Comments on: Although Chantix is effective, side effects outweigh benefits since there are safer alternatives available

By: beverly

beverly — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 01:32:40 +0000

I’m glad this medication has worked for some, as it has
made my life extremely difficult. Did fine the first couple of weeks, then the dreams started and they were, not crazy or strange but really violent so I would only sleep for a couple of hrs a night , I only have the dreams now about 4 nights a week. I have had nausea, lost my sense of taste, I have turned mean, hateful, can’t stand to me around anyone(even myself)severe headaches every day. And this is not me, I have always enjoyed being around others, always having a smile on my face and really enjoying life and going off just rambling with my husband on the weekends, now I keep all my blinds close, never want to go any where or do anything. My life has gotten so bad that I’m surprised my husband and kids have not left and believe me I couldn’t blame them, cause if I could leave myself I would. I finished the 12 weeks and still not smoking for 3 months, I have been off Chantix for 2 months and the side effects are NOT going away, at times I feel like they are getting worse. I have even talked to my doctor about all the side effects and was told to give it a couple more weeks(I had been of Chantix for 2 weeks)for it all to go away, I still have very strong urges to smoke and not sure how much longer I can handle the severe headaches and other systems like confusion, unable to concentrate at work, wanting to be isolated away from others and crying spells over basically nothing..I wish I had never started taking Chantix especially since it has severely altered my
personality,moods, attitude towards life and my losing my sense of taste. It’s not worth all of this, as the systems are not going away, I’m really struggling to not start back smoking.

By: ROBIN

ROBIN — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 13:46:26 +0000

I have been taking Chantix for about a month now and I don’t have any side effects. Does this mean that I wont have any? Is there alot of people who take Chantix that doesnt have any side effects and works great for them? Or maybe it takes awhile to develop side effects? I am worried…

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