ZYBAN Reviews (BUPROPION HYDROCHLORIDE)

Average Rating: 3.2 (580 Ratings)

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 ANTIDEPRESSANTS SMOKING CESSATION AIDS UNCLASSIFIED

 Type: Brand name discontinued; available as generic

  

ZYBAN  (BUPROPION HYDROCHLORIDE):  This medication is used in combination with a stop-smoking program (e.g., support group, counseling) to help you quit smoking. Bupropion can decrease your nicotine withdrawal symptoms (e.g., irritability, anxiety, restlessness) and your urge to smoke. Quitting smoking decreases your risk of heart and lung disease, as well as cancer. This medication belongs to a class of medications known as antidepressants. It is not known exactly how bupropion works to reduce smoking urges. It may work by restoring the balance of certain natural chemicals (neurotransmitters) in the brain. Discuss the risks and benefits of this medication, as well as other ways to quit smoking (such as nicotine replacement treatment), with your doctor.   FDA Approval Date: 1997-05-14 (Sources: U.S. Centers for Medicare Services, FDA)

  

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 1  DONT TAKE ZYBAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I didnt experience the side effects but I witnessed the over-powering drug first hand. My sister was on it. She never had too much troubles sleeping until she started taking Zyban. She wasnt a suicidal person but Zyban made her feel crazy, with extremely low lows and rarely even an inbetween or high. She was irritable, grumpy, mopey, became drug induced bi-polar. I wanted to write this on her behalf as the effects of Zyban and NOT niccotine withdrawl made her take her own life. She said everyday that she wasnt able to function like she used to since having taken Zyban. She went from super happy and positive to deep, dark and so depressed she couldnt cope anymore. THe doctor that prescribed this HORRIBLE HORRIBLE drug said that there were little to no side effects. After she started taking Zyban she looked up side effects online as she was starting to feel different. Almost all the posts we saw online were negative towards this drug. DEPRESSION AND SUICIDE were amongst the list of side PLEASE DO NOT take this drug. It may seem too good to be true and that is the correct assumption. I am not going to stop until this drug is REMOVED FROM THE MARKET in all countries. I dont wanna see anyone else go through what me and my family are going through. My sister was an incredible person. She will be greatly missed. I have to resay this so you remember ... she NEVER had depression like this, nor any suicidal thoughts EVER. F 24 2 months
9/29/2006
 1   Horrible. Terrifying in fact. Left me with hectically worse depression, anger, depersonalisation. Be careful with this medication. If you can fight without it, a better option. Worsened my depression and anxiety tenfold still suffering 2 months off. M 53 2 months
1X day
5/24/2023
 5  to quit smoking Now that I am on two tabs a day I find I wake at about 3.am. and stare at the ceiling for a few hours. However, I feel this is a small price to pay for quitting smoking. I feel that as soon as I quit Zyban my sleep pattern will return to normal I have smoked for 35 years. Loved every ciggie I had..but it was time to quit. I feel a lot better. skin tone has improved and I dont smell of nicotine. I also feel that it was a huge monkey on my back which dictated my life...ie..where could I smoke the next cigarette..whose house would I be allowed to smoke in...who needs this kind of pressure.. F 51 1 months
10/30/2003
 5  Stop Smoking Poor quality sleep yet constantly dozy. Irritable eyes, flushy. Worth these side effects to stop smoking, effects ceased on course completion M 42 1 months
12/9/2004
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 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  Quit smoking Dry mouth, wierd dreams/sleep patterns Apart from the dry mouth and few odd dreams, i found Zyban very successful. I suppose it affects different people in different ways. It was about 11 or 12ys before i actually stopped. The taste of cigs became foul and the thought of smoking one made me feel sick. 12 weeks now and though the thought of smoking doesn't make me feel sick. I just don't fancy one anymore. M 49 1 months
1/25/2010
 4  To quit smoking Slight insomnia first week or so. M 29 1 months
400
4/7/2012
 3  to quit smoking Agitated, can't sleep yawning alot moody Have only 3cigg since my quit date September 15,15 F 58 1 months
10/17/2015
 5  To stop smoking I did find at the start, terrible trouble sleeping never had a full night sleep. But after about a month improved. If I forgot a tablet definately felt it, by an incredible headache soon subsided when I had the Tablet. I found it was able to, which sounds a bit corny, put me in control of the adiction and put it into reason. I still craved cigarettes at the beginning, I think I am now over it definately not in the routine of smoking anymore. Not the easiest thing to do but I feel it has been worth it. F 31 15 weeks
150mg 2X day
8/11/2010
