Zyban

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What is Zyban?
Zyban is a prescription medicine to help people quit smoking. Zyban can reduce the symptoms caused by stopping smoking. Zyban can also decrease the urge to smoke and decrease nicotine cravings. Zyban is used with a patient support program recommended by your physician.

What should I check before I take Zyban?
Please verify if you have any of these conditions: frequently drink alcoholic beverages, an eating disorder, such as anorexia or bulimia, bipolar disorder or psychosis, diabetes or high blood sugar, treated with medication, heart disease, previous heart attack, or irregular heart beat, head injury or brain tumor, high blood pressure, kidney disease, liver disease, seizures (convulsions), Tourette's syndrome, use of sedatives, weight loss, an unusual or allergic reaction to Zyban, other medicines, foods, dyes, or preservatives, breast-feeding, pregnant or trying to become pregnant.

You should only use Zyban with nicotine skin patches or nicotine gum if these have been prescribed by your healthcare prescriber. Ask your prescriber for information and advice before purchasing any non-prescription nicotine products while you are on Zyban. The use of the two medicines together requires special observation by your prescriber.

How should I take Zyban?
Take Zyban tablets by mouth. Follow the directions on the prescription label. Swallow the tablets whole with a drink of water. Do not crush or chew these tablets. Do not cut these tablets in half unless instructed to do so by your health care prescriber. It is important to take your doses at regular intervals. Do not take your medicine more often than directed. Do not stop taking the tablets except on your prescriber's advice.

You should schedule to stop smoking during the second week of taking Zyban. You may smoke up until that day, Zyban takes about 1 week before it starts to control nicotine cravings. Choose your "quit date" and tell your prescriber. Stick to your plan; ask your prescriber about support groups or other ways to help you remain a "quitter".

If you take more than one dose of Zyban daily: To limit difficulty in sleeping, the second dose of the day should not be taken at bedtime; take it earlier in the day but at least 8 hours after your morning dose.

What drug(s) may interact with Zyban?
NOTE: Do not take Zyban with other medicines containing Zyban, like Wellbutrin.

Other medicines that can interact with Zyban include: alcohol, amphetamine, carbamazepine, cimetidine, cocaine, corticosteroids, dextroamphetamine, kava kava, Piper methysticum, levodopa or combination drugs containing levodopa, linezolid, medications or herbal products for weight control or appetite, medicines for mental depression, emotional, or psychotic disturbances, medicines for difficulty sleeping, medicines called MAO inhibitors-phenelzine (Nardil), tranylcypromine (Parnate), isocarboxazid (Marplan), and selegiline (Eldepryl), nicotine, orphenadrine, phenobarbital, phenytoin, rifampin, ritonavir, some medicines for heart rhythm or blood pressure, some medicines for migraine headache (propranolol), some medicines for pain, such as codeine, St. John's wort, Hypericum perforatum, theophylline, tramadol, valerian, Valeriana officinalis, valproic acid, warfarin.

On the questionaire needed to buy Zyban online, inform of all medicines you are taking, including non-prescription medicines. Also, include if you are a frequent user of drinks with caffeine or alcohol, if you smoke, or if you use illegal drugs. These may affect the way your medicine works. Check with your health care professional before stopping or starting any of your medicines.

What side effects may I notice from taking Zyban?
Side effects that you should report to your prescriber or health care professional as soon as possible:

• Uncommon:
  Blurred vision, difficulty breathing or wheezing, fast or irregular heartbeat (palpitations), increased blood pressure, hallucinations, redness, blistering, peeling or loosening of the skin, including inside the mouth, unusual tiredness or weakness.
  
  

• More common:
  Confusion, seizures, skin rash, itching, hives, vomiting.
  
  

• Less common:
  Loss of appetite, loss of sexual drive, menstrual changes.
  
  

• More common:
  Agitation, anxiety, or restlessness, especially in the first week of treatment, change in taste, constipation, difficulty sleeping, dizziness, dry mouth, headache, increased sweating, nausea, tremor, weight loss.
  

What precautions should I take while taking Zyban?
Visit your prescriber or health care professional for regular checks on your progress. You may have to take Zyban for several days before you see the effects. If you have been taking Zyban for some time, do not suddenly stop taking it. Your prescriber or health care professional may want you to gradually reduce the dose; ask for advice.

The goal of taking medication for smoking cessation is to stop smoking or using tobacco. Ask for ongoing advice and encouragement from your prescriber, friends, and family to help you quit. If you smoke while on this medication, quit again.

Do not use nicotine patches or chewing gum without the advice of your prescriber while on Zyban. You may need to have your blood pressure taken regularly if your prescriber recommends that you use both nicotine and Zyban together.

Alcohol may increase dizziness or drowsiness; avoid alcoholic drinks while taking Zyban. Drinking excessive alcoholic beverages, using sleeping or anxiety medicines, or quickly stopping the use of these agents while taking Zyban may increase your risk for a seizure (convulsion).

Zyban can make your mouth dry. Chewing sugarless gum, sucking hard candy and drinking plenty of water will help.

You may get dizzy or have blurred vision. Do not drive, use machinery, or do anything that needs mental alertness until you know how Zyban affects you. Do not stand or sit up quickly, especially if you are an older patient. This reduces the risk of dizzy or fainting spells.

If you are going to have surgery, tell your prescriber or health care professional well before your scheduled surgery that you are taking Zyban.

Do not treat yourself for coughs, colds, or allergies without asking your prescriber or health care professional for advice. Also do not take any herbal or non-prescription medicines for weight loss without your prescribers advice. Some ingredients may increase possible side effects.

Anything else I should know about Zyban?
Zyban is may work best if you are enrolled in a smoking cessation program or behavioral support program.

It is not physically dangerous to smoke and use Zyban at he same time. However, continuing to smoke after the date you set to stop smoking will seriously reduce your chances of breaking the smoking habit.

For most patients, it is recommend that you stay on Zyban for at least 7 to 12 weeks to help support long-term success. It may be necessary to stay on Zyban for a longer period, depending upon the rapidity with which you withdraw from nicotine.

It takes about 1 week for Zyban to reach the right levels in your body to be effective. So, to maximize your chance of quitting, you should not stop smoking until you have been taking Zyban for 1 week.

There is an increased risk of developing a seizure when taking Zyban, although this risk is quite small.

What if I miss a dose of Zyban?
Never take an "extra" dose of Zyban. If you forget to take a dose, do not take an extra tablet to "catch up" for the dose you forgot. Wait and take your next tablet at the regular time. Do not take more tablets than prescribed. This is important so you do not increase your chance of having a seizure.

Where can I keep my Zyban?
Keep out of the reach of children in a container that small children cannot open.

Store at room temperature between 20 and 25 degrees C (68°and 77 degrees F), away from direct sunlight and moisture. Keep tightly closed. Throw away any unused medicine after the expiration date.