Chantix for depression

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Avatar f tn I was taking Chantix for about a week and a half when I had to quit it because I was experiencing depression which was getting worse by the day. This is going on the 2nd full day of no Chantix but I am still feeling depressed. I want to know how long does it stay in your system for. I woke up today and felt close to normal and then it came back again.
Avatar m tn First thing...stop the Chantix. Yes, in many people even those with no history of major depression Chantix is proven to have the potential to cause depression. There are better ways to stop smoking than to alter your brain chemistry.
Avatar f tn I've been off Chantix for over 3 years and I'm still dealing with depression. Sure you can quit with the drug as it worked for my husband but if totally RUINED my life. I had a severse adverse reaction and had to stop the program in my 2nd last week when I was down to one cig every 3 days. I was extremely impulsive, hostile, agressive and suicidal and I had almost no control over myself. I had the crazy dreams along with the other typical side affects.
Avatar m tn Chantix side effects may include suicidal thoughts, depression and even violent behavior
Avatar f tn No motivation, sleeping 16-18 hours etc. This was a new Doctor for me. Family practice. I also quit smoking and was on Chantix at the same time. I thought the terrible side effects were Chantix. But I still am in trouble after stopping Chantix 7 weeks ago. Pretty nuts, a change from smoking 40 years, Effexor, Chantix, and Prozac. Should I quit every drug and start over?
Avatar m tn Could be one or the other or both. The next place to go on your journey is a psychologist to find out. If you can't fix it without medication, the psychologist will tell you to see a psychiatrist, who will evaluate you and hopefully, if it's a good one, give you the best med for your problem. If it's an anxiety problem, that probably won't be wellbutrin, at least not at the beginning of your journey, because it's so stimulating, but you might get there.
1134609 tn?1269272200 Chantix has similarities to Anti Depressant drugs and has an FDA mandated black box warning for depression, suicidality. Its side effects also include early onset Diabetes in predisposed individuals, seizures, muscle spasms and numerous others - it has been linked to numerous accidents, suicides and some murders and the FAA banned pilots and Air traffic controllers from using it. Its not available in Australia where I am because of the side effects.
Avatar f tn Have you tried Chantix? If you have ins go to your doctor and ask him for chantix. It's a rx designed to block the nicotine receptors. You smoke while taking the med the first week and then you stop smoking, but continue the medicine. After the first week you will notice the cravings are mental but not so much physical. You can google "chantix" and you can learn more about it. I am 30 and have smoking since 12, it's the hardest habit to break.
Avatar f tn I had the most wonderful wet dreams when I was taking Chantix. I think I banged almost every one of my high school cheerleaders in those dreams. I quit smoking a month ago but I think I'm going to ask my doctor for another prescription for Chantix because I really miss those wet dreams. I was a super stud in those dreams. The kind of stud you can only dream about. I miss all of that good *****.
Avatar f tn Last june i was hospitalized with pneumonia, being a smoker they put a patch on me, i am to understand that they are not for 24 hr use and should be moved from one place to another, when i was realeased i bought patches and had a very bad reaction my Dr.
Avatar f tn I am a 32 year old female and was in excellent health (except for my smoking) until December. I took chantix one for a month last march to quit, fell off the wagon and started it again last december and quit for good. Since then I have had Heart palpitations and speeding up,a constant headache that doesn't go away, dizziness, confusion, trouble breathing, and pain behind my eyes. I have had every test and they can find nothing.
Avatar f tn Hello! I was also concerned about the depression and the Chantix affecting me, but my doctor said that the likelyhood of feeling suicidal or more depressed is quite remote, so I decided to give it a try and would quit if I felt awful. I know of a few people who used it and actually claimed to have become "homicidal" and felt extremely angry and violent. Both of these individuals were very, very heavy drinkers, and I am certain that is why Chantix affected them that way.
Avatar f tn I have smoked for 40+ years and want to QUIT! My Dr gave me a script for Chantix but after seeing some Thyroid issues here I'm concerned. I have no Thyroid due to Follicular Thyroid Cancer, I take Levothyroxine daily for the rest of my life and have to have blood work every 6 months to maintain my TSH T3 T4 levels to prevent the cancer from returning. Is it safe for me to take CHANTIX?
6320266 tn?1380299767 beware of chantix IF you have any problems with depression...this med can cause depression to worsen many doctors will warn you of this. tryingtochange....man you are tough, can't imagine going cold turkey but they do say thats the best way to do it if you can:) it has to get better, each day you are getting more of that stuff out of your system....
664798 tn?1225821618 will chantix efect the use of all my meds for seizures/hiv.
1609058 tn?1298089127 I've had an awful experience that I must share and find out if anyone else has gone through it. I currently take Lexapro 10mg, a mild antidepressant, and it's wonderful for me. A little over a month ago, I requested a prescription for Chantix to quit smoking. Even though I'd heard lots of negative things about the side effects, I thought it was worth trying. After 4 weeks of taking it, I did notice that my mood was being affected, so I decided to stop taking it.
Avatar f tn I started having problems in Oct 2008 after taking Chantix for about a month. I quit taking the meds because I had a really bad reaction to it. I was angry, very emotional and thought of suicide. I have never been this way before and didn't like so I stopped the med. About a month later I had an episode where I was having slurred speech (alot) and I would drive to work and then sit there and think "how did I get here". I couldnt remember driving. This lasted or about a month.
Avatar m tn Hey everyone, Sorry I haven't posted for awhile, but truth be told, I relapsed...got a bottle of 140 Norco's and finished them in 6 days....with this in mind, I went to my Dr. to get a drug called Chantix to quit smoking. Was taking it the week I was taking the Norcos...that second week (this week) I'm out of Norco and quit smoking.....and I FEEL GREAT!!!! I mean seriously, minimal withdrawls, felt foggy this morning but otherwise feel just fine....no chills...NOTHING!!!! AND...
380558 tn?1309042387 Today's 3 weeks off of the Tramadol (thank God!).. I slept 10 hours last night! I can't believe that! Of course, now tonight I may sleep an hour! lol I also stopped smoking altogether.. :D.. I've been taking Chantix for 3 days now, but stopping it tomorrow.. (I could care less what it says, to take it for 12 weeks, but I'm hearing entirely too many horror stories!) I've gotten a great deal of support here and want to thank everyone, once again! Love ya guys!
Avatar n tn I started taking chantix yesterday and today being my second day am experiencing dizziness. Any suggestions? Also feeling very shaky.
286124 tn?1214938528 I am taking chantix and was prescribed lortab for my back.
1096641 tn?1271707225 I used Chantix and didn't have any complications. I have never heard of headaches related to Chantix and I just googled "chantix and headaches" which brought up several articles but there was nothing that links the two (mentions of Chantix and headache on the same page). Just wondering Terry where you heard/read it? My husband suffered from cluster headaches and they were nothing like the ones you describe. His were so intense and lasted sometimes for hours.
Avatar f tn what is that procedure out there where they put somthin in your ear for $100 thats supost to make you stop smoking?
Avatar n tn Although Chantix does not contain any nicotine, it acts on nicotine receptors in the brain. This is how the drug works to help people stop smoking. By binding to nicotine receptors, it blocks the effects of nicotine at those sites, helping to prevent the pleasurable effects of smoking. However, Chantix doesn't just bind to nicotine receptors; it also acts a little bit like nicotine, which may help to prevent symptoms of nicotine withdrawal.