Chantix Side Effects: The Carter Albrecht Effect

There is quit a bit of speculation that the side effects of the ant-smoking drug Chantix might have been responsible for ending Carter Albrechts life. Carter Albrecht, a prominent Dallas musician died a violent death earlier this month. In the week leading up to the tragedy, Albrecht had been reportedly suffering from vivid, hallucinatory dreams; a Chantix side effect. Albrecht, a member of rock group Edie Brickell and the New Bohemians, was on the verge of promising solo music career. He had started taking Chantix a week before he died. The drug Chantix, approved by the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) just last year, is meant to assist people who want to stop smoking. Albrecht was reportedly desperate to quit, as a doctor had told him smoking would damage his singing voice. According to the Dallas Morning News, Albrecht began complaining of vivid dreams as soon as he started using Chantix. While the Chantix labels list changes in dreaming as a possible side effect of the drug, Albrechts girlfriend told the newspaper that what happened to him went far beyond that. She said Albrecht would awaken in the middle of the night, not sure that what he had experienced was real or a dream. One evening, after Albrecht had a few cocktails, he started lashing out violently towards his girlfriend something she said had never occurred before. Albrechts girlfriend told the Morning News that he seemed confused and terrified, and looked at her as though he did not recognize her. Somehow …
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