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 |
| 5 | Stop Smoking | Slight restless sleep and a bit of a dry mouth. | Gone from 20 a day to 2 a day and I have not reached my quit date yet, I have not had any of the side effects described other than a few minor things as described. Give up day is Thursday and I am feeling positive about it. I am keeping a blog of my experience on the drug: zyban-media-hyped-placebo.blogspot.com/ There is still a long way to go but so far so good! | M | 27 | 6 days | 11/11/2008 | 5 | To quit smoking | Waking up and not being able to go back to sleep, constipation, increased suicidal thoughts but I'm not sure if these are from the medication or from reocurring depression | This is the second time that I have taken Zyban. It works great for quitting smoking. The first time I had "electric jolts", insomnia and I felt dopped up but I knew the side effects and thought that it was worth it this time. Side effects are not as bad. | F | 27 | 13 days | 11/17/2007 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 4 | I have been taking Zyban for 5 days now, yes I have wierd dreams but Im still sleeping well, so far I have no complaints of the drug. | People need to realize that it is mind over matter. If you are complaining about the drug dont take it, you are just using it as an excuse. You cant be afraid and you need to stay positive. Your body will react the way you think. I hope it goes well for me and I can write back here in a few months time a non-smoker. All the best to everyone!!! | F | 27 | 5 days | 8/17/2007 | 4 | to quit smoking | first 7 days: shaky, confused, nauseous, dizzy, maybe 2-3hrs of sleep each night and strangely enough, constipation with painful cramping. After 7 days: fine, except for occasional feelings of sadness or extreme anger. The constipation remains...errr.. | The one thing I'm confused about is the constipation. I talked to other zyban users and they never experienced it. I talked to a pharmacist and my doc. but they said that shouldn't happen. Anyone else experience this? | F | 27 | 3 weeks | 11/18/2006 | 3 | Quit Smoking | Intense irritability and aggravation. Things that previously did not bother me, now piss me off, and those that did previously piss me off drive me into a murderous rage. Insomnia, uncontrollable emotional outbursts, random crying, depression, anger, etc; Feeling of walking under water. | I have not had a cigarette in 16 days. I am not entirely sure the zyban helped me quit as I still found the cigs tasted good on my stop date. I still have urges to smoke, but I distract myself. I quit cold turkey last time for a year and a half, and had a rough time, thought this would be easier..... not so sure now. Smoked for 10 years. | F | 27 | 25 days | 4/3/2007 | 3 | Quit smoking | the first 3 days I did not notice any side effects besides being in a good mood, the 4th day, I started taking 2 pills and that is when I noticed big side effects, insonmia, nightmares/vivid dreams, feeling flat, loss of appetite, loss or excitement for anything, feeling spaced out, difficulty concentrating and legs and feet going numb for a short period of time. Will go back to one pill a day, it is helping for the cigarette craving. | F | 27 | 5 days | 8/19/2005 | 3 | to quit smoking | insomnia, severe chest pains, anxiety | it has worked so far, but I had to stop taking it because the side effects were too awful. i'm telling myself that if I start smoking again, I will have to go back on these pills, which is enough motivation for me | M | 27 | 14 days | 11/27/2006 | 1 | to quit smoking | PLEASE DO YOU HOMEWORK BEFORE TAKING THIS!!!!! DAY 2: DIDN'T FEEL LIKE SMOKING OR EATING - FEELING JITTERY A LITTLE ANXIOUS AND VERY SPACED OUT. DAY 3-9 COMPLETE LOSS OF APPETITE (COULDN'T FEEL HUNGER AT ALL) AND FEELING EXTREMELY FLAT, JITTERY AND ANXIOUS AND VERY DOWN. DAY 10: TASTED AN INKY TASTE IN MY MOUTH (VERY WEIRD AND SCARY) COULD NOT SLEEP AT ALL DAY 11: COULD NOT SLEEP