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 |
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 | 1 | Stop smoking | Painful shingles (rash). Lack of concentration. Still smoking. | M | 40 | 6 weeks 30 mg | 10/12/2013 | 1 | quit smoking | Nasty, nasty, nasty! Extreme paranoia (cost me a relationship), loss of self control, SEVERE hives on hands and feet, extremely negative emotions, insomnia, depression like I have never felt, horrible experience, the worst of my life! | Rash was so bad on hands and feet that for a 4 day period I was awake crying and losing my mind. The itch felt like thousands of bug bites that only got worse when I bent fingers or stood up. Crazy thing is, while on Zyban I felt odd and out of it, it was when I stopped taking the Zyban that it got really bad. It's been 6 weeks since taking the drug and I am finally regaining my life. It cost me a girlfriend, and I'm still smoking. I'm still trying to quit, but to be honest, the Zyban would have killed me long before the smoking! Many of these | M | 34 | 6 weeks | 8/1/2005 | 1 | Quit smoking | Depression, irrational, violent. 2 years later trying to pick up the pieces of what is left of my life. Now classed by some ex friends as BPD. | Took the stuff for 5 weeks. Never again. | M | 44 | 6 weeks | 10/4/2004 | 5 | to quit smoking | No side effects during the first week while taking 1 150 mg tablet a day, when dose increased to 2 x 150 mg tablets a day, I felt very spaced out (like I was on something), felt that I shouldn't drive and very happy. Week 3 onwards I haven't really noticed any side effects apart from if I take the second dose late in the evening (after 8pm) I have trouble sleeping. | This medicine has worked well for me. I took 1 x 150 mg a day during the first week and stopped on day 7 when I increased dose to 2 x 150 mg a day. I can't say I lost the urge to smoke at all during the first week, but I didn't find it that difficult to stop on my quit day and I'm sure it was due to the zyban. Although I did suffer a few side effects during the second week I beleive it was worth it as it's really helped me giving up smoking. I read Allen Carr's easyway book too. I don't believe it's a miracle drug, there are still difficult times and willpower is required but it can certainly help some people. I have been taking the tablets for 5 weeks and plan to come off them in the next few weeks. | F | 32 | 5 weeks | 7/15/2007 | 5 | Quit smoking | Insomnia homicidal suicidal sex crazed weird dreams drymouth | Works great | M | 41 | 5 weeks 150mg | 5/8/2016 | 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 | 5 | Quitting cigarettes | Insomnia, Headaches, easily irratated, thirsty, no hunger | Helped me quit smoking even the smell makes me queasy, still have thoughts about smoking but don't feel I need to. Made me very irratable and short tempered and reclusive. Find it difficult to keep track of time and don't feel tired even after working 12 hour shifts have decided to go it alone without the Zyban. | M | 31 | 5 weeks | 12/6/2007 | 5 | Depression/Anxiety | UPDATE - 15 November, 2005 Lexapro - ceased using 5 November,2005, Wellbutrin (Zyban)- 150mg twice daily (7am and 3pm). Imovance 3.25 to 7.5 mg as required for sleep. Side Effects: During first couple of weeks, a bit racy,anxious but this passed. Slight nausea, but this too has diminished as the weeks have passed. | I am now in week 5 of using Wellbutrin (one week as a mono med) and I am finding it very effective in lifting mood and energy levels; plus,I have had an increase in concentration and libido with more intense orgasms. As a number of other posters cautioned, it did take a full 4 weeks for the Wellbutrin to begin to achieve a good level of treatment effectiveness (and I certainly did want to throw the towel in a few times). My sincere thanks to everyone who shared their own experiences and emphasised the need to BE PATIENT and allow the drug time to level out the brain chemistry. As my anxiety seems to have improved with the Wellbutrin alone, I am now comfortable that, should I experience a serious anxiety increase, I can, per others experience and my discussions with my doctor, use Xanax to manage such a moment. My tip: If you are starting out on a new anti-depressant, copy and paste snippets of some of the postive med experiences you read about here and elsewhere. Print these | M | 48 | 5 weeks | 11/15/2005 | 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 | stop chewing tobacco | anxiety first few days not sleeping as well before I'm getting really angry /rage with people I work with who normally annoy me anyways... | Was Easy to quit... Now that I'm quit a month I'm thinking about cutting my dose to 150mg for a while, and see what happens. If I start getting urges to smoke I'll go back to 300mg. I'm getting to angry with people at work. Its really nice to quit and not have urges to smoke.. this stuff really does work! I do wish I had tryed the new champix drug 1st... I hear it has a better sucess rate.