Comments on: Looks Like You Picked The Wrong Week To Stop Smoking! http://www.briankaneonline.com/2010/02/19/looks-like-you-picked-the-wrong-week-to-stop-smoking/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:09:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Brian http://www.briankaneonline.com/2010/02/19/looks-like-you-picked-the-wrong-week-to-stop-smoking/comment-page-1/#comment-8600 Brian Fri, 19 Feb 2010 19:12:25 +0000 http://www.briankaneonline.com/?p=3065#comment-8600 Oh yes, I'm sure that there are people who have been helped by Chantix or one of the other meds prescribed for people who want to quit smoking. It's that the range of side effects from them is not only large but includes so many potentially dangerous ones, and that suicidal ideation/action is prevalent enough to warrant an official warning, that ought to give one pause. Combine that with the tendency of the pharmaceutical companies to drum up somewhat bogus off-label uses for their drugs and/or developing drugs without any clear clinical necessity just to see if they can market them in some way, and it creates a situation where consumers need to consider the whys and wherefores of their medications very seriously. Being enticed by flashy ads that soft-pedal the risks and/or overstate the beneficial uses seems quite risky. Oh yes, I’m sure that there are people who have been helped by Chantix or one of the other meds prescribed for people who want to quit smoking. It’s that the range of side effects from them is not only large but includes so many potentially dangerous ones, and that suicidal ideation/action is prevalent enough to warrant an official warning, that ought to give one pause. Combine that with the tendency of the pharmaceutical companies to drum up somewhat bogus off-label uses for their drugs and/or developing drugs without any clear clinical necessity just to see if they can market them in some way, and it creates a situation where consumers need to consider the whys and wherefores of their medications very seriously. Being enticed by flashy ads that soft-pedal the risks and/or overstate the beneficial uses seems quite risky.

]]> By: Everett http://www.briankaneonline.com/2010/02/19/looks-like-you-picked-the-wrong-week-to-stop-smoking/comment-page-1/#comment-8599 Everett Fri, 19 Feb 2010 16:55:33 +0000 http://www.briankaneonline.com/?p=3065#comment-8599 I'm sure Chantix has helped a lot of people quit smoking and live happier, healthier, longer lives. The thing is they just need to be honest about the potential side effects so people can know what to look out for. People who take this drug to stop smoking should inform their family members and those closest to them of the potential mental side effects and ask them to keep an eye out for any unusual behavior. The vast majority of people who take Chantix would be fine, but a company should not hide information about potential side effects from the few who are at risk. Great post. I love the graphic. E. I’m sure Chantix has helped a lot of people quit smoking and live happier, healthier, longer lives. The thing is they just need to be honest about the potential side effects so people can know what to look out for. People who take this drug to stop smoking should inform their family members and those closest to them of the potential mental side effects and ask them to keep an eye out for any unusual behavior. The vast majority of people who take Chantix would be fine, but a company should not hide information about potential side effects from the few who are at risk.

Great post. I love the graphic.

E.

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