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Are Dreams On Chantix A Little Too Vivid?

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Q. Has anyone else wet the bed while taking Chantix? I had a very vivid dream that I had gotten out of bed, gone into the bathroom, sat down and urinated. Then I woke up and discovered that I had wet the bed.

I knew to expect nausea and weird dreams when I started taking the drug a month ago. Starting the second week, my anxiety and mood swings have gotten bad. The bed-wetting was the last straw. I stopped taking Chantix entirely. I’m not happy about that, because I really want to quit smoking.


A. We could find no scientific reports of bedwetting linked to Chantix. This stop-smoking drug does cause vivid dreams and nightmares, which may contribute to this problem. Anyone who has experienced such a side effect can report it to www.peoplespharmacy.com or to the FDA at www.fda.gov/medwatch/.

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I have been on Chantix for a few months now, I have had some strange dreams but nothing bad. I am so glad that I got chantix and it takes a few weeks to get use to it but after a few weeks no side effects and I am so happy. Best Thing I ever did :0)

Iam on Chantix this is my second week i dont have bad dreams just still have the urge 2 smoke

I did have the sitting-on-the-toilet dream and wet the bed one time. Mostly, though, my Chantix dreams were very entertaining and fun.

I've had some weird weird vivid dreams and wake up during the night quite a bit but it is SO worth it and a small price to pay to me for quitting smoking. I have NOT had the urge to smoke since I quit entirely 4 days ago.

This is so bizarre! I wet the bed this morning after being on the drug for three weeks. I woke up thinking my 3 year old had climbed in bed and had an accident, only after realizing he wasn't their did I realize that I had in fact wet the bed at 25. I can handle all the other S.E. of this drug, waking my husband up at 4am so I could change the sheets was horrible. I feel miserable now and was afraid I was the only one this had happened to. Thank you all for sharing your stories!

I've been able to quit smoking completely about halfway thru my second week on Chantix... I just had my first dream tonight. I was served a Death Warrant from a Demon in my dream and when he handed me the paper there was a huge splash of blood. But this coming from my mind may be normal. lol... so I really didn't consider it a nightmare because it wasn't scary.

I totally wet the bed last night on Chantix. I had a dream I was urinating and woke up too late to find out that it wasn't just a dream! I also have been experiencing nausea but I guess a wet mattress and a stomach ache are worth being a non smoker.

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