Has it gotten better yet. Are you still together?
I am suffering greatly and so is my husband and adult children on my journey to get off Chantix. Sadness, anger, feeling invisible,manic moments and thoughts of suicide. Lucky my husband has committed to help do a slow wean off this horrible medication. Normally an upbeat gal but this stuff has dealt me a low blow.
Are you still feeling dizzy? I quite Chantix 4 months ago and 4 days after it I started to get dizzy, and it has not gone away every since. I feel it every day and it has impacted my life greatly, I am learning to live with it but I am praying for a day without the dizziness.
Side effects did not start for me until well into the 2nd month of Chantix
I stopped taking it because of the nausea, insomnia, bad taste in my mouth, spontaneous gum bleeding, painful joints and backache. I followed the directions. I ate cereal beforehand, had a bagel, yogurt, drank a lot of water, everything I could think of, nothing helped. It's been over three weeks since I've had a cigarette. Almost 5 weeks on Chantix. There's no way I could do another 7 weeks of this!!!
I'm done smoking. Watching my mom die due to complications from smoking a year ago was enough for me.
I'm done smoking. Watching my mom die due to complications from smoking a year ago was enough for me.
I smoked for over 40 years had tried all the methods over the years and nothing came close to working for me. Chantix did work and coming up on 3 months without a smoke. I do however worn people of its mind altering side affects. Depression, insomnia, hallucinations, after the pills a week of like the stomach flue but not a single craving for a cigarette. I can hang out with my friends that smoke and nothing well they smoke. God only knows what this drug had to do in my head to pull it off but for me it was the trick. I tell my friends it's like drinking or doing any other drug don't freak out if you get stoned.
I was using Champix (Chantix) until two months ago to quit smoking... I have never had any mental issues that I was aware of prior to taking Champix -its one of the questions you are asked before it is prescribed- I quit smoking at day 13 of Champix, at this point I was nauseous constantly and had a weird metallic taste in my mouth, it was bearable. Skip forward to week 5 of Champix.. Still not smoking, metallic taste gone. Instead I was suffering palpitations, I had horrific mood swings (I'm usually fairly mellow), I had raised blood-pressure (from 100/60 - 130/80), I had panic attacks in vehicles and general anxiety my G.P told me to stop taking the pills.. Two months later I'm still dealing with these issues.. How long will they last?
I'm in the same boat. I never had depression till after a few months taking chantix. My anxiety went through the roof and I only took it for two weeks. I noticed a change in me when taking it that why I stopped. I had a panic attack and seven weeks later I'm still fighting this.
I was on Chantix last November and it did help me. I managed to stay smoke free for 2 months and with just minor side effects. However, I decided to give Chantix another try. I’ve been on the medication for 9 days now and I’ve been feeling very bad. Im feeling like I am not myself anymore, like im not there when there is people around me. it’s difficult to concentrate, skipped heart beats, weird dreams plus other stuff. I had the last cigarette about 4 days ago so it does work. I just have a constant feeling that something is wrong with me and haven’t feel pleasure on doing the things I like since I started the med. My wife told me to stop taking it but I really want to quit smoking since Im having heart issues.
Did you ever get better? I took Chantix for 2-3 weeks and stopped and all week I have been dizzy and for weeks I have been very irritated.
Stop taking it immediately before you start suffering with worse effects like the rest of us.
You're bashing before trying Chantix??
do you still suffer from anxiety and panic attacks after quitting chantix? I quit chantix in May after being on it for 1.5 years. I am having the same side effects as you mentioned. I was wondering is there hope?
OMG...I'm in your spot and still looking for help!
i have had consistant problems feeling moody and gloomy and basically unhappy since starting the drug and especially consistant since stopping the drug. its been two months id say and am about to see a dr. about it but i cant imagine my primary dr. will get to the bottom of it