Chantix: “This Whole Thing Petrifies Me”

Tasha M. says she is still a little scatterbrained after her experience with Chantix. She says that she knows what she wants to say but she has problems expressing her thoughts. However, she is clear that she wants to get Chantix off the market. [MORE: CHANTIX CAUSES MENTAL INSTABILITY]

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Chantix: Complaints Keep Coming In

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. [MORE: CHANTIX COMPLAINTS KEEP FLOWING]

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Chantix: Two Patient Stories

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 was taken to the ER because of the severity of his panic attacks and required time off work to recover. [MORE: TWO CHANTIX PATIENTS' STORIES]

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Chantix: “A Giant Mistake”

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 was taken to the ER because of the severity of his panic attacks and required time off work to recover. [MORE: CHANTIX A GIANT MISTAKE]

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Chantix Patients: No Control Over Thoughts

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 article were able to resist the urge to commit suicide. Unfortunately, not everyone has been able to. [MORE: CHANTIX PATIENTS LOSE CONTROL OVER THOUGHT]

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Chantix: One Woman’s Story

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 tobacco in a boffo new way. [MORE: WOMAN'S CHANTIX STORY]

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Chantix: “People Should be More Informed”

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 nightmares and suicidal ideation. [MORE: INFORMING ABOUT CHANTIX]

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Chantix: Suicidal Thoughts From Someone Who Was There

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. [MORE: CHANTIX SUICIDE THOUGHTS]

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Chantix: Driven to Quit, Driven to Despair

The on-line posts and the stories just keep coming—disgruntled users of Chantix who report depression, aggression or even suicidal thoughtsthemselves, or similar behavior from friends and loved ones taking Chantix in an effort to quit smoking. [MORE: CHANTIX ONLINE DESPAIR]

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Chantix Controvery Carries On Over Cigarette and Smoking Cessation

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 fettered to disturbing, suicidal thought patterns. [MORE: CHANTIX CONTROVERSY]

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Public Health Advisory Issued by FDA on Chantix

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. [MORE: PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORY FOR CHANTIX]

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Suicides by Chantix Users Prompt FDA Advisory

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). [MORE: CHANTIX SUICIDES PROMPT FDA ADVISORY]

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Chantix: New Labeling Warns of Suicide

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. [MORE: CHANTIX SUICIDE WARNING]

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Chantix by Pfizer: Quitting Smoking Could Kill You

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. [MORE: CHANTIX DEATHS]

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