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Side effects of Chantix, a popular stop smoking drug, have been linked to an increased risk of suicides, suicide attempts, aggressive and unusual behavior. A number of individuals throughout the United States are pursuing product liability lawsuits for suicides and other problems from Chantix.

CHANTIX LAWSUIT STATUS: All federal Chantix lawsuits have been consolidated in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, where the first trial dates are expected in late 2012 and early 2013. More than 2,500 cases have been brought nationwide, and at least one Chantix settlement agreement has been reached in a suicide case that was scheduled to be the first lawsuit presented to a jury.

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MANUFACTURER: Pfizer, Inc.

OVERVIEW: Chantix (varenicline) is a prescription medication designed to help people quit smoking. It was approved in 2006 and has quickly become a very popular medication for people who have had a difficult time breaking their smoking addiction. By blocking the receptors commonly stimulated by nicotine, Chantix reduces the positive feelings that come from cigarettes.

Although Pfizer had high hopes that the medication would become a top selling drug for the pharmaceutical company, concerns about serious and potentially life-threatening side effects of Chantix have limited use of the medication.

Chantix users have reportedly suffered severe psychological side effects, which may increase the risk of suicide, suicide attempts or other violent behavior, as a result of the way the drug interacts with the brain. Recent studies have also suggested that some users may face an increased risk of heart attacks and other heart problems from Chantix.

CHANTIX SUICIDE PROBLEMS: Shortly after Chantix was introduced, an alarming number of reports were received by the FDA MedWatch adverse event reporting system involving users who committed suicide on Chantix or suddenly attempted suicide, despite no prior history of psychological problems.

In November 2007, the FDA issued an early communication regarding an emerging safety concern which linked the use of Chantix to reports of suicides, suicidal thoughts and sudden changes in behavior.

In February 2008, the FDA issued a statement which suggested that their evaluation indicates it is “increasingly likely that there may be an association between Chantix and serious neuropsychiatric symptoms.”

In July 2009, the FDA required Pfizer to add a prominently displayed boxed warning about the risk of behavior changes, depression, hostility and suicidal thoughts, which is the strongest warning that can be placed on a prescription medication.

CHANTIX LAWYERS: Lawsuits are being evaluated by Chantix lawyers throughout the country on behalf of users who have suffered severe physical injury or death as a result of:

  • Suicide
  • Attempted Suicide
  • Sudden Aggressive Behavior
  • Heart Attack
  • Peripheral Vascular Disease
  • Coronary Revascularization

Submit information regarding a potential Chantix lawsuit to have your case reviewed and evaluated by an attorney. If it appears that you, a friend or family member may be entitled to compensation as a result of Chantix side effects, you may be contacted by a lawyer.

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Patti
I started taking Chntix per my doctors request in April 2011. For the first two weeks I thought it was a miracle drug. Within two days I already lost my urge and desire to smoke. I did have a bit of nausea, I found if I ate prior to taking the drug I was ok. I had vivid dreams, which to be honest were kind of interesting. Then the depression set in after taking the drug, at smaller then prescribed doses, for two weeks. It took me another week after that to realize it was the Chantix and stopped it immediately. It is now 3 months later, I have quit smokeing!! but I am still depressed and very anxious and panicky.. I was always the person that was glass 1/2 full, full of life and positive. I just hope my old self comes back. My warning to everyone is to PLEASE be aware of the effects of anything you take. Like I said I suggesfully quit smoking, but the side effects are awful!!
terri
I am praying for your son, too, Anne. TOO many people have experienced MS symptoms after taking this drug…that they can’t NOT take it serious!! I am a 55 yr. old grandmother who took two scripts of this drug back/back in ’07. Twice in ’08, taken by ambulance tor two, LONG, hospital stays. Never put Chantix in the equation…it took my 80-yr. old mom to put it together and after a couple months of beating myself up over acts/events I couldn’t explain….I listened and did my own research. This is ONE, POWERFUL, POTENT, SLOW YET THOROUGH drug…that ONCE in your system, only God knows how/where you’ll land. Cannot beLIEVE it’s still on the market!!!! Yes, it does make smoking a chore…but it doesn’t STOP there…and THAT’S where the problem comes in!! Somehow…someway…it snakes PAST the receptors and travels on to other parts and plants itself whereEVER and DOES distort your thoughts….dreams…reactions…it’s a scary, SCARY drug…THAT NEEDS TO BE PULLED UNTIL THE KINKS CAN BE WORKED OUT…IF THAT’S EVEN POSSIBLE!!! BELIEVE ME, PEOPLE DID NOT GO TO ALL THE TROUBLE AND EXPENSE TO GET THIS DRUG WITH HOPES OF HAVING HORRID ADVERSE EFFECTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WE TRUSTED EVERYONE IN THE SYSTEM…LITERALLY…W/OUR LIVES!!!
