http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/1862 Let The Truth Be Told Thu, 18 Mar 2010 19:31:01 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/1862/comment-page-1#comment-9090 v watson Sat, 05 Dec 2009 03:23:00 +0000 http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/1862#comment-9090 I don't know where this comment will end up, but i am thaqnkful for this article. My husband, who has been horribly addicted to cigarettes since he was 13, began taking chantix about a month ago with seemingly miraculous results. All of the gut-wrenching cravings never happened and it seemed like a miracle. He has always been a habitual drinker as well, consuming 4-6 drinks of scotch per night and handled this pretty well--- until he began the Chantix. Now, he does this bizaar mental switch, usually no later than 8:30 at night, where he goes from being engaged in a perfecdtly lucid and sane conversation, to pure gibberish, combining words in the wrong order and in no way making sense, all the while getting more irritated if I tell him that I do not understand what he is trying to say. I deal with this by walking out of the room and he usually crashes for an hour or so-- then comes to and makes his way to bed. In the morning, he has no memory of any of this and when I speak to him if it, he acts as if everything is fine.This behavior is totally freaking me out. Reading about Mr. Albrecht's case is the first verification of similar behavior to my husband's I could find. I have read and re-read the contraindications on the drug info sheet and it does not mention this behavior as any possibe side effect.I think it is a serious problem and something needs to be done about this and fast. I don’t know where this comment will end up, but i am thaqnkful for this article. My husband, who has been horribly addicted to cigarettes since he was 13, began taking chantix about a month ago with seemingly miraculous results. All of the gut-wrenching cravings never happened and it seemed like a miracle. He has always been a habitual drinker as well, consuming 4-6 drinks of scotch per night and handled this pretty well— until he began the Chantix. Now, he does this bizaar mental switch, usually no later than 8:30 at night, where he goes from being engaged in a perfecdtly lucid and sane conversation, to pure gibberish, combining words in the wrong order and in no way making sense, all the while getting more irritated if I tell him that I do not understand what he is trying to say. I deal with this by walking out of the room and he usually crashes for an hour or so– then comes to and makes his way to bed. In the morning, he has no memory of any of this and when I speak to him if it, he acts as if everything is fine.This behavior is totally freaking me out. Reading about Mr. Albrecht’s case is the first verification of similar behavior to my husband’s I could find. I have read and re-read the contraindications on the drug info sheet and it does not mention this behavior as any possibe side effect.I think it is a serious problem and something needs to be done about this and fast.

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