Smoking Cessation Drug Chantix May Carry Seizure and Alcohol Risk
Chantix Linked To Seizures. Pfizer's smoking cessation drug Chantix (varenicline) is linked to seizures, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned. Additionally, there are reports of some users becoming aggressive or blacking out while drinking alcohol with the drug. Reuters reports that the FDA approved a label update to … [Read more...]
VA Warned of Chantix Danger in 2007
Veterans Affairs Warned About Chantix Danger. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) was warned by its own doctors in 2007 that some veterans using the smoking cessation drug Chantix had experienced psychotic episodes and other bizarre behavior. Yet it wasn't until last month that the VA informed veterans using Chantix that the drug … [Read more...]
Florida Woman Blames Chantix for Husband’s Strange Trip
Smoking Cessation Drug Chantix Cause Neuropsychiatric Symptoms. Recently, a man and his daughter went missing for nearly two days. The wife and mother says that smoking cessation drug Chantix is to blame. Susan Marino says her husband, Michael, was taking Chantix to help him quit smoking. Michael—who was with their … [Read more...]