ZYBAN Reviews (BUPROPION HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 3.2 (580 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare ZYBAN with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ZYBAN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | Quit smoking | Dry mouth, wierd dreams/sleep patterns | Apart from the dry mouth and few odd dreams, i found Zyban very successful. I suppose it affects different people in different ways. It was about 11 or 12ys before i actually stopped. The taste of cigs became foul and the thought of smoking one made me feel sick. 12 weeks now and though the thought of smoking doesn't make me feel sick. I just don't fancy one anymore. | M | 49 | 1 months | 1/25/2010 | 5 | Smoking cessation | None. | All of the side effects that everyone on this board is complaining about are not from the Zyban, it's NICOTINE WITHDRAWAL. It's exceptionally powerful. Crying, anxiety, sadness, depression, etc.. However, these would be amplified without Zyban. | F | 39 | 7 months | 1/24/2010 | 5 | Quit Smoking | Mood swings, difficulty sleeping, spaced out, quick temper | This is an update to my comments on 11/2/2009 I am still a no smoker 3months later, I haven't touched a cigarette at all. I am starting to feel the benefits with my breathing. My swimming has moved to 2kms per day from 1km 3 x a week. I feel fantastic. I still get the odd desire to have a puff, but remind myself that i don't actually want "one puff" as that one will lead to another and another. Then i'll be a smoker again. The cravings only last a few seconds if and when they appear. The withdrawals were well worth it! Thank you. | M | 36 | 30 days | 1/22/2010 | 1 | Quit Smoking | I noticed I started to have thoughts that triggered panic and anxiety. There are time I am sitting and have a thought of a situation that would normally cause me to be a little anxious. However, when I was on Zyban it seems as though the anxiety was magnified. Did not really get depressed. Was actually in a good mood when starting off on Zyban, but on the 3rd week I started to notice these side effects. Heart palpitations, nausea, waking up after ~ 4hrs of sleep, vivid dreams/nightmares, anxiety attacks, slight paranoia, avoidance of situations with people I don't know. It definately magnifies certain anxious situations. I am going to get off of this medication ASAP. | I can't say if this happens to everyone. I know a couple of people that have taken it and they seem fine. Any drug that causes changes in endorphines and any signs of the side effects on the box should be taken with extra caution. I was not aware of it myself but after reading the side effects people have experienced and reflected back on the time I was taking Zyban, it seems pretty accurate. I'm going cold turkey. If you really want to quit then you don't need this drug. | M | 27 | 3 weeks | 1/20/2010 | 1 | Quit Smoking | EXTREME ANXIETY, SUICIDAL THOUGHTS,AGORAPHOBIA, ANOREXIA, FEAR,HALLUCINATIONS,VISIONS OF THROWING MYSELF OUT OF THE WINDOW, INABILITY TO SIT STILL, TOO MANY TO MENTION... | I WILL SAY THIS: I TOOK THIS DRUG ONLY FOR 3 DAYS 21/2 YEARS AGO, AND IT'S ONLY NOW THAT I'M RETURNING TO NORMAL. I WAS NEVER A DEPRESSED, ANXIOUS OR SUICIDAL PERSON BEFORE TAKING THIS DRUG BUT IT CHANGED MY LIFE. I'LL NEVER BE COMPLETELY BACK TO NORMAL BUT I'M BETTER NOW. DON'T TAKE THIS DRUG!!!!!! EVER!!!! YOU CAN'T RISK IT!!!! I ATTEMPTED SUICIDE AFTER TAKING IT AND I NEVER HAD ONE THOUGHT LIKE THAT IN MY ENTIRE 38 YEARS ON THIS PLANET BEFORE TAKING IT!!! PLUS, I LOST MY JOB, ALMOST MY MARRIAGE, MY ABILITY TO TRAVEL AND SOCIALIZE FOR ALMOST A YEAR...AND THEN IT WAS STILL TOUGH...AND I STILL HAVE PTSD FROM THE EXPERIENCE. PLUS I SPENT OVER $30,000 US ON TREATMENTS AFTER AND I'D NEVER BEEN SICK OR TO A DR OR A SHRINK IN MY LIFE BEFORE THIS. I DON'T BELIEVE IN DRUGS...THEY'RE DANGERSOUS! I AM A RATIONAL, INTELLIGENT AND HIGHLY EDUCATED PERSON...THIS MEANS NOTHING TO THIS DRUG!! IT'S HIT AND MISS AND IF IT HITS BAD, THERE GOES YOUR LIFE AS YOU KNOW IT! DON'T DO IT!!! THIS DRUG SHOULD BE BANNED!!!! AS IT IS IN EUROPE!!! I'M WORKING ON A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT NOW AGAINST THE COMPANY!!! QUIT ANOTHER WAY OR STILL SMOKE, IT'S BETTER THAN THIS!!! BEWARE!!!!!!!!! | F | 40 | 3 days | 1/15/2010 | 4 | To quit smoking | Weird, vivid dreams. Other side effects are not necessarily connected with Zyban. | I am on day 7 of taking Zyban. Started with the 1st three days at one pill a day, and then started two pills a day. I have noticed I do have more energy and am upbeat. I am usually a very positive person so I don't know if Zyban has affected that. I have been having weird, vivid dreams and sometimes have to get out of bed to see if it was real or not. Trouble sleeping only started last night, woke up a few times and trouble falling back asleep. That also has happened to me prior to taking Zyban. The few things that seem out-of-sorts for me are not drastic, and they are managable. So far so good, cigarettes don't taste the same but I still crave them at times. Tomorrow is the first day without them, so we will see how