Chantix - Drug Information And Side Effects (Page 7) (Top voted first)

How long does chantix stay in your system? Could it still be affecting me after 9 months?

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I took chantix for 1 month and been off it for a week now and I am still as nauseous as I was when I was taking it I was already a light sleeper an now I just hardly sleep how long will this last? I can't handle the nausea any more

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My husband took chantix for almost three months and is NOT the same person he was prior to taking it! He is now having to take anti depression and anti anxiety meds ! His personality is not the same I don't even know this person he has become . It's ruining my marriage !

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This happened to my husband last year (November 23rd) after taking Chantix for one month. We nearly divorced....he turned into a totally different person...a very ugly side of him. He was verbally abusive towards me and would not talk to anyone, even his family. Finally in the latter part of February (3 months later) he slowly returned to his normal self. He denied he was acting any different. It nearly destroyed our marriage. Chantix can be beneficial for some but devastating for others. I heard you have any history of depression or family history it can cause these negative affects.

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I as well smoked Marlboro red 100's for 30 years. I took Chantix for 3 months in 2009. At first it was wonderful. Like a happy pill and I loved my dreams they were always about water something I love. But for the last 4 years I have been angry and upset all the time and wake up at 5:30 every morning and can't go back to sleep. At first I thought it was menopause but now I am starting to wonder. I sometimes feel like I will never be happy again!

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I am currently taking Chantix. I am currently on day 6...still smoking....I was just wondering if anyone can tell me, does the\ being lightheaded ever go away. I can handle the nausea if i eat it goes away but I am so tired of walking around feeling like I'm always in a daze. If it doesn't go away is there any way to ease it?

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My husband was on it from October 2011 until the end of December of 2011. He was a different and cruel person during this time. Still, he has moments when he is just down right verbally abusive

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I agree there are a lot of similar effects on chantix as LSD. Too bad I've never tried living nor wanted to live on LSD for months in a row. Chantix is horrible. I could only take the 2 pills for a week, took 1 pill daily for 5 weeks, then weaned off for a week. My last quarter pill was four days ago. Horrible moodiness, intense crying, cannot concentrate.. Thankfully no cigs for over 7 wks tho. I hope I'm back to myself soon. Drs should warn us more.... Crazy crazy stuff... Lots of small hallucinations, crazy dreams, very forgetful, heard to breath& horrible nausea. Be careful!!!

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NO, that is not the case. Most of us heavy smokers have tried to quit before without serious health issues; I'm still smoking and still suffering Chantix after effects. What are your symptoms, do they feel like normal "quitting" symptoms?

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Sounds like my husband did when he started Chantix in October of 2012. He started acting a lot like what you are stating about your husband's behavior. He took it for 30 days, yes, he did quit. His abuse was mental...he was cruel and distanted himself from me, friends and family. He had stopped smoking before (twice) for two years and there were no effects like this. (he went cold turkey). I hope things get better. My husband still gets the Jeckyll/Hyde once in a blue moon, but nothing like it was. We nearly divorced

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I am on my 4th week of chantix and am really close to quitting (still working on that one smoke a day cheat - but usually lose the desire to even finish the cigarette). The only side effect for me so far has been the vivid dreams (no nightmares). I have not felt any of the agitation I have felt before trying cold turkey. I have only felt some nausea when lighting up. I will continue chantix and hopefully become finally smoke free. (30 years approx 1 pack or more a day).

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I have only taken the first two doses. I have read and researched. I have already had nausea, headaches, fogginess, and I feel like my worrying about all the rest of these awful side effects is making me have high anxiety. I think I have made the decision to not take it anymore. I wonder how long just two days will take to get out of my system. :(

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I am glad they are finally putting ALL the information on Chantix in the insert...about time.

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I watched the terrible things this did to my husband and our marriage.....I quit this past November with the step down program with the patch (Walmart brand) and an e cigarette for 3 weeks and stopped.....worked well so far.

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No one tells you about the increase in blood sugar while taking Chantix. You stop smoking but can become a diabetic. I took it for 10 days. I wax doing a pre employment physical and my blood sugar was 1000. What? My usual was 117. I stopped taking it and stopped smoking too after 23 years. Be careful of this drug. Pfizer was sued for not putting this info on their inserts. If you feel shaky, have your blood sugar checked.

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I took Chantix and have been smoke free for 10 years. I was already on an anti depressant so I expected some side effects... I just beared through it and know that if I had gone another route I probably would not have quit.

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Are you still not smoking or was it a waste of time and money

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I AM STILL NOT SMOKING, IN FACT I DON'T FEEL LIKE I EVER SMOKED. I DON'T EVEN MIND SMELLING THE SMOKE. IT DOES NOT MAKE ME WANT TO SMOKE....

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I'vdejust recently stopped taking chantix cn anyone tell me how long I should or could expect the side effects loss of sleep hostility nightmares to last

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Chantix gave me diabetes. You will quit smoking but you blood sugar go through the roof. I wish I would have known. They never tell you about that!

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I agree with you. I'm bipolar and have been on it before with no side effects except a very painful stomach, probably from not being able to go. This time was a completely different animal. I came very close to killing myself, if my husband had said the wrong answer to a question I asked I would have done it. Also very close to psychotic, stabbed myself in the leg twice with a ballpoint pen and scratched up my wrist with a phone charger (worse than it sounds) due to the rage / depression. I'm now off of it, several weeks, still smoking, and still very irrational. Part of my mind knows I'm being irrational, another part doesn't care. I don't know if the crap changed my brain or not. I'm wondering why it's still on the market!

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