Anne
My healthy twenty-one year old son took Chantix for about a week before experiencing numbness on his whole right side and inability to walk (transverse myelitis). He was sent for an MRI by our primary Dr and diagnosed with an aggresive and rare form of MS/MS variant shortly after. He spent a week in the hospital in January with multiple brain lesions (fulminant tumefactive) and is now going through chemo to treat. The Drs have been baffled by the course of the MS because it is so aggressive and odd. I researched after my son’s diagnosis and found out that Chantix could cause MS! I told the Neuro immediately but was not taken seriously. We are heartbroken and praying for our son’s life.
Renee
my dad took chantix for two weeks and started have side affects soon after starting hes acting like he had a stroke like he aged 20 years over night been to er 2 times and they cant find anything wrong with him now that i have read these statements im sure its from the medicine and will be contacting a lawyer
Herb
I’ve been on this drug for two months. One month to go. I smoked for 50 years and was up to two packs a day. Haven’t had one in over a month now. No bad side to this drug as yet. Great feeling to be smoke free!
Chantell
My step father was prescibed Chantix to quit smoking back in 2007 and failed. He started again in Jan 2010. He had been having terrible sleep, nightmares, and (unusally for him), the same suicidal thoughts I see many others have had. The basic short story: By March 14, 2010 he suffered a heart attack so severe that it collapsed his artery, which was followed by 2 more in the next 12 hours, he passed away 10 days later in intensive care after being in a coma for the 9 days prior. There was no link thru his autopsy of exisiting medical conditions to suggest he had a pre-existing condition for this to happen. Can I say with absolute certainty it was this drug? No. But after CTV’s release on the testing which shows that 1.06% of any regular, healthy person with not a single medical condition can have a heart attack from this drug without reason… makes me wonder!
Jennifer
I took Chantix for maybe a week in july/aug 2006. I had no issues with taking it except I have problems taking any medicine regulary. I met my now husband that December. We were married June 2007. I was diagnosed with ms that August. How do I know if Chantix caused this for me? I’m lucky I have a wonderful supportive husband. Other than that this has ruined my life. Please don’t take that drug.
Barbara
I stated taking chantix . My quit date was to be 5/1 2011. I ended up in the Hospital that day due to a GI Bleed. When I was released I started taking it again. I finally quit taking this medication because I was throwing up every morning and having very bad stomach pains. I tried Chantix a few years ago. I got sick and had stomach pains so I went to urgent care. I had a large pelvic mass that had to be removed. Thankfully it was not cancerous. Has this happened to anyone else.
pamela
I took chantix as prescribed while on antipsycotic drugs and antischizophrenia drugs,while I did have a few vivid and unusal dreams I was not on the chantix as long as they said to stay on it, to quit smoking.It made the cigarettes taste nasty and I also had a great will to quit. I am now smoke free for almost 4 years and I am for sure not going back to the nasty habit. I truly belive that I did not have alot of side effects because I was on the other drugs which have similar effects.My end result was a positive one.