AT ALL - AND MY THOUGHTS WERE JUST RACING ALL NIGHT - SO ODD. DAY 12: COULD NOT SLEEP ALL NIGHT LONG AND FELT VERY SCARED AT NIGHT. THIS IS DAY 13. IT IS 1:30 IN THE MORNING. I HAVE BEEN WATCHING MOVIES ALL NIGHT AND NOT EVEN A GLASS OF WINE CAN MAKE ME FEEL SLEEPY. I'M SO SCARED THAT THIS WILL CAUSE LONG TERM EFFECTS. | THIS IS SUCH A WEIRD AND COMPLEX DRUG I WISH MY DOCTOR AND PHARMACIST WARNED ME OF THESE HORRIFIC SIDE EFFECTS. THERE IS NO WAY I WILL PUT ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE PILLS IN MY MOUTH. AND EVEN ONCE I ASKED MY DOCTOR IF THIS COULD CAUSE ANY LONG TERM HARM AND SHE SAID 'NO' I HAVE SINCE READ THAT PEOPLE HAVE HAD MAJOR LONG TERM EFFECTS. PLEASE DO YOU HOMEWORK BEFORE TAKING THIS!!!!! | F | 27 | 13 days 150 2X day | 4/30/2010 | 1 | tried to quit smoking | severe depression and feeling very weird, it was horrible. | Basically, I could not even last 6 days on this medication, my body, my head, refused to allow me to pop another pill in my mouth after the 5th day because my body "knew" that an hour after taking it, I would feel incredibly horrible. I have never suffered from depression or suicidal thoughts, but I DID while I was taking Zyban. It made it difficult for me to think. I had hazy concentration, agitation, restlessness, AND fatigue. I felt that it put my "mood" at a very steady state of severe depression - I lost any interest in life, every moment was the worst I had ever felt, and I just wanted to crawl up and "go away". Totally NOT WORTH IT, just to try to quit smoking. I couldn't even tell if I WAS quitting or not, that's how messed up I felt, I wasn't even aware of what was going on, just that I felt horrible and that life was dark and terrible and really not worth anything. Luckily, as soon as I stopped taking the Zyban, the side effects went away. I | F | 27 | 5 days | 3/3/2008 | 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 | 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 | 1 | To Quit Smoking | I have started to go nuts! I feel as if everyone is out to get me, I shake, have a constant mild headache, feel as if I am in a haze. All the sudden want to cry, and I NEVER cry! I do not recommend this drug. | F | 27 | 7 days | 4/8/2005 | 5 | stop smoking | vivid dreams, a tiny bit of sleeplessness at first, really that's all. well worth quitting! | been taking 200 mg/day for about 3 weeks, quit smoking immediately after smoking for 10 years/pack a day. it's hard to explain, zyban doesn't make me feel any different, i just said, | F | 26 | 3 weeks | 8/17/2004 | 5 | to give up smoking | insomnia, not too bad tho. Big impact on libido. very little interest in sex whilst taking it. discomfort in the stomach for about a week. cant sit still! moving around alot! | it works! this is the second time ive taken it. Its not a very nice drug. definate side effects. but im not smoking anymore, so thats good. | M | 26 | 14 days | 10/8/2005 | 5 | stop smoking | At first there was no side effects until I started taking 2 a day. On day 7 I really didn't want to even hold a cigarette never mind smoke one, the thought of it made me feel sick, however I consistanly had a banging headache, sore back, ringing in the ears, the shakes, nausea. I'm now on day 15 and things are starting to ease. Still don't want to smoke and the smell knocks me sick! | Try it, you will be surprised how quickly you stop! | F | 26 | 21 days | 3/12/2007 | 5 | Stop smoking | Weird dreams, Loss of sex drive---but that could just be cuz I'm not so attracted to my gf anymore. | Worked well to quit smoking, hardly no withdrawal symptoms | M | 26 | 3 weeks | 11/25/2006 | 4 | stop smoking | I have no more craving for cigarettes. Literally zero cravings its actually amazing. I am on day 7 . So far dry mouth. Pretty sure I haven't slept in four days. Kind of feel nothing. No emotion really. Probably from not sleeping. But all the side effects are worth it to quit smoking. | F | 26 | 7 weeks 2 a day | 9/7/2014 |