Hi, I'm taking chantix along with other meds, sertraline, is another anti depressant in the same category with no problems. I think (but dont quote me) that it is the MAOI's and Trycilyic anti d's that chantix is not recommended.
I wanted to understand if he has to be cautious while using other drugs and what interaction Acitrom has with other drugs. He has been on Acitrom for a week now and has to use it for life.
Also, could you please provide me with any website that gives all possible information on Acitrom? I searched through Google but wasnt successful in finding the relevant information. I found this website...Your quick reply will be highly appreciated.
Overall, there were 1,055 reports of serious problems with Chantix reported in the third quarter of 2010, more than any other prescription medication regularly monitored by the drug safety agency, Moore said.
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.
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.
Unlike many drugs that form metabolites with longer half-lives than the parent compound, Chantix remains virtually unchanged and isn’t subject to significant metabolism. Therefore you won’t need to worry about its metabolites lingering in circulation for a longer duration than varenicline itself. In the vast majority of users, average elimination should occur within 5 to 7 days after complete discontinuation.""
5 to 7 days is how long it is SUPPOSED to last at most.
My husband is on so many medications, that i am truly worried about his health and the interaction of all these drugs. I will list them all and can you please tell me if they are safe to take with one another? My husband is only 38, he had a stroke last year he had a stent put in, now he is on plavix, atenolol, hydrochlorothiazide 25mg, last week his doc added niacin 500 mg, simvastatin 20, flexeril and tramadol, also his one aspirin each day, these are just so many meds, are they safe?
Last night I looked up Chantix side effects on the web and found HUNDREDS of people with problems like mine that persist long after they stopped taking the pill. Many people in their thirties that just had a heart attack one day out of the blue (this is what I am most afraid of happening to me) Does anyone know how to undo the damage that chantix is causing?
Three weeks into the treatment, I became emotionally very unstable, crying for no reason, feelings of worthlessness - almost an induced depression with insomnia, very vivid dreams, severe join pains etc. I coped well with those until I went out one night, had a few drinks and a total blackout followed. I cannot remember anything after my third drink and according to my boyfriend, I got verbally aggressive, very difficult, erratic and eventually cried myself to sleep.
In effect, Chantix, and nicotine, are antidepressants, but generally with milder action than drugs called antidepressants. If your depression is so mild you don't even know if you have it, you should be in talk therapy with a psychologist to learn how to think in a more satisfying way, not playing around with drugs that alter how your brain works naturally.
There is a minor causal relationship between Chantix and depression/suicidality but this association also exisits with many antidepressants to the same degree.
If you are self-treating with this medication, then you need to consult your Doctor. Prilosec can interact with a number of drugs and increase the blood concentrations of these drugs.
The answer is based on information provided. Exact advice is not possible without a proper examination and investigations. You are requested to consult your Doctor. Take care and keep us posted.
Rankett is right on, DO NOT DRINK WHILE YOU ARE ON DRUGS. Especially on certain antibiotics - drinking can cause dangerous interactions with the drugs. I don't know if yours would have this kind of interaction, but for God's sake why even chance it? How long's your drug regimen? A week? Two? Surely you can go that long without drinking.
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...
Hello, Chantix (varenicline) and Zyban (bupropion) are the only two non-nicotine medications approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for smoking cessation; both are available in pill form and only by prescription. Chantix received FDA approval in 2006; Zyban was approved in 1997. These drugs can be effective tools, but users need to be aware of some potentially serious side effects. You can try that and they are very cheap in some pharmacy's.
i know its listed but i only seem to have recently got it and iam wondering if it is a sx of chantix, (note i only got this symptom when i STOPPED taking chantix) about two weeks after , i often have it most days i feel dizzy mildly for hours at a time but not so dizzy i fall over, also feel slightly car sick (when not driving) oddly i never feel dizzy when driving!
If you have been taking the combination together for a long time there is no risk of overdose. The problem with certain drugs is that they reduce the ability of the body to metabolize the drug, usually by oxidation but in some cases by reduction. This, initially the drug does not completely metabolize and has an extended half-life. This why it is dangerous to take grapefruit juice with certain medications. Follow me on this.
I smoked since I was 13 and quit when I was 34.I had tried stopping a few times before,and of course quit while pregnant.First off,you have to WANT to quit for YOU-not anyone else.I personally am a fan of Chantix.It's a pill from your doctor,taken for min. of 3 mos. (I did 5 to be on "safe side").It is specifically designed to block the nicotine receptors in your brain-the triggers that make you want to smoke.
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