Rls And Chantix

Chantix does work--But it would be nice if someone had told me the terrible side effects that can happen. Side effects that a person must live with for the rest of their lives. RLS is a terrible side effect that does NOT go away after you stop taking Chantix. It effects every moment of of your life waking and sleeping! I'm not saying no one should use Chantix but if I had known the serious side effects that can be life altering I don't think I would have taken that risk. It is my 3rd day with no sleep due to RLS. I lost my job of 20 years, because I can't function on 3-4 hours of sleep in 48 hours. I just think people need to know what they may be risking before they decide to start Chantix thats all.

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Be aware people - I am fairly young and all of a sudden I developed this terrible disease - RLS. I do not have iron deficiency, nor is it genetic. I have been searching and searching for why the he!! this thing that only affects 5-10 % of the population, has affected me all of a sudden & now that I've seen this post, I'm 99.9% sure that is why I've gotten it. It's the only thing out of the ordinary for me. Hindsight is 20/20 so of course I never would've taken Chantix had I known this was going to happen. It's not worth it!!! Now I have to live with this terrible creepy, crawly sensation all over my body and insomnia plus take another drug (and who knows what thats doing) for the rest of my life. Ironic part: After taking the Chantix, I did start back smoking for a year and only last week before seeing this post, I started back taking, guess what... Chantix. Since I already have the stupid disease, guess I might as well finish it now :( Hey maybe RLS will go away while I'm on it.

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While that can be a possible side effect of most medications, such side effects do not usual linger more than a month, or so, after stopping the given medication. The FDA lists other side effects as possibly including nausea, dizziness, dry mouth, and depression.

Are you on any other medications? Have you consulted a doctor?

Why are you so certain that it isn't genetic? What symptoms are you experiencing?

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