I do. I do not understand how others can be depressed, but everyone reacts differently to things I guess. | F | 27 | 7 days | 1/12/2010 | 5 | quit smoking | Depression. | I've been takin Zyban for 7 days. The 5th day into taking the medication, I felt depressed and didn't want to do anything. I went to a party over the weekend, and didn't even feel like I wanted to be there. My 7th day, my depression was worse. I felt really down, and wanted to leave work and go home. However, I don't have to desire to smoke as much. Which is a positive. I think I will only need one more week at the most on this medication, so the depression side effects are well worth it to be smoke free. | M | 28 | 7 days | 1/11/2010 | 4 | to give up smoking | Day2 i made the mistake of drinking on my work xmas do. i got drunk so quickly and cannot remember 3hrs of the night. i keep losing my memory without drinking. like i'll be holding something and will start looking for it. throughout taking zyban i have been an emotional wreck, i cry all the time, the slightest thing sets me off, i get the shakes alot, the worse time is in the evening, i feel twitchy and unnerved, i feel like i may aswell be taking extasy twice a day, as im feeling high and spaced most of the time, i cant focas properly. im also soooo moody. it takes ages to get to sleep and i seem to wake every 30mins to an hr.. the nights seem so long i hate it, i also have nightmares when i do sleep, but i got these with patches too. | I expected side effects. i had hoped it wouldnt effect me as much as it has most people. but.. i havent smoked. so thats what it is all for. These side effects arent a patch on what it would be like having cancer.so for the sake of a few months i'll put up with them. i would recommend zyban, because if you really want to give up.. it does work. obviously you need to be strong minded, as feeling depressed is one of the main side effects. good luck everyone. | F | 27 | 12 days | 12/21/2009 | 1 | quit smoking | 1-stopped sleeping 2-the weird dreams 3-starting vomitting anything i ate 4-rage, irritability 5-the 'out of it', zombie like feeling, spaced out could not concentrate THEN DOUBLED THE DOSE 6-suicidal thoughts 7-cutting my wrists with scissors on xmas eve 8-threw the pills out the next day and gave the pharmacist a talking to | DONT DO IT!!! i quit smoking at some point, but i was so sensitive to the side effects, i was crying ALL THE TIME! at work, driving home, talking to my family, by myself, first thing in the morning and then not sleeping, and when i did manage 3 hours of sleep at night terrible nightmares. I will never smoke, nor recommend anyone take this drug. it will affect every aspect of your life. | F | 27 | 3 weeks | 12/12/2009 | 5 | Smoking Cessation | A slight "disconnected" feeling-comparable to some cold medications. Nothing major and you get used to that in a few weeks | Fantastic medication. I'm sure some people will experience something negative but I wish more people would familiarize themselves with the normal effects of not smoking so they wouldn't get nicotine withdrawal confused with the medication. My experience? As a result of the medication I didn't get ill tempered or hateful. I felt like my whole body woke up though. I understand the disturbed sleep, huge increase in libdo, elated moods and overall sense of well being can be attributed to my body coming off of nicotine. Wonderful experience and I'm sorry everyone can't experience what I'm going thru! | F | 48 | 2 years | 12/7/2009 | 2 | Quit Smoking | Constant headache. Runny/Irritated Nose & Sinuses. Insomnia. Moody. Dry Mouth. Change in Appetite. Lack of Concentration. | Agh! Am just finishing my first week, and i cant carry on!! Admittedly the desire to smoke has gone down, but the side effects are horrendous! I cant sleep! Have a headache that feels like severe pressure on my sinuses, my nose is blocked...then runny...then blocked! I cant concentrate on anything for more than 10min, which impacts my work! I want to quit, but this is not worth it! There has to be another way!! | F | 25 | 7 days | 11/26/2009 | 1 | smoking cessation | mood swings, worth less, crying A LOT, depressed, dry mouth & throat, tightness of chest, shaking, MORE CRYING | I have been taking ZYBAN for 8 days. For the first 2-3 days I was ok, had a few cravings here and there but was able to tolerate the craving. After the first three 1xday pills, I started on my 2xdays per day. WORST MISTAKE.. I suddenly notice I was sad. When I was registering for classes, I started to feel hopeless and unworthy. That I was dumb & stupid. Upon registering, I started to cry REALLY BAD to my husband. Afterwards, after taking the stupid 2nd pill, things did not feel right. FINALLY, on my 8th day. Took the usual 1st pill.. I started to feel a bit shaky but did not think much of it. When I took the 2nd pill, after an hour, I started to shake a little harder, I couldn't breathe, I was slurring in my speech. I cried so much that I kept telling my husband things like I am stupid, I am a bad mother, bad wife, bad daughter, etc... but after talking to my parents, they found