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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ZYBAN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | BiPola Stubborn Depression | I am not sure. As my psych. stopped me cold turkey off Cymbalta, which cause a horrible few weeks. Plus to start Zyban at the same time. So not sure which was which. | Approx 3 weeks I felt abit better, by 5 weeks abit more. The thing for me was to help with the stubborn depression. T Zyban has given me an interest and energy I have not felt in years. I'm only on 150mg at morning. Because of my BiPola i am watched, but mania is not really a problem. I am on Zyban and Zoloft- two antidepressants but of difference make up. I do have a good doctor- why oh why I was told to go off Cymbalta cold turkey, is beyond me. But other than this, my doctor is pretty on the ball. I am on four medications. Zyban and Zoloft, I requested the Zoloft. These two have just been the final ingredient in me having a life. Don't listen to rumours. I am BiPola and for me, two antidepressants work great and for me is possible to take. | F | 46 | 8 weeks 1X day | 11/23/2014 | 4 | Quit smoking | Sleeplessness first few weeks. Loss of sex drive, erectial dysfunction, anxiousness, dry mouth. | It will decrease nicotine cravings, but you have to put up with a load of crap. Beats smoking however. I'm just glad I'm off the stuff now and my life is back to normal. | M | 46 | 55 days | 5/18/2005 | 3 | quit smoking | the 1st couple days were great: i felt good and found myself 'forgetting' to smoke. But then i followed directions and smoked 'normally': there was a tightness in my head and confusion as the quit date approached: but i was determined to stay with it. But on about day seven i awoke, looked in the mirror and had blood in the white of one eye. Scared, i quit the pills and never made it to the 2nd stage. | I'm about to try again. All the doctors i've spoken to say there is no connection. But after research, i'm not so sure. Thanks to all who've posted: i will definitely NOT be increasing the dosage to 2 pills a day!!! Like condoms i think zyban should be free. ps: in my opinion, light headedness, vertigo,dizzyness,etc. are NOT due to nicotine withdrawl, but due to the sudden rush of oxygen that the brain has been deprived of from smoking!!! Doctors (gp's in particular) are dumb (selfish): 19th century: age of reason, 20th century: age of analysis,21st century: age of UNCERTAINTY: USE YOUR COMMON SENSE! | M | 46 | 7 days | 5/9/2005 | 1 | to stop smoking | Somewhat violent mood swings, very emotional - would start crying at the smallest thing and then unable to stop, very vivid dreams and then you remember them in detail, very short temper with friends and co-workers, really felt at times that I was loosing control, a few suicidal thoughts, just wanted to run away. | I work in a hospital and cannot believe physicians prescribe this medication to patients and not mention these POSSIBLE side effects. I thought when having the (less severe) side effects it was from not smoking and loosing my pet of 16 years. When the more serious things started to happen a friend found this website. Thank GOD!!! This drug may help some but it can be very dangerous. It has been 75 days since I've had a cigarette but I don't think it had anything to do with Zyban. I am still on the patches and have the gum. I do not recommend this drug without a lengthy discussion with the doctor. Also, GRADUALLY stop this medicine. | F | 46 | 3 months | 12/28/2005 | 5 | Quit Smoking | Day 1 Felt I had energy Day 2 good to go. Day 3 up'd the dose and Whoa. By day 10 I was having crying fits then day 12 I was zombified. Constipation, butterfly rash, hot flashes, insomnia, loss of appetite. agressiveness and rage. | I came online to see these were some side effects. But I was so ready to quit smoking I made myself stick to it. I quit on Day 16. And am 4 days into no cigarettes or nicotine. I am happy, but I am having severe insomnia. Which is not good. I have a regular sleep pattern and I absolutely need 8 hours sleep. I've been getting like 3 hours a night and the rest of the night I try and try to go back to sleep. I think I'll hang on for another week or two. But I think I will go off the Zyban. But it is amazing how I do not even crave a smoke even being around it