Allison
took chantix ix for almost two months and successfully stopped smoking. On dec 25, 2010 while driving – my heart began to “flip”flop” in my chest and would not stop racing, my vision was impaired and just felt strange. Immediately stopped taking Chantix that day. Immediately following that experience had constant severe anxiety attacks, heart palpiations, racing heart rate and evaluated pulse. I could not sleep or eat or drive a car or function! . since then ive battled anxiety, heart palpiations and increased heart rate, to date. i have seen the doctor quite a few times to try to get past these symptoms. i am now on Atavan to help control all of those issues. i don’t believe there was enough information provided to the users about this drug concerning the side effects. there certainly was not any mentioning of any of these side effects! i had to depend on my family to take care of me and my daughter and missed days of work until doctors prescribed something else to help overcome these problems i believe was caused by this drug. three months have gone by since i quit taking chantix. I still battle many of this issues but it took me two months to begin to feel like i am back to myself again.Among many, the side effects which were most worry-some is the increased heart rate that seems to be unable to get under control I have had several doctors and appointments, tests and even found myself in the emergency room having major heart palpitations and my skin burning all over and a shake I could not control. I am a very happy person and never suffered any type of anxiety. I called Pfizer – no help! They need to step up and make available (publicly) help for the scary, debilitating side effects. This is a very scary drug that messes with the dopamine and seratonine levels in your brain – I am truly fearful it may be permanent damage
elaine
In January 2011 I took chantix for two weeks, stopped because of “side-effects” – no deep sleep and nausea and people speaking in my dreams, which rarely happened prior to those two weeks. I waited two weeks and began chantix again thinking maybe the sleeplessness and nausea might be related to something else. After I got some rest, several weeks later, I began chantix again. Same thing happened. After stopping again, I could sleep and I was not nauseated, but the conversations in dreams continued. They haven’t gone away. Before chantix I had vivid dreams, butrarely did anyone speak – thought were conveyedl by mental telepathy- I have often written down my dreams and noted when they had any sound at all because it was such an anomaly. Now, a month after stopping chantix I still have people carrying on conversations in my dreams. I used to look forward to bed and dreams because many of my creative ideas came from them. I would never have taken chantix or any other drug had I known there would be permanent damage!!! I have multiple sclerosis and don’t even take drugs for it because of all the side effects they have. Why didn’t chantix say there would be permanent changes in more than nicotine receptors? They said a “side-effect” was vivid dreams, they said nothing about the long reaching effects of the drug other than it would stop cravings for nicotine They did not even mention that sound might be added to one’s dreams. Why? Am I an anomaly? Don’t others have sound-free dreams? My dreams were always vivid, but they took on more of an “in-your-face” reality after chantix. I used to look forward to traveling through them. I can only hope they return to my normal. I think the developers of chantix knew more than they were disclosing if they conducted tests on humans. I wrote to the FDA about this, but have not heard from them. Side-effects should cease once the drug is stopped, that is a mis-labeling of their product. I am still having voices in my dreams. Did this happen to anyone else?
Deb
My husband and I took chantix Nov 27, 2008, We were on the pills for about a month, my husband developed a rash on his feet and he may be more sensitive, and concentration is not as good as when he smoked. I feel I am a stronger person, more focused, more confidence than I have ever had! We are still smoke free, We hope for the best for all who use
Cathy
I just read a number of comments about Chantix. I am on the drug myself and have been for 3 weeks. I have vivid dreams and some nausea after taking the medication. I have other symptoms, such as irritability and feel depressed that I can’t have a cigarette, but that’s it. My slight depression and irritability is not because of Chantix, it’s because I DON”T SMOKE ANYMORE. Smoking cigarettes is addicting, have you heard? It’s been likened to being addicted to heroin. People get depressed, that’s why Zyban was invented, to help people who quit smoking. Zyban is an anti-depressent. I find it so irritating that people want to blame someone or something else for their problems. It’s not the drug, it’s you.
Chris
Wonderful drug. I was 2 packs a day for 20+ years. I quit with Chantix in 2 months. Now almost 2 years since I quit. I was a single male at the time and live alone. No thoughts of suicide. No change in behavior. In fact it gave me some awesome dreams.
debra
while my husband was on chantix he threatened suicide. wanted to try to get disability and quit work. he heard ice cream trucks in the middle of the night. he halucinated and finally he asked for a divorce and got one on his own. this destroyed my 15 year old sons life and mine after 17 years of marriage. he said he would run into a tree with his car and make his suicide look like an accident. this drug is very harmful, if not fatal for some people. it has ruined our lives
catherine
I have been taking chantix for 4. Days now! After reading your stories im petrified and going to get a second opinion monday!!!!!! Please pray for. Me as I will for y’all!
david
Okay, so I’ve been smoking about a pack/day since I was 11. I’m now almost 52 and my doctor insisted I quit smoking. I know I need to and have tried many times without success. He prescibed Chantix and told me about the serious side effects, but said that as long as I was aware of the cause I could get through it. Now I am not so sure. I filled the Rx but haven’t started. I have a history of clinical depression and still have depressive eppisodes, though I never feel like hurting myself or others. I’m afraid that taking Chantix is the worst thing I could possibly do. Since my insurance doesn’t cover Chantix (apparently it’s considered an “elective” treatment) I coughed up $160. Is there anything I can do to get my money back?