that people who discontinued this medication was the same systoms I was feeling. It's really not worth it. My life is worth it. I know smoking decreases your life span, but I see both worlds now. It's either I die from smoking or die from something else. SO MY SOLUTION IS: JUST ELIMINATE EVERYTHING. | F | 25 | 8 days | 11/25/2009 | 4 | Stop smoking | Depression, not sleeping propery, lack of appetite, stomach cramps in first 5 days, feeling you have taken speed during short burts in the day, dry mouth | Am amazed at how little i want to smoke. Was on about 20 a day and reckon i could go down to 2 if it wasn't for tis damn depression!! Got it into my head i'm madly in love with my ex (which i know i'm not and its the tablets) and have been crying like a baby! So not like me as i'm normally not the crying type and very strong and cheerful!! Obviously tired too cos of the lack of sleep but only took 2 tablets in one day and as soon as i realised it stopped me sleeping went down to one so hopefully will be able to sleep again soon! | F | 41 | 11 days | 11/18/2009 | 4 | To quit smoking | Slight dizziness, dry mouth (only during the first week of taking zyban), fast speech, moody, feel very tired at night and fall asleep immediately when I lie down. | I have been smoking 20 cigarettes a day for the last 10 years. I was contemplating to quit smoking when my GP sort of talked me into trying Zyban. I took Zyban for a week before quitting. Already after 4 days, cigarettes somehow lost their appeal. Finally quitting on day 7 was a breeze. I am now smoke-free for 17 days. Also read Allen Carrs book on my last day before throwing away my ciggies. I will stop Zyban in a week, because I think I have the right state of mind to keep my fingers from those little poison sticks (which I attribute to Allen Carrs book).All in all I must say that Zyban was helpful. | M | 37 | 23 days | 11/17/2009 | 5 | zyban | Mood swings, difficulty sleeping, spaced out, quick temper. | I've smoked for 23 years, a pack a day. Started on 1 a day for 3 days, stopped smoking on the 4th, went to two pills. Felt very strange on the pills but had no cravings or very mild to say the least. Went back to 1 pill a day after 7 days as the side affects were not too nice. I'm now smoke free for two weeks and on 1 pill.. Awesome!! Thank you Zyban, the few days side effects were well worth it. | M | 36 | 14 days | 11/2/2009 | 3 | Depression | tremor, muscle twitches, nervousness, severe anxiety, agitation, feeling of intense fear. | I had to cut my dose in half and quit for 7 days before trying it again at half the prescribed dose. | M | 26 | 2 weeks | 9/17/2009 | 4 | To quit smoking. | Agitation, mood swings. | I have been taking Zyban now for a couple of weeks, got to admit, I started getting aggitated to begin with and then get moody. I have since stopped feeling moody and aggitated, and that is after upping to twice a day. Im glad I asked to go on this drug as I dont miss smoking in the slightest, even though hubby is still smoking, although its less than he used to. We agreed to stop smoking in the house which helped with the zyban. ATP | F | 46 | 14 days | 9/2/2009 | 5 | smoking cessation | Vivid dreams, low alcohol tolerance | I have been very lucky as far as side effects go. The dreams are vivid but not in a bad way (though apparently I talk more in my sleep now!). I've been smoke free for 7 weeks and I can definitely attribute my success to zyban! Coming off the drug soon with the assistance of my doctor, but it's worked like a charm! | F | 27 | 8 weeks | 8/24/2009 | 4 | stop smoking | slightly grouchy(but I think it was because of the tobacco withdraws) vivid dreams, more emotional than usual, keeps me wide awake during the day. | Overall I am very pleased with this medicine. I tried to smoke a cigarette last night (day 4) and I did not enjoy that experience at all. I haven't noticed any insomnia because I take medicine for that already so I am very thankful it didn't interfere with my other med as a lot of people seem to have an issue with that while taking this med. | F | 5 days | 8/10/2009 | 3 | Quit Smoking | Day 7. My prostate is acting up a little more than usual and I have to get up in the night to pass water 5 or 6 times instead of 1 or 2. | When I smoke a cigarette now it's like drinking de-alcoholized beer. The smell, taste and other physical sensations are there but it's like something should be happening in my mind, but isn't. It appears that whatever mental effect I get from nicotene isn't happening. Very much like the first few months of total abstinence when I detoxed from over thirty years of alcohol and drug addiction. I mean after the physical part was over and the suppressed emotions started coming out. Trying to quit nicotene cold turkey brought horrible and chaotic blasts of suppressed emotions which caused depression and other negative "in the now" emotional reactions. Zyban is like that but much more gradual and more bearable. I've been through this kind of mental confusion 6 years ago and I know from experience that the emotions sort themselves out. | M | 56 | 7 days | 7/31/2009 |