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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ZYBAN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | Depression | None | F | 34 | 5 months 150mg 1X day | 11/18/2023 | 5 | Quit smoking | Twenty years ago. A four week prescription followed by an other4 week prescription. I stopped smoking instantly, maybe because I really wanted to . The side effects were waking up at 4.20 most mornings and I became paranoid and my wife threw the last 2 weeks tablets away. The job was done by then. | I have had absolutely no cravings since giving up. | M | 67 | 8 weeks ?? 1X day | 8/10/2020 | 5 | smoking cessation | woke up 2 separate nights and had trouble falling alseep but it passed. No side effects. if anything its a great mood stabilizer while trying to quit | took 150 mg one a day X 3 days. increased to 150 mg twice a day. cut down to 2-3 cigs a day after day 3 and completely by day 9. No increased food cravings. Wonderful medicaiton! | F | 34 | 14 days 150 mg 2X day | 1/18/2019 | 5 | Smoking Cessation | Insomnia, vivid dreams, increased ability to focus, euphoric sensation. | After four days of using Zyban I've gone from smoking 15+ per day to 2 or 3 out of habit. I've lost the sense of enjoyment completely. Side effects are strong, but honestly I would rather deal with them than with the constant realization that I'm killing myself by smoking. | F | 22 | 21 days 150Mg 2X day | 9/2/2017 | 5 | stop smoking | A little spacy for a week. Unemotional feeling. Loss of appetite. Dry mouth . | Smoker for 35 years.20 a day. Gave up second week. Easy feel great. Sleep well. Take first tablet early 7.30 second tab 2.30 afternoon. No later or you don't sleep. | F | 50 | 4 weeks 150 2X day | 6/2/2017 | 5 | Quit smoking | Insomnia homicidal suicidal sex crazed weird dreams drymouth | Works great | M | 41 | 5 weeks 150mg | 5/8/2016 | 5 | Stop Smoking | Headache, kind of like a dizzy-spacey feeling in the head, trouble staying asleep, anxiety | I gave Zyban a rating of 5 because it helped me to stop smoking, but I would not recommend Zyban. The side effects are just too many and too strong. I took 1 tablet a day for 3 days and then started 2x a day, that was the day I quit. I had 3 cigarettes and the last one tasted so foul, so metallic, I just put it out and haven't smoked since. I can't say I don't have an occasional urge, but the urge is small and I can basically just say no to the urge, and it simply goes away. I guess it gives different people different side effects, but it did work for me. | M | 48 | 7 days 150 MG 2X day | 3/18/2016 | 5 | to quit smoking | vertigo, dry mouth, constipation, anxiety, weird dreams | Zyban was a miracle. I used it to quit smoking 13+ years ago on the recommendation of my doc. the first week I experienced a lot of side effects, including anxiety around those side effects, but a friend who had taken Wellbutrin previous to my treatment assured me that the side effects would lessen once my body became acclimated to the drug, and convinced me to give it a week to 10 days. My directions had been to set a Quit Date but to continue smoking, and begin taking the medication. At around Day 3 or 4, my cigs started tasting strange... kind of like when you smoke a brand that isn't your own brand. I started smoking less and less as the cigarettes didn't really appear to be doing anything... they tasted bland and flat. By Day 10 (my Quit Day), I basically had lost interest in smoking. That was in March of 2002, and I haven't smoked since. I should add here that I had a very strong intention to quit smoking. I wanted to become a non-smoker after watching my father die of emphysema and my mother several years earlier die of acute pulmonary disease and pneumonia which she did not recover from because of her smoking. I had smoked for 32 years. This drug saved my life. | F | 61 | 30 days 150mg 2X day | 10/3/2015 | 5 | Smoking | Loss of appetite, lots of energy. Didn't sleep as much though. Nervous and anxious a lot. | Stopped smoking and stopped a lot of other cravins (chocolate, Junk food) very happy | F | 18 | 3 months 150mg | 8/11/2015 | 5 | Smoking | Loss of appetite, lots of energy. Didn't sleep as much though. Nervous and anxious a lot. | Stopped smoking and stopped a lot of other cravins (chocolate, Junk food) very happy | F | 18 | 3 months 150mg | 8/11/2015 | 5 | Smoking Cessation | Dry mouth, bitter taste, insomnia, blurred vision, too much energy. I'm only sleeping two hours per night, nausea, vomiting,and decreased appetite. | I do have bi polar and ptsd but, I just had to quit smoking for health reasons. | F | 30 | 10 days 300 MG | 7/14/2015 | 5 | quit smoking | Vivid dreams. Lots of energy. Bit of difficulty