Virginia Lee

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Chantix side effects sufferers - not cheerleaders

SORRY GUYS YOU LOSE! The score was 6-3!!! "Levine argued that Phenergan's labeling, though approved by the Food and Drug Administration, didn't provide proper warnings of the risk of administering the drug through a push IV injection instead of using an IV-drip. A Vermont jury awarded her $6.7 million in damages. The Vermont Supreme Court upheld the award, ruling that FDA drug regulations don't prevent a company from being sued under state law over drug labeling." http://money.cnn.c om/news/newsfeeds/ articles/djf500/20 0903041040DOWJONES DJONLINE000700_FOR TUNE5.htm Pfizer you should have WARNED us you KNEW! I know it and am not going to let you get away with poisoning me! That is assault and I am pissed!  (Mar 5, 2009 | post #6657)

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Chantix side effects sufferers - not cheerleaders

I hate drama! Even more so since chantix. I am out to get chantix removed from the market and wanted to do so before it killed too many people. Silly me never knew it could only be taken off the market untim it DID kill enough people. I spread the word that it is poison. It poisons some peoples brain against PFIZER. It snowed here and I did not read my mail so I did not know you didn't want me to congraultae you on you quit. By doing so, you now blame me for you getting mad and not quitting when you in fact did not quit on the date you told me. I am sorry I let the cat out of the bag. I sure hope you do quit smoking. I am not playing anything. I hate being the vitim of a poisoning myself. You are right however. It can be looked up too in the court records. I will not let some things go when I know I am right! That is called standing for what you believe in and what I believe in defines ME. Doing that is hard and it is not for whimps.  (Mar 5, 2009 | post #6656)

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Chantix side effects sufferers - not cheerleaders

Awe some people do not like to read the truth, LOL. Can't take what they dish out, poor cry babies, LMAO! Congrats on you second day Montana! You go with the flow, heheh. The third time is the charm and I am betting this time it'll stick.  (Mar 2, 2009 | post #6626)

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Chantix side effects sufferers - not cheerleaders

Deb proud smoker aka monkey. Was this some kind of joke? Did you already know the factor in the monkey eating the face off the friend story? http://houston.cra igslist.org/pol/10 39458496.html The chimp in the news was given XANAX in tea. Please keep taking yours, withdrawals from these types of meds DO cause harm to others. In this case everyone looses, well except the doctors and pharma they are making money hand over fist and have been using animals for testing their trade for years. I understand you also work in a pharmacy. Go push your drugs and attitude elsewhere! Psst, that was a rhetorical question.  (Feb 28, 2009 | post #6609)

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CHANTIX - PROBLEMS AFTER QUITTING OR WEANING

Well put Don and I am glad you were lucky. I have spoken to others who were not so lucky that did end up in jail or like me the "nuthouse " as you so delicately put it. I am sorry I didn't SCARE you from even ingesting the poison chantix. You issues are most likely the result of the way both chantix and cytisine work on a body. There is little known history about varenicline but tons on nicotine and a good deal on cytisine. Both of these poisons dilate blood vessels. The receptors chantix "selectively targets" (snide laugh, yeah right you idiots at Pfizer) are located in every part of your CNS and are linked to conective tissues. You will need to retrain your brain ina new way now Don. "No pain no gain" tempered with "don't over do it". Only you will be able to determine the best balance to fit your style of life. "Work it cuz it's worth it," is a good one too. Last thing be careful with any prescription drugs you take and take the listed side effects more seriusly from now on. I sure do. Those side effects are not listed because they were imagined symptoms from those who took a placebo so the "placebo effect" has already been ruled out. "The use of placebos puts doctors and researchers in ethical dilemmas in regard to their honesty with patients when using sham and inert control treatments in clinical research trials." http://en.wikipedi a.org/wiki/Placebo  (Feb 28, 2009 | post #5794)

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Pancreatitis and chantix

Ron, I am sorry to say this but you will have a hard time finding a lawyer. Not many are taking cases for the medical side of the health problems chantix use resulted in with most of the 165 listed side effects. The one they are taking is suicide and only then if it is a well documented case with NO prior history. You are not alone but getting others who will openly admit to their real health issues they think "might" be related to chantix is difficult. That is why only about 1 - 10% of adverse reactions to medications are properly documented by reporting. I am sorry to know you are still having issues.  (Feb 28, 2009 | post #24)

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Chantix side effects sufferers - not cheerleaders

Did you forget this post Stevo? I did not. Your intent was clearly not one of love or understanding. I can think of several retorts to make back but I chose to make an educated response to your snide little question. I detest people who will try to use religion to force social acceptance of "their" belief. That is mental rape and you do not have the tool to complete the task. If Jesus was so narrow minded in his views there would not BE a chrisitian bible.  (Feb 28, 2009 | post #6608)

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Chantix side effects sufferers - not cheerleaders

