Over the last few years we have received hundreds of comments about the stop-smoking drug Chantix. Many people complained about serious side effects including vivid dreams or nightmares, nausea, dizziness, headaches, indigestion, irritability, depression and suicidal thoughts.
Others, however, were pleased that they were able to stop smoking. Some had almost given up on the idea of quitting until Chantix took away their cravings.
We decided to start a survey to discover how people responded to this drug. Although our survey is not scientific, it has produced some interesting initial results. We want to share them with you and invite anyone who has taken Chantix to add their responses to the survey. The more people who participate, the better our collective understanding.
Here are the questions and answers:
How helpful was Chantix for quitting smoking?
52.5% found it very helpful
9.5% found it somewhat helpful
19% found it not very helpful
19% said it didn’t work
54.5% said they experienced serious side effects while taking Chantix.
42.9% said they had to stop taking Chantix because of side effects.
59.1% said they would recommend Chantix to another smoker and 40.9% said they would not recommend this drug.
Some of the side effects listed included: “couldn’t sleep,” “nausea and crazy dream,” “vivid wild dreams, not bad ones though,” “severe chest pain, shortness of breath and stomach spasms,” “mind blowing headaches,” “serious suicide attempt.”
If you would like to read more about Chantix for quitting smoking and find out about how to take the survey please click here.
