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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR ZYBAN | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 4 | Stop smoking | Depression, not sleeping propery, lack of appetite, stomach cramps in first 5 days, feeling you have taken speed during short burts in the day, dry mouth | Am amazed at how little i want to smoke. Was on about 20 a day and reckon i could go down to 2 if it wasn't for tis damn depression!! Got it into my head i'm madly in love with my ex (which i know i'm not and its the tablets) and have been crying like a baby! So not like me as i'm normally not the crying type and very strong and cheerful!! Obviously tired too cos of the lack of sleep but only took 2 tablets in one day and as soon as i realised it stopped me sleeping went down to one so hopefully will be able to sleep again soon! | F | 41 | 11 days | 11/18/2009 | 4 | to quit smoking | When I first started zyban I only had the shakes for 15 mins and felt sick for 4 hrs after that I was ok,I have a temper but this is really bad | Wow they r so right about zyban it really upsets my sleeping pattern I'd sleep for 1 hour then I couldnt get back to sleep for awhile,then every hour or so i'de be awake like wide awake.I have noticed the way i have been with my girl friend I dont know how she puts up with me.The zyban really puts things into my head makes me sad and want to cry,tho I still have a few cravings but lollies help me alot but not my weight | F | 41 | 12 days | 3/30/2009 | 4 | To quit smoking | First side effect - Cigarette tastes aweful...which is a good side effect... A bit drowsy and spaced out, but functional. I know it is temporary cause in two months I will start to get off Zyban, so I'm not really worried about the side effects I'm experiencing at this moment. | I recommend it to anyone who wants to get rid of that terrible habit. I would also recommend combining it with the Nicoderm patch...I did that and it works fantastic. | M | 41 | 5 weeks | 11/13/2007 | 4 | smoking cesstation | Mild headache just kicking in and some nausea. On day 13 I had blurred vision but it passed. Vivid dreams but sleep relatively OK. | From day 3 was happy to throw away cigarettes after 27 years of smoking! Hoping side effects don't get worse but will tough it out for a couple more weeks because I desperately want to be and remain a non-smoker - a few weeks of side effects seem small price compared to side effects of smoking or the drama of going cold turkey. That said I have been fearful of developing the depression/spacey side effects and if I do I would stop immediately (rather die happy with lung cancer!) | F | 41 | 2 weeks 2X day | 1/13/2011 | 4 | quit smoking | vivid dreams, some insomnia, dry mouth and nose, will cry sometimes even though I don't really feel that upset about a situation. | I am still smoking but much less, I plan to quit on day 10 and use the nicotine patch if I feel the need. I have found that the pill has curbed the anxiousness I would feel when I had not had a cigarette for a while. I can go 4 or 5 hours now without a cigarette and not want to hurt someone. I think you need to want to quit for it to work but for me that nicotine low after several hours was really what scared me about quitting and so far Zyban really helps with that and has given me more confidence in myself that I can quit. | F | 41 | 6 days 150 1X day | 11/5/2011 | 3 | stop smoking | after 2 weeks started itching back of my neck and head.itchy palms,benydryl helps. wake up every night a 4 am. force myself to eat. lost 10 pounds in 2 weeks. bad dreams, might be the nicotine patch.time goes by fast.quit smoking after 2 weeks of taking it. never want to smoke again! | F | 41 | 2 days | 2/2/2007 | 2 | to assist with smoking cessation | side effects for me were severe anxiety, insomnia, restlessness, suicidal thoughts | I was looking coward to becoming smoke free but im afraid with my bi polar and gad zyban is not for me. | F | 41 | 3 weeks 75mg | 11/10/2014 | 1 | appetite + concentratiom | I had terrible insommnia,i kept waking up through the night with dry mouth and dehydration. My appetite did not reduce and my concentration did not improve (if anything i became less articulate) | It didnt work for me (where prozac, in the past had) but i think that different medications affect different people in different ways. | F | 41 | 3 weeks | 2/3/2007 | 1 | To quit smoking | Detached from the world; tightening of chest; anxiety early on and then buzzy - like cheap speed; finally I seriously lost my cool with someone at work, this v. nearly cost me my job, yet I didn't | Don't take this stuff, it can seriously mess you up | M | 41 | 2 weeks | 8/1/2005 | 1 | Same drug as Wellbutrin | See Wellbutrin (anti-depressant)side-effects. For some reason this same drug is marketed under 2 different names, Wellbutrin & Zyban. | 2nd day @ 150mg got a very big (artificial)boost of energy and hands itched. Was a lot more active which increased back pain. 3rd day increased to 300 mg, could not swallow solid food (no sore throat though) for about 6 hours but was able to swallow liquids...Dr. had me discontinue for 2 days and start again @ 150mg. Within an hour started vomiting & could not swallow again...Be careful with this med., even if perscribed, since it may mix poorly with other meds you are taking, in my case Wellbutrin, Lortabs, Paxil, Celebrix, Ultracet... All under same doctor's supervision. Also was not told this is same as Zyban. Since I smoke and have no desire to quit, this was not a good choice of med. | F | 41 | 3 days | 3/7/2003 | 1 | to stop smoking | suicidle, acute paranoia,dry mouth, light headed, aches and pains,depression, anger the plus side ( increased libido) | I was suprised at first how easy it was so give up smoking, but futher on in the treatment, it bacame harder, the depression and the paranoia only increased my craving for a cig, just to calm my nerves. I have gone 4 weeks and still haven't smoked, but i've nearly smashed up the most important relationship of my life. | F | 41 | 34 days | 9/7/2005 | 1 | To quit smoking | Severe nervousness, dry mouth, sleep deprivation, panic attacks (scary because I've never experienced that before) Severe mood changes...happy one moment and crying or screaming the