at the bar. Also having some lapse in memory. Sometimes confuzzled. | F | 45 | 20 days 150 1X day | 3/29/2012 | 5 | to stop smoking | Insomnia for first few days. Slight change in appetite. | A few days after taking zyban i seemed to have more energy, i set day 12 to stop smoking and have not felt a desire for a cigerette since the next day! Still taking 2 day but will soon reduce back to 1 before stopping taking them. | M | 45 | 5 weeks | 9/5/2007 | 4 | Stop smoking | Breathlessness, headaches, occasional migrane specially when sexually aroused to an extent that would rather not have sex! Slightly weird dreams.. sinus pressure (slight) occasionally feel a bit urgh... | Have managed to not smoke now for over 4 weeks. Still have the occasional twang for a fag, but it soon goes. Find not smoking really boring, but hey, I'm feeling healthier by the day and I don't want to die from Cancer like my brother did. It's stopping me smoking, so as long as the side effects dont kill me..... I'd recommend it still... | M | 45 | 37 days 150mg 2X day | 12/20/2011 | 4 | quit smoking | Have been on it once a year for the last 2 years and now trying it for a third time. Find the first 2 weeks pretty ordinary - headaches and feeling a bit out of it - pressure in head - but in the past have been fine after that and does stop me smoking brilliantly! Did have weird reaction this time when I took a zyrtec - anti histamine with it felt really bad and would be interested in finding out if anyone else has had this happen. | Worked until I went out with a smoker each time and the nicotine in saliva when kissing was enough to get me back on the cigs. Aim to avoid smokers in the future lol! | F | 45 | 11 days | 9/5/2005 | 4 | To stop smoking | Insomnia, wake up about 4 - 5 times a night, eyes tire quite easily. Strange but very vivid dreams. The lack of sleep though is really getting to me. So far no other side effects. | Really helped me to quit smoking. I have absolutely no craving. I suppose it is only the 26 year habit that I need to break. | M | 45 | 5 weeks | 7/14/2006 | 4 | to quit smoking | none as yet | i just feel i want to make a comment really . I started taking zyban yesterday and so far so good ! But whilst reading alot of the posts on here and another site i do wonder how many of the side effects could possibly also be related to nicotine withdrawal! Just a thought good luck everyone . | F | 45 | 2 days | 4/5/2007 | 1 | Quit smoking | Stop nicotine and suffer for 72 hours. Do not use patch, gum or these types of drugs. Go away, lock yourself in the basement, do whatever, but it is all about stopping nictine. 72 hours and then its easier - much much easier. DEFEAT NICOTINE. | DO NOT BE WEAK | F | 45 | 5 days | 10/26/2005 | 1 | I wasn't | WARNING WARNING WARNING. ZYBAN IS ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS DRUGS ON THE MARKET. THE HISTORY IS THAT IT WAS MARKETED AS AN ANTI DEPRESSANT. IT KILLED MANY AND SENT OTHERS PSYCHOTIC. IT WAS TAKEN OFF THE MARKET AND REMARKETED AS A WEIGHT LOSS DRUG. IT KILLED MANY AND SENT OTHERS PSYCHOTIC. IT WAS TAKEN OFF THE MARKET AND REMARKETED AS AN ANTI SMOKING DRUG. IT HAS KILLED MANY AND SENT OTHERS PSYCHOTIC. THE DRUG AUTHORITIES IN ALL COUNTRIES ARE WELL AWARE OF THIS. SOME PEOPLE CAN TAKE IT BUT MANY HAVE HORRIFIC SIDE EFFECTS THAT CAN AFFECT THE REST OF THEIR LIVES. NEVER EVER EVER TAKE THIS DRUG. | NEVER EVER EVER TAKE THIS DANGEROUS DRUG | F | 45 | 1X day | 3/22/2012 | 1 | cease smoking | I took Zyban for 5 days. One tablet per day. By the 3rd day I was suffering from acute anxiety, restlessness and could not sleep. By the 4 and 5 day I started to have problems breathing and my heart rate increased dramatically. I could not stop myself from pacing around the house/yard. I felt like a caged animal and had to consciously | F | 45 | 5 days | 10/10/2004 | 5 | stop smoking | first few days dry mouth, couldn't sleep but I have a sleep disorder, anyway -- I didn't gain any weight, in fact I've been losing weight and right now I'm feeling positively anorexic, which is a little bit scarey | NO sexual side-effects whatsoever. I honestly couldn't believe that it would work this well (combined with the patch). The first couple of days were hell but then I was almost euphoric. Extremely great mood but not so good now. Either way, the drug does what it's supposed