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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ZYBAN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | to stop smoking | no side effects | after many attempts to stop smoking with other methods, zyban worked for me by reducing the cravings for a cigarette | M | 41 | 3 months | 6/2/2001 | 5 | To stop smoking | Insomnia, dry mouth, the occasional headache. | This is a great product. I smoked for 19 years. I started taking Zyban and I stopped smoking on Day 8. I have not looked back and have no desire to smoke at all. The first few days were the toughest - all I thought about were cigarettes due to the habit I'd formed for 19 years. The occasional craving is there, but I remind myself that I'm no longer an addict and no longer need to smoke. They go away rather quickly. | M | 37 | 21 days 150mg 2X day | 2/10/2010 | 5 | stop smoking | slight insomnia | would highly reccomend to any one as long as your not half crazy or week minded to start with,worked well for me,havent smoked for 8 weeks now,no bad reactions just a bit of insomnia,giving up and staying off them was made a breeze with this drug. | M | 29 | 4 weeks 1 1X day | 7/19/2010 | 5 | To quit smoking | Initially the dose was 1 x 150mg for 3 days then 1 twice a day 8 hours apart... In the first few days I felt weird. The third day, I was down, depressed about the smallest things. However, yesterday and today the 6th and 7th day I feel great. I stopped smoking yesterday (6th day) and after smoking for 20 years, this is the best thing!!! DON'T DRINK WITH ZYBAN!!! | M | 35 | 7 days 150mg 2X day | 9/20/2010 | 5 | Smoking cessation | No side effects that I was able to ascertain, aside from maybe not falling asleep as quickly after being woken in the middle of the night. | I was astonished at how effective this drug was (or perhaps it was placebo effect?), as it takes a week for it to reach saturation level in the body, and yet within 8 hours of the first dose I was not feeling withdrawal. It has been over a week thus far and still feel the same...uninterested. After 20 years of one pack/day. No other behavioral changes (aside from perhaps not being as quick to be annoyed by life!) can be noted. I will continue for the full three months just in case, but this is a more sensible option for quitting, since it doesn't involve continuing to put nicotine into your alreadt addicted system. That, and since it's now generic, much more afforable under insurance. | M | 38 | 3 months 150 2X day | 11/5/2010 | 5 | Quit smoking | Dry mouth, heightend sex drive, slightly "trippy", blured vision if looking at a computer screen too much - but I think that may have to do with withdrawl | I started with one 150mg a day for 7 days while still smoking and was wondering what effect this drug was supposed to be having as I didn't feel any different whatsoever and was still smoking a pack of 25 a day. When I stepped up to two a day per instructions I immediately noticed that I wasn't particularly interested in smoking. When I did, it had no real effect and actually gave me a slight nausia. Having tried NRT products which just change the delivery mode for nicotine, Zyban has really worked for me. I have absolutely no desire to smoke, and on the odd occasion when I have been offered one socially, it did absolutely nothing for me, apart from make me feel slightly ill. | M | 42 | 30 days 150mg 2X day | 2/7/2011 | 5 | Quit Smoking | since the first day, i have had a lot of energy. im not as impulsive and i notice myself paying attention more frequently. smoking isnt as pleasurable and im simply feeling as though im just going through the physiological routine of it now, rather than getting any satisfaction from it. i had a few glasses of wine a few days ago and noticed my tolerance had decreased. i am at times feeling irritable but for the most part these brief phases throughout the day pass. also, like clockwork, in the evening i am getting headaches that end just as quick as they begin. im also feeling an increase in my libido. at first, i was a little more spacy at times but this seems to be passing as well. | i dont know why other comments on this thread are so negative: so far, and its only been a week, i love this drug! i have so much energy and i dont sit around fretting about stuff throughout my day: i just get it done. i can focus without worrying about anything, too. there really is so much satisfaction in being able to feel like my day was filled with a checklist of accomplishments. so far, this is proving to be an absolutely great drug. | M | 31 | 1 weeks 150 MG 2X day | 9/27/2011 | 5 | Smoking | Constantly feeling sick and dizzy, though not been sick. Cannot sleep, only get a few hours each night, so am also very tired. Fealt a bit jumpy and restless and have been a bit short with people and more ready to argue the toss etc. Cant get a hard on etc. | Stopped smoking on day 8 without really noticing or thinking about it. Have not had any problems like wanting a cig so far after 4 weeks. Side effects are very real and could put some people off using this, but in my case I am glad I took it, though cannot wait for the doctor to say I dont need it any more. | M | 55 | 28 days 150 2X day | 10/24/2011 | 5 | smoking cessation | Jittery but tolerable, lots of energy, good focus, occasional memory loss, but after day 7 I quit smoking and that's when I started waking up every at night. Called the doc for something to help me