David
I have been taking champix for the past 2 months. It’s been the worst 2 months of my life. I got angry at any little thing and If I drank well stay clear. I lost an amazing girl I love very much and alot of friends. I found myself depressed, suicidal, angry and upset. At first doc thought it was from propronlol which I was given due to a stent failure. But after concluding that it continued it wasn’t till a good mate of mine sat down and we worked out it all started when just after I started champix. So I went back to the doc and he said I should have been warned but I wasn’t. This all finished last Wednesday now a week later I feel a million dollars and back to the gentle caring guy I was before not this angry, lying,depressed person I was whilst on champix. My expartner won’t even speak to me and I don’t know how to tell her I’m back in being the guy she fell in love with. YES CHAMPIX COMPLETELY RUINED MY LIFE. please don’t take it you will loose everything or everyone.
terri
I want to respond to Eva. I, too, hated my spouse w/a VENGEANCE!!! I never used the word HATE and we’ve been together 40 years!! Yet, the “H” word spewed from my mouth quite easily and at the time, I thought I MEANT it!! I was spending free time on weekends looking at display apartments. I even contacted a realtor AND went furniture shopping. Every time he opened his mouth, I was ready for him!! Ready to take him on/down. He could do NOTHING right. We’d been together since our teens and are now in late 50’s. We have children, grandchildren, a nice home, pensions, etc….we were a team. He finally took up residence in spare bedroom. I took two scripts from Oct. ’06 – Oct. ’07. My story is one up from yours. I just wanted to tell you…the hatred, the venom, the horrible, horrible words, name calling, etc…..cannot be controlled. The rage is for real….and terribly mis-directed. He doesn’t REALLY feel that way about YOU….the words leave his mouth without thinking…and even tho his eyes are open and he is functioning….please believe me when I say, “he is not himself.” I don’t know you guys, but I KNOW your situation!! I WAS in his shoes and my husband was in YOURS!!! It’s real. And, if/when he stops taking Chantix, brace yourself for even more. Only God knows how and where he’ll land. I swear, once it’s in your bloodstream, all inhibitions, misguided inner rage, etc….is all distorted and out of control. If you love him and it sounds like you do….please know that when his system is finally cleansed of this poision, you will get your love back. Forgive him…for he knows not what he’s doing. Take a step back, a deep breath and in your heart….he WILL be back.
eva
my boyfriend of 7 years started taking chantix in october of 2010. within a week he was incredibly irritable and moody and just horrible mean. he became depressed and started withdrawing and was sleeping on the couch until 11 or 12 everyday. when i told him how he was being he would just get even more mad. at the end of october he decided to end our relationship. we have a five year old daughter together and he has also been “papa” to my 10 yr old. we were also buying a house together. as a resukt of this, our lives have been completely turned upside down. we are probably going to lose our home, and if anything, myself ands the kids are going to have to move because i cannot afford to keep it on my own. he is going to take the car away, my only means of transportation, the car is in his name, but we both paid the bill and he knows it will leave me starnded. how do i get the kids to school everyday, and how will i find a job without a car. we live in a rural area so it wil be difficult. he has been extremely irrational and delusional, he cannot see how awful he is being and how much damage he is causing. he alternates between texting me admitting he is sorry and thinks it the chantix and he regrets what he has done, to calling me filthy names and saying how much he hates me. it s all so crazy and out of character i really do think its the chantix. i did some reading and found something called “substance induced psychotic disorder” which can either cause hallucinations or delusions. i think chantix may cause this. he did quit smoking, but i beleive the risks and side effects far away the benefits. this drug needs to be taken off the market NOW!!!
terri
Took two scripts Oct. ’06 – Oct. ’07. Two hospital stays in ’08. Jan. ’08 – – by ambulance – – heart attack symptoms – – 7-day stay – – diagnosis – – possible virus May ’08 – – took drive to rural area – – downed 240 sleeping pills – – cut self up w/razor. Woke up six days later while being taken off a vent….surrounded by devastated family members. Last rites had been given. The climb back has been painful, long, embarrassing, humiliating. Why? How COULD I…?..I have no answers. For months prior to attempt, remember deceased loved ones coming to my room at nite…healthy and happy begging me to come w/them. Tried to convince me my job was done here. I could feel their hugs….pure exhaustion another remembered feeling. I ran on fumes for a long time prior. I was a closet smoker. 2 – 4 cigs per day. 55 yr. old female, married 37 years, two married daughters, six beautiful grandchildren and a job I’ve LOVED for pat 23 years. Took Zoloft for 10 yrs. prior. Mild depression well controlled. As far as Chantix being the culprit…had no idea. Spent many months beating myself up and disgusted by the fact that I couldn’t come up w/an explanation….when my mom, who was the only person that knew I was on Chantix, started feeding me articles regarding the side-effects. Oh, my God….oh…my….God….is it possible this wasn’t my fault? Could I possibly not be insane? Is it also possible that I may have a day of vindication??? I would never have thrown myself away so non-chalantly…had I been in my right mind. I LOVE my life and my grandchildren are gifts that I treasure every waking day….no, God no…would I ever leave them in such a way! This drug is mind-boggling. It distorts your brain. To live…seemed ridiculous. Almost funny! Remember looking around thinking, “what the…?” Why am I still here… taking up space?? Perhaps my job really IS done. Silly God forgot about me. Well, I’ll just take matters into my own hands! Wasn’t depressed. In fact, sang to oldies on way to destination….wrote short note…”it’s been real…” Now, who the hell does such a thing??!!! I was not myself. My daughters knew I wasn’t acting right for months prior and kept asking me, “what’s wrong?” I would laugh and say, “nothing!” Geez!!!… So, that’s my story….believe it…cause every word is true.
