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| 4 | As an aid to stop smoking. | PLEASE READ. Zyban certainly did what my doctor said it would do, that is, take away the extreme withdrawal symptoms of quitting. Before anybody commences a Zyban program, I would recommend that all support programs are put into place and that loved ones are warned about possible outcomes. I have read most, if not all responses and would suggest that there is a large amount of truth in ALL. Be aware that Alan Carr's book along with Zyban and sheer willpower should achieve the results you want, however the side effects of Zyban really do need to be considered. Note: If you really want to get divorced, hook into the Zyban immediately. | M | 48 | 8 weeks | 6/1/2008 | 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 | Some insomnia. Tension in my neck and shoulders. Mainly negative psychological symptoms: depression, anxiety, paranoid obsessiveness, even thoughts of suicide. | It did help me quit (so far) by taking the edge of the urges, or rather, by not allowing the urge to overwhelm my mind. I am sticking with it even with the side effects because I really want to stop smoking for good. I am looking forward to going off it and I really hope the psycho symptoms go away at the same time. | M | 48 | 9 weeks | 7/11/2004 | 2 | stop smoking | insomnia from the first day,wacked out feeling,difficulty concentrating, jitters,heart flutters, itching,not really able to function properly. | this is a strong mind drug that for sure is not for everyone. 7 days and still have a desire to smoke,will cut back to one pill a day for a few days and see how it goes....all in all, i really hate how i feel on this stuff, it has totally frigged me up so far. | 48 | 7 days | 1/12/2008 | 1 | Stop Smoking | Extreme blurred vision, Skin felt like I was covered in ants, Couldn't sit down, couldn't sleep, depressed, Start a sentence and forget, Couldn't remember 2 minutes before. | Totally felt like I was tripping. Walk out of a room and couldn't remember why. Dial a number forgot who I had called or why. Vision stayed tunnel vision,blurred for weeks after stopping. Unexplained depression, walk from room to room and stare as I couldn't sit more than a couple of minutes. Sent home from work, eyes dilated, shortness of breath. Needless to say, the rest went down the toilet, As I felt this was a very dangerous drug. | M | 48 | 2 days 2X day | 1/27/2011 | 1 | to stop smoking | From day 1 weird headaches, insomnia, constipation(extra fiber intake and lots of water is not helping much.Day 5- developed itching all over my body! My husband develepod the same effects plus stomach ache. He feels being drugged up. | Cigarets do not taste the same any more- no more good feeling, Can't even smoke the whole cigaret unless I am really stressed out. | M | 48 | 6 days | 7/6/2006 | 5 | To quit smoking | Only real side effect was excessive sweating. | I have used it before, and found it a great help in quitting. | M | 47 | 15 days | 7/2/2007 | 5 | anti smoking | insomnia,skin rash, anxiety. | As much as I am very impressed with this drug -it really does help greatly against craving- I strongly feel that its side effects are quite vicious and would advice anybody to STOP TAKING IT as soon as you feel confident being able to do without. I have taken it for exactly 3 weeks,at the end of which I suffered pretty irritating skin rash, insomnia with an average 3 hrs sleep in 10 days, and occasional but intense anxiety attacks. Don't let yourself be fooled thinking these are withdrawal pangs.The physical effects of stopping are minimal and these side effects are 100 % drug related, although not everybody is equally sensitive. Meanwhile, one week after quitting on the drug I am doing very fine without it and not smoking almost as easily ! You can do it too ! | M | 47 | 3 weeks | 9/19/2006 | 5 | Smoking Cessation | I have some sleep disturbances - popping wide awake in the early hours of the morning, and unable to easily fall back to sleep. The most amazing side effect is that cigarettes smell horrendously vile, and I could not possibly think of putting one near my face. Unfortunately, this causes problems when coworkers and acquaintances smoke, as I can't tolerate the smell of them. | I have smoked for 35 years, and never attempted to quit before, so it's difficult to determine how much the Zyban is "helping". At this point - week 6 - I'm certainly not willing to stop taking the Zyban to find out. | F | 47 | 7 weeks | 7/14/2007 | 5 | to stop smokin | coudnt sleep dry mouth sweating hot flushes really weird dreams great they were emotional wanted to cry at silly things not like me at all | avnt smoked now for 9 weeks after smokin for 34 years plus smoked skunk 4 22 years and am off the lot noe sleepin better still av occasional weird dream but dont we all bit of constipation since stoppin tabs but apart from that i a m chuffed chuffed chuffed | M | 47 | 2 months | 3/1/2007 | 4 | To quit smoking | At first, pretty tough insomnia. Then it seems you get used to the medicine and then have only mild sleeping interuptions. Soon had tons of energy and the desire to take brisk long walks. I called them my high on Zyban walks. | The reviews I read scared me. I used to suffer from panic attacks and anxiety and thought Zyban might trigger these. It did not but to be safe I only took one pill a day not the recommended two. I read Alan Car's Guide to quiting smoking and the combination was very good. I haven't