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Feb-23-08 Freemont, NC: With every day that passes, more and more people are writing to LawyersandSettlements with their complaints about Chantix. Most of the complaints involve serious side effects, including suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts. Some have said that the Chantix caused them to become angry and violent when they normally were not, while othe... - 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: Driven to Quit, Driven to Despair
Feb-21-08 Washington, DC The on-line posts and the stories just keep coming—disgruntled users of Chantix who report depression, aggression or even suicidal thoughts themselves, or similar behavior from friends and loved ones taking Chantix in an effort to quit smoking. Others appear fine on Chantix. The anti-smoking drug from Pfizer, which is not a pat... - 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: Two Patient Stories
Feb-13-08 Rockford, MI: Brian W. admits that he dealt with depression before he started taking the smoking cessation drug Chantix . However, he says that after he started taking Chantix , his depression became a lot worse, to the point that he threatened to divorce his wife and tried to kill himself. Brian says that he started taking Chantix four months ago an... - Chantix: Beefed-up Warnings, Increasing Concern
Feb-9-08 Washington, DC In a move that is hardly a surprise for anyone conversant with Chantix , the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) marked the beginning of February with the stark announcement that a link between serious psychiatric problems , and Pfizer's hitherto most promising performer is "increasingly likely." This comes a couple of weeks after Pfi... - Public Health Advisory Issued by FDA on Chantix
Feb-7-08 Rockville, MD: A Public-Health Advisory has been issued by the US Food and Drug Administration to caregivers, health care providers, and patients regarding new warnings that concern the stop smoking prescription medication, Chantix . An Early Communication was issued to health care providers and the public by the FDA on November 20, 2007, regarding the... - Chantix: "A Giant Mistake"
Feb-5-08 Norman, OK: Stephen M. says that it only took eight days after starting his prescription before he had a serious reaction to Chantix. He notes that the day he doubled his dosage he had a nervous breakdown . Following that nervous breakdown, he suffered from panic attacks, shaking hands, a sense of hopelessness and thoughts of committing suicide . He wa... - Suicides by Chantix Users Prompt FDA Advisory
Feb-3-08 Rockville, MD: Serious neuropsychiatric symptoms have occurred in patients taking Chantix (Varenicline). These symptoms include changes in behavior, agitation, depressed mood, suicidal ideation, and attempted and completed suicide , according to a Public Health Advisory issued February 1, 2008 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA i... - 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... - 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... - FDA Wakes Up: Now Requires Drug Makers to Test for Suicide
Jan-24-08 Washington, DC: Although there is no direct reference to Chantix, the smoking cessation drug that has been the center of much recent concern regarding suicidal thoughts, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has just announced a policy that requires drug manufacturers to study the potential for suicidal tendencies during clinical trials. In the pa... - Chantix: One Woman's Story
Jan-17-08 Cincinnati, OH: Chantix looked like a sure winner going in, Lucy writes on her blog. But it sure exposed its dark side on the way out. Lucy, a resident of Ohio and a former smoker, had tried quitting a few times over the years, without success. Then Pfizer came along with its so-called wonder drug Chantix, designed to help smokers quit the dreaded tobacc... - Zyprexa: Suicide can be a Side Effect of Drugs
Jan-10-08 Washington, DC: The news is getting harder and harder to ignore. More drugs are being linked to an increased risk of violence and suicide. While some people would argue that, at least in the case of Zyprexa, it is the underlying condition of the patient that increases the risk of suicide, there are more drugs being linked to this risk, making it more dif... - Chantix: "People Should be More Informed"
Jan-6-08 Sacramento, CA: Sandra (not her real name) had been smoking for 10 years and had tried every method available to quit when she was told about Chantix. Hearing that people had some success on the drug, she decided to give it a shot. She took her first Chantix dose on October 21, 2007 and since then has experienced a wide range of side effects, including n... - Chantix: Suicidal Thoughts From Someone Who Was There
Jan-1-08 New York, NY Smoking is not the easiest habit to break. It can cause irritability in the best of us, as we try to wean our bodies of addictive nicotine. But suicide ? That's what one consumer experienced with Chantix , the so-called smoking cessation wonder drug that was proven in clinical trials to be more effective than Zyban. Today, the US Food and... - Chantix by Pfizer: Quitting Smoking Could Kill You
Dec-23-07 Dallas, TX Trying to quit smoking is hard enough, without being driven to suicide. But that appears to be a possibility with Chantix, and its United Kingdom counterpart Champix, after reports of smoking cessation patients experiencing suicidal thoughts. The European Medical Agency (EMEA), which is responsible for regulating medicines in 27 countries ove... - Chantix: Suicide Attempts Reported, Updated Warnings
Dec-15-07 London, UK The European Medicines Agency (EMEA) has concluded that updated warnings to doctors and patients are needed to increase awareness of cases of suicidal ideation and suicide attempts reported in patients using Chantix (varenicline), a medication prescribed to adults to help them quit smoking. Chantix, also known as Champix in Europe, is markete...