Monica
I just want to say I am EXTREMELY happy I found this information prior to talking to my doctor about Chantix. I am trying to stop smoking Black and Milds and have tried the patch with no success but I know I need to quit. However, CHANTIX is not the way to go. I am so sorry all of you have had these side effects but I appreciate you all putting this information out there for those who are considering it. Thanks to all you for possibly saving my life! Prayers are with all of you!
Marcia
My sister passed away three weeks ago from ‘interstitial lung disease’. She had been taking Chantix to quit smoking for at least 8 months, as far as I know. While taking the medicine, she had been diagnosed with diabetes (sudden on-set), and no one in my family has ever had diabetes. She had also had a blood clot in the lung, and this too apparently came out of nowhere. After researching Chantix, I learned that both blood clots and sudden-onset diabetes can be caused by Chantix. If any of you are familiar with lung disease / heart disease and Chantix, please let me know! I want to sue Pfizer, but all lawsuits seem to be geared toward the suicidal aspects of this medicine, and not the physiological aspects.
Kiawna
Chantix almost killed me and lost me my job. I have been dealing with this for 7 months…medication after medication and I still don’t feel 100% I was out of work for 1 1/2 months and almost lost my job because of a psychotic break….And family practitioners are not equipped to nor knowledgeable enough to deal with such cases….I have been to and fro from doc to med…..no answers or solutions…just hope that the next pill will help……..I work in law enforcement so my mental well being is a necessity….
Joyce
My husband was a wonderful man. He took Chantix in the Spring of 2007. He committed suicide in October 2009. He was on top of the world in 2007….. He received world wide attention for his investigative reporting work with the Patriot News in Harrisburg. His mood/behavior significantly changed about 6 mos after stopping Chantix…..Did this play into his death? He knew 3 men that took their lives and used to talk about this and be so upset that they left their wives in this way….and then……
Derka
Long story short, I took chantix 2 years ago for just over a month and it did ended helped me stop smoking. However I am left still to this day with constant vertigo. Is anyone experiencing that? I am in the edge of a mental breakdown. I can’t take it no more. Anything I can do to get back to normal?
Tom
I started chantix and after the first week I had a huge fight with my wife were i ripped a door off the hindges and threw a table across the room. this never happened before and i dont remember all of this. The following week i again fought with my wife to were she was scared for her safety and told me dont come home. I blacked out that night not remmebering anything that happen as i awoke i started to feel suicidal and as the day wore on i attempted suicide and spent the next 2 days in a coma after taking 40 or 50 perscription pills and having respiratory failure. I then was moved to the physciatrict ward for 3 days. I now see a therapist and started getting migrain headaches since the hospital. I contacted one of the attys online and they stated there was no case because pfizer put a label in july of 09. Whoever reads this dont take this medication it is horrible and almost took my life. I hurt alot of people and myself and dont want to see anyone else effected by this. Also any one with info on lawyers willing to take this case please post there information.
Kathy
Hello everyone. My story about Chantix is as such; I smoked for 36 of my 50 years and became eligible for medication cost assistance (for Chantix) with my employment medical insurance. I am in the medical field and know there is a fair amount of “hard work” involved in quitting smoking so I went into this with a positive attitude. The beginning was great, finished the 1st week of the regimen and never touched another cigarette. I started my quit on Sept 10th and no smokes after the 17th. It was just a week ago that I began having complications I believe are related to the Chantix. I began having a migraine headache (never had one in my life until then), one that remains with me still, lying in wait to exacerbate to the rate of unbearable pain. I spent a lot of time at the ER (cat scan, imitrex, referrals to ophthalmologist), and with my MD. I also have this unusual sensation of numbness that runs from my right pinky finger up my arm to my head and continues around my body as though some foreign substance is flowing through my blood. My MD thinks I may have stroked because of what I have described and the fact that I have lost some vision in my right eye. He has scheduled an MRI to determine whether that is the case. I feel as though I am unable to discern reality from fantasy at times and makes working really hard. I have extreme difficulty coordinating even the smallest tasks, and cannot find the words I am looking for. I know these are signs of stroke damage but did the Chantix cause the stroke. I was otherwise very healthy. I have not started smoking again but also will not be using the Chantix either, will be relying on good ole will power from here on out. As Chantix fools the pleasure receptors having to do with nicotine, I am concerned that I will not regain my ability to have any pleasure at all with anything that I enjoy. For a lively, fun loving healthy woman to lose those attributes might as well have imposed a death sentence.
