Comments on: Smoked: One Man’s Brain While On Chantix http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/02/smoked-one-mans-brain-while-on-chantix/ News, Comment and Conversation Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:40:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Lisa http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/02/smoked-one-mans-brain-while-on-chantix/#comment-177343 Lisa Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:32:24 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/02/smoked-one-mans-brain-while-on-chantix/#comment-177343 I personally have been on Chantix for seven weeks; been very successful in quiting smoking. But, like this article, have very weird dreams - not ever feeling like I'm *really* asleep. And, with alcohol, have started major fights with my husband. I did have one situation of suicidal thoughts... All in all, I believe that drugs such as these need to be the responsibility of the individual. I personally have been on Chantix for seven weeks; been very successful in quiting smoking. But, like this article, have very weird dreams - not ever feeling like I’m *really* asleep. And, with alcohol, have started major fights with my husband. I did have one situation of suicidal thoughts…

All in all, I believe that drugs such as these need to be the responsibility of the individual.

]]> By: truthman http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/02/smoked-one-mans-brain-while-on-chantix/#comment-157219 truthman Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:44:37 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/02/smoked-one-mans-brain-while-on-chantix/#comment-157219 Oh and by the way Bob.. I'm not canadian.. Oh and by the way Bob..
I’m not canadian..

]]> By: truthman http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/02/smoked-one-mans-brain-while-on-chantix/#comment-157135 truthman Thu, 14 Feb 2008 14:52:00 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/02/smoked-one-mans-brain-while-on-chantix/#comment-157135 Bob Truth-”Honoured.” You must be Canadian. That explains a lot. Bob Donna-The British or Australian. His grammar (or lack thereof) screams Canadian, so I just followed the norm. " This a a message for you Bob.... You are a waste of space, not only are you arrogant, conceited and rude, but you are quite clearly a racist... I don't engage in dialogue with racists ... Bob
Truth-”Honoured.”
You must be Canadian. That explains a lot.
Bob
Donna-The British or Australian. His grammar (or lack thereof) screams Canadian, so I just followed the norm. ”

This a a message for you Bob….

You are a waste of space, not only are you arrogant, conceited and rude, but you are quite clearly a racist…
I don’t engage in dialogue with racists …

]]> By: Brian http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/02/smoked-one-mans-brain-while-on-chantix/#comment-157010 Brian Thu, 14 Feb 2008 13:49:37 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/02/smoked-one-mans-brain-while-on-chantix/#comment-157010 When a person turns their life over to a drug like nicotine (or heroin, cocaine) there is no guarantee they will be able to make it back safely to normal hood. The treatments beyond counseling that are currently available are designed to help while many other clinical candidates fell by the wayside, believe me! Most people do fine on chantix, zyban or the patch, obviously some do not. Most folks are not fine on nicotine and by the time they realize it their health, whether mental or physical, may be at extreme jeopardy. Until now, most people underestimated the impact that nicotine has on their lives. They would not be “normal” without it. We should not be so quick to focus too much attention on the most recent drug these folks have taken without factoring in the impact of all the time they have spent on a drug which is addictive physically and mentally… When a person turns their life over to a drug like nicotine (or heroin, cocaine) there is no guarantee they will be able to make it back safely to normal hood. The treatments beyond counseling that are currently available are designed to help while many other clinical candidates fell by the wayside, believe me! Most people do fine on chantix, zyban or the patch, obviously some do not. Most folks are not fine on nicotine and by the time they realize it their health, whether mental or physical, may be at extreme jeopardy. Until now, most people underestimated the impact that nicotine has on their lives. They would not be “normal” without it. We should not be so quick to focus too much attention on the most recent drug these folks have taken without factoring in the impact of all the time they have spent on a drug which is addictive physically and mentally…

]]> By: jeanne http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/02/smoked-one-mans-brain-while-on-chantix/#comment-156170 jeanne Thu, 14 Feb 2008 04:23:48 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/02/smoked-one-mans-brain-while-on-chantix/#comment-156170 I'd heard only good things about this drug especially as compared to wellbutrin. the banner in the Ledger yesterday was the first i'd heard of these kinds of symptoms. my MD said nausea was the only reported side effect. instead of wasting time w/ the personal trashing, how about seeking out some more coments from people who've had similar or at least negative experienes w/ this drug? that's what i came here for. my life insurance will pay my beneficiaries if i die of lung cancer or COPD (at leaas I think they would), but not if i off myself while trying to quit. this is NOT a trivial matter for the people who really want to believe a drug can help them save their health, their lives, their relationships and their money by making it possible to quit smoking. I’d heard only good things about this drug especially as compared to wellbutrin. the banner in the Ledger yesterday was the first i’d heard of these kinds of symptoms. my MD said nausea was the only reported side effect.

instead of wasting time w/ the personal trashing, how about seeking out some more coments from people who’ve had similar or at least negative experienes w/ this drug? that’s what i came here for.

my life insurance will pay my beneficiaries if i die of lung cancer or COPD (at leaas I think they would), but not if i off myself while trying to quit.

this is NOT a trivial matter for the people who really want to believe a drug can help them save their health, their lives, their relationships and their money by making it possible to quit smoking.

]]> By: Donna http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/02/smoked-one-mans-brain-while-on-chantix/#comment-156052 Donna Thu, 14 Feb 2008 03:38:47 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/02/smoked-one-mans-brain-while-on-chantix/#comment-156052 Bob, Don't forget I'm the "Resident Crackpot" which you so fondly nicknamed me, sarcasm and pun's not a problem. Bob,
Don’t forget I’m the “Resident Crackpot” which you so fondly nicknamed me, sarcasm and pun’s not a problem.

]]> By: Donna http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/02/smoked-one-mans-brain-while-on-chantix/#comment-156045 Donna Thu, 14 Feb 2008 03:33:51 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/02/smoked-one-mans-brain-while-on-chantix/#comment-156045 Bob, At least Truthman can actually write an entire paragraph without calling someone a name...but when it come's to a good belly laugh, your my favorite...Keep up the good work! Bob,
At least Truthman can actually write an entire paragraph without calling someone a name…but when it come’s to a good belly laugh, your my favorite…Keep up the good work!

]]> By: Bob http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/02/smoked-one-mans-brain-while-on-chantix/#comment-156028 Bob Thu, 14 Feb 2008 03:20:07 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/02/smoked-one-mans-brain-while-on-chantix/#comment-156028 I hope you see through the sarcasm and puns of my post directly above... I hope you see through the sarcasm and puns of my post directly above…

]]> By: Bob http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/02/smoked-one-mans-brain-while-on-chantix/#comment-156024 Bob Thu, 14 Feb 2008 03:18:44 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/02/smoked-one-mans-brain-while-on-chantix/#comment-156024 Donna-The British or Australian. His grammar (or lack thereof) screams Canadian, so I just followed the norm... Donna--Nice to see you make a post that isn't anti anti-psychotics. Keep up the good work! Donna-The British or Australian. His grammar (or lack thereof) screams Canadian, so I just followed the norm…
Donna–Nice to see you make a post that isn’t anti anti-psychotics.
Keep up the good work!

]]> By: Donna http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/02/smoked-one-mans-brain-while-on-chantix/#comment-156017 Donna Thu, 14 Feb 2008 03:16:10 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/02/smoked-one-mans-brain-while-on-chantix/#comment-156017 Bob Wrong again but nice try. Bob
Wrong again but nice try.

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