If so did it help and was there any side effects??
2007-03-19 04:06:48 · 9 answers · asked by ? 5 in Health ➔ Other - Health
Yes I took it!! It was great - you take it between a week to two weeks before your quit day. I found that it made me not enjoy smoking during this period, and when my quit day came I didn't really have many cravings (compared to when I attempted to give up without any help). However I did get one side-effect which was difficulty sleeping!! But it disappeared after a week or so. I highly recommend it!! May be a good idea to also take some nicotine-replacement therapy to help with cravings. Although I didn't really get many cravings (as a result of using zyban) when I did, I used the nasal spray to help get me through! I have been smoke free for a year and half now!! I do not miss smoking!!
The thing with Zyban, not everyone is suitable and thus a talk with your GP will determine if you can use it. Also everyone responds differently to it - some will get lots of side-effects and some will get none!! the only thing I can suggest is you give it a go - you do not know until you try!! Good Luck!!
2007-03-19 04:14:32 · answer #1 · answered by Spence 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My partner has tried giving up smoking a few times with Zyban and it did help. Unfortunately, he hasn't managed to stay stopped, but he has done better with Zyban than with anything else.
He does suffer from a few side effects when using it - dry mouth, drowsiness and confusion mainly.
I couldn't use Zyban, as it interferres with another medication I'm on. I gave up 16 weeks and 3 days ago with the patches. I didn't like the fuss of them though, and kept forgetting to change them so I stopped using them after 3 weeks.
2007-03-19 04:11:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I haven't used zyban but my father-in law did, he's in the 50's a had really bad chest pains and the hospital though he had maybe took a heart attack, fortunately he was fine, he came of the tablets and has never had anything like that again! I myself tried laser therapy in may 2005 and stopped smoking for 12 months, i started again when i was under alot of stress, but I am going for the therapy again because after a few days i didn't even want a cigarette and the cravings weren't nearly as bad as what they were when i done it cold turkey! I think i paid £100 but it was well worth it because i was smoking 20 cigs a day (£35 a week) Good luck and i hope you manage to stop!
2016-03-29 06:10:42 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I took Wellbuterin which is the same as Zyban. I did stop smoking. I also lost weight. Along with the dry mouth I became very very agitated. I had horrible mood swings, and seemed just down right mean to my family. Also, it made wired. I was told to only take it in the morning and was given Valium to take at night to sleep. I had to go off of it for the sake of my sanity and my kids. But I am sure everyone is different, tell him to check with his doctor,
2007-03-19 04:18:29 · answer #4 · answered by tcg7213 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well, took wellbutrin (covered by ins, zyban usually isn't), it's the same formula marketed with a different name... (my Dr. informed me of this, also check www.webmd.com) it does help if you're truly committed to quitting... if you want to take a pill and magically stop smoking, it won't work.
I just quit smoking (the pill didn't do it at the time as I wasn't fully ready to quit) and used the patch, only used about 2/3 of a box, only the first few days are really hard...
I live with a smoker and I am around smokers at work
2 months and counting.
2007-03-19 04:13:03 · answer #5 · answered by bilko_ca 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i took it and stopped for 4 months.i took it for 2 weeks before i stopped, the doctors tell you to do it that way and set yourself a stop date. On the morning of my stop date i just did not want to smoke. it gave me a dry mouth, i could not sleep and had vivid dreams. I started smoking again cos i broke up with my partner and i just smoked. I would take it again but the doctors will not prescribe it twice.
2007-03-19 04:22:45 · answer #6 · answered by abutterfly2k2 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I tried it for 3 days it made me sick,,but hubby took it and has been smoke free for 2 years,(so it can work for some)/
I found patches and a lot of will power too worked for me ,smoke free for nearly 3 years now.
2007-03-19 05:41:24 · answer #7 · answered by gettinthere 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
yes i did but i had to stop because it messed with my sleep gave me nightmares and could not get enough sleep to be alert the next day
2007-03-19 04:16:21 · answer #8 · answered by chipzeke 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep , tried it , it didn't work , but to be fair neither did anything else !!
2007-03-19 04:12:53 · answer #9 · answered by nicemanvery 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