Lisa
I was recently dignosed with Clinically Isolates Syndrome which has some direct links to MS. I thought I should get healthy and give up smoking so my Dr prescribed Chantix. I have been on Chantix for 6 days and my symptoms have increased enough to get on the web and look up a direct link with this drug and MS. What is really worrying is that in Australia the chantix box comes without any leaflet of any information regarding side effects. I am going off this drug today, never again, I do not want to end up with MS. I will try patches or acupuncture or cold turkey.
Mary
After being dianosed with bronchitis that is bordering on pneumonia, I was given a prescription this morning for Chantix. That prescriptiion won’t be getting filled after reading these comments. I hope things start improving for all those experiencing the negative side effects of this drug and congratulations to all of those that have been able to quit smoking using it without the negative side effects. I guess I should try to focus on altering my mind about how to quit smoking internally, a 40 yr old habit will be hard but I think I should really try, Chantix is not an option I am going to consider further to obtain that.
mosher
went 3 weeks on chantix and started to get a rash.I stoped taking it about a week and a half ago and still have the rash.Anyone know how long this will last?IT IS DRIVING ME CRAZY
ben
i have never been sick in my life, been to docters maybe 3 times in 20 ears but decided to go a forth to get chantex .. after 10 days of use i had a stroke , then another docters told me to stop taking . no blood pressure issues nothing ..now in perfect health again im convinced chantix did this to me … oh and i quit smoking alone …
Christoper
I am 24 years old and shortly after being on chantix I swallowed an entire bottle of my medication and induced myself into a seizure. Before this I have never attempted suicide.
Ken
October 10th, 11:46 PM and I quit Chantix. Im tired, but I cant sleep and I cant take this ringing anymore. I only hope it goes away and I dont have any permanent damage. Its incessant. It feels like I have water in my ears all the time. I wish there was a magic pill to help me quit smoking, but the ringing, insomnia and constipation are not worth it. Really think about it if your considering this drug. My wife says im more aggressive and snap at nothing, I cant see that in myself, atleast I never was before. She also says im dreaming and talking out loud and it scares her. I read the skeptics, I have not been suicidal or violent, but medecine clearly effects people diferently. Its not worth going deaf because I am very concerned about that now. Im saying what, like an old man.
Patricia
I think this is my 4th or 5th sincere attempt to quit smoking. It is the first time I have NOT contemplated suicide! Or at least become a real bitch.
lisa
I took chantix in sept of 2008…no side effects…its now 2 years since i smoked …..yes i have health problems but how does one know that ” chantix” caused any of this? worked great for me..I think if you really dont want to quit then it causes all those “mental” issues..think about it??
Sherry
My life has been like hell since Sept. 2008 That summer off and on I took Chantix. I was always sleepy, very anxious, confused and grouchy. I told my doctor who said to back off the dose which I did. Anyway on the above date on a winding country road I drove head on into an 18 wheeler. I should have died, but God stepped in. Different views on what went wrong, but mostly points to seizures I was on a repirator in ICU for almost 3 weeks due to every bone being broken on my left side. I had 8 or 9 serious surgeries while in ICU, and still require another 9 or so. My entire left side is held together with titanium, and I’m in constant severe pain. I can only get around with a wheelchair, or walker. I don’t feel like me anymore, and yes I was on medication for Bi-Polar disorder. Please someone take this stuff off the market! You are probably safer smoking…I was anyway. Bless all of you if you survived this drug, but please don’t advise others to try it. I was a young vivacious happy woman before it, now I am a shell of my former self. Just so you know I left out about 80% of my story but it is horrible! Take care of yourselves
Jenny
Hi, all. I was on Chantix for 2-1/2 months. Within 2 weeks of taking it, I became depressed, mad at the world, violent, aggressive and experienced what I consider to be episodes of psychotic behavior. I shoved my husband of 19 years so hard across the room that I threw out my back and had to see a chiropractor all because he went with a buddy and sang karaoke at the local bar down the street. (big whoop….we go to this bar all the time) This is SO out of character for me. I would also do things like throw plates full of food against the wall over minor disagreements. I was always yelling and screaming, cussing like a sailor…..just very, very mean and nasty. I tolerated the behavior, as did my family and friends, because I wanted so desperately to stop smoking. Once I was went off of Chantix, my life went back to normal again and I was no longer a neurotic ticking time bomb.