In 1993, Cisapride was approved although there was some evidence to support prolonged QT interval in the heart. The FDA had cases on file but failed to consult its own experts. The ramifications were not well understood. In 1992, Health Canada had identified similar problems. One of the scientists interviewed said that there was "gold standard" evidence to show that the drug caused the problems. The FDA said that the benefits to thousands of people could not be delayed because of ten cardiac deaths. They further said that there was no evidence that Cisapride caused the deaths but only that it was possible that Cisapride was the cause. Mr. Young states that this drug is routinely prescribed for non-life threatening illnesses, and his daughter's death was predictable and preventable. In the court case results which are shown to end the video, Janssen, the Drug Company, and Health Canada communicated their information about the drug to each other prior to a report aired on the television show Market Place, four months before Vanessa's death. Terence Young says that, if he had seen the program, his daughter would still be alive. Another concern that is mentioned is drug and food interaction. Scientists discovered that Cisapride interacts negatively with grapefruit. It took the company five years to issue the warning to doctors. Another problem is in the "Dear Doctor" letters which are sent out by the drug companies. Many doctors fail to read the information completely or to take action on the information and rely on drug representatives for their information. Doctors also prescribe the drug "off label." In this way, drugs approved for adult use are given to infants with sometimes disastrous results. With Cisapride, four letters were sent over a five year period, but doctors were still prescribing the drug for babies that were spitting up. Because of industry regulation, the FDA cannot go public with warnings. Dr. Billy Bourke said that Cisapride was not effective for use in babies, and that effective is different than safe. If it is not effective it should not be used. The video shows examples of the high pressure and marketing techniques that the drug companies use to promote the drugs such as dinners, shows, and free samples. The publication information shows a bias to positive results. The National Film Board combines pictures, interviews, case studies, lawyers, etc. to produce a powerful video. They not only identify what they see as the problem but offer some solutions. France has people trained to monitor new drugs and look for problems rather than wait for problems to perhaps be diagnosed. The video ends with the conclusion of the Vanessa Young case wherein the jury had a number of recommendations which the lawyer for the drug company said would be considered. Janssen declined to comment over the three months of the taping of the video. The video is interesting and easy to watch for the general public with a non-medical background. There are a good variety of locations and presentations so that the flow of information is coherent and "watchable. " Although there is a pre-determined bias, the material is presented in a fair way which brings out a variety of sides to each issue. The purpose is not on blaming but on finding a safe solution for society. Language and content are very appropriate to the audience. This video is suitable for high school students and would be a good addition to courses such as Law, Ethics, and Social Sciences or any course dealing with controversial issues. It would also be useful for adults interested in the subject and the general public's concern about problems of prescription drugs. by Deborah Mervold  (Feb 26, 2009 | post #6605)

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Chantix side effects sufferers - not cheerleaders

Drug Deals is a powerful documentary about the approval and withdrawal of prescription drugs. It cites a number of specific cases with doctors, journalists, parents, and drug approval agencies giving opinions and facts regarding this important topic. A major problem illustrated in the video is the lack of a separate watchdog organization similar to the Aviation Board which is separate from the airline industry and the airplane producers. The video begins with the sirens of an ambulance. A 15-year-old girl is rushed to the hospital with cardiac arrest. Her father, Terence Young, talks about his daughter's bulima and her prescription for Propulsid, a brand name for Cisapride, taken for bloating after meals. The video continues with a shot of a cemetery and a child's head stone. Mr. Young states that a paramedic said, "They prescribe this stuff like water." There are shots of articles both in Canadian and American newspapers about cases in which patients have died with suspected drug interactions or causes. Drugs, such as Thalidomide in the 1960's, were prescribed for morning sickness in pregnant women who did not realize the devastating consequences the drug would have on their unborn children. People believe that the drug industry is reliable, and yet the drug industry has a financial need to market drugs faster. With AIDS and other health conditions, drug companies have changed from a review time of 1100-1200 days in 1990 to 350 days in 2001. Health Canada is under increasing pressure from the industry to speed up the approval time. In 1992 in the United States, user fees were introduced for drugs used in serious diseases. Half of the profit went to regulators of the drug. The video supports the idea that this is a major conflict of interest. The FDA and the drug industry have often been adversarial in the past, but, in the speeding up of the approval system, the industry becomes the client. Another example given is the drug Rezulin prescribed for Type 2 Diabetes. The fast track for approval was one year instead of three, and now there are 300 deaths suspected to be connected to its use. The video also comments on the difficulty of tracking deaths in drug interaction cases. Often the death is identified as an overdose or unrelated cause. Mr. Willman, a reporter from Los Angeles, was investigating Rezulin and is interviewed for the documentary. He had discovered that one of the scientists had reservations about the clinical tests with Rezulin, but, although the manufacturer had ordered larger trials which would take three months to analyze, the company didn't want to wait and the FDA agreed. The drug was found to have a lethal toxicity.  (Feb 26, 2009 | post #6604)

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Chantix side effects sufferers - not cheerleaders

Buckeye???  (Feb 26, 2009 | post #6603)