Comments on: Chantix, Zyban Get Black Box on Mental Health Issues http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/7611 Let The Truth Be Told Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:39:10 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Terri http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/7611/comment-page-1#comment-8528 Terri Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:06:47 +0000 http://www.newsinferno.com/?p=7611#comment-8528 'm a 55 yr. old wife (35 yrs.) and proud na na of 6! Love my job (22 yrs.), play in Sunday afternoon softball league w/my sisters, love long walks, dinner monthly w/grade school buddies, etc. In other words, everything to live for! filled two Chantix scripts between Oct. 2006 and Oct. 2007. (wanted to kick 3 - 6 cigs per day habit). Followed directions to a "T." As promised, I quit smoking because it no longer satisfied me! Jan. '08 - - taken by ambulance in middle of nite w/heart attack symptoms, horrible headache, severe stomach spasms and fever of 104. Put on oxygen, morphine and antibiotic IV. Stayed a week. Written off as "possible virus." May '08 - - had GREAT day at work! Daughter called when I got home and said, "I've been elected to tell you, you've changed, mom..." Thought, hmmmm...ok, well, I don't have to put up w/this...hey, it's a good nite to die! My job is done here! Wasn't mad, sad, glad,...NOTHING...I felt like all I wanted to do was leave. I've paid my dues and I'm tired! Took long drive to rural area. Along the way, purchased 3 bottles of sleeping pills and little diabetic mini-razors (I didn't even know they MADE such things)...much less understand why I even BOUGHT such a thing..but, I did. Sang w/radio on way to final destination. Found a quiet, used car parking lot and parked on an angle to blend in. Wrote extremely short note...downed over 240 pills and bloody razors were found all over parking lot and inside car next day. My keys were in front of my car, so apparently I walked around outside during the nite. Woke up 6 days later in ICU surrounded by family. Last rites had been given. I woke up when being removed from respirator/ventilator. I could hear doctors telling my family that if I lived, I would probably be brain dead, need diapers, long-term, institutionalized care, liver transplant, etc... Thought, certainly they can't be talking about ME! My grandson, Joey has a teeball game Saturday. I don't have time for this!!! Spent time in psyche unit. Babysitting privileges were taken away. Was ostracized by those closest to me. They couldn't believe I was capable of doing something this crazy! Well, hey, neither could I!! Learned months later about side effects of Chantix. I pray for my day of vindication. I really, really, do... ‘m a 55 yr. old wife (35 yrs.) and proud na na of 6! Love my job (22 yrs.), play in Sunday afternoon softball league w/my sisters, love long walks, dinner monthly w/grade school buddies, etc. In other words, everything to live for!

filled two Chantix scripts between Oct. 2006 and Oct. 2007. (wanted to kick 3 – 6 cigs per day habit). Followed directions to a “T.” As promised, I quit smoking because it no longer satisfied me!

Jan. ‘08 – - taken by ambulance in middle of nite w/heart attack symptoms, horrible headache, severe stomach spasms and fever of 104. Put on oxygen, morphine and antibiotic IV. Stayed a week. Written off as “possible virus.”

May ‘08 – - had GREAT day at work! Daughter called when I got home and said, “I’ve been elected to tell you, you’ve changed, mom…”

Thought, hmmmm…ok, well, I don’t have to put up w/this…hey, it’s a good nite to die! My job is done here! Wasn’t mad, sad, glad,…NOTHING…I felt like all I wanted to do was leave. I’ve paid my dues and I’m tired!

Took long drive to rural area. Along the way, purchased 3 bottles of sleeping pills and little diabetic mini-razors (I didn’t even know they MADE such things)…much less understand why I even BOUGHT such a thing..but, I did. Sang w/radio on way to final destination. Found a quiet, used car parking lot and parked on an angle to blend in.

Wrote extremely short note…downed over 240 pills and bloody razors were found all over parking lot and inside car next day. My keys were in front of my car, so apparently I walked around outside during the nite.

Woke up 6 days later in ICU surrounded by family. Last rites had been given. I woke up when being removed from respirator/ventilator. I could hear doctors telling my family that if I lived, I would probably be brain dead, need diapers, long-term, institutionalized care, liver transplant, etc…

Thought, certainly they can’t be talking about ME! My grandson, Joey has a teeball game Saturday. I don’t have time for this!!!

Spent time in psyche unit. Babysitting privileges were taken away. Was ostracized by those closest to me. They couldn’t believe I was capable of doing something this crazy! Well, hey, neither could I!!

Learned months later about side effects of Chantix. I pray for my day of vindication. I really, really, do…

]]> By: Roy R Porter Jr http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/7611/comment-page-1#comment-8477 Roy R Porter Jr Wed, 11 Nov 2009 20:26:15 +0000 http://www.newsinferno.com/?p=7611#comment-8477 I have been struggling since 1999 when I was first prescribed Zyban by the Military. It is widely used and the side effects are not new. I was prescribed Zyban a few different times since 1999 and finally had a severe reaction in Jan 2009 when I began researching it myself. I followed all instructions, including NO alcohol. It has been an extremely frustrating battle since my Security Clearance is in Jeopardy since the Doctors DID not follow FDA guidelines when syptoms arose but instead kept me on Zyban and diagnosed me with behavior disorders. Now after recovering, I have fight to rebuild my civilian career and my Military Career seems forever destroyed due to Doctors not following FDA guidelines FIRST. IT IS THEIR JOB to know what the FDA says about ANY medications they administer or monitor. It is why we have to pay them so much and they have to be Government Certified I have been struggling since 1999 when I was first prescribed Zyban by the Military. It is widely used and the side effects are not new. I was prescribed Zyban a few different times since 1999 and finally had a severe reaction in Jan 2009 when I began researching it myself. I followed all instructions, including NO alcohol. It has been an extremely frustrating battle since my Security Clearance is in Jeopardy since the Doctors DID not follow FDA guidelines when syptoms arose but instead kept me on Zyban and diagnosed me with behavior disorders. Now after recovering, I have fight to rebuild my civilian career and my Military Career seems forever destroyed due to Doctors not following FDA guidelines FIRST. IT IS THEIR JOB to know what the FDA says about ANY medications they administer or monitor. It is why we have to pay them so much and they have to be Government Certified

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