Debbie
WOW My husband and myself have been smoke free for over one year. We have Chantix to thank. Yes we had a few problems while on the chantix. After we were off them the problems stopped. He had stomach upset and I had a mild headache. But we save over 100 dollars a week and our home smell nice all the time and our clothes smell good. I find smokers offend me. Sorry that you are all having problems. I can say this is a great drug.
Barbara
I have a Law suit. I have Heart Failure Thyroid problems, speech my tongue keeps me from eating. Has anyone else had this
Dean
I told my husband I could’nt wait to hear this song by Usher he said we heard it already I told him no we did’nt and he flipped out cursing and extremely loud while on the road from NC to FL and this is not the only incident but after reading this wedsite comments its very scary since my husband take Chantix
sherri
I hated to hear of all the suffering caused by chantix but at least I know I’m not the only one. I took chantix from september or october of 2007 through march of 2008 before the side effect warnings came out. During that time, among other things, I became aggressive, agitated, prone to “dark moods” and some would say downright hostile. At the time, I had been a supervisor at my job for 2 years but began getting write ups and talks about my “attitude” soon after starting chantix and gave up my supervisor position and soon after that, I walked off the job which is something I would have never considered up until then. I ended up taking a job elsewhere which came with a huge cut in pay. The(unknowing) doctor that prescribed it to me believed there was nothing in the chantix that could hurt me but even 2 1/2 years later, I don’t feel like I ever fully recovered from the effects of the chantix. I’m not one to file frivolous lawsuits and in fact have no idea how to do so however there are apparently alot of us that have suffered the negative effects of chantix and should be entitled to some sort of compensation.
Rhonda
I tried Chantix two times, first was in 2009 for 3 weeks. I quit it after 3 weeks because of GI upset, headaches and strange dreams. In the Spring of 2010, I tried it again, this time beginning with lower dosage (1/2 pill in the a.m.). The GI upset and headaches were not as bad, and subsided within a few days. It began alleviating my desire to smoke, and I was pleasantly surprized to learn that it also lowered my appitite. I thought, “A-ha this will be the ticket to become smoke free and lose weight at the same time!” At the two week mark, I increased to 1 pill in the a.m. My dreams became more frequent and vivid. I really hadn’t had much urge to smoke at the end of week two, but figured a couple of more days on the Rx and less frequent smoking wouldn’t hurt. In week three, I took 1 pill each morning a.m. and 1 pill every other evening, quit smoking, and felt very confident that this would be my final quit forever! I happily countinued to lose pounds, but developed ringing in my ears. At the one month mark, I increased dosage to 1 in the morning and 1 in the evening (as typically prescribed) and was smoke free (or so I thought). However, the ringing in my ears continued to annoy me horribly and my hair started falling out in clumps, so much that friends and family began getting worried that I was undergoing cancer treatments or something and was reluctant to tell them. Around the two month mark at the regular prescribed dosage I noticed that I was often easily frustrated, often angered over the smallest things, depressed, and combative with others (very unlike my “normal” self. After a rather large stupid fight with a close family member, I felled compleled to smoke again. Then quit taking Chantix. I’ve been free of it for about three months. My hair is beginning to grow back, my appitite and the pounds are up again, I’m still depressed, frustrated and easily angered, and the ringing in my ears continues! What is this stuff? And does research accurately measure “successful” folks?
Barbara
I was on Chantix when it first came out. Quit within first 10 days. I was smoke free for 4.5 years. Stupid me gave in during a weak moment 1.5 years ago & decided to try chantix again. I don’t mind the dreams, they’re entertaining 🙂 Don’t mind the sense of taste and smell being sketchy as they will correct when Im done (and smokers don’t smell or taste stuff properlly anyhow). What I DO mind THIS time is the palpitations on my right temple…stopping Chantix tonight. For those who’ve had anneurisms or some “pulsing” in the brain, what were you told by your doctors? I have no insurance to see a specialist…
robert
I took chantix several years ago and it worked wonderfully. Unfortunately I picked up smoking again, after trying to quit myself I went back to Chantix. The results were completely different, I had to stop it after 2 months because my anxiety was so high at times I could barely speak and couldn’t stop shaking. My anxiety has been continuously higher ever since even though I stopped taking it over 4 months ago. I’m consulting with my doctor to see if there is any way to get my anxiety under control again. I would recommend this to no-one.
