Obviously you have no idea what these people and their families are going through…and the shame and embarrassment that comes with thinking that you are losing your mind. You really shouldn’t offer your insight about things that you DON’T know anything about. It’s not constructive and it just adds to the hurt and confusion that people are already experiencing without insensitive people like you.

Be strong everyone…better days are coming!

I’v never heard of that…Next thing u know they will start shaking and craving ciggerettes too…..I guess people better quit quitting smoking, or quit cold turkey cuz we all know how easy that is- and there is no way u will have fits of anger and withdraw THAT WAY.

“head was in a fog” - yep u should have a clear head while your body is detoxing, you shouldn’t feel wierd or any discomfort at all.

“chantix gave my hubby diabetes” - yea there is no way he had it before he starting taking it…..he just happend to get it in the few weeks he was taking the drug…….surely all those years of smoking couldn’t have had anything to do with it.

“It took my Sister 6 months before she started experiencing any of the more serious side effects, ie. suicide, severe depression etc” –wow, i didn’t know that taking chantix or any quit smoking aid FOR 6 MONTHS WASN’T A GOOD IDEA!!

Use common sense people!
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Placebos have been proven to be almost as good as actual drugs in treating illnesses…

And surely when people are trying to give up smoking by using Chantix, the placebo effect could be even stronger as they feel the drug is helping them to give up, when really what is happening is , their WILL POWER is helping them to quit..

One thing is for sure..

If Chantix was a placebo it would be far safer..

Let’s call a spade a spade..

Chantix is just another antidepressant like Paxil, also with suicidal side effects …

Unfortunately , we have pharma opportunism and pharma exploitation again with the marketing of this dangerous drug as an aid to quitting smoking….

Birth Control pills although legal…are in an essence the same thing…although you stop taking them the chances of a female conceiving within one year after stopping the drug is slim to none. Again the drug has altered the bodies chemistry!

Any drug that you take…especially one like Chantix alters your chemistry in the brain, there is no time limit on if and when the brain will ever return to it’s normal state. There is nothing to say that the brain will ever be the same.

It took my Sister 6 months before she started experiencing any of the more serious side effects, ie. suicide, severe depression etc.. Although the minor ones were present almost immediately. Now because she didn’t try to end her own life within a certain time there is no law firm, FDA, nor Phizer that will even consider that this drug is responsible for her incident. This makes me absolutely outraged!

Ra…hang in there. Know that you are not alone and reach out to someone. Anyone! Do not be ashamed of what has happened to you. It’s not your fault. Your posting was like reading a transcription of what my Sister said to me.

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Stacie

Thankfully, we have not experienced any of the side effects noted in this article. As a matter of fact, after trying to quit a number of times previously, I have found this time much easier. Not easy, but easier.

We are having no mood swings and no food cravings. I have always had to watch my weight, but was prepared to gain at least a few pounds in order to kick this nasty habit. I am eating no more than I usually do and have not gained an ounce.

The only two side effects I have noticed is waking up in the middle of the night and having to read for an hour or so before I can get back to sleep, and remembering my dreams.

I am certainly not discounting everyone elses bad experiences with this drug, but as long as we are not experiencing any negative effects, and it is assisting us in quitting smoking, we will continue using it for the time being. Because of your postings we will certainly be more diligent in watching for any ill side effects.

Strangely enough, I did not find it that difficult, particularly after the first week or so. In retrospect, it is interesting to me that a program I attended - informational, no drugs - specifically advised against creating “support groups.” They suggested that only keeps reminding people of what they think they are “missing” and reinforces the preoccupation with butts.

I would guess that, for a certain number of smokers, drugs like Chantix (or Wellbutrin) do the same thing. They reinforce, rather than extinguish, the preoccupation with cigs - not because of the drugs themselves, but because of the constant reminder of cigs that taking the drugs provokes.

Leave them like a thug (which they are), and don’t look back.