Writer De Koff was one of them. Almost immediately after starting on the Chantix program, he reports having extremely vivid, and sometimes disturbing dreams that over time began to take on epic proportions. De Koff also notes that sleep while on Chantix took on an unusual quality...that he wasn't really sleeping at all, but was resting while being constantly 'on guard' for something. He alludes to an assumption that his R.E.M. sleep patterns were dramatically affected during this time.
While admitting that smoking cigarettes had become "an exercise in futility" as there was no pleasure to be found, his dreams and everything else happening during his waking hours were becoming a concern.
"One afternoon, I was typing away at advertising copy, and as I did so, I began to wonder how I had succeeded in fooling myself that my life had any sort of value at all," De Koff writes. "Writing? Sure, it was what I'd wanted to do since I was six-but at the end of the day, who cared? Maybe I should just go downstairs and leap in front of a tour bus. Or launch my head through the computer screen. All this seemed logical, but also weirdly funny, even at the time: I could see how crazy these impulses were, I could recognize them as suicidal clichés. But I couldn't make them go away."
The above was taken from a Chantix Side Effect blog, titled "Chantix side effects - a real health concern!"
I believe the psychological side effects of this drug can be so severe, that even if one person's life is ruined from them, it is too many to sacrifice to allow this drug on the market. Our family was nearly broken apart, and I believe the Chantix was a major cause. Many worse stories are out there than mine, including death and severe physical injury. Pfizer of course wants to put a lid on these horror stories so that they can sell the drug. Therefore, I call Chantix Evil, and the Pfizer drug company the Devil. Please leave your Chantix horror story on my blog, so that people will be warned against using the drug to quit smoking, or for any other purpose. It can be an "Enchanting" drug, producing extreme Euphoria and stimulation, making it a wolf in sheep's clothing. People suffering from these mental side effects usually have no idea what it is doing to them, or how abnormal their behavior on the drug has become. Obviously, everyone does not experience the horrible negative side effects, but like I said, if one person experiences tragic consequences simply because they are on this drug, it is one person too many. Abnormal or delusional behavior totally out of character for the person, suicidal thoughts and actions, depression and agitation, scewed judgement, would be a few behaviors that are possible. Help me spread the word and help save people from this pain. Doctors should also be closely monitoring people's behavior who are taking Chantix.
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I've been on and off of it for probably 4-5 years. The end of my marriage started around that time, so i always associated it with that. I cheated on my wife, but were having some problems anyway. I started having suicidal thoughts, and still do, but never euphoria. I'm always crabby and aggressive now. I just hate the fact that i quit smoking for five years, then started up again. I hope that it leaves my system soon; I'd like my life back and i hope this is the key. In light of all the new info on this, i still went to my doctor, told them what i knew about this, they half heartedly agreed, them write me a scrip. Except for the first batch for years ago, i only take one a day, and forget to about every third day. So i would maybe have killed myself by then. I sleep like hell, but the vivid dreams were never"horrible", and some were actually quite interesting.
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I agree that Chantix has some degree of blame in these stories. I went on Chantix in 2011. The doctor I received it from had also given Wellenburin to help with the withdrawal because when I don't smoke I seem to get unreasonable. I took the combine meds for two months and felt better then I have ever did in my life except for my anxiety. I was having panic attacks for no reason and I would also wake up from sleep and swear so one was there to kill me. The doctor said it was from the withdrawal of nicotine. I stopped taking the Chantix after this. But I was still on the Wellinburin. My anxiety was really through the roof. So I started smoking again. And the anxiety seem to get better. The doctor decided to take me off the Wellinburin and I went back to being depressed. After a couple of months I still had my RX for the Chantix and decided to try and quit smoking again. This is where the story turns really bad. At the time I was working at a bank and also sleeping with one of my co-workers. I started taking the Chantix and without the boost of the anti-depression I got extremely depressed. This other person prayed on my depression. He had gotten fired from work and decided to rob the bank. He used me as a scape goat and I allowed it cause I was so depressed I just wanted to die. I ended up in jail for 4 months and because I knew about his plan I am responsible. This was truly the worst time in my life. All because I decided to quit smoking I destroyed everything. It has been two years and I am still not 100% but at least I am not self destructive anymore.
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Chantix caused severe aggression in me. I noticed my behavior with clients was short and combatative; this was opposite of my normal business model. I immediately stopped chantix and slowly felt my brain resume it's normal functioning. I would sway anyone away from this drug. I can't wait to tell my DR. this is a terrible, dangerous product !
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