According to the FDA, a potential cause for patients developing depression and suicidal thoughts while using nicotine cessation drugs may be the fact that Chantix and Zyban do not contain nicotine, which causes users of these two drugs to go through symptoms of nicotine withdrawal, including depression, irritability, restlessness, anxiety and insomnia. A pair of studies has linked to Chantix to disturbing behavior. One study found an association with serious acts of violence. Some of the serious side effects of Chantix include: physical abuse, physical assault and homicide. Another that was published in the Annals of Pharmacotherapy cited links to violent and aggressive thoughts and acts, and also identified some of the common characteristics among people using the pill and their subsequent behavior.Chantix lawsuits regularly make headlines. The latest was filed earlier this month by the children of a Pittsburgh man who killed his wife and himself in 2009 while taking the pill. According to the complaint, Sean Wain, 34, had been using Chantix for up to two weeks before he began experiencing side effects that allegedly prompted him to kill his wife and himself. The murder-suicide left behind four children.
Pfizer has contended that “some reports may have been complicated by the symptoms of nicotine withdrawal in patients who stopped smoking, but not all patients with these symptoms had quit smoking.” Rappaport says that it remains unclear whether the adverse events are related to withdrawal symptoms. “We’re not yet absolutely sure it’s related to stopping the drug.” The FDA found evidence some Chantix patient’s experienced psychiatric problems even though they were still smoking. It would be wise for anyone experiencing the side effects of Chantix or who has been affected by someone who is or was taking Chantix to contact an experienced Chantix lawyer as soon as possible.
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