Teen age symptoms and conditions

My husband took Chantix before I tried it. He was a two pack a day smoker and honestly, I thought he would never give it up.

He had all the normal side effects at first. The nausea was the worst but he learned that eating first helped. Then of course there was the dreams but he could also live with that. All in all, he didn't really notice any change in himself at all. But there was a change and it hasn't changed back yet, and he has been off Chantix for over six months now.

At first, we thought it was just nicotine withdrawal that was making him so mean. But as the days turned to weeks, then weeks to months, it is obvious to his entire family that this medicine has caused a complete personality change in him. He is always so angry. We have been married for over twenty years, and it has just been in the past few months that he has actually been really mean to me. Not physically, just verbally. It seems that we argue about everything. I can never do anything to please him anymore. Everything that goes wrong is my fault. He is just basically an unhappy person now.

The worst part is how it effects our teen age children. They hate to go places that includes him. He is so quick to fly off the handle with them. He has embarrassed me by talking down to me in public and he has done the same to the kids. He would have never done that before. He used to really care if he hurt my feelings, but now, it is as if he doesn't care anymore. He agrees that he seems more agitated than normal, but says he just doesn't know what to do about it. It just has effected his whole personality and it seems that it is a permanent change, since he has been off Chanitx for more than six months now.

He says he hurts a lot now, his muscles and joints ache all the time. That is another side effect that I have found occurs with Chantix users. His memory and concentration is terrible now. He will swear he told us something or asked us to do something for him, when in truth, he has said nothing. He will begin to say something and stop in mid sentence, leaving us waiting to hear what he is saying. When we tell him that he did not finish his statement, he gets angry at us. We feel like we are in a no win situation when dealing with him, so we just walk on egg shells around him now. I want my husband back and my children want their father back.

Yes he is smoke free, but at what cost to him and his family? This drug should have never been allowed to be put on the market without further testing.

Luckily I only took it for three days. But during those three days, my vision got so blurry that I could not even see the TV, and could barely drive a car safely. I called Pfizer to ask about this and at first, thought they were really concerned about me. But then I realized they only wanted to document my side effect. After stopping the medicine, my vision cleared up. I then wrote to Pfizer and complained. I demanded they refund my money and they did, without any questions.

So to everyone who is taking this or considering taking this, please don't! Please stop now if you are taking it. It is a dangerous drug. Smoking is bad for us, we know that. But at least it is something we know. We don't know all the dangers of this drug yet. It is just not worth the risk.

! have been on yasmine for a little over a week and am only thankful I could recognize it's effect before it was too late.

I knew, as I drove to work going 70 miles an hour and thoughts of driving myself into the cement wall ahead were sounding appealing, that I was having severe depression. I had not felt depression that severe since my teen age years! I pulled over and cried for 20 minutes straight, then puked. I have missed work everyday this week due to extreme stomach cramping and nausea.

In the last 4 days my world has turned upside down. My poor 10 year old is probably ready to run-away and my partner is ready to tie me down and lock me up. I cannot even speak to either one of them without snapping, screaming and thinking they must be the stupidest people on earth. Worse is that as soon I unload on them, I am apologizing profusely becuase I don't really mean it. I am quite aware I am not myself, even more so they recognize it. It was almost comical at first, now I am just a wreck! I want to die and it is not like me in the least. I am a peaceful, soft-spoken person gone MAD!

The worst part of it for me is I have very few options besides this. My doc is requiring me to be on it because I take another med that if for some reason I got pregnant, it would cause such terrible birth defects that she refuses to risk it. I am thankful for her concern, but what do I do? My only other option is Ortho-Evra...has anyone here switched and preferred the patch?? I am most concerned for depressive side effects.

Lastly, if your thinking of going on Yasmine, only buy a one month supply and if you see these effects I recommend you try something different. REGARDLESS if they will fade. I almost committed suicide and I am one of the most cheerfull, happy, blessed people I know.

I have been on yasmine for a little over a week and am only thankful I could recognize it's effect before it was too late.

I knew, as I drove to work going 70 miles an hour and thoughts of driving myself into the cement wall ahead were sounding appealing, that I was having severe depression. I had not felt depression that severe since my teen age years! I pulled over and cried for 20 minutes straight, then puked. I have missed work everyday this week due to extreme stomach cramping and nausea.

In the last 4 days my world has turned upside down. My poor 10 year old is probably ready to run-away and my partner is ready to tie me down and lock me up. I cannot even speak to either one of them without snapping, screaming and thinking they must be the stupidest people on earth. Worse is that as soon as it comes out I am apologizing profusely. I am quite aware I am not myself, even more so they recognize it. It was almost comical at first, now I am just a wreck! I want to die and it is not like me in the least. I am a peaceful, soft-spoken person gone MAD!

The worst part of it for me is I have very few options besides this. My doc is requiring me to be on it because I take another med that if for some reason I got pregnant, it would cause such terrible birth defects that she refuses. I am thankful for her concern, but what do I do? My only other option is Ortho-Evra...has anyone here switched and preferred the patch thing?? I am most concerned for depressive side effects.

Lastly, if your thinking of going on Yasmine, only buy a one month supply and if you see these effects I recommend you try something different. REGARDLESS if they will fade. I almost committed suicide and I am one of the most cheerfull, happy, blessed people I know.