Studies Document Long History of Chantix Psychological Side Effects
By Andrea Gressman
Recently there were two additional medical journals that provided evidence of Chantix’s dangerous side effects over the past few years. These were added to the long list of Chantix studies that show that the drug is responsible for a series of very serious side effects that can lead to potentially dangerous and even fatal actions. These Chantix studies just continue to add fuel to the fire when it comes to the hundreds of Chantix lawsuits that have been filed.
PLoS One, a medical publisher, reported in January 2011 that these Chantix side effects are extremely dangerous. PLoS One found the danger came from the drug’s association with suicidal behavior and violence towards others. In fact, the medical journal found an association with 400 cases of Chantix violence (18 times more than would occur by chance), and more than 11,000 serious adverse side effects. Some reviewed the research and found Chantix is an effective weapon for the chronic smoker who incessantly tries to quit but can’t; however, that effectiveness comes at the cost of high aggression and suicide rates. Many have made a stance that this price is much too high and have called for the removal of Chantix from the market.
Similar to the PLoS One article, a March 2009 article in the Journal of American Medical Association (JAMA) found a link between Chantix and suicidal ideation as well as other negative behavior. The JAMA article cited the FDA analysis which found Chantix to be associated with suicidal thoughts and behavior, even among those patients who had no psychiatric history. The FDA found during the period of release (May 2006) and November 2007 there were 116 cases of suicidal ideation and 37 cases of suicidal behavior, more than half of which resulted in death. Half of that population had a known psychiatric history; the other half was evenly divided with either an unknown history or no history of psychiatric illness. Due to this high rate of Chantix side effects, there have been a number of Chantix lawsuits filed.
Ultimately, some in the medical community have determined the costs upon society (suicide and violence) far outweigh the benefit of the drug, particularly since there were other stop-smoking medicines readily available on the market that didn’t have these dangerous side effects.
On February 1, 2008, the FDA issued an alert about Chantix. The alert recounted an increasingly likelihood between using the drug and symptom changes in the patient that included agitation, depressed mood, suicidal ideation, and even attempted and completed suicide.
Updated November 23rd, 2012
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