smoked in over a month and believe I won't ever again. | F | 47 | 2 months | 1/6/2008 | 4 | to stop smoking | Spaced out feeling, headaches & sleeplessness. Feel irritable or manic! | Was prescribed this approx 7 years ago & stopped completely on DAY 12 - for 11MONTHS. This time I have to stop for good- GP orders. My mind seems much more altered than the previous time & am finding it hard going. My stop day is 4 days away | F | 47 | 8 days 150mg 2X day | 5/4/2011 | 2 | Smoking Cessation | Dry mouth, forgetfulness, some shakiness in the first few days. Stopped smoking in the second week and did not have many cravings for tobacco at all. After I upped the dose to 2 pills started feeling really depressed, had days where I was crying uncontrollably, felt useless. Suicidal thoughts etc. Cried for days on end, which is something I never did before taking Zyban. My partner is taking it as well and she has some of the same symptoms, e.g. dry mouth, loss of sleep and appetite etc, but none of the physchological effects. I was about to make an appointment with my doctor regarding the depression when I found this site and realise now it is a common side effect. | Have not smoked for 7 weeks so feel good about that, but this drug needs to be taken very seriously and I will be letting my doctor know the potential side effects. Have not felt this bad physchologically in my life. Would not recommend it to people unless they have tried everything else and they know the risks. Thought I was going mad. Hope to God this wears off quickly. | F | 47 | 46 days | 1/27/2010 | 1 | stop smokeing | bad head akes bad nightmers constapation scin tight on face.bad taste in my mouth/sinus pain.musles hert.vouise tone changes.cold scin. | wood not recomend these tablets. 4/2/2012. | M | 47 | 4 days 150mg 1X day | 2/3/2012 | 1 | stop smoking | most of them stated | i havn't smoked for a year now, i wish i never heard of this drug, it has completly mucked up my head, my marraige is falling apart and i just don't care about anything anymore, i was completly ok until i started using this drug, one year on and i am still feeling down | M | 47 | 8 weeks | 1/2/2008 | 5 | To quit Smoking | The only side effect I experienced was sleeplessness but it only lasted a week. I was getting up so early that I decided to change my work hours to start earlier. Not only do I avoid now being stuck in traffic, which has cut a good 50 minutes of my commute time, but now I have time to go to the gym. So, between getting up early and working out I get so tired that on my second week I was sleeping like a baby. | Besides for sleeplessness (which went away on week 2) I have not had any other side effects. I quit smoking completely 5 days ago. I still think about smoking about twice a day but the urge goes away quickly. | M | 46 | 17 days | 5/31/2006 | 4 | To quit smoking | Initially, I had the night sweats alot. After four weeks, they went away. I quit smoking for six months while on Zyban. I then went off it cold turkey, as my physician said that was fine. Well, I don't know. | I do consume quite alot of beer, maybe four or five an evening, usually light beer. After the fourth week, some weird things started happening. I thought I fell in love with a girl at work, who was married at the time and was four months pregnant. I think she was actually having a hard time with her husband and the pregnancy, and she loved all the attention I was giving her. She started to receive the advances, but I knew what I was doing was probably wrong and did not pursue anything outside of work. Anyways, she would make comments about meeting outside of work. This is when I felt like I was going into a manic phase or something. My mind was exceptionally sharp and it seemed my blood pressure was higher. Some embarressing things happened and I had to leave work one day because I got so confused about the situation between her and I. I thought for sure that she wanted to leave her husband for me and I got totally freaked out. Some people at work know something was wrong because I wa | M | 46 | 6 months | 3/23/2006 | 4 | stop smoking | I have suffered with constipation which is really annoying, and painful at times. I stopped smoking on day 4 and don't have a physical need for cigarettes any more, i never slept so haven't noticed a difference, no bad dreams, i suffer with dizziness and tinnitus any way so no difference there for me either | i have taken them before and stopped smoking for 18 months i hope to stop for good this time | F | 46 | 25 days 150mg 2X day | 5/8/2012 | 4 | To quit smoking | First week on one 150mg tablet a day and still smoking. Side effects were less sleep needed, tingling/spaciness feeling in my whole body/ bad sweats after being asleep for 3 hours/ unable to control body temperature in the evenings and a constant feeling of pressure being applied to the temples. Day 6, now onto two tablets a day, incresed shakiness/spaced out feeling and less sleep each day. I quit smoking on day 9 of the treatment after getting such bad tastes in my mouth when i smoked. The feeling of needing a cigarette had also gone. | Im going to continue with the treatment unless the side-effects get any worse. If they do, I'll stop and try something else if I have to, but at the moment although I ocassionally get the I want a fag feeling, I havent given in to it and honestly doubt I will again. I stopped for a reason :) | M | 46 | 13 days | 11/1/2007 | 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 |