 5  quit smoking I felt very high and energetic, curbed this energy with increasing my exercise resume, which assisted with weight management whilst quitting smoking. Was unable to wind down easily at night, but eventually developed short sleep cycles awakening 2 x 3 times a night. Digestive problems, relating to difficulty with bowels but not necessarily constipated. Symptoms were quite tolerable in making the goal ahead of quitting smoke achievable. Have not smoked now for 6 months, do not feel like having a cigarette, can now be around other smokers and really cannot remember being a smoker. Concentrated on my health and weight have lost 5 kgs in the process of changing my whole lifestyle with being a non smoker, eating very healthy and nutritional meals and regularly exercising. Never felt better. F 12 weeks
4/6/2005
 5  Quit Smoking Poor quality sleep at night and felt tired during the day. I noticed I'd get very frustrate a lot easier than I normally would. I didn't really notice any other major side effects. I am surprised how easily I was able to quit smoking. I stopped smoking 12 days after I started taking Zyban. I had been smoking 3/4 pack per day for over 30 years. I am just now decreasing my dosage to stop taking the drug. I get strong cravings from time-to-time, but it is easy to direct my attention elsewhere. M 55 9 weeks
2/15/2005
 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  to quit smoking first 3 days little foggy... 4 day taking 2a day couldnt handle the wierdness i felt(kinda crazy) went to the doctor on day 6 told me to stay on 1 day til get use to it in my system. finally at about 3 weeks later went back to 2 a day and no problems. 8 weeks later lol... finally just quit smoking.. its been 1 week and no desire what so ever F 34 9 weeks
11/2/2007
 5  stop smoking only side effect was very itchy hives that i still cant get rid of had smoked 40 cigs a day for almost 30 years.I had tried many times to give up using patches gum etc and at last something worked.Even my Doctor was suprised.I think there comes a time when you really want to stop and my time had arrived. F 43 9 weeks
4/16/2007
 4  Cessation of Smoking First 3 days, severe headache. Felt a bit disconnected from my body, if that makes sense .. just not quite with it. I nearly quit taking the medication due to the headaches. On day four, that went away. I felt a bit more anxious than usual, but I'm prone to that and as I'm no longer on medication for anxiety, it seems normal that this would bring it to the forefront. The only other notable side effect (and honestly, I'm not really sure this was caused by the Zyban but I also can't think of another reason for it to have started) is excessive perspiration. Upon cessation of Zyban, I started having headaches again. This lasted for about four days and was not as bad as the ones at the beginning. I took this medication as prescribed - 150mg twice/day. One week and two days into the prescription, I put down my cigarettes. I haven't picked up one since. On two occasions I can recall feeling like I would like a cigarette - both times when I saw, in passing, another person smoking. In my office of all smokers though, I've managed not to give in, so I'm definitely pleased. F 29 9 weeks
2/27/2008
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 4  stop smoking none i stopped smoking after smoking 40plus a day for 16 years F 34 9 weeks
4/13/2007
 3  Stop Smoking Hives, stomach aches, severe chest pains. This is the second time that I have been on Zyban, the first time I quit for almost a year (364 days), that was almost four years ago. Side effects are a little different this time. First time had bad stomach aches, panic attacks, rapid and irregular heartbeat. I have not smoked in almost two months. Upon my doctors recommendation I was going to take the meds for a year, unfortunately I have changed my mind. Within the last week I have experienced severe symptons which I thought were unrelated to the Zyban, I was wrong, the hives are driving me absolutely bonkers and the severe chest and arm pain scared the heck out of me, I thought that I was having a heart attack. Once I found this web page I realized that it was the meds. I'm done now, I'm not taking it any more. There are a couple of good things that came out of taking it, I'm sleeping better and I have an increased libido. I'm going to do my best to stick with quitting because I don't ever want to take Zyban ever again. F 37 9 weeks
5/7/2005
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 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
 3  To stop smoking Insomnia, anxiety, aching limbs, dry mouth, chest ache. Having been smoking for 40 years I have actually kicked the habit thanks to Zyban. M 55 9 weeks
1/20/2006
 5  Stop Smoking Insomnia, panic attacks. With the help of Zyban, I stopped smoking after 20 years. Once or twice I did get terrible withdrawal feelings, one day lasted for 2 hours, but once I got through that it was pretty easy. The panic attacks where difficult, but better than effects of smoking!!! My only concern now is that I am still getting panic/anxiety attacks, even 3 weeks after finishing Zyban. I'm sure this is due to Zyban, as I (*-*) F 8 weeks
3/13/2007

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