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Dec-18-10 Randall Sloan, a former employee of Pfizer, the manufacturer of Chantix , has filed a class action against the pharmaceutical giant after he was hospitalized for a number of Chantix side effects. The personal injury case, filed in the United States District Court for the Northern Division of Alabama—Chantix class-action (MDL 2092)—alleges... - FDA Employs Full Tool Box to Monitor Chantix
Oct-21-10 Washington, DC The horrific incidents involving attempted or successful Chantix suicide among other side effects prompted the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to require a post-approval risk evaluation and mitigation strategy (REMS), according to the October 8th issue of the Food and Drug Letter . Chantix—a smoking cessation drug—c... - Chantix Can Drive You Batty
Aug-11-10 Seattle, WA "I have never in my life experienced any psychological problems until I took Chantix ," says Charlie, who says he tried to commit suicide??"twice. "I would like to see Chantix taken off the market right now ." Charlie (not his real name) took the smoking cessation drug for about 45 days in 2008. Chantix side effects weren't well known tw... - Chantix Not for Smokers with Mental Health Problems
Jul-15-10 Selma, OR Julie believes there were no Chantix clinical trials involving people with depression. If there were, it is likely that physicians wouldn't prescribe the smoking cessation drug to patients suffering from mental health issues. "I am diagnosed with severe depression and the medications I am taking had me very stabilized prior to Chantix," sa... - Chantix Lawsuits Heat up
Jan-26-10 Huntsville, AL Yesterday lawyers involved in the consolidated Chantix litigation met with the Court for the first time. The agenda was to include discussion of how to manage the cases as well as the leadership structure for the multidistrict litigation (MDL). The smoking cessation drug, which was granted approval in 2006, has been the target of much... - Patient Says She was Angrier While Using Chantix
Nov-28-09 Fayetteville, NC With new stories surfacing daily about Chantix side effects , including suicide and aggression, it's no wonder that patients are concerned about using the smoking cessation aid. Sarah H. (real name withheld) says that Chantix made her angry and hostile, even though she had no history of aggression. Sarah started taking Chantix in Sep... - Chantix Black Box Warning Too Late for Some
Jul-11-09 Okalona, MS On July 1, 2009 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a Boxed Warning on the prescribing information for the smoking cessation drug Chantix (varenicline). Sadly, the warning came too late for Dean Perry's son, Hansel, who took his own life on September 29, 2008. Mr. Perry blames Chantix for his son's death. "My daughter-in-... - Chantix User almost Killed Himself—Or Someone Else
May-11-09 InterLaken, NY For three months last year, Kevin's life was turned upside down because his doctor prescribed Chantix to help his nicotine withdrawal. Now Kevin wants the public to know the dangerous side effects of Chantix without proper monitoring. " I was one of the first patients my doctor prescribed Chantix to and he hasn't prescribed it since," says... - Chantix "A Nasty, Nasty Pill"
Nov-28-08 Green Bay, WI: Patients who have a history of depression might be at risk for Chantix suicide when they attempt to quit smoking using the anti-smoking medication. However, not every patient says she has suffered such serious Chantix side effects. Barbara H. (not her real name) says she did not want to commit suicide while she was taking Chantix. What she... - Chantix Not For Everyone
Jun-16-08 Tacoma, WA When Mike's doctor prescribed Chantix , he wasn't sold on the idea: only a few years back he had taken Wellbutrin to quit smoking, "but it drove me nuts," said Mike. His doctor said that Chantix was safe. How wrong she was… After Mike's doctor convinced him that there were no serious side effects, he was excited and looked forward to quitt... - Chantix News Means Trouble for Pfizer
May-23-08 Chicago, IL There is now a litany of adverse symptoms associated with Chantix (varenicline). Heart problems, seizures and diabetes join the already well-documented psychiatric problems, including suicide, suicidal thoughts and depression. On May 21, The Institute for Safe Medication Practices, a nonprofit drug-safety group, reported on a pilot progr... - "Chantix Put Me in a Psychiatric Hospital"
May-17-08 Longbranch, TX "If I wasn't at work that morning, surrounded with good people, I would have committed suicide because of Chantix ," says Darlene. Her boss took Darlene to a psychiatric hospital, where she stayed for two weeks. "In November of 2007 I went to my doctor for a regular checkup," says Darlene. "We talked about how I could quit smoking&mdas... - "A Nurse Warned Me Not to Take Chantix"
May-8-08 Richmond, VA "I went from being an active, social person to someone who thought everyone was against me and I thought they would be better off without me," says Stacey. "By the third week of taking Chantix , I had suicidal thoughts ." Stacey started taking Chantix in May 2007 to quit smoking and it almost worked; she decreased her smoking but she hadn... - Chantix Patients: No Control Over Thoughts
Feb-1-08 Albany, GA: Patients who have taken Chantix are reporting that they have very little control over their thoughts when they start thinking about committing suicide . They say that they do not know where the suicidal thoughts come from and it is a struggle to not kill themselves when the thoughts arise. Fortunately, the two women interviewed for this arti... - Is Chantix Worth the Risk?
Dec-11-09 Seattle, WA Critics of Chantix say that patients should pay close attention to the warnings before they start taking the drug. One critic, Dr. Mercola, writing at foodconsumer.org (December 10, 2009), warns against using pharmaceuticals to help quit smoking, noting that the drugs come with side effects that are harmful to a person's health. "Chantix... - Chantix User Jailed
Nov-5-09 Reedsburg, WI Joe says he was doing OK, even in this lousy economic climate. He had a family and a steady job, but everything went sideways when he got a prescription for Chantix. Joe first attempted suicide in June 2008, two months after his son died from SIDS. "I'd never been suicidal before," says Joe. "Even though my son died, and it was tragic... - Chantix is a "Loaded Gun"
Jun-30-09 Lansing, MI "I went to the doctor for a chest cold and I told him I wanted to quit smoking, obviously cigarettes were making me worse," says Diane (not her real name). "He said I could not get a prescription for Chantix because I suffer from bi-polar disease. He didn't have to tell me that because his father (also a doctor) put me on Chantix last yea... - Chantix Suicide: "Something Demanded I Do It"
Feb-12-09 Three Rivers, MI When Melinda F. started reading other people's stories about Chantix side effects, she started to cry. That was because she had not realized that her use of Chantix may have caused her suicide attempt in November, 2007. Melinda says that she had never experienced anything like the depression she went through while taking Chantix. "I... - Chantix Not for Everyone
Apr-15-08 New York, NY Angela was prescribed a six-month supply of Chantix in January of this year. By her second pack, "I would look at a knife and the thought was there—I just wanted to get my life over with," she says. Angela isn't too impressed with her doctor. Or her therapist or her pharmacist. She was already diagnosed with clinical depression after... - "I Tried To Kill Myself While Taking Chantix"
Apr-10-08 Little Rock, KA Sandra has been trying to quit smoking for several years. But the medication her doctor prescribed to help her quit - Chantix - made her feel depressed and suicidal. So much so that she nearly succeeded in killing herself. "Luckily I didn't have enough pills or the right kind to do the job," Sandra said. "This is the most horrible thing t...