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 |
| 5 | To quit smoking | I had a bit of a dry mouth the first day, but that was it. I did notice that I've developed a bit of a lash in my short-term memory, but that might just be me getting old! | I went from 30 a day down to zero. I've been 'clean' now for almost 2 months. Don't know if I can ascribe this to the Zyban, but I feel much more energised - before I barely made 0.5 hour of gym, and now I can easily go for 1.5 hours. | F | 31 | 3 months | 7/17/2009 | 5 | to quit smoking | slightly tearful, moody, loss of appetite | Its my 6th day and so fare I not getting any nasty side-effects. Dreading to increase my dosage though as I have just recovered from depression...might just stick to one a day as it works for me. | F | 31 | 6 days | 7/6/2009 | 2 | to stop smoking | insomnia, no appetite | not smoking for a 3 days, but I decided to stop. I mixed it with energy drink last night so it's now around 30 hours since last pill and I'm still feeling weird. Hope to get back to normal without cigarettes. Zyban is history. DON'T TAKE IT TRY WITHOUT IT. YOU CAN DO IT ;) | M | 23 | 9 days | 6/25/2009 | 1 | Quit Smoking | First three days were fine. When I started taking the 2 tablets the side effects kicked in. I had constant headaches, nausea, dry mouth, very emotional, crying all the time, feeling depressed, insomnia (waking at 3am). | I'm sure Zyban works great for some people, but the side effects were horrendous for me. Went back to the doctor who said to stop immediately. | F | 30 | 6 days | 6/22/2009 | 1 | to quit smoking | Dizziness, drowsiness, constipation, blurred vision, muscle aches, ringing in the ears, careless, confusion, mood changes, thoughts about life and death, fast talking, driving a car became very dangerous | I had to stop taking this medicine. | F | 26 | 5 days | 6/14/2009 | 5 | Stop smoking | Happier and much more energy. Just been to the gym and was amazed how much more excercise I did. It was not normal!!! Managed 300 shoulder press reps. small weight 25 kilos. Normally can only do 75-100 | I cannot believe some of the comments about this. I am convinced they are made up. | M | 37 | 10 days | 5/19/2009 | 5 | To quit smoking | Side effects, yes it was there. could not sleep at night, after every hour I was wide awake, it felt like an alarm that trigger my brain to be awake every hour.was a bit dizzy, mouth dry, but at least it does not increase my appetite(a bonus) there! | I am clean now for 22 days, and I was smoking for 22 years! I feel great, my kids was the driven source, they was scared I will die. Sometimes the cravings is there, if I only could have one puff, but it only last for 5min, and the craving is gone. I must say, my skin look healthier, I breath easier, smell fresh at least, and now I can kiss my children on the mouth, without even feeling quilty!So for all my partners in crime, be strong...If you cannot sleep at night, try to reduce the intake of pills for only one a day, that works wonders for me!Now i sleep peacefully, after reducing the pills. There is no side effects after that. Decrease it, iso INCREASE it!!! | F | 39 | 22 days | 5/14/2009 | 1 | Quit smoking | Paranoia, paranoia, paranoia. | I am way too paranoid to even post my message here. You get the idea. All I want to say to all you poor souls out there is: DO NOT TAKE THIS HELL-PILL. It will kill your brain. FOREVER!!! It must be banned! | M | 35 | 4 weeks | 4/25/2009 | 2 | Smoking Cessation | Insomnia, Depression, Self harm thoughts, feeling of being spaced out, things weren't real. | Whilst i was on this drug i did quit smoking, i have only smoked a couple of times since stopping treatment. Whilst i was on the drug i was ok for the first couple of days, then the insomnia started. This i could deal with. I started to feel a little depressed after about 5 days, and things didnt feel all that real. By the seventh day (when i upped my dosage to 300mg), the insomnia was getting ridiculous, i had mood swings, and previous depression problems had fully reocurred. On the tenth night of taking this drug, i was laying in bed, unable to think about anything other than suicide. I had already self harmed during this week, this is something i had not done for a long time. After this i ceased taking the drug. Really would not recommend it to those who are not exceptionally head strong. On the smoking cessation front however, it is fabulous. The pros just dont outweigh the cons; they didnt for me anyway. | M | 17 | 10 days | 4/22/2009 | 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 | 3 | stop smoking | I am on day 9 of my course now and stopped smoking on Monday. I cant say I havent had any cravings but they have been managable. I have read a lot of the feedback and do think that possibly Zyban is taking the blame for normal nicotine withdrawel symptons - but we shall see. Zyban is supposed to minimise weight gain when stopping. Does anyone know if it all piles on when you stop the tablets? | F | 49 | 10 days | 4/8/2009 | 3 | quit smoking | nightmares, head feels heavy all day | ive been taking zyban about 10 days now to quit smoking. ive noticed a marked reduction in consumption from about a pack a