that in the end their just gonna screw me so why wait. nip it right in the ass now and just not deal with any of it. im not suicidal but i do have some startling thoughts of how to "deal with" random people i have never even met and done nothing more than give me a look i didnt like, or even just said hi. im losing my mind and my family and my career. chantix is evil in a pill. you will lose everything inside of you that makes you, you. and my poor poor wife, i feel even worse when i see her having to watch me fall appart. i want the jerks that make this garbage to take it and see if they feel human after.

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I stopped smoking on October 4, 2014 using Chantix. The only side effects that I had were very nice dreams, I really didn't want to wake up until I had to. I haven't really desired a cigarette since stopping, it worked great, and I had been a smoker for over 40 years. That being said, what brought me to this site was looking to see if anyone else had reported COPD symptoms such as sudden shortness of breath. When I quit smoking, the doctor advised the beginnings of emphysema that wouldn't be corrected with quitting smoking, but made no mention of COPD. Now my oldest son is exhibiting these same symptoms after using Chantix to quit smoking. In many ways I feel worse than before I quit smoking, but wondered if I was only in denial or that smoking had covered up these symptoms. Now I wonder because of his same symptoms.

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Kevin k..........have ur symptoms gotten any
Better........I hope they have for your sake and for mine?

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Has anyone suffering with dizziness came back to normal I've been suffering with this for 2 monthes.......worst 2monthes of my life!

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I took Chantix for 60 days (April/may 2014). I was successful in quitting after smoking for 24 years. I am a very active,fit, petite woman. I am an avid crossfitter and eat very healthy. Since I quit chantix, my personality has changed dramatically. I have no desire to be around people, I gained 45 lbs in 4 months and I have zero energy! I am the complete opposite of what I was less than a year ago. I have an appt with an endocrinologist this month..... I am hoping to get some answers. Other doctors have tested my thyroid and it came back normal. Has anyone else had these kind of symptoms ?? I am so frustrated!!! Mostly with the lack of energy and the weight gain .

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My name is Kevin I took Chantix about three years ago . Immediately it affected my mental state and my anger increased and my irritability with people increased as well. With Chantix I was able to quit smoking and about within a week or two of quitting the drug and cigarettes I started becoming dizzy and my memory was poor. I also walked out of my job . I walked in one day and just quit which is something I would never of done ever. I was out of work for a year and a half to two years because I was so dizzy all the time and miserable I couldn't function. I've had heart palpitations dizziness exhaustion and all kinds of cardiovascular issues since I took Chantix. Prior to Chantix even though I smoked I was perfectly fine and able to exercise successfully. Of course my cardiologist and doctors can never find anything wrong with me and all of them just nod and say hmmmmm when I told them I've had problems since I took Chantix. I don't think any of them would ever admit the Chantix causes any problems in peoples lives. Anyways anybody have any suggestions on what to do or any similar experiences.. Kevin k

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Unfortunately, with the exception of nausea, the side effects of quitting smoking can be as damaging as the side effects of Chantix. I've quit both ways, and to be honest, for me, trying to quit cold turkey was much worse in terms of mental health. The cold turkey approach for me didn't really work, after about five days I was as close to psychotic, or manic, as I think I could've been without being committed to an institution. If I hadn't started again I believe I would have ended up in some kind treatment or trouble.
This is my second Chantix quit. The first occurred about a year ago. I had just turned 40, and as a physically active person I could feel the effects of smoking limiting me. It took me a while to stay quit last time, and I gained a pound a day for the first 2 months. From 160 lbs. to 215 lbs., my doctor actually commented that quitting may kill me faster than smoking. The weight gain caused blood pressure and blood sugar problems which self resolved after the drugs (Chantix and Nicotine) were out of my system.
Part of the weight gain was due to eating more frequently because have a full belly was the only thing that kept me from want to vomit, but by my calculations the increase in calories wasn't quite enough to account for the weight gain. Since stopping Chantix I have lost about 15 to 20 lbs., but it has required some additional activity (which is much more difficult now) and severely limiting my diet.
I also had the most intense dreams last time, and it resulted in me getting no more than 3 or 4 hours of sleep at a time. I could attribute most of the emotional issues to lack of sleep, but that is by no means a certainty.
So right before Hurricane Iselle I was in Hawaii and had a ton of work to do. My deadline was days away, but power was due to go out by the end of the next day. I knew I had to spend every waking minute with my face in a computer, and smoking always helped me get through those marathon sessions, and that was in almost two months ago.
I'm back on the Chantix again and most of the symptoms are not as bad. The nausea is still awful, but the dreams aren't as disturbing and I have been sleeping through the night. I have had an almost omnipresent headache though and have experienced some trouble with concentration and memory (I can never remember if I took the damn pill or not - right after I take it). I've also been cranky, but not as depressed as last time.
Given that I'd only been smoking a few weeks, instead of 25 years, (and not nearly as much) I would imagine that the reduction in symptoms may be due to a lowered addiction response. There have been some studies recently correlating smoking with mental illness and quitting with both psychosis and suicide. Ther have also been some studies that suggest children whose parent smoke have a higher incidence of behavioral problems at school and risk of 'getting in trouble' increases the longer they are at home. (This study included fighting, insubordination, disconnectedness, and over time diagnosis of learning or mental health issues, etc. - it was fairly comprehensive) One suggestion was that the children of smokers are going through Nicotine withdrawal daily and that for many of the students their behaviors may be linked to having a nocotine addiction. To be clear, certain ethical considerations, like giving Nicorette gum to a nine year old, prevented this study from drawing and hard conclusions but it does make one wonder how dangerous cigarettes are apart from their physical side effects.
For many of us, smokers and former smokers, I think we could agree that it is the cigarettes that need to be taken off the market as much as the Chantix.
I hope this helps some of you. Best of luck with quitting, and please support either removing nicotine from cigarettes (slowly so the world doesn't fall into total chaos) and/or tighter restrictions on the sale and promotion of cigarettes so future generation may be free from this scourge.