sleep since I'll be on this for at least 12 weeks. | I have really positive things to say about it but the sleeping issues after I stopped smoking are pretty rough. I smoked for 15 years and quit after 7 days of taking Zyban. Days 1-3 were 1 pill 150mg then day 3, 2 times a day. | M | 33 | 9 days 150mg 2X day | 5/10/2012 | 5 | nicotine addiction | First few days were interesting with bouts of mumbling speech and my eyes felt as though they were crossed. When the dosage increase happened is when things really got fun, couldn't sleep or maybe I did just not sure. The third through the eighth day of the increased dosage I was high as hell. Finished up a lot of projects that needed finishing. The wierd part was that during the first few days i chewed and smoked like a mad man and when I woke up on the fourth day not even a thought about nicotine. Dont want any and cant stand the smell of cigarettes or chew. Since day nine its been smooth sailing and I have no major concerns about my mental or physical health. | Absolutely necessary to stay hydrated while using Zyban. I am drinking about a gallon and a half of water (beyond other fluids) a day which is about a half gallon more then usual. May seem like a lot but my job requires a lot of physical activity so hydration is key. Nutrition is also important I will force myself to eat regarless of how hungry I may be. Without regular food intake I'm sure the side effects would be worse. When I say nutrition Im talking about real food not processed food or anything from a fast food joint or restaurant. Your only going to feel as good as the substances that your ingesting. So minus the pills eat good and stay hydrated!!!!!!! Good luck and know your limitations if its to much for you stop using this drug. Use your common sense simple as that. | M | 29 | 19 days 150MG 2X day | 9/7/2012 | 5 | Quit smoking | N/A | M | 43 | 1 weeks 30mg | 10/8/2013 | 5 | give up smoking for good | After taking this drug three days I could def. feel the zyban in my blood, made my mind go loopy, ups and downs everyday. Hives showed up sunday morn at 5a.m. (11 days after starting zyban) got progressivly worse all day long and then on sunday night I could hardly walk at all, hives just covered me, joints ached. Had to go the ER and get pumped full of steroids to ease the hives, total quit smoking cost over $2000 + 1 Crazy Mind Trip, and worth every bit of it to Me! | I only took it for 1.5 weeks, and had to quit obviously because of the insane hives I got, but in the time I took Zyban I had this shift of consciousness and realized that it was not so much the cigarettes that I craved it was the feeling I got after I smoked the cigs that I needed. After I realized this I began finding things to recreate that feeling, relaxation technqs. riding mountainbike, etc. and it then it wasn't that difficult to quit. Now I've been a nonsmoker for 2 mths. after smoking 12 years and I don't look back. | M | 27 | 11 days | 10/29/2005 | 5 | Stop Smoking | I hope this will help others considering Zyban. Before taking the drug I read the comments here (was a little concerned), and now having taken it, and beed through the experience, I feel a lot of the comments are confused on here (based on my experience). For sure, sleeping can be difficult and this is turn causes problems in one's life (I have a high pressure job which became more difficult) - this was the worst part for me. I actually took sleeping tablets from time to time but I am not sure that is really the solution. Headaches? Yes from time to time but nothing too bad. Emotional? Angry (very), sad, upset, and taking things out in your close one's (which I hate but can't seem to stop myself), generally mixed up and spaced out. Yes all of these are true but this is as a result of nicotine withdrawlal and not the drug. I have given up before with patches and gum and felt exactly the same (so you can't blame Zybian). | This is a strong drug, no getting away from that. I don't know what it does but it works. On the 8th day of taking zybian I doubled up and stopped smoking. The first day was the most difficult and now two weeks on I hardly feel like a fag. Yes you still get the urge a couple of times a day and to combat this I take gum (not often). You need to be prepared for a confusing and mixed up month but 90% of the side effects you would get anyway if you tried to stop smoking. Like I said, I don't know how or what it does but from smoking 30-40 (for 20 years) a day I have stopped, end of story. This is certainly worth going through to give up smoking. Good luck. | M | 35 | 30 days | 1/30/2006 | 5 | To quit smoking | The only side effect that I had was a bit of insomnia and my tongue was soar for a while | I have been smoking for 21 years, I have been taking Zyban for a little over one week and I am down to one cigarette if that already. It is covered under medical insurance and I believe it to be one of the best solutions for those who have tried the gum and patch such as myself | M | 29 | 8 days | 1/24/2006 | 5 | smoking censation | Not many and most wear off with in one week. Here's a list, but remember, when you smoke cigarettes, you get symptoms. decrease appetite, decrease sensitivity of your taste buds, lightheadedness, Coughing, nausea, yellow teeth & fingers. The Zyban side effects> dry mouth, very slight dizziness, decreased appetite. all decreased after one week. Good luck! Remember NOT to drink any ALCOHOL when taking Zyban or Wellbutrin. Really works folks!! | And the most scary is CANCER! Believe me! I work in the hospital and i see so many die from it or need portable oxygen where ever they go. Zyban is an amazing drug!! I quit smoking on the 10 day. It's been 3 weeks since i had a cigarette and i don't miss it at all! I mean that! I'm so happy! After all, it is an antidepressant. Zyban for me, started to work on the 7 day. The taste of the cigarette was like smoking the most stale cigarette i ever tasted! In an hour i tried another Newport and it was more stale then the previous one. I stated rating the cigarettes on a rating scale > 0-10. 