swallowing ( without food ) which started on day 3 ( single tablet ) by day 4 ( 2 tablets ) cigars started to taste awful, almost bitter like. Does suppress my appetite. No other side effects. | To avoid the hesitation when you swallow ( no food ) chew gum, sip on water, etc. | F | 56 | 4 days 300mg | 12/22/2014 | 5 | Smoking and Depression | Apart from a dry mouth this medication works better than any other antidepressants i have tried and i have stopped smoking. It was originally an antidepressant. Works better than the SSRIs and no weight gain. It has be remarketed as anti smoking drug after trials for it as an antidepressant found that people stopped smoking, its also a weight loss drug. Do your research it is Bupropion Hydrochloride. Wellbutrin in America. Zyban in Australia. And sold under other names. Doctors keep pushing SSRIs as Antidepressants and they make you fat. | F | 44 | 1 months 150 | 10/30/2014 | 5 | Severe depression | Brief dry mouth initial sleeplessness while dose was split between morning and evening. This ceased when changed to one dose per day. Slight tingling at back of tongue. | I need to take dose early in morning, around 6am or I experience difficulty sleeping. Have noticed certain amount of emotional lability but this is minor and may be due to being able to feel again after being so flat. No decrease appetite. Gone off wine and beer. No pain or increase in dream intensity. Able to get up in morning and achieve tasks set for day. No longer napping during day. Concentration improved. Motivation improved. This drug certainly works well for me. Please note, most people will complain if dissatisfied and almost no one will compliment if they are happy with product. There are millions out there happy with zyban but can't be bothered to say so. I will monitor for any changes with longer term use. | F | 51 | 28 days 450 1X day | 1/22/2014 | 5 | Quit smoking | N/A | M | 43 | 1 weeks 30mg | 10/8/2013 | 5 | Smoking cessation | Slight nausea the first two days, deceased appetite. That is it. Yesterday (day 4) I noticed that I was no longer feeling pleasure from smoking. Went to a bonfire and everyone around me was drinking and smoking, and I had one cigarette the whole 5 hours, and that was just out of habit. Normally I would have probably had 8-10 standing outside like that. I do not crave AT ALL. I am very pleased! As you can tell, I have been in good mood, no mood swings, no bad thoughts. I know this drug isn't for everyone, but it's definitely for me. | F | 27 | 5 days 150 mg x 2 | 9/14/2013 | 5 | To Assist with Nicotine Addiction | Vivid dreams, dry mouth, insomnia, loss of appetite | I had a smoking quit date of 3 weeks after starting meds, but quit after a week and have not had any cravings for nicotine. Reading everyone's comments, this medication is obviously not for everyone. I would suggest that if you are trying to quit nicotine, try Zyban for a day or two. If you are getting side effects that are unbearable to you, then stop taking it. For me, I can handle the side effects. It is worth having the side effects than to go back to smoking. | F | 43 | 20 days 150 MG 2X day | 4/30/2013 | 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 | Depression | lost 5 pounds so far. Not interested in food or wine (unusual for me LOL) day 4 a little light headed - felt high. Kinda nice. Not sleepy all the time like I was on citopam. Lots of energy. Feel Happy. | I have tried Prozax, zoloft, effexor, celexa, couldn't stand the side effects. Zyban is a different animal...really working for me...AND I've lost a little weight! a nice bonus to having life and personality back. Works for me. | F | 49 | 2 weeks 150 mg 2X day | 8/17/2012 | 5 | Quit smoking | felt really sleepy the first week as the drug worked it's way into my system and felt quite disconnected, that's the best way to describe it, I waited for 7 days before upping the dosage to twice daily, for 2 nights I barely slept and felt sick but that passed and those are the only side effects I had | i smoked like crazy for the first 9 days on Zyban and panicked that it wasn't working, woke up on day 10 and haven't touched a cig since then, haven't had any cravings or withdrawal symptoms or side effects, I have about 2 weeks left to go but regularly forget to take the meds so cant see much of a problem coming off them but I will finish the course. All in it's worked for me so I think it's great, my GP was brilliant he was very up front about possible side effects, if there were any mental illness or depression issues etc, good luck to anyone who gives it a go, hope it works as well for you as it did for me :) | F | 40 | 7 weeks 300mg 2X day | 7/15/2012 |
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)