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I've taken Chantix twice now (once in 2010 and again Jan. 2014, both times for a 3 week duration). The first time taken, I had increased dream vividness and the common dragging feeling that a lot of people experience but nothing intolerable. The second time was very similar; however, after discontinuing, my head felt very strange. The sensations I felt in my head were so bad that I started to panic that I had done permanent brain damage with Chantix. It's difficult to describe in words, but it felt like my brain was regaining circulation, similar to the tingliness of a limb after blood flow has been pinched off for a long time. I've occasionally described it to other people as a feeling that my brain either took an acid-bath or had been microwaved for a few seconds. It was a very intense head agitation that was accompanied by frequent headaches. It is milder today then the days following my Chantix discontinuation, but I've been off of Chantix for 5 months today and my head still feels a bit strange. It affects my concentration noticeably and generally overwhelms me with an uneasy feeling, to the point that I feel like I should just lay down and sleep it off.

As far as this being permanent or not, I certainly hope it isn't. You won't read much about people saying it gets better because only the current sufferers are the one's motivated to post anything about it. However, I've done my own research and have heard both good and bad stories. Some people say they went back to their familiar selves after a year or so, and for others much longer. Obviously some people are still battling with lingering Chantix effects like an unfamiliar style of depression or brain agitation. With all my sincerity, I hope it gets better for everyone. It's a terrible ride when you're one of the few that is affected this way.

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I had great results from Chantix, I took it 6 years ago and have not thought about smoking since. The medicine worked great for me and I was a 25 year smoker. Side effects were bearable for me just some nausea. I would and do recommend Chantix to others.

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I am sorry you had such a bad experience with Chantix. I however cant say enough great things about it. Not only did i quit smoking it actuallly improved my life. I became a happier person and much more friemdly while taking this marvelous drug. I even requested to stay on it because it made me feel so great. I think that eveyr drug affects people differently and before taking any medication you should research the side effects and see if the benifits out way the risk.

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I think Chantix is a wonder drug. I've never been able to even consider quitting smoking before. I've smoked for 50 years,started as a young kid. I liked being able to smoke when I first started the Chantix, and it took me almost 3 weeks for the urges to smoke, to ease up. I also switched to a brand of cigarettes I hated, as my last brand to smoke.

I found I was not sleeping well, because the Chantix kept me too jazzed up. As I became tired day by day, I became really cranky. I stopped my nighttime dose, and started sleeping really well. My mood improved 110%.

I started Chantix mid October 2013, and by mid November 2013 I thought I'd quit smoking. Well, sometimes, once a week, I would take 5 puffs off a cigarette. In January 2014, it got to be once a day. So last week, I stopped even taking puffs. My urges would only last maybe 20 minutes, if I'd just hang tough, they'd pass. My 2nd refill ran out, and I thought I was good to go- 5th day off Chantix. NOOOOOO, I gave in and puffed a cigarette this morning. The urges last longer than 20 minutes now. So, I don't know but the Chantix works for me.
Those it made nauseous, are you taking it after a meal like the directions say?