day to about 5 at the moment. However every single night since ive started taking zyban i get awful vivid nightmares and three times now i've woken up screaming. apart from that, my head feels heavy most of the day like when youre coming down with a flu. its not bad enough though to keep me from my daily activities. i hope to stop smoking completely in the coming days and get off this pill as its starting to worry be a bit. | M | 29 | 10 days | 4/1/2009 | 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 | 3 | to quit smoking | Nausea and headaches at first, than normal, now on my 4th week I have had trouble sleeping, getting hives, and easily irritated | In the begining I was very satisfied. It worked, I quit, but now after 4 weeks I am getting weird side effects. Or at least I think it's from the zyban??? Anyone else start getting hives or weird rashes after some time on the meds??? All I can say is I plan on stopping the zyban and staying smoke free. I believe this medicine helps, but it does have alot of side effects that most people probably wouldn't want to risk. | F | 26 | 4 weeks | 3/25/2009 | 5 | Smoking Cessation | Mild changes in behaviour. Mild increase in sweating ***** Most people here complaining about DEPRESSION-like symptoms are generally confusing the nicotine-withdrawal symptom as a Zyban side-effect, which it is NOT!!! Depression is a highly common symptom of NICOTINE WITHDRAWAL. | Works well for me, cheap & effective way of ridding myself of a suicidal habit (smoking). | M | 41 | 6 months | 3/24/2009 | 1 | to help in stopping smoking | dry mouth, bad taste,very low mood,crying for no reason,no energy | the effects on your general mood concern me greatly,as i am normally a very strong minded person,on this drug i felt very low,depressed and very upset for no apparent reason,these feelings seemed to appear suddenly and for no reason. | F | 40 | 11 days | 3/13/2009 | 3 | smoking | Moderate to severe GI Tract problems--GERD, constipation, Flatulence, cramps,the Trots, fluid retention, bloating, (Large water weight gain)etc Bad taste, dry mouth, ringing ears,Stimulant effects, Insomnia, Spacey. Dull headache. Dry eyes. | It Worked--I quit. 5 smokes/day for 2 weeks ...and then zippo since!! Urge to smoke killed in less than 20 days (cig Flavor killed).(150 mgs-2 weeks--then 200 mgs --then 300 mgs --now down to 150 mgs every other day.) Smell improved. Taste improved. Breathing great-never cough anymore. 10 days of heavy dark "Lung-gunk"--very little since. Very productive Jan-Feb at work. Slept 3-4 hrs / nite. ( 5 -7 is normal) Work horse feeling- No Procrastination--except for GI issues and bathroom. Slowing down a bit here in March. reducing dose to every other day. Trying to hold on for 5 more days..and then titrate down to once every 3 days, then 4 days, then 1x/week...then Zippo by April 15th. I tried the other (Vanceril) but GI side effects were worse !! I lasted 3 weeks on it. Zyban is very similar--just not as intense. I wanted to blow someone's head off on the Vanceril. Guts/GERD really baaaad on that Drug. Less so on Zyban. Good luck all !! Nebraska | M | 51 | 70 days | 3/11/2009 | 1 | Quit smoking | Nausea, bad stomach pains, back pain, sore throat,joint pain,exhaustion,bad heartburn,insomnia, unable to concentrate, no motivation to do anything at all. | After two weeks on this drug I have no desire to smoke - or do anything else such as get up in the morning. It worked very well in removing the desire to smoke but I stopped taking it yesterday as the side effects became way too much to deal with. Now I feel like I've been thoroughly poisoned and run over by a truck. I suspect this is a potentially very dangerous drug and I note that it is banned in some countries. I would only use it as a last resort to kick a very heavy smoking habit. | M | 56 | 14 days | 2/19/2009 | 3 | quit smoking | No bad side effects for me initially when starting on Zyban - but was still smoking by day 14!!! | The first few days I had disturbed sleeping patterns - I'd wake up every coulpe of hours and be wide awake ... but that ceased after about day 7. I was smoking a pack a day up until around day 8 when I cut down to 2-4 per day until around day 14. By day 15+ I didn't feel the need to smoke at all, was not experiencing any sleepless nights, or adverse side effects. I'm now on day 24, and for the last 3 days I've had bad stomach cramps (without diarrhea or vomiting). Not sure if this is the Zyban or a stomach bug - heading to the Doc's in a few days if it's still happening ... | M | 29 | 24 days | 2/11/2009 | 1 | quit smoking | severe depression | 150 mg tablets, 1 tablet once daily for 3 days and then 1 tablet twice a day thereafter. after 2 weeks I had to quit taking this medication because it caused severe depression. I was agitated, I couldn't sleep, I had nightmares when I did manage to doze off. I felt disconnected from myself. a friend of mine also took this with little effects but she advised me to take it every other day, not daily and certainly not twice a day. I decided my life was more important and didn't continue with it at all. however, I did quit smoking. I would not recommend this drug to anyone. | F | 39 | 2 weeks | 2/4/2009 |