Do Chantix side effects include body fluid odor or bad breath?
Chantix can cause mouth dryness, which can definitely contribute to bad breath. This side effect can be made better by chewing gum or sucking on sugarless candies. Regarding the change in your body fluid odor, it makes sense that since the medication is drying, that your body fluids would become more concentrated, therefore changing their odor. If it is a big problem for you, I would call your health care provider and discuss it with them.
Chantix causing mouth dryness and bad breath is the least of the concerns taking this medication, especially someone that has any form of dementia. My husband has alz.s and while on this medication he had hallucinations and thought I was planning on separating from him among other things. He had fits of anger and personality changes, it was like I no longer new him anymore. He had quit smoking for three months and I just assumed his temper was from nicotine withdrawal or alz. symptoms. I had no idea he was taking this drug until I picked up his meds at the pharmacy and I was charged for it. I look into all our new meds on the internet and was shocked that his doctor had given him this drug, she either hadn,t read up on it or she figured the benefits gained from not smoking were worth the risk. I had him quit taking it because I couldn,t live with this non smoking person my husband had become. The pharmaceutical companies have absolutely no certainty of how these chemicals will affect the natural chemicals in the brain. The brain is still such a complex mystery that it is just educated guess work and the results of studies. This can be seen in the literature that accompanies any medication your given that that works on the brain. The list of side effects dealing with mental and emotional changes are listed last after the physical and in Canada usually include a heavily outlined box containing warnings about the risk of violent behavior and suicide. After my husband returned to his normal early onset Alzheimer self I found other people that had similar experiences and I wrote the Canadian government about them being approved for use when all the testing trials were still being studied and the frequency and serious nature of the side effects. I was surprised to receive a quick reply from the government with a stamped addressed envelope and form to list in detail any changes or incidents of concern I had during the time my husband took this drug. The reason I was surprised was because the government here rarely responds quickly to anything nor do they give you postage paid anything. Sorry for being long, I don,t usually take the time to comment unless it,s something I feel needs to be said.