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Five and half years ago I took Chantix and gave up in 10 days after 39 years of smoking. There were minor side effects but I had not choice I had to give up . I had noticeable fogginess of the mind not able to concentrate and slight memory issues . I still have the same fogginess now and then but the memory seems to be worse. I don't believe it returned to what it was at the time of taking Chantix

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My husband and I decided to quit smoking together. We both took chantix and the beginning side affects were nasty. Dizzy, light headed,stomach upset all the time. We both stayed on it for 2 months and decided to quit taking chantix. We both are not smoking still, but the side affects for me has been a lot worse than my husbands. He is still a little dizzy, really has to try hard to focus. It's been hard for him. I went to my doctor the other day and totally broke down to the medical assistance when she asked me why I was here today. I told her I didn't know what was wrong with me, I can't snap out of it. My heads in a thick fog, I can't remember anything, I have to write it down. I break down and cry really hard all the time. I don't even know why. I feel terrible about myself like I shouldn't be here anymore,no body really needs me, I have never felt this way before. I did not tell anyone that I have thoughts of ending my life some way and it wouldn't really matter. I need help now, and my doctor said that I am not getting enough sleep and that I am over weight and if I lost weight I would feel better. He said that chantix is out of my system and that's not my problem. He's wrong.. I have been married for 31 years and I was very happy. I love my husband, but keep having to say i am sorry for being so mean. its not me. I have 3 grown kids and 6 grandkids and one on the way. I love my family so much. I see my youngest daughter the most and she sees how messed up I am, she feels so bad for me.she doesn't know what to do. I feel like I am still taking chantix but it has been two months that I have been off of that terrible medication. Is there help for me? You could ask anyone who loves me that I use to be funny,fun, loving caring giving, energetic ,full of life. I scare myself now. I dont want to go anywhere talk to anyone, or even answer my phone. its a hazard for me to drive, its so hard to consentrate . I could keep going and I bet you could too if you have taken chantix..please don't take it. Take my word for what it is worth....you will never be the same.

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i took chantix for 2 weeks,after one week of taking chantix makes me deezzy and vomit,i tried to handle the side effect because i want to quit smoking,i never had weird dreams,only vomit,but after i vomit i felt better..now im happy because i dont smoke no more,my husband is trying to take chantix now,goodluck to him..

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I'm with "Jason". I took Chantix twice, started back smoking each time. My husband says I haven't been the same since. It's gotten worse, anger, indifference, depression, defeated, rage, and MY HAIR IS FALLING OUT!!!
I tried to kill myself, I can't keep a job, and I'm sick of it.

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I tried Chantix starter kit twice. The first time I quit due to terrible side effects. As time passed I started to think maybe it wasn't the drug, as it was still on the market. Then tried it again a couple years later, and I'm so sorry I did that. I've never been the same person and my sleep has been disturbed ever since. I've been seeing a Dr. and taking prozac, just trying to get back to who I was and sleep normally again. As of yet, to no avail. If you are considering taking chantix, document your reactions and save all your packaging. I didn't and now have no recourse.

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My wife has taking this drug and and this was two weeks ago to she stop taking it because it made her sick, after she stopped she got paranoid thinks people talk about her at her work yelling at us shaking .... It's like she turn into another person as of today 5/22/13 not as bad but still paranoid this drug is bad

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My husband took chantix in 2010 for one month. He never was the same after. He recently committed suicide and my attempts to find answers as to why have led me back to his use of this drug. Have other people had lasting side effects with only limited use of this drug.

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5 years ago I quit smoking by taking Chantix. My doctor recommended it after I recovered from a blood clot in my colon, near death experience. I had taken the birth control pill and smoked for nearly 30 years. The doctor knew I smoked and she still prescribed me "the pill" suggesting that I should quit. At any rate, my quitting was essential to living. I tried everything else on the market and resorted to Chantix. It did work and I feel like I've never smoked in my life. However, I'm not sure the side effects were worth it. I actually thought the side effects would eventually leave. I still occasionally have total blackouts. Sometimes I have episodes of mania that I don't remember especially if I had some alcohol. Never had any problems in my past with depression or blackouts or manic episodes. I'm now 55 years old and I really need to know if there is any retribution I can recover for this terrible drug and what it's done to my quality of life.

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I started Chantix in jan 2012 ,I have progressively become sicker to a point of inability to work. I haven't worked but one full day in 5 months. As I type this I am suffering Migraines, dizziness, nausea and weakness in muscles. I have the feeling I will be this way for the rest of my life as I have been dealing with it for so long now. I have spent many hours in DR.s offices , given enough blood to feed Dracula for a lifetime, been xrayed, and biopsies and still there's no answer for my ailment. It is strange my issues started with the use of Chantix..........

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I took chantix in 2007. I had an accident a couple of months before and had a traumatic brain injury, broke a rib and collapsed a lung. I was trying to quit because of lung problem.

Immediately I felt nauseated and dizzy. I never was able to up the dose. I remained on the same dose but continued to be sick. I became very depressed. I have never suffered a depressive episode-I have never fully recovered.

They need to investigate this drug further. I think it is very bad and would not recomend it.

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I had been smoking for 50 years, took Chantix and haven't smoked in 6 months. Just weird dreams at first, no other side effects. Everyone is different.

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Researching on my own lead me to this story.

I took Chantix in 2010 for about four weeks. I was so sick that I had to stop. I haven't been right since.

My moods are divided between rage and indifference. I no longer wants kids, or to be married. I just want to be alone. I have battled depression before, but it's different now. I am either angry or I don't care.

Am I going to be this way for the rest of my life?

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