to do | F | 44 | 2 weeks | 2/12/2005 | 5 | To stop Smoking | Day 2, no side effects present. | I took zyban a few years ago. And it really help with no smoking. Side effects I experience last time was not needing as much sleep as I usually do. Increased energy, which I liked, and Dry mouth. All easy to deal with. | M | 44 | 2 days | 12/29/2007 | 5 | Quit smoking | I have had headache, bad breath, and dry mouth. Moreover, a few bouts with insomnia that I could have done without. I also have a weird Lassie Faire attitude about things that is mildly disturbing. However, knowing that I have a Lassie Faire attitude is helping to combat it. I have been taking Zyban for over five months and STILL use nicotine gum. However, the last 3 weeks or so I have cut down con the gum considerably and actually feel like I have quite smiling. I smoked for so many years that it has been a real struggle for me. This is the only method to work for me. Smoking has been such a part of my life that it ha taken this long for SOMETHING to work. I hate the side effects of Zyban but would gladly triple them for the opportunity to stop smoking. | My family history is long long long long long long with heart disease. I know that almost all of it is related to smoking.I take 2 zyban a day and deal with the side affects, I know it is affecting my job. Luckily, I work from home a lot and can protect the 91K a year! I know the drug is affecting me, however, I dig deep and fight through it. I have to make a living. I have to stop smoking. The two must find a way to co-exist. To any of you who think they can't quit smoking. You can. You must. | F | 44 | 6 months | 3/26/2008 | 5 | stop smoking | I wrote my previous comment on 8/14/2008, you can see all the side-effects I had. It was truly hard for a week. | I can say that after 4 months as an ex-smoker, I'm terribly happy I used Zyban. It helped a lot. People smoke in front of me & I don't feel any craving. I am thoroughly detached from smoking. I rarely thought about it during the last months and when I did it was piece of cake to overcome the craving. I just want to add it takes some personal strength to use Zyban, and I promise I'll be back as soon as I accomplish 1 year as an ex-smoker to tell you all. | M | 44 | 9 weeks | 12/4/2008 | 5 | quit smoking | Insomnia, agitation, spasms, heart palpitation (during the 2 days after quitting, possibly the cold turkey), anxiety, dry mouth, “astral-trip” mementoes (vertigo crisis in a movie theatre), feeling livelier and more active than usual, and last but not least a very positive response to hangovers the morning after ! | Quitted 12 days into the treatment. On day 11 I had smoked a pack and a half plus drunk many beers so I thought it’d be impossible to quit. On day 12, miraculously, I experienced the total absence of craving for a ciggy (and no hangover at all to boot). The worst came on day 13 and day 14: the side effects accelerated. I had insomnia, palpitations (cold turkey?), an almost permanent state of anxiety and dizziness, and my nerves were at the end of their tether. I decided then to cut to 1 pill a day but eventually I didn’t, and on day 15 things came suddenly back to normal and gradually getting better until the last 4 days that I've been feeling perfectly normal. I'm on day 10 after quitting and frankly I have no cravings at all. If the side effects don't come back this is going to be easier than expected and I'd accept the side effects for a good cause. Essential also to steel your will and decide to become an ex-smoker, Zyban won't do everything. Reading Allen Carr during t | M | 44 | 21 days | 8/14/2008 | 5 | Smoking and Depression | Apart from a dry mouth this medication works better than any other antidepressants i have tried and i have stopped smoking. It was originally an antidepressant. Works better than the SSRIs and no weight gain. It has be remarketed as anti smoking drug after trials for it as an antidepressant found that people stopped smoking, its also a weight loss drug. Do your research it is Bupropion Hydrochloride. Wellbutrin in America. Zyban in Australia. And sold under other names. Doctors keep pushing SSRIs as Antidepressants and they make you fat. | F | 44 | 1 months 150 | 10/30/2014 | 4 | smoking cessation | Sleeplessness | Totally removes cravings | F | 44 | 2 weeks 150mg 2X day | 7/12/2010 |