Woah! I was taking Chantix when I first felt the tingling in my hands that prompted me to see a neuro in the first place. My MRI showed 30+ lesions and I was diagnosed with MS about a month ago. Until right this moment, I would have recommended the drug to anyone and everyone because I was successful in quitting smoking. I never read in the literature that it could cause MS! Crazy stuff.

I took Chantix from 2/20 to 3/30. Haven't smoked since 3/16.

no side effects for me.

Tom

Maybe I'm missing something here (I do miss lots of stuff), but how can they say it can cause MS, when nobody knows what causes MS?

You aren't missing anything. I thought the very same thing until I read long insert with the info that comes with Chantix. It says in rare cases that it may cause MS! It was enough for me to know that I was not going to risk taking it!

I have heard from many people that it worked well for them and they stopped smoking. They didn't have any major health problems. My best friend has Lupus and she couldn't take it.

It is quite a statement from Pfizer since nobody knows what causes MS. I'm confused about it also but maybe they know something we don't know.