As the King of Norway said upon quitting, I also want to say " It was disappointingly easy " ( Wonder if he used Zyban )The half-life of a drug is the time taken for the plasma concentration of a drug to reduce to half its original value.We comply with the HONcode standard for trustworthy health information - Zyban is an antidepressant and Chantix is a partial agonist selective for a4ß2 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subtypes. Neither medication contains nicotine. My worst time now is after evening meal, but now only last for a couple minutes. Together with a strong desire to quit, Zyban helped a lot, and I would recommend it for sure. Research shows that both drugs are effective at reducing cravings and making it easier to stop smoking. The first time I was having a hard time in my life, and I became suicidal. I would definitely recommend this medicine to anyone that’s tired of letting cigarettes control your life. But doctor felt the drug was a contribution to my reaction.Zyban (Wellbutrin where I am) had a good effect in terms of cravings and no release of I did smoke but not as effective as the chantix was. I used the nicotine patches for a year and found the medication helped with depression and ADHD, so still taking it 5 years later. If I did smoke after the one week I got no pleasure/release. Looking if anyone has experience with Zyban. Available for Android and iOS devices. The longest I was able to quit was 2 years. Wellbutrin (bupropion) is an antidepressant used for the management of major depression and seasonal affective disorder and Chantix (varenicline) is used for cessation of smoking. Zyban and Champix are very different drugs so take some time to research buproprion (Zyban) and how an a-typical antidepressant would effect you.I was prescribed Bupropion (Zyban, Wellbutrin) and used nicotine patches. The Zyban brand of bupropion is used similarly to Chantix to help people stop smoking by reducing cravings and other withdrawal effects. Have had my moments but will never go back. However, I tried Chantix 2 different times. I smoked while taking the meds for about a month and a half.

Went from 2.5 packs a day to done in a month after 40 years of being controlled by a little white stick. I had success 4 times over the past 10 years. A year later, I was in a great place in my life, so I tried Chantix again. Your mileage may vary, check with your doctor or healthcare provider.thanks for the reply.. i went with champix and have been smoke free for 4 days..one big complaint is my sleep being effected but ah well :)I took Wellbutrin (BuProprion) and Chantix.

This was my first quit attempt and today after 485 days of staying quit I am prepared to carefully announce ( never let the guard down ) that I think I have beaten a 30 year long addiction of 25 plus cigarettes a day. Hello I am wondering if anyone has tried Zyban to quit smoking. I’ve been on the medication for a month and I have had very few times that I wanted a smoke. Champix and Zyban are, at the time of writing this article, the only prescription-only tablet stop smoking medicines. I had crazy insomnia for about a week (slept one out of every two nights) but that passed as my body got used to it. I haven't relapsed, don't crave the nicotine, but every once and a while miss having a cigarette to celebrate/reward myself. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts Compare Chantix vs Wellbutrin head-to-head with other drugs for uses, ratings, cost, side effects, interactions and more. This how I quited smoking 2 years ago, dicovered this by chance: 1- You are 2 weeks without smoking. Prescribed for Smoking Cessation. pills after 2 months.