Bipolar Disorder Support Group

The other day somebody else on here was talking about Chantix and major weight gain. It must be common because people agreed with the person posting.

Thanks. I didn't catch that post. Good to know.

Think there was something in the paper-that there is going to be a warning in the packet because there's been a lot of incidence of psychiatric disturbance or something. Didn't sound good.

I'm a hopeless chewer of tobacco. I know, I know. It's disgusting. But, I would gladly gain 10lbs if it meant I no longer needed nicotine.
Anyone know first or second hand of any adverse side effects?

I feel like it had good anti-depressant effects. But that could be coincidence. I don't know. At any rate, it's hard to tell with the mood cycles of bipolars. I think I'm feeling well because I'm free from a very bad relationship. I'm finally healed. I really think that's it. The med is a coincidence.

Saw on the TV that there are class action suits on it.

Not sure why. Suicide I think due to the anti-depressant in it

Yes, there has been increased incidences of suicide with the use of Chantix. My doctor was a big advocate for Chantix, he prescribed it to everyone. He will hardly prescribe it now and WILL NOT give it to me. It must be a big risk.

Yes, there is a class action suit against the makers of Chantix.

But, there is probably a class action suite against everything.

My doc gave me an RX but told me not to try now because of a lot of other stressors. He's right. I am sssooo stressed that I'd probbly forget to take the pill.

I've been a smoker for 20 plus years and last April I started Chantix to help me quit smoking and it did the trick I did stop smoking but went into a very dark deep depression. Though I have had problems with depression for about 2 yrs now and take Lexapro daily, I began to have sicucidal thoughts to the point of wondering what the best way to do it would be. I couldn't figure out what was wrong with me. I thought it was the nicitione withdrawal. I finally couldn't stand it anymore after about 3 months and started smoking again, which made me feel like a failure which worsen my depression. Finally I came off the Chantix and my moods stabilized in about a month. I'm now right back to smoking but feel like dying with cancer will be a better fate than killing myself. I just can't beat the cigarette habit. But I know from my personal experience not to try chantix anymore.

Forgot to say when on Chantix I lost weight.