ZYBAN Reviews (BUPROPION HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 3.2 (580 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare ZYBAN with similar:
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| 4 | to quit smoking | i been taking zyban for about 15 days now..took 1 a day for first 3 days then 2 a day.well i have been extreamly itchy,i cry for no reason at all,i thighten up like having a rush.i have quit smoking been smoke free for about 5 days,i have hives all over my body,thought it was the new soap but now i can see its the zyban from all the comments.very light headed..spacey..hives on my neck and head.cant sleep.toss and turn all night..anxiety very bad..grinding teeth..very very tightness of chest and throat.pain in mid area of chest and back.constant rubbing of hands together.. | well it did help me to quit smoking but from what i see on all the comments ...wow should we be on this drug?? | F | 48 | 15 days | 3/4/2006 | 3 | To Stop Smoking | Dreadful side effects. Started taking Zyban as directed, immediately quit smoking (Fantastic) But I have suffered very badly. I have had no more than two hrs sleep per night, tremors and pins and needles. Worse still I have had SEVERE thoughts of suicide and my partner has had to take time off work to watch me. I have felt as though I could quite calmly and methodically get in the car and drive at speed until I hit a brick wall. I have therefore stopped treatment before the tenth double up day, as there is no way on earth I could survive it. | Be VERY careful if you have a history of depression, as I have and DO NOT buy this or any other mind altering medicine over the internet without Doctor's input. I would strongly advise against taking this drug if you live on your own. ZYban certainly quelled any interest I may have in smoking---Despite bad side effects I had absolutely no thoughts regarding cigarettes. It has kick started my quitting, but unfortunately It's effects are too severe for me to continue taking it. But, I will NOT be picking up the fags--and the rest is up to me:) | F | 32 | 7 days | 3/3/2006 | 5 | stop smoking | The dizzyness IS starting to get a little worse,cant read for too long my consentration while driving is now effected.I dont feel 100%safe behind the wheel.Sleep is rubbish,been sleeping for 2 half hrs each night cant take sleeping tabs cos i have a 1yr old that still wakes up for milk.I'm now getting SO forgetfull it's doing my head in.Still bloody stressed with everyone and everything.Itching still has not died but i'm not breaking out in white lumps all over my face any more. | I'm two down from this comment,just wanted to say i was on about day 25(ish),as in length of time taking zyban.It's printed as 5..my mistake!Now on week 6-day 42. | F | 27 | 42 days | 2/27/2006 | 5 | stop smoking | The dizzyness IS starting to get a little worse,cant read for too long my consentration while driving is now effected.I dont feel 100%safe behind the wheel.Sleep is rubbish,been sleeping for 2 half hrs each night cant take sleeping tabs cos i have a 1yr old that still wakes up for milk.I'm now getting SO forgetfull it's doing my head in.Still bloody stressed with everyone and everything.Itching still has not died but i'm not breaking out in white lumps all over my face any more.Cant swallow things like bread and chips,feel like i have a huge lump in my throat but it's not sore.Only got 2 weeks left on this drug and i'm worried to hell cos the nurse said she wont wean me off,she'll just stop...i'm going to go out of my head..it's bad enough now! | I'm two down from this comment,just wanted to say i was on about day 25(ish),as in length of time taking zyban.It's printed as 5..my mistake!Now on week 6-day 42. | F | 27 | 42 days | 2/27/2006 | 4 | quit smoking | When I first started the Zyban, I was extremely tired all the time. Now I can never sleep. I sleep for 20 minute intervals at a time and hoping that this will pass soon. Itchiness every once in awhile. My skin broke out very badly and my menstral cycle is all messed up when it was completely regular always. I don't know if these last two are because of the zyban so if anyone else has had these side effects, please contact me at the email provided. | So far so good. Been smoke free for a week now, and I can even be around other ppl who smoke. | F | 23 | 3 weeks | 2/26/2006 | 5 | quit smoking | Well...i have read all the other ratings and I can honestly say, I had many of the side effects. Maybe some of it was nicotene withdrawal. The day I began 2 pills a day, i became manic and depressed cried a lot for no reason,Insomnia for the first 2 weeks that i was on it (but took sleeping pills to help me), dizziness, headaches, sweating, everything except the rash. I am now 23 days on it and all the side effects seem to have worn off except some nights of not sleeping well..unfortunately my appetite seems to be back...wondering if I will now gain weight, (i lost a lot in the past 2 weeks...My big fear that stopped me from quitting in the past was getting fat.) | Despite my side effects, i set a quit date but ended up quitting 4 days before my set date because i no longer wanted a cig. For a smoker like myself (20 years), that is an absolute miracle. Stick through the side effects.I can be around other smokers which makes it easier to socialize. Just worried now that I will gain weight but then again i exercise tons!I would love to hear from someone in terms of whether they gained weight after the nasty side effects subsided, I am sooo worried about this. It is now day 12 of not smoking and I feel GREAT!!! Even my skin looks better! Stick it out it is well worth the 2 weeks of side effect hell! | F | 36 | 23 days | 2/24/2006 | 5 | Stop smokin | On my second pack now,think i'm in week 5.The itching is DRIVING ME CRAZY.It's really bad but i wont tell the doc cos i believe this pill is the only thing that can work for me.Got bad reshes ALL over my body accompanyed with white lumps.I've just started to get VERY VERY stressed too.I looked out my back