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Interestingly Zyban did not originally start of as a stop smoking medication. It was in fact an anti-depressant, called Wellbutrin. Smokers who were prescribed Wellbutrin for their depression, inadvertently found that they lost interest in their smoking habit. Research was conducted and it was found Wellbutrin blocks the nicotine receptors in the brain. When the brain no longer recognises the need to smoke, the habit ceases. It was quickly hailed as a quit smoking cure. Not suprisingly many smokers were put off by the idea of taking an anti-depressant, when they were not in fact depressed. GlaxoSmithKline, the company that sold Wellbutrin, repackaged and re-marketed the drug. It is now known as Zyban, even though it is essentially still the same anti depressant medication. Treatment is said to last anywhere from 7-12 weeks. In most cases a maximum of 300 mg of Zyban is recommended daily. This is administered in two 150 mg pills taken at different times of the day. It is suggested that people taking Zyban continue to smoke until a set date. When that date arrives smoking ceases but the smoker continues to take the drug for a period of time. Zyban is said to reduce the the withdrawal symptoms of smoking thus making it easier to quit. Such symptoms include irritability, anxiety, anger, restlessness, depression and other negative feelings associated with quitting smoking. Results from clinical trials have shown quit rates to be similar to N.R.T’s (Nicotine Replacement Therapy) such as patches and gum (read our reviews). That’s about double the rate of smokers trying to quit on their own. As with all stop smoking medication there are the side effects. These include dry mouth, headache, nausea, chest pains tremors, excessive sweating and seizures. If it is taken close to bed time than insomnia is a common occurrence. It has been known to increase heart rate and raise blood pressure so these should be monitored closely. It has also lead to depression, anxiety and even suicide. Those with with any sort brain injury or mental illness should not take Zyban. Those with allergies or who are hypersensitive should also be very cautious.
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One Customer Review of “Zyban”
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Zyban Review by Karen, Illinois, USA, August 15, 2009
Zyban works amazingly well at stopping cravings! I’d quit previously using nicotine patches, and was still suffering from cravings, plus I’d become very depressed. Zyban addressed both problems–I highly recommend it if you’re among the fairly common crowd who are depressive smokers/quitters.
The bad news is that after taking Zyban for about a year and a half, I stopped taking it and eventually started smoking again. Maybe it makes quitting TOO easy? In any case, I’ve since quit again, this time starting Zyban a week before quit day and the smallest patch (7 mg Nicoderm) on quit day. So far so good (quit 1 month, 11 days, 12 hours, and 41 minutes)!
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