10 being the most enjoyment from the cigarette or 0 enjoying it the least. I guarantee you'll rate the cigs less and less. When i got to a {2 out 10}, I said to myself no need to smoke anymore. Not enjoying it. Zyban is beginning to work with the taste. after 3 weeks or so, the medicine boosts your mood and helps with OCD{Obsessive Compulsive Disorder} See, smoking is a form of OCD. Now your no | M | 39 | 18 days | 9/14/2005 | 5 | Stop smoking! | Days 1-6: Nothing but After i started taking 2 a day i found it slightly hard to get to sleep and would wake up earlier than i wanted and therefore would feel tired everyday! I am day 14 now and am sleeping a lot better but still feel tired most days. I had two days well i had CRAZY anxiety and depression. It was right after i started taking 2 a day, but it passed and now am fine looking forward to finishing the course and being smoke free! | You honestly don't like smoking for the time you smoke on Zyban. I was smoking for the sake of it but putting the smoke out half way through. Once you fully stop then of course you get slight cravings but nothing you can't handle very easily. I luckily had minor side effects so i think the drug is awesome. The only thing you can do is try it and if it works for ya think what a change in your life that is! Good luck! | M | 22 | 14 days | 6/20/2006 | 5 | quit smoking | severe anxiety in any confrontational situation. it helped tremendously with my habit, but i think cold turkey would be more beneficial and a better challenge. | M | 25 | 4 weeks | 1/12/2006 | 5 | smoking and depression | Extremely irritable and at times very depressed, was not faithful(was off for 4 days), I now know its a good thing I am Zyban. I am going to be on it for the full 3 months. | As for Zyban or ANY AND ALL PILLS I hate taking them. Marijuanna was dropped completely after 4 weeks because any smoke made me nautious. | M | 30 | 4 weeks | 1/10/2006 | 5 | Quit Smoking | A little more spacey than usual. Other than that none. I'll post back in a while with an update. | Only been 4 days & I didn't really start properly. I quit the day I started taking Zyban & I took 2 pills right away. I just really wanted to quit. I'm surprised that I haven't had major cravings. I was a pack a day for 10 years. I haven't really been in a social setting with other smokers yet - that'll be the test. | M | 29 | 4 days | 1/12/2006 | 5 | Stop Smoking | I hope this will help others considering Zyban. Before taking the drug I read the comments here (was a little concerned), and now having taken it, and beed through the experience, I feel a lot of the comments are confused on here (based on my experience). For sure, sleeping can be difficult and this is turn causes problems in one's life (I have a high pressure job which became more difficult) - this was the worst part for me. I actually took sleeping tablets from time to time but I am not sure that is really the solution. Headaches? Yes from time to time but nothing too bad. Emotional? Angry (very), sad, upset, and taking things out in your close one's (which I hate but can't seem to stop myself), generally mixed up and spaced out. Yes all of these are true but this is as a result of nicotine withdrawlal and not the drug. I have given up before with patches and gum and felt exactly the same (so you can't blame Zybian). | This is a strong drug, no getting away from that. I don't know what it does but it works. On the 8th day of taking zybian I doubled up and stopped smoking. The first day was the most difficult and now two weeks on I hardly feel like a fag. Yes you still get the urge a couple of times a day and to combat this I take gum (not often). You need to be prepared for a confusing and mixed up month but 90% of the side effects you would get anyway if you tried to stop smoking. Like I said, I don't know how or what it does but from smoking 30-40 (for 20 years) a day I have stopped, end of story. This is certainly worth going through to give up smoking. Good luck. | M | 35 | 30 days | 1/30/2006 |
ZYBAN (BUPROPION HYDROCHLORIDE): This medication is used in combination with a stop-smoking program (e.g., support group, counseling) to help you quit smoking. Bupropion can decrease your nicotine withdrawal symptoms (e.g., irritability, anxiety, restlessness) and your urge to smoke. Quitting smoking decreases your risk of heart and lung disease, as well as cancer. This medication belongs to a class of medications known as antidepressants. It is not known exactly how bupropion works to reduce smoking urges. It may work by restoring the balance of certain natural chemicals (neurotransmitters) in the brain. Discuss the risks and benefits of this medication, as well as other ways to quit smoking (such as nicotine replacement treatment), with your doctor. FDA Approval Date: 1997-05-14 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)