window at my garden and got so stressed that i could've punched a hole in the wall with my bare hands!Dont know why tho.Very dizzy most of the time,light headed.Not enough to effect my driving but enough for me to think...blah..cant be bothered.The stress n itching,for me is very severe.Feel like hitting someone..badly.Am drinking a little more than normal (not loads tho) probably 5 days out of 7 and 2/4 pints of light beer a night.Feel the need for lots more cuddles than normal too.Also started feeling sick all the time probably cos i'm dizzy all the time.Cant read for too long cos of it. | It has worked well for me with the cravings and all that.I know for a fact that i could not have done it any other way.I have been told to take 1 a day untill day 6 then take 2 a day from then on untill i finish the course. | F | 27 | 5 days | 2/22/2006 | 4 | to quit smoking | Getting a bit of hazyness. feeling a bit spacy. Neck tension which im not sure is down to the drug. Waking up at 4 in morning. Most unusual. Had a couple of mad bitch days last week but feel ok now. | On day 14. Had a few sneaky puffs in the first week but stopped altogether now. Dont have any bad cravings. Quite happy to go without. Great. | F | 34 | | 2/14/2006 | 5 | Stop Smoking | Very few actually. Sleep was difficult for a couple of weeks but that happens when you quit smoking anyway so not sure it is connected. apart from that occasional headaches which again could be totally unrelated | I started Zyban and quit on day 8, actually cannot believe how much it helped reduce the cravings. Had a blip on day 15 of my quit when I lit a cigarette but it made me feel sick and I did not get the hit. Not really craved since then. Great Stuff | F | 30 | 25 days | 2/6/2006 | 5 | To Stop Smoking | I have been taking zyban for the last 3 weeks stopped smoking on day 8 was very impressed that my cravings were not too bad. Sleeping was a nightmare woke up every morning at 3am wide awake took hours to get back to sleep, i got very nervous if i was going anywhere like to get my hair done or someone else was driving and im not normally like that if i had not of been taking the medication i would of been worried about myself !! Then on the 10th day of not smoking i had an itcy arm in the morning then by 5pm i was covered in an itchy sore rash from head to toe i have not normally got sensitive skin. I rang the doctor he told me to stop taking the medication immediatly. | So today is my first day without zyban just patches but feel confident enough that i am over the worst part hopefully, i hope so much that i can do it i feel so much healthier and the smell of other people smoking really annoys me. Not sure if the doc will let me take them again but fingers crossed i stay smoke free. | F | 24 | 3 weeks | 2/2/2006 | 1 | quit smoking | extreme paranoia, violent mood swings, suicidal thoughts, insomnia, dry mouth. | I took this to quit smoking without knowing that I could feel like I was going crazy. At the time, there were no warnings on the fact sheet about suicidal thoughts etc. I may never have taken it if I'd known about all the side effects. I would not reccomend the use of this drug to quit smoking. This is an anti depressant also known as Wellbutrin. It made me psychotic in a matter of days. Boo Hiss. | F | 29 | 4 times | 2/1/2006 | 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 | 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 | 3 | To stop smoking | Insomnia, anxiety, aching limbs, dry mouth, chest ache. | Having been smoking for 40 years I have actually kicked the habit thanks to Zyban. | M | 55 | 9 weeks | 1/20/2006 | 5 | to stop smoking | i had a few side effects but not any major problems. Headache, insomnia and dizziness when i stood up. I was also a bit angry but that was probably nicotene withdrawl. The first three days on zyban were the worst. The first two days i felt really pissed off and bitchy and then the third day i felt really high and then the rest of the time i was on it, i felt normal. Wasnt tripping out or anything. It made me feel like i wanted something but i didnt know what it was. I think it was my body wanting the nicotene but my mind was like no i dont feel like that. Sounds weird but it worked! | I really think it depends on the person with all these side effects. You just don't know until you try. Would you rather the chance of some side effects or die of cancer? I have quit now, and i used to smoke a pack a day and I thought nothing would help me stop. | F | 22 | 2 weeks | 1/19/2006 | 1 | stop smoking | First 2 weeks: painless, senseless, memoryless, weightless, useless. NO HUMAN FEELINGS AT ALL!! After 4 weeks: Paranoia, anxiety, agresivity, ticks, gas, bloating, stomack pain, etc. | After 2 yars I took Zyban (for 4weeks): Paranoia, anxiety, uncontrolled flatulence (gas), meaning Zyban triggered some kind of reaction on the brain that now I can literally fart everywhere without being able to control it or know in advance, yes funny, but believe me, embarrasing more than anything and has made my life a living hell, can't work the jobs I like, cant go places, etc, etc...and add to all this crap the ticks that now I have (uncontrolled movements of left shoulder), or even sensitivity to light and heat...doctors still working on me...2 years now and waiting for the day to sue the company. Good Luck with your plans... | M | 32 | 4 weeks | 1/19/2006 | 1 | Quit smoking | Insomnia (during 7 days), complete loss of appetite, increasing aggressivity, increasing dissociation from reality, and finally serious paranoia and psychosis (I was hospitalised - and I had never suffered from any pscyhological disorder before!) | DO NOT TAKE THIS STUFF: It is still unknown how Zyban exactly affects the central nervous system, but you risk that Zyban messes up your brain. Zyban helped me quit smoking, but the price, i.e. freaking out completely, was far too high! | F | 35 | 14 days | 1/16/2006 | 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 | 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 |