LAWSUITS NEWS & LEGAL INFORMATION
Search Results for
Sort by date 158 pages found matching Chantix- Fiancé Committed Suicide on Chantix
Jan-3-10 Pasadena, MD "I pray that my story can help someone decide not to take Chantix and end their life," says Connie, whose fiancé committed suicide while using the smoking cessation drug. "I took Chantix too but I would prefer to smoke than hang myself…" Connie takes a deep breath before she continues. "This drug has turned my whole life... - Chantix Blamed for Attempted Suicide and Psychosis
Nov-13-09 Raleigh, NC It's tragic enough that Chantix nearly destroyed Kristi's life, but she also has to pay thousands of dollars in medical bills after the smoking-cessation drug caused her to attempt suicide and more. "I want to warn anyone considering Chantix who has suffered from depression to never take this drug," says Kristi. Kristi, who has bipolar d... - Chantix Breaks the Nicotine Habit but also Breaks Families
Apr-30-09 Topeka, KS The prescription drug Chantix helps people break their smoking addiction, but it has also caused severe behavioral changes, from moodiness and insomnia to depression and even suicide. And it has broken families. "I am now in the process of a divorce, I have lost my job due to a loss of focus and depression and have lost the custody of my daugh... - Chantix "The Worst Drug"
Dec-5-08 Gardena, CA For some patients, the two words go together all too well: Chantix suicide is not an abstract phenomenon for these people. In fact, it is a very real possibility. Mitchell W. says he was surprised by the Chantix side effects he suffered, especially since he had not experienced any side effects during an earlier round of the anti-smoking drug... - Chantix Suicide: One Woman's Miracle of Survival
Jun-12-08 Minneapolis, MN While Pfizer continues to put a positive spin on Chantix , and the risk of suicide , at least one doctor acknowledges the risk of any medication that directly targets brain chemistry, given that the latter is such an individual thing, there is little room to predict how one person will fare on a drug, when compared against another. For... - Chantix Concern Builds Over Possible Chantix Heart Link
Jul-30-11 Rochester, MN While there is no question that Chantix works for some, including noted British author and playwright Stephen Fry—the smoking cessation drug continues to live a checkered existence with concerns over aggression, suicide and suicide ideation. The latest concern with regard to the Pfizer drug is Chantix heart attack . Those who have... - Chantix: Parents and Police Intervened
Mar-23-11 Attleboro Falls, MA "I started smoking when I was sixteen because I wanted to fit in," says Ryan, now 28 years old. "A few years ago I wanted to quit for health and social reasons: I started coughing and none of my friends smoked anymore, so my doctor gave me a sample package of Chantix ." Before he took Chantix, also known as varenicline, Ryan tried... - Did Chantix Play a Role in Death of Popular Mayor?
Feb-18-11 Warner Robins, GA It was on September 28 of 2009 that the popular sitting mayor of Warner Robins, Georgia, was at home with his wife—presumably recharging his batteries while engrossed in a heated reelection campaign. Donald Walker was kicking the tobacco habit, too, with the help of Chantix. Suddenly, Patricia Walker was startled by the sound of a g... - Chantix Almost Ruined My Marriage
Jul-2-10 Hazlehurst, MS Cheryl doesn't remember much that happened while she was taking Chantix , but she does remember suffering acute psychotic reactions. "I believed my husband was having an affair and that he was going to leave me," she says. "All my thoughts were unjustified but it bothered me a great deal." Cheryl (not her real name) was prescribed the... - Is Chantix an Antidepressant?
May-20-10 Washington, DC Pfizer's smoking cessation drug Chantix (Champix in the UK), which has been plagued with reports of side effects including attempted suicide, suicide and aggression, has recently been classed as an antidepressant. In other news, Pfizer has released the names of physicians paid by the pharmaceutical giant to speak to other doctors on beha... - Chantix Suicide Attempt
Sep-10-09 New York, NY: Robert says he wasn't aware of any Chantix side effects; he couldn't understand why he was living under a dark cloud of depression, even though life was good and he was about to get married. But after his first Chantix suicide attempt , Robert called his doctor. "Leading up to my suicide attempt, my fiancé had gone on a cruis... - "Chantix Like LSD from the 70s"
Aug-5-09 Santa Maria, CA Debra managed to quit smoking during the time she took Chantix and for a short time afterward but she wasn't prepared for the side effects. "I asked my doctor if Chantix would do anything weird like make me dance in the street naked but he assured me that nothing untoward would happen," says Debra, who didn't know of any Chantix warni... - " I wanted to Drive into a Tree on Chantix"
Jul-20-08 Ada, OK Saundra made a New Year's resolution: she was going to quit smoking. "I know from past experience that my medical insurance won't cover smoking cessation drugs but they covered Chantix ," says Saundra. "This drug apparently had a high success rate, so I was hopeful." And she had additional motivation. Saundra's kids had been after her to quit a... - "Chantix Overwhelmed Me"
Jun-6-08 Rogersville, TN "It's funny that everything started at the same time—nausea, pressure on my chest and all my mental problems; these symptoms happened almost immediately after I started to take Chantix ," says Angie. "About a few days after I started taking Chantix I was getting ready for work and had an 'episode'," says Angie. "I was drying my hair a... - Chantix: "I Started To Get Really Depressed"
Mar-30-08 Superior, WI Victoria H. says she had no idea that Chantix could have been responsible for her suicide attempt. In fact, it was not until a month later, when her friend phoned her with information about Chantix , that Victoria had any idea that her suicide attempt could have been caused by the anti-smoking medication. "I went to a family doctor to get... - Chantix: "How Can You Put a Price On Life?"
Mar-11-08 Macclenny FL Michael and Lamonda M. are living a nightmare. In May 2007, Lamonda was hospitalized because of her asthma. While in the hospital, her doctor recommended she try using Chantix to quit smoking. It was a move that would change Lamonda's life, even though she only took Chantix for a short time. She has since been diagnosed with cognitive brai... - Future Testing Set for Chantix the Smoking Cessation Drug for Other Purposes
Feb-22-08 San Francisco, CA: Further testing will soon be underway for the smoking cessation drug Chantix . Dr. Selena Bartlett, originally from Australia, with Dr. Markus Heilig of the US, will be heading up a research project regarding the drug. The two doctors will be conducting the study using human participants to test the effectiveness of Chantix on other add... - Chantix Controvery Carries On Over Cigarette and Smoking Cessation
Feb-20-08 Dallas, TX: The Chantix controversy wages onward as opposing camps have sprouted over the drug's potentially suicidal effects . Some people that have taken Chantix for the express purpose of quitting smoking have allegedly ended up with a problem just as big. Many of those ingesting Chantix to be free of cigarette smoking allegedly find themselves fette... - Chantix: New Labeling Warns of Suicide
Jan-25-08 Washington, DC: Just one day prior to the revelation that yet another smoking cessation patient has died at the hands of Pfizer's anti-smoking drug, the manufacturer unveiled the latest warning pertaining to the potential for suicidal thoughts. Before last Friday, Chantix product information only hinted at dire behaviors in less-prominent sections of... - Chantix Increases Risk of Major Cardiovascular Events, FDA Warns
Dec-13-12 Washington, DC People taking the smoking cessation drug Chantix (varenicline) may have a higher risk of suffering major adverse cardiovascular events, according to information issued by the Food and Drug Administration this week. The results support earlier findings. The data are from a large, combined analysis (meta-analysis) of clinical trials tha...