Advertising Trickery In Commercials On Medicine

[SlowwHand]

Some singer here in Dallas went ape**** from taking that stuff and the police had to shoot him.
Hold on, let me look for this online. BRB. Yeah, here it is.

Chantix Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed by Family of Dallas Musician


September 2nd, 2009 • Filed Under: News • One Comment

Full article: http://www.aboutlawsuits.com/chantix...musician-5763/




And another reference. Same family.

Family of Texas Musician Who Died On Stop-Smoking Drug Chantix Sues Maker

http://www.attorneyatlaw.com/2009/09/family-of-texas-musician-who-died-on-stop-smoking-drug-chantix-sues-maker/

[Berzerker]

ouch! I heard of some of the side effects and thats why I stopped taking it once I figured I could get by w/o it. I think Rah said he took it 3 months and quit even though it was supposed to be a 6 month treatment. Now I'm worried the stuff may effect me long after using it.

[SlowwHand]

I don't know for sure, but I'm thinking he was actively taking it, and I don't know for how long. It is something to be aware of at least.




Now this is really weird. I just checked my mostly junk email account at Yahoo. This message arrived early this morning, (Tuesday, September 8, 2009 6:26 AM)

Chantix Smoking Cessation Pills

In May of 2006, Pfizer received approval from the FDA to release a drug called Chantix, which was designed to chemically ‘trick’
the nicotine receptor cells in the brain to think that it was getting its ‘fix’ when in fact it was receiving a medication designed to prevent
nicotine from binding with those same cells in the future. People who took Chantix were supposed to get the same temporary feeling
of pleasure that they got from ingesting nicotine.

Find out more facts: http://www.dgjunbiao.com/chantixll/

[rah]

Take a few million people and have them quite smoking, and regardless what they used to stop there are going to be a few suicidal or wack jobs. Consider that quiting has always been associated with people getting a bit mean and irritable.

Chantix may have had some effect there (yes the nightmares finally caused me to quit taking it), but I doubt I could have quit my 40 year habit without it. (16 months and counting) I have stopped having any of the side effects that were discussed.

[Wezil]

Take a few million people and have them quite smoking, and regardless what they used to stop there are going to be a few suicidal or wack jobs. Consider that quiting has always been associated with people getting a bit mean and irritable.

I was thinking the same. Deprive me of smokes for any length of time and I'll become homicidal.

[rah]

While I don't want to diminish any of the pain from some families, when I read about the suicides I had to wonder what the true cause could have been. Obviously on all the web sites it was advantageous for them to try to connect it to the drug so they would have someone to sue.

[ricketyclik]

... quit my 40 year habit without it. (16 months and counting)

11 months for me after 25 years of smoking.