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 |
| 3 | To quit smoking | To start with I had nasty side effects, dry mouth, forget being able to sleep, maybe 2 - 3 hours a night then wide awake, anxious, the shakes, can't be bothered attitude, forgetfulness, swing between lack of concertration to full on fixation, "Zoning Out", forget to eat and drink, don't feel tired from not sleeping but my body feels exhausted. But along with that is no want for ciggerettes at all, quit on day 3. | Apparently the side effects are hitting me bad, I know lots of people who have used it successfully with no problems, when I get the bad moods, depressing thoughts etc I remember that they are just side effects and that if I hold on just a while longer I will remain ciggie free. It does make it easier, I also allot myself a bottle of water and a small amount of food I must eat / drink during the day, otherwise I still forget. Hard slog but to be honest, if I keep telling myself and reading the bits of paper I have put around me that "It is just the pills doing it to you" then a reality check kicks in and I'm right for a while longer. | M | 31 | 8 days 150 mg 2X day | 10/5/2010 | 3 | To stop smoking | SEVERE insomnia (have not slept in days, bordering hallucinations) and very quick to snap at my husband. Mood swings and irritability are so intense. Want some normalcy back! I have been on the drug for 12 days and have not smoked for 2. I hope it gets better. No sex drive at all. | F | 31 | 12 days | 9/14/2005 | 2 | To stop smoking | Apart from the dry mouth and partial insomnia, some depression and irritability experienced, though not as bad as I had expected. | Well, it really hasn't helped me stop smoking (yet). I tried giving up on my 'quit date', but could only go for half a day without smoking and then burst into tears and shaking from nicotine withdrawal. Will give it another go tomorrow, but I won't bank on it. | F | 31 | 12 days | 2/21/2005 | 1 | Stop smoking | DURING TREATMENT:Powerless all day. Less sleep all night. Anxiety and alertnes like a caged wolf. No thoughts about ANYTHING, including smoking. Feeling useless, hopeless, dumb and AWAKE. 2 1/2 YEARS LATER: Anxiety, confusion, paranoia, disturbed concentration, rashes, hives, food allergies, digestive problems, weight problems, light tremor, dry eyes, joint pain...more? | Oh, God...do whatever you want, smoke, quit, start over, anything with your life as you please, but NO! DON'T TAKE THIS IF YOU CARE FOR YOURSELF AND YOUR LOVED ONES! NO!NO!NO! Only if you like gambling with you lives. I had quit twice before this 666-THING, and failed. Now I don't smoke anymore, thanks to IT, but I have more health problems than an Apocalipse survivor. I had never had ANY health problems at all, ANY! And there they come...alltogether, with Zyban as a leader. I took this pill for no more than 4 weeks (pill or life), and still trying to find ways to get my life together. I say trying couse I doubt I will ever be the same again. 2 1/2 years later...people...THINK! If you wanna quit, this is not the way. Try something else or a bullet. | M | 31 | 26 days | 9/5/2005 | 1 | Giving up smoking | Do not use Zyban. It makes you feel high. I found myself breaking out in laughter for no reason at all. Also broke down in tears for no reason. Its a very powerful drug. Be very wary of taking it. I wouldnt recomend it. Lots of research needed if thinking about taking zyban. Its a anti-depressant and it makes you float, like walking on clouds. Beware it effects emotions severly. | M | 31 | 2 days | 9/19/2005 | 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 | 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 | Most annoying side effect is my mouth feels constantly strange. This happened 24 hours after taking dug, on day 12 now have bowel problems, stomach upset, anxiety, muscle soreness nothing Major but I dont plan to be on this drug any longer than I need to. | This is a remarkable drug with exceptional power I feel uneasy about being involved with. I physically could not continue smoking up to my quit date I had to stop sooner and I didn't want to as I felt i would fail if I was stressed before my quit date. (You know when you normally cut down and are a basket case before you even give up)But I have stopped with next to no problems, It isn't easy but it isn't completely horrific like cold turkey. I know I have stopped smoking now forever and that has never been the case on other occasions when I have tried to quit. Not happy about the drug but the ends justify the means! | F | 30 | 2 weeks | 3/6/2006 | 5 | To stop smoking | First day, horrible taste my month, 2nd day, mildly happy all day, 3rd day - present, mildly nauseous at times & decreased appetite, which is not such a bad thing. Nothing major, which by the sound of this site, is quite lucky. | I set my quit day at day 11, and up to then didn't smoke any less. Thought this stuff wasn't working, but was committed to the quit date... Quit day, got up and thought, Oh well, I'm a non-smoker now. So instead of having a coffee and a ciggie, I had a coffee and breakfast, not quite the same. The urge to have a smoke was there, but there was no craving for it. I found that reciting 101 reasons not to smoke in my head, stained fingers, heart disease, lung cancer, emphysema etc etc, helped in times when I would usually go for a smoke, like during commercial breaks at night. Anyway, it's now been 4 whole days and I can't believe that I've actually given up, no withdrawals... it was surprisingly easy! Almost too easy! I don't have any cravings and even thou its only been 4 days, I already know I won't go back to it, will take zyban for another week until I get used to not smoking... it's been awhile. | F | 30 | 14 days 150mg 2X day | 3/11/2010 | 5 | Quitting the Smokes..... | I have had success with Zyban 5 years ago but went back to smoking after 6 months due to my new partner being a smoker and family problems. I smoke about 15-20 smokes a day. I am now giving up again using Zyban, I am on my 2nd day so far, Feeling a little bit "funny" but not too