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<blockquote data-quote="catherinecherub" data-source="post: 60925"><p>Funny or tragic story, (depends how you view it) about a friend who took Champix.</p><p></p><p>This guy, in his thirties , with no prior mental health problems, had a bad reaction to Champix. He had a steady job, a nice house, no money worries and was soon to get married. He decided to give up smoking and opted for Champix.</p><p></p><p>He sailed along effortlessly for about two weeks and was beginning to think that this therapy would work. His behaviour began to change and although he was not aware of it his nearest and dearest were. He resigned from his job because he said he had too much to do.</p><p></p><p>He started to buy things that he neither needed or wanted, five pairs of sunglasses, clothes that would have looked better on a drag queen, a new bike, (he already had two), a return ticket to Australia for dates that he could not commit to. He put deposits down on various new cars. He was not able to sleep and could not understand why nobody else could keep up with him as his energy was boundless. He kept saying that now he was not smoking he felt 14 again. He was so busy doing the most outlandish things that he had little time to eat and was seen eating food from tins as he ran along the local roads. The crunch came when his neighbours heard noises coming from outside his house at 3 o'clock in the morning. They investigated and found he was on a ladder wearing only his underpants and with a torch resembling a miner's lamp strapped to his head. He was painting the outside of the house with pillarbox red gloss paint, singing loudly and the paint was going everywhere. When they tried to coax him down he became abusive and threatened to sort them out. This man was normally a gentle, caring individual.</p><p>The police were called and the psychiatric team assessed him and he was admitted to a local hospital. The psychiatrist was of the opinion that the Champix had altered his mood and he was weaned off it. He then went into depression for about a month and then returned to his normal self.</p><p>No one can say for sure that it was the Champix and whether this would have happened without it. It certainly gave his G.P. a wake up call and there are now strict guidelines for prescribing this drug.</p><p>One year on and he has made a full recovery and his biggest wish is that he had never touched Champix. He is back to the lovely man that he was before and everyone he knows is so relieved.</p><p></p><p>Catherine.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="catherinecherub, post: 60925"] Funny or tragic story, (depends how you view it) about a friend who took Champix. This guy, in his thirties , with no prior mental health problems, had a bad reaction to Champix. He had a steady job, a nice house, no money worries and was soon to get married. He decided to give up smoking and opted for Champix. He sailed along effortlessly for about two weeks and was beginning to think that this therapy would work. His behaviour began to change and although he was not aware of it his nearest and dearest were. He resigned from his job because he said he had too much to do. He started to buy things that he neither needed or wanted, five pairs of sunglasses, clothes that would have looked better on a drag queen, a new bike, (he already had two), a return ticket to Australia for dates that he could not commit to. He put deposits down on various new cars. He was not able to sleep and could not understand why nobody else could keep up with him as his energy was boundless. He kept saying that now he was not smoking he felt 14 again. He was so busy doing the most outlandish things that he had little time to eat and was seen eating food from tins as he ran along the local roads. The crunch came when his neighbours heard noises coming from outside his house at 3 o'clock in the morning. They investigated and found he was on a ladder wearing only his underpants and with a torch resembling a miner's lamp strapped to his head. He was painting the outside of the house with pillarbox red gloss paint, singing loudly and the paint was going everywhere. When they tried to coax him down he became abusive and threatened to sort them out. This man was normally a gentle, caring individual. The police were called and the psychiatric team assessed him and he was admitted to a local hospital. The psychiatrist was of the opinion that the Champix had altered his mood and he was weaned off it. He then went into depression for about a month and then returned to his normal self. No one can say for sure that it was the Champix and whether this would have happened without it. It certainly gave his G.P. a wake up call and there are now strict guidelines for prescribing this drug. One year on and he has made a full recovery and his biggest wish is that he had never touched Champix. He is back to the lovely man that he was before and everyone he knows is so relieved. Catherine. [/QUOTE]
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