next. Feeling of desperation (never had bouts of depression before)and heart palpitations | Stay away from this pill...it'll turn you into somebody that you're not! and you'll wake up during the night many times shaking like a leaf. | F | 41 | 8 days 2X day | 8/23/2010 | 1 | depression | severe rash over much of my body after 6 weeks of no problems | I started taking it for depression which I know think was more anxiety than depression. I start at 150mg/day and went to 150 twice a day after a week. It did make my desire to smoke go away so I was loving that and decided to quit. I've been on it for about 6 weeks now and I developed a severe rash starting in my armpits. I woke up the next day and most of my chest and part of my arms had the rash. I didn't take my morning dose and I think the rash started to go away. I was hoping it was not the welbutrin since I really want to quit smoking. I thought maybe it was a new shirt that I wore before I washed it. So, I took my second dose a few hours ago and the rash is coming back worse. I'm not taking any more. I have been searching for info on whether stopping at 300mg/day cold turkey was OK. I haven't found anything so I'm going to stop. My doc (LPN) said it shouldn't be the cause of the rash. I'm going to call again and tell them I'm stopping and see what they say. | M | 41 | 6 weeks | 11/1/2006 | 5 | Stop Smoking | Foul taste in the mouth, inability to regulate body temperature, insomnia, complete detachment | Stopped taking it now but am wondering if this feeling will ever end. Will I ever feel like my self again? Although I did stop smoking on day 9, I wish I had gone cold turkey. I don't think I would have felt so ill. | F | 40 | 20 days | 4/15/2007 | 5 | quit smoking | Dry mouth, ants under my skin, insomnia | I quit cold turkey back in 1998 for 2 years...and spent the next six months crying, anxious, paranoid and depressed. I would obsess over the simplest of matters and ended up getting so worked up a few times I ended up in hospital hooked up to an EKG. After 3 months I was suicidal, and decided that if I was not better by Christmas I would end it all...I had lost my mind but had no idea it was due to smoking cessation, as my father had given up a 40 year habit the year before without any outward signs of what I was going through. These symptoms are very real and very dangerous. We have been smoking for so long and become so dependant on it that I think no matter how you quit, some of us will experience such terrible withdrawals from the lack of whatever chemicals have been entering our body for so long (not just the nicotine) that the experience is almost unimaginable. My reasons for starting smoking again were stupid, and it was only when I tried stopping again with patches and the same withdrawals came back (albeit to a lesser degree) did I realise what I had suffered before was related to smoking withdrawal. With Zyban the psychological withdrawals were non existent and for this I am so grateful. This is my story and I just wanted to let everyone know some of us will suffer intensely when we first stop smoking no matter the method. Please listen to other advice posted here and ensure you tell your family and friends so they can keep an eye on you. Good luck to you all. | F | 40 | 28 days 150 1X day | 6/18/2010 | 5 | To stop smoking | In the middle of week 3 started getting HIVES and literally havent stopped, - just in severity from really itchy head to one or two on my body, to all day long, going beserk at night, covering myself with calamine lotion which helps. Feel like ripping my skin off | Not sure if I should stop taking them. Gave up smoking on 4th day of week 2 and dont feel like one at all. This has worked for me although cant handle the hives. | F | 40 | 28 days 150mg 2X day | 3/24/2011 | 5 | Quit smoking | felt really sleepy the first week as the drug worked it's way into my system and felt quite disconnected, that's the best way to describe it, I waited for 7 days before upping the dosage to twice daily, for 2 nights I barely slept and felt sick but that passed and those are the only side effects I had | i smoked like crazy for the first 9 days on Zyban and panicked that it wasn't working, woke up on day 10 and haven't touched a cig since then, haven't had any cravings or withdrawal symptoms or side effects, I have about 2 weeks left to go but regularly forget to take the meds so cant see much of a problem coming off them but I will finish the course. All in it's worked for me so I think it's great, my GP was brilliant he was very up front about possible side effects, if there were any mental illness or depression issues etc, good luck to anyone who gives it a go, hope it works as well for you as it did for me :) | F | 40 | 7 weeks 300mg 2X day | 7/15/2012 | 5 | Depression and Anxiety | Dry mouth in the beginning. After 6 Years of beeing on Zyban I thougt that I can cut down,which was a very bad mistake. I really took it slow and cut down very gradually but suddenly every night I startet to get something like electrically shocks troug my body. I have to say too that I didnt cut down by myself my doctor gave me an alternative medicince (sorry forgot the name) but this scared me so much plus it was somewhat hurtful like a cramp or something | I really can say this,I came back to Life I was really messed up . No sexualy side effect either | F | 40 | 6 years | 12/15/2003 | 5 | Quit Smoking | Some mild ear ringing, difficulty getting to sleep, only lasted for first week or two. Have continued to have increased energy and overall happiness. | I quit smoking 4 months ago without the use of Zyban. I started having a lot of the side effects and symptoms that are listed here by some. This includes extreme anxiety,depression, mood swings, crying, unhappiness etc. After 3 months I thought I was going crazy and decided to try the Zyban and I immediately started to feel better and my anxiety and depression has completely lifted. I think many that have quit smoking and started Zyban at the same time are confusing some of the possible symptoms of quitting smoking and in fact some might be worse without the Zyban. Just a thought. | F | 40 | 4 weeks | 6/14/2006 | 5 | to quit smoking | no side effects | worked like magic. I wish I had tried it sooner. | F | 40 | 3 months | 5/29/2002 |