Annette
Okay..my internist put me on Chantix in January 07 and am still on it. She also prescribed Wellbutrin because I was worried about weight gain. Prior to these meds, I had never taken anything for depression. I see my Dr. for check ins and she continues to tell me that if the Chantix and Wellbutrin continue to work to just stay on them. My husband smokes and so I was worried that if I got off it, I would start to smoke again. My side effects have been all of the above over the course of the three and a half years that I have been on it. I have not only developed anorexia but am now at a psychiatric breaking point. I have an appt with a psychiatrist this week…after reading all of these comments I am so very worried about how long I have been on it. The last time I saw my internist she told me to see a psychiatrist and also had me sign a document (I am pretty sure it was a release of liability)because I shared with her my psychiatric fears but she did not take me off either the depressant or chantix. I am a healithy 30 year old and have always considered myself having strong willpower…my habits are the gym 5 days a week for the past 6 years and eating healthy but lately I have no willpower for the gym or eating healthy….add that to my anorexic thoughts and I am in hell. My statement is I have had increased psychological issues from about 3 months into taking chantix until now. I have a very supportive family and friend network who have all been concerned about me being on chantix but ultimately it was my decision to stay on it. I hope and pray that the psychiatrist is able to take me off these meds and that no long term damage has been done. I would like to know if anyone else has been on chantix as long as I have? This January it would be 4 years straight. Also, I have been very interested in reading about others issues with acne….I thought it was an age thing for me but now that I think about it….it started shortly after I started taking the chantix. I dont remember seeing that in the warnings? Also, my Dr. gave me xanax for the anxiety about two years ago and I have taken that only on an as needed basis.
lil
my husband took chantix from december 08 tomarch 09 on april1 o9 my husband committed suicide. My attorney says since he was off of it for over 30 days that i have no case. I wished my husband would have never felt the need to quit. I hope the makers and investors of this drug sleep well and I will pray for all who choose to use this drug
Annette
I started taking chantix about 9 weeks ago and it has completly changed my life. I have quit smoking. I have had some awesome 3-d dreams,and nausea. Knowing that smoking is a direct result of anxiety. I talked to my dr. and decided I should also prepare in this process by taking anxiety medication, and modify my schedule to include exercise at a small scale. This balance has worked incredibily for me. I am smoke free, anxiety free, and I sleep better than ever. My life is so much better since Chantix. Thank you!!!!
Angela
I’ve been taking chantix for 21 days. Ever since I started taking this medicine I’ve been having trouble sleeping as well as getting very easily aggravated. I will no longer take this junk after today. I attempted to swallow a bottle of pills. Had it not been for my husband I probably wouldn’t be here right now. I’m so thankful my kids weren’t here to witness this like my husband and my parents were. My husband was restraining me to keep from me hurting myself, I bit him several times. I was screaming at times crying at others and laughing as well. It ended when the police and ems showed up. I almost ended up in jail for biting my husband, instead they made me go with ems and tried to talk my husband into committing me. Thankfully my husband refused so I’m able to be back with my kids.
Cherie
I almost lost everything last summer. My other half and I both started Chantix together. Due to health reasons I was told I needed to quit smoking immediately and his doctors told him he should have quit a long time ago. Within 2 weeks we were like 2 different people. Snapping at each other, fighting all of the time, we had never been like that with each other before. He decided that we were better off ending things and being apart. This was too much for me to handle and I did something very out of character for me. I took 12 anti-depressants that were prescribed for me to help me sleep. I hand’t been contemplating suicide or anything like that, it just popped into my head to take the pills and I couldn’t think of anything else to do. After about 2 days we were sitting together talking and we both realized the same thing. Since we stopped taking the Chantix the day all of this happened it had started to work its way out of our systems and the people we were before started coming back out. It took about 2 months to get everything back to normal. He moved back into our apt., and now over a year later we are just as much in love as we were before we ever took the meds. We have made each other the promise of never even suggesting Chantix again. We were lucky. I didn’t die, he didnt do something stupid like get into a fight and get arrested, and we were able to get “us” back on track. This had not been my first time taking it. I had taken it for a few weeks about a year before and I had been smoke free for about 4 months. I had no side effects the first time so I didn’t expect them to happen. I almost lost my life, and we both almost lost the most true honest love anyone could ever imagine. Just to let you know, the paramedics, doctors, nurses, and social workers all asked me the same question. “Has you made any changes in your life or habits recently?” and when I told them we were taking Chantix to quit smoking they all said, “That probably was the biggest reason I took the pills and he turned into the angriest man alive.” I have seen us on and off of it, and I can without a doubt say, we are truly our best off of it. Yes we are still smoking but that is a small price to pay for getting our everything back to normal. It may not give us the longest possible life together, but at least we will spend what we have together.
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