bad, I'm waking up heaps earlier in the morning and i'm full of energy too which is weird, but not a bad side effect! Ciggies are already not giving me the hit i usually get but i'm still smoking em so far. Last time took about a Week untill ciggies tasted like crap and i wondered what the hell i was smoking em for and threw em out. I'll post again once i have stopped smoking completely! | Best way to give up EVER! This site has too many bad reviews, obviously ppl only post to complain and not congratulate. I'm bucking the trend here..... | M | 30 | 2 days | 5/8/2007 | 5 | to quit smoking | none | It worked great for me,I have no side effects and the cravings are about 80% less severe than trying cold turkey | F | 30 | 3 weeks | 11/25/2004 | 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 | 4 | stop smoking | Dizzyness, kind of like the spins when your drunk except you don't feel sick and are clear headed. It's not unpleasant, just a strange feeling. It seems to have gone away now, no dizzyness for 2 days (day 14 on Zyban) No other side effects, I sleep just fine and have been in a good mood. | It is rather amazing how much easier it is to not smoke compared to other attempts. Today is day 6 of not smoking. All these negative comments are scary, but I have a feeling that if you have a history of depression, are on other medications etc, you may have some problems. If you have a clear head it may be worth it. | M | 30 | 14 days | 2/1/2008 | 4 | To quit smoking, replacing Celexa | The first day I felt high all day from one 150 mg pill. On 3rd day I started taking two 150 mg pills. Sill feel slightly "high", a little happier that usual. I am a bit paranoid though, like I don't want people bothering me. My hand slightly twitched a few times. Night sweats and weird dreams. For me the side effects are nothing compared to how easy it is to quit smoking on Zyban. | By the second day cigarettes tasted gross and I just ended up holding it, and then putting it out. Didn't even wait the week to quit, the effects started right away. In the past I tried to quit using the patch and it was HELL! This feels like a miracle really. No gum, or patch. More energy too. I am just afraid that after a few weeks I might start having severe side effects like other people have described. I smoked almost a pack a day for 13 years. | F | 30 | 5 days | 4/9/2008 | 4 | To help stop smoking | Incredibly itchy feet and palms of hands when I upped the dose to two pills a day. This subsided and then I got 'hives'. Extremely itchy big red blotches all over my torso, neck, back and head. A few problems sleeping, but this could be due to the itching/warm weather etc etc. I would be reluctant to blame the zyban. | It seems to be working for me. This is the second time I've tried it. The first time - I completely lost my appetite and lost a scary amount of weight so stopped taking it. This time the side effects are different, but i'm not smoking, so I feel it's been successful (so far) | F | 30 | 25 days | 10/17/2005 | 3 | Smoking cessation | Irritability, stomach pangs, jitteriness, severe headaches, anxiety, constant and loud ringing in ears, insomnia, a general feeling of being out of it | With all the side effects, I feel like crap so I don't have a desire to smoke. (Not that I can find my cigarettes if I tried because I can't think straight.) | F | 30 | 8 days | 2/26/2007 | 3 | Depression | Crying all the time, moodswings, feeling irritable, lack of appetite, feeling spaced out. | First couple of days I took zyban, I referred to myself as being in deep space nine as I was completely out of it. Haven't felt like that since. I had a laughing fit which lasted two hours in total on and off, felt like I was going crazy, completely out of character. I'm constantly crying about the smallest thing and can be anywhere when it happens. Also find that I'm getting irritable (my poor boyfriend!) which is not something I experience much. Plus my appetites gone. Bizarrely as I don't smoke, I've lost the craving for chocolate and all those other indulgences I once enjoyed. I haven't found my mood sink any lower but I can't sleep and am having vivid dreams. No nightmares yet but have taken previous antidepressants where these were a problem so am prepared! Still have had the odd drink with it although I'm tending not to enjoy it so much now. Haven't found any significant issues taking zyban and drinking but obviously wouldn't advise it! | F | 30 | 5 days 150 1X day | 5/27/2011 | 3 | Quit Smoking | Insomnia, Aggressiveness, Dry & itchy throat, Coughing, Brain feels tight (if that makes any sense) and so does skin on skull, thinking not 100% clear, mild feeling of depression. | Been taking the drug for about a month now and I still haven't stop smoking but it definitely suppresses the cravings. I've slept 6 hrs in 3 days and when I try to sleep every little noise gets me really aggravated to a point where I feel like destroying everything around me and when I get up I'm angry and irritated all day. I think I might stop taking this drug as of today but I'm still willing to give it an other week in hopes that I'll stop smoking and that the aggression and sleeplessness will go away. | M | 30 | 30 days 150 2X day | 10/14/2011 | 3 | Stop Smoking | Major migraines and feel lazy. | Its working i dont feel like smoking today i am on day 3 and i uesed to smike 15 cigs a day for 15 years | M | 30 | 3 days | 10/17/2007 | 3 | stop smoking | Imsomia,Headeach,vertigo,tremors,confusion,depression | I took Zyban for almost 2 week , only 150 mg a day as the Dr.told me.From the first day I had problem sleeping. I started feeling dizzy and felt my body start shaking. I had to admit that I stop smoking, that is why I try to keep on the treatment but the second week wasnt easy at all I started feeling worst and depressed, I cryed for everyhting and I felt really bad, so I decided to stop taking it. It's been a week already and I try not to smoke but I still dont feel good and I feel depress I dont know for how long I will feel like this but I want this to stop . | F | 30 | 16 days | 6/8/2007 |