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Sep-3-10 Portland, OR For patients looking to quit smoking, Chantix might seem like the perfect aid. Unfortunately for some, Chantix side effects are far more harmful than smoking. A new study suggests a link between the use of the smoking cessation drug and increased violence and aggression. The study, "Thoughts and Acts of Aggression/Violence Toward Others... - Chantix (Champix) Considered Just as Dangerous in Australia
Aug-23-10 Tasmania, AUSTRALIA Concerns over Chantix side effects, including suicide and aggression, are not limited to the United States. The smoking cessation drug sold as Champix in Australia has lately come under fire for similar reasons. According to the 8/4/10 edition of the Age in Melbourne, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), the requisite... - 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... - New Study Links Chantix to Violence, Aggression
Aug-4-10 Horsham, PA There is mounting evidence that the smoking cessation drug Chantix is linked to unprovoked acts of violence and aggression. According to a recent study published in the Annals of Pharmacotherapy, Chantix is potentially so dangerous that those in the police force, military and other work where guns are carried should be excluded from taki... - Chantix User Loses Cool, Unleashes Chantix Aggression on Own Home
Jul-19-10 Forks Township, PA It's been a little more than a year since a Pennsylvania man was derailed by Chantix . Charles Brinker of Forks Township, Pennsylvania was attempting to quit smoking using Chantix when he lost complete control and attempted to bring down his own home using a Bobcat loader. His wife was inside the house at the time. A Bobcat loader... - 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... - Anti-Smoking Shot Has None of the Side Effects of Chantix
Jul-6-10 Knoxville, TN Smokers who want to kick the habit but are nervous about side effects associated with smoking cessation drugs like Chantix may find a solution in a simple injection. The Volunteer Research Center at the University of Tennessee Medical Center is one of 26 facilities in the country that is in the second Phase III trial testing of the Nic... - 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... - Health Canada Issues Black Box Warning for Champix / Chantix
Jun-26-10 Ottawa, ON Taking a cue from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the governing health authority in Canada is slapping a black box warning on Champix, the name under which Chantix is sold both in the UK and in Canada. The Globe and Mail reported earlier this month that Health Canada first started issuing warnings about Champix in 2008—just a ye... - Chantix User Afraid of What He Might Do
Jun-15-10 Wilmington, NC Some proponents of Chantix believe that the drug's psychological side effects, which range from nightmares to rage to suicide, only affect users with a history of mental health problems. But Carlton, who was prescribed the smoking cessation drug about two years ago, disagrees. Two weeks into the treatment program he started experiencing erra... - Pfizer Spends Millions on Lobbyists Despite Chantix Warnings
Jun-3-10 Washington, DC A recently released expenditure report reveals that international pharmaceutical manufacturer Pfizer spent roughly $4.3 million lobbying congress and federal agencies in the first quarter of 2010 to include items like smoking cessation medications in the health care overhaul bill, despite the inherent risks of Chantix suicide . While s... - New Nicotine Vaccine Looks Promising, May Obviate Risk of Chantix Side Effects
May-29-10 Winston-Salem, NC Researchers at Wake Forest University are hard at work on a vaccine that could ease or potentially cure one's addiction to nicotine, obviating the potential risks involved in the usage of smoking cessation drugs like Chantix . Fortunately for smokers trying to quit, the first clinical trials of the vaccine are promising. In their fi... - "My Mother Committed Suicide after Taking Chantix"
May-27-10 Noblesville, IN "My mother took Chantix and her whole personality changed," says Ashley, age 21. "She became very depressed and angry and pretty much gave up on life. She committed suicide three days after Christmas of 2007 and she was only 38. Back then there were no warnings about Chantix side effects." "My family had no idea that Chantix was caus... - 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 Users and Attorneys Smoking Mad
Apr-13-10 Sulphur, LA How many more suicides will it take before Chantix is taken off the market? As of last summer, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has received 98 reports of suicides and 188 reports of attempted suicides by Chantix users—and that could be just the tip of the iceberg. There are many people like Annette who suffer from depressio... - Canadian Firms Tackle Pfizer's Smoking Cessation Drug
Mar-20-10 Vancouver, BC Dozens of Canadians have joined the long list of people suing for personal injuries allegedly caused by the smoking cessation drug Chantix . Class actions against Pfizer and its Canadian subsidiary have been filed in the provinces of Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia and Alberta. Lawyer David Klein from the Vancouver-based firm of Klein... - Chantix Side Effects Drive One User "off the Deep End"
Mar-10-10 Chicago, IL A local woman who wanted to quit smoking claims that Chantix side effects caused hallucinations, dementia and a rush of emotions that for which she was wholly unprepared. Tina Hurst, a mother and manager at a Fortune 500 company, was prescribed the drug to help her quit smoking. After two months of use, the drug seemed to have done its j... - Chantix and a Loaded Gun: Police Officer Freaks Out
Mar-5-10 Philadelphia, PA Pete (real name withheld) will most likely lose his job as a police officer because of Chantix . "At one point I put my gun on the kitchen counter and told my wife to shoot me," says Pete. "Thank God nobody got hurt or killed." Pete started taking Chantix last May, just before the smoking cessation drug was issued a black box warning... - Pfizer Updates Ads for Chantix
Feb-26-10 Washington, DC When health officials expressed concern over Chantix side effects in 2008, Chantix manufacturer Pfizer started airing new television ads that feature more than a full minute of safety warnings. Previously, the ads contained about 14 seconds of safety content, according to Bloomberg News. Pfizer is not alone—all drug manufacturer... - Using Nicotine Patches Longer Could Avert Risk of Chantix Side Effects
Feb-10-10 Philadelphia, PA A new study from the University of Philadelphia delivers what could be good news for smokers trying to quit but desperate to avoid Chantix side effects . The study finds that using nicotine patches for longer than the recommended eight-week period may be as effective or more than smoking cessation drugs. Researchers studied roughly 5...