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Chantix and mental health

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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 Before last July, the FDA had logged 122 reports of suicides linked to Chantix, including 37 reported by Pfizer and 85 reported by health professionals or consumers, Moore reported. After the 150 new Pfizer reports were added, the total jumped to 272. In addition, the 589 new reports of severe problems included 102 cases of possible hostility and aggression, 156 cases of depression and 56 cases of possible psychosis. Those were mixed among the 26,000 reports of less-serious problems.
Avatar f tn all drugs have tons of side effects and listed and unproven problems. I know chantix has some, stomach, depression effectsbut never heard of the heart palpatations or the other stuff. I have been taking it for over a year with just about no problems. I only take a few a week and it has been a big help to me.
1230229 tn?1447215761 I chewed nicotine gum throughout TX and doctors were completely unconcerned about that.
390388 tn?1279636213 Finally decided to go to the Dr. and get my heart checked and told her I am ready for the chantix. My health reports are not that great for my age of 41. I have smoked for 31 of those years. GEE I wonder why it came up COPD and Heart issues. Crazy part is I truly don't know if I'm ready. I took my first pill today and my stop day is on this Wed. (the day of my recheck Echocardiogram and SPECT stress test w/ EF.) Good incentive for 1st day to quit I thought.
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 The reality is that these drugs - Chantix and antidepressants (which includes Zyban, which is the drug Buproprion also known as Wellbutrin) interact with our brain chemistry and Chantix has not been around long enough to have comprehensive and conclusive long term reasearch evidence (researches talk that basically means we don't know what we may find way down the road and all new Rx's have this risk).
1134609 tn?1269272200 I tried Chantix and had horrible nightmares and felt like I was crawling out of my skin during the day; terrible experience. I have recently quit smoking again (7 days now) with the help of the gum and was doing pretty well until last night and today. I feel agitated, depressed, exhausted but can't sleep and I don't want to be awake, anxiety (which always brings a little agoraphobia with it), weepy, rage, and just your basic rapid cycling fun.
Avatar n tn I took Chantix for 2 weeks and that was enough to stop. The sickness particularly inthe morning and breast soreness was like pregnancy all over again only much worse. I have stopped taking them 9 days ago and am now smoke-free 14 days. The thoughts of having to turn to Chantix again to a barrier that encourages me to keep strong and fight any cravings.
Avatar n tn I am currently due with my second child in April. I sometimes feel as if my mental health takes over and affects my daughter as well. I have been working with different coping skills and learning the warning signs of how I feel right before I go into a cycle. I can honestly say therapy has helped a lot with this. The day I found out I was pregnant I quit taking all my meds (my choice, did not talk to my psychiatrist about it) and I have been doing awesome!
Avatar m tn It was full of abuse (mental, physical and emotional). As a child and a teenager no one would ever know because I was outgoing, happy (when I was with my friends and not my father), got decent grades and always behaved myself. I never got into trouble in school or elsewhere. I knew how and when to wear the mask. The only person who knew anything about what was going on, besides my mom and siblings, was my best friend.
Avatar m tn also in a group or so with friends sometimes i am not able to interpret what they are saying and left part and back part starts paining as if somebody is compressing my nerves.due to this problem i am not able to perform well in the studies also.my family members think that i am making excuses of not to study but its not like that.how can i explain to it to my family members.i had a homeopathic consultant previously .when i took the medicine coarse for 15 days pain was reduced to a small extent.
1136436 tn?1261826161 You fight depression through therapy with a psychiatrist, and often medication is also needed. We need to learn why we are depressed, how to cope with some of our feelings, forgiving, and letting go. If your depression is due to a chemical imbalance and not an outside factor, you will need medication for the rest of your life. It can be tough, but know you're not alone and that you can live a happy, normal life on medication as millions of us are doing.
Avatar n tn Do not enable his behavior or you will have responsibility for what happens to him. And do not let him into your house even for a visit. If he is so drugged up and has mental problems, your safety is in jeopardy. Really sorry to sound so harsh. But you have a real problem on your hands. You are doing the right things. Hope that you will continue.
5245618 tn?1365687749 I have been feeling more alone lately and more stressed. I also feel picked on alot and made fun of. Any ideas that i can help myself and not tell anyone?
Avatar m tn My husband was hit in the head while at work and they thought nothing of it gave him some stitches and sent him back to work. Three months later we discovered he had developed petite maul seizures and will have them for the rest of his life. Please go get checked. You may be able to control it with medications or therapies. Best of luck to you.
Avatar n tn My mother has very similar symtoms but hers sound worse than yours. She cant quit dwelling on things and then will get angy and border on violence. Your way ahead of the game by admitting that you know its not normal to feel this way. I would look up symptoms of Borderline Personality Disorder. It sounds worse than it is. Its basically the inability to control emotions. Always reading into things that aren't really there and then letting your mind run away with you.
804317 tn?1274207759 it cause me to have self-hatred and distrust of people in general. I always have weak emotional and mental stability; I get easily annoyed and irritated, and I also have a lot of anxiety problems.
Avatar n tn ll end up getting caught up thinking about things and it will take me a while to fall asleep and I end up only getting a few hours of sleep, Does this sound like something I should look into and if so what should i do.
Avatar f tn Perhaps this problem has nothing to do with mental health, if it is to do with your central nervous system. Do you feel you both have mental health problems, or is it pain?
Avatar n tn is it safe to take trazodone if i cant sleep and I am on a regular geodon 80mg and depakote 1000mg (devide by am/pm) also with cogentin?
Avatar f tn No with meds and treatment and once doctor gives you a clean bill of health i see no reason one can't issues there dream. See people on a whole just have a wrong perception or should i say place 'stigma' where mental health is involved and to know as i do its just a illness that can be treated just as a disease. But it depends on you if your will to fight this and press forward with your dream if so as becoming a cop. keep strong...
984138 tn?1359813073 DON"T DO CHANTIX. My son, 19, took chantix for 3 months and the research was not done on young people. He did quit smoking but at a great risk to his health. It has been 10 months of hell since he went off the med. While on the med he has mild side effects but after many blood tests, a positive ANA and anxiety/panic attacks - he is slowly getting healthy again. We did not do our homework and the result was a very sick young man.
334876 tn?1229979296 If you have ever had depression or other mental health problems, tell your doctor before taking CHANTIX. Contact your doctor immediately if you experience changes in behavior, agitation, depressed mood, or have thought about or have tried to hurt yourself while trying to quit smoking with CHANTIX, or if your family or caregiver observes these symptoms." This quit smoking aid has worked for people and I don't want you to think that I am saying you should not take it...