(mytimetoquit.com). I think I'll be able stay quit this time for ever!! | M | 35 | 5 weeks | 4/17/2007 | 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 | To stop smoking | I read all of the side effects and start freaking out... but I must say that my experiences are a little different. I had bad anxiety before the meds, I still have the anxiety, but it doesn't bother me? if that makes sense? I have really blurred vision, thought my prescription glasses were suddenly broken. But I am still functional.. as for libido, I have a hardcore sex drive, always have, but I find it difficult to actually get an erection and to ejaculate.. A HUGE problem for me is the dry mouth, which is causing severe Halitosis (bad breath) .. to the point where my boyfriend can't have my mouth near his.. It is as though the bad breath from the dry mouth is worse than the stench from the smoking.. he has assured me that it is indeed really bad.. so I'm gonna try Therabreath products till I am done with these pills. Dreaming.. I have amazing, vivid dreams. I love this side effect because I NEVER!!! remember my dreams, and now I am having 3 - 4 every night.. is amazing.. Have a tad b | I love this product... have tried cold turkey many times, as well as Allen Carr's book, which helped a lot with the mindset, but not with the physical withdrawal symptoms of quitting. I find it incredibly easy to not smoke, I stopped sooner than I should have as well, it's weird, just wasn't enjoying it.. So the bad breath and the lack of stress is the worst for me? My boyfriend won't come near me and I don't get any work done.... but it's not for long.. then I will be free from this mistake (smoking) forever. | M | 22 | 5 weeks 2X day | 5/26/2014 | 2 | to stop smoking; depression | Most severe headaches I've ever had - it was as if the top my skull was being sawed off. The headaches started about 3 weeks after I started taking it and led to me to stop taking it. Suicidal thoughts and MORE severe depression. It did kinda help me quit smoking though - partially. I mean, it took the cravings away definitely, but I still smoke just much less now (and it's probably just because of the habitual aspect of it, not because I feel like I NEED a cigarette). | M | 36 | 5 weeks | 11/17/2007 | 1 | Quit smoking | First few days, nothing too bad. Palpitations, insomnia, needing less sleep. After two weeks on two pills a day: Spaced out, feeling like coming up on Acid (just before the hallucinations kick in) all the time. Then... my first ever panic attack. Man, that was the scariest thing. I thought I'd die. Turns out it was zyban messing with my head. | DONT. and if you do anyway. DONT DRINK ALCOHOL. trust me. DONT. You can quit smoking cold turkey. This drug is way to unpredictable. Best thing to quit smoking: Allen Carr, Easyway | M | 34 | 5 weeks | 8/31/2007 | 5 | Quit Smoking | Slight insomnia, but also felt a lot more rested on a lot less sleep. Slight nausea initially but nothing severe. | The only thing that has ever helped me quit smoking. Tried all else and failed because of horrible mood swings. Zyban levels out the mood and takes the edge of the craving as well. | M | 34 | 4 weeks | 8/13/2007 | 5 | stop smoking | A little spacy for a week. Unemotional feeling. Loss of appetite. Dry mouth . | Smoker for 35 years.20 a day. Gave up second week. Easy feel great. Sleep well. Take first tablet early 7.30 second tab 2.30 afternoon. No later or you don't sleep. | F | 50 | 4 weeks 150 2X day | 6/2/2017 | 5 | to quit smoking | I've been taking zyban for 4 weeks now I had insomnia only two nights, I do feel a little careless but that is nothing compared to the rage I experienced in previous cold-turkey attempts. In the past week and a half I am extremely nautious and cannot keep food down, have missed my period and have the side-effects of a pregnancy although I definitely am not. I'm now weaning myself off it- although SO GLAD TO HAVE QUIT SMOKING. THAT WAS THE POINT RIGHT? Small price to pay than cutting off years of my life due to cancer. | F | 25 | 4 weeks | 4/14/2009 | 5 | smoking cessation | Wired & nervy, insomnia, sharpness/honesty, loss of appetite & weight... BUT this stuff works and I think side effects are worth it. Coming off the stuff you appreciate being calm again and so don't feel the need to smoke (2 days so far anyway) | Only worried about getting together with friends who smoke (rare these days) will I be tempted to have a puff in the moment? Any stories on casual Zyban use prior to these occasions? | F | 34 | 4 weeks | 4/25/2007 | 5 | quit smoking | In the first 2 days I felt 'out of it'. kinda floaty, but after that I feel great. It hasn't effected my sleep at all, actually sleeping better (Had bad sleeping habits before). No side effects really. | This is the best way to quit smoking. I have been taking it for 4 weeks and quit after day 7. I can be around friends that smoke and don't crave it. every now and then I get a little craving but that subsides, as per normal of quitting. You really do have to set a quit day and stick to it. I spose not for everybody but if you can take it, then do it. | F | 23 | 4 weeks | 4/11/2005 |