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 | Nerve pain | Dry mouth , headache , sleeplessness lasted about 2wks | Read about on net for nerve damage and spoke to doc as was on to many painkillers , took pain down 50% and now manageable with a lot less codine | M | 57 | 100 days 150 1X day | 12/29/2021 | 3 | quit smoking | Have been feeling jittery, tinitus | F | 57 | 4 days 1 tab 1X day | 7/5/2011 | 5 | stop smoking | Stomach pain,weird dreams.jittery.dizziness | Haven't had the urge to smoke.Using patches alsoI am experiencing a very tender stomach.I guess that's 1 of the side effects I hope it's nothing else | M | 56 | 40 days | 12/27/2006 | 5 | Stop smoking | Bizarre dreams, insomnia, constipation | My third attempt to stop using Zyban. I'm fine while taking it but have always relapsed when I stop. This time the cravings and urge to smoke are much diminished so I'm hopeful it's third time lucky. | M | 56 | 28 days | 1/21/2007 | 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 | 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 | 1 | Quit smoking | Nausea, bad stomach pains, back pain, sore throat,joint pain,exhaustion,bad heartburn,insomnia, unable to concentrate, no motivation to do anything at all. | After two weeks on this drug I have no desire to smoke - or do anything else such as get up in the morning. It worked very well in removing the desire to smoke but I stopped taking it yesterday as the side effects became way too much to deal with. Now I feel like I've been thoroughly poisoned and run over by a truck. I suspect this is a potentially very dangerous drug and I note that it is banned in some countries. I would only use it as a last resort to kick a very heavy smoking habit. | M | 56 | 14 days | 2/19/2009 | 1 | Quit Smiking | Up until the time I took Zyban to help quit smoking, I was 100% healthy. Right after taking Zyban I began to bloat. Although urinating is not difficult my bladder remains very full and I feel no urge to urinate until it is very very full. This condition has persisted for 4 years. | Don't smoke anymore. | M | 56 | 14 days | 2/27/2005 | 1 | to stop smoking | it caused a brain aneurism | F | 56 | 3 weeks | 7/21/2002 | 5 | Quit Smoking | Poor quality sleep at night and felt tired during the day. I noticed I'd get very frustrate a lot easier than I normally would. I didn't really notice any other major side effects. | I am surprised how easily I was able to quit smoking. I stopped smoking 12 days after I started taking Zyban. I had been smoking 3/4 pack per day for over 30 years. I am just now decreasing my dosage to stop taking the drug. I get strong cravings from time-to-time, but it is easy to direct my attention elsewhere. | M | 55 | 9 weeks | 2/15/2005 | 5 | to quit smoking | Slight tremors, occasional insomnia. | Everyone who's thinking of trying this drug, not everyone has awful side affects. Personally, I LOVE this medication. Better than Chantix, which made me nauseous. | F | 55 | 3 weeks | 4/23/2007 | 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 | 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 | 1 | quit smoking | Blurred vision, my depth perception was shot, my eyeballs felt like they were bulging out of my head. Couldn't eat, sleep, felt panicky and paranoid. I was afraid that I'd be stuck feeling like that for the rest of my life. It was a hellish week. It's been over 2 days since I stopped dosing and most of the residuals from the side effects are gone and I feel so much better, back to my old self. Whew! | The thought of people under the influence of this drug out there driving is extremely disconcerting. | F | 55 | 1 weeks | 9/16/2006 | 1 | to quit smoking | 9/06 Dorothy, I don't think we're in Kansas anymore. | I can't believe this stuff is legal. We'd be better off and definitely safer doing LSD to quit smoking! At least with that you know what you're getting. I don't know WTF this stuff is but it ain't good. Remember, they say it helps to break nicotine addiction but THEY DON'T KNOW WHY. If you're into finding out what a psychotic episode is like, keep dropping these babies. | F | 55 | 7 days | 9/16/2006 | 1 | To quit smoking | Insomnia, constipation, depression, confusion, memory loss. | I stopped taking Zyban after 10 days because of side effects. It is now 30 months on and I still suffer the side effects. I did not have these symptoms before Zyban. I quit cold turkey at 20 for 2 years: at 30 for 18 months: at 40 for 2 years and did not suffer these side effects. I believe I could have and should have quit without Zyban. My Doctor did not warn me of the side effects. I think Zyban should be banned. | M | 55 | 10 days | 4/16/2006 | 1 | quit smoking | insomnia, major depression, anxiety attacks | i cannot believe they are allowed to sell this stuff. It should not be allowed as a cure for smoking anything, including cigarettes, crack cocaine, speed etc. Those drugs pale in comparison to Zyban. This is by far the worst drug I've ever taken. If you sold it on the street you would be killed within a day. Stay away at all costs. | M | 55 | 6 days | 2/26/2007 | 1 | Quit smoking | Ringing in the ears (Tinnitus). An extremely stiff neck (needed a massage to release tension). My face felt like it was sun burnt and skin peeled off. Hives on my neck and shoulders. De-personolised feeling....agitated, very depressed. Aching feet. Insomnia, nightmares...the list goes on!! | On the positive side I think that taking the Zyban suppresed my cravings for a ciggie, and I felt ok for about the first 3 or 4 days, then I stepped up the dose to 2 x 150mg per day after a week, this is when the side effects really kicked in. I thought maybe it was just me reacting to this drug, but obviously not!! I stopped taking the Zyban after 3 weeks, as I felt so bad....this should be a happy time having kicked a 40 year habit, but I felt worse than before I quit. The good news is I have been ciggie free for a month now, and slowly feeling better in myself. I read on the net that it takes a week or more for the drug to clear itself from the body once stopped. I would be reluctant to recommend taking Zyban. | M | 55 | 3 weeks 150mg 2X day | 7/28/2011 | 1 | to stop smoking | started out taking 1 pill (150mg) a day, no problem , day 2 noticed sleep disturbance day 3 3 hours of sleep day 4 increased to twice a day uncontrollable crying even woke up crying day 5 still crying....stopped taking Zyban | would never take this drug again, hated the side effects | F | 55 | 5 days 150 1X day | 6/23/2014 | 4 | quit smoking | Vivid, weird dreams, irritability and hostility/anger/agitation, sleep interruptions, strange thoughts, though not psychotic or destructive (disturbing because I can't control them), sadness (though this may be from missing cigarettes) | This is my second time with Zyban (first time, 15 years ago). A 1.5-to-2-pack-a-day guy, I'm down to from 4 to 8 only at night. The pleasure receptors shut down, cigs taste weird, satisfaction and craving all but gone, yet I fear that I still won't totally stop while taking a very strong mind drug. I'll give it another week. Don't like the strange thoughts and the vivid dreams, although they have not been too unpleasant yet. | M | 54 | 2 weeks | 3/6/2008 |