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Robin · 10-05-2005

ANSWER: Zyban plus Patches.

In the surveys 30% of people using this combination still weren't smoking after 2 years.

I did it and stopped 3 years ago.

My brother in law stopped 2 years ago

My father in law stopped 1 year ago.

Both of them were very heavy 2-3 pack a day smokers. They were convinced I was talking rubbish but after many months and months of telling them about it I got them to try. And now they really thank me because it's actually so easy giving up this way that you actually forget to smoke!

Zyban is actually an antidepressant with two effects:

1) It stimulates the dopamine receptors in the brain so you feel more content. You'll find you eat less as well as smoke less and I even found I drank less as I was generally quite contented...

2) It has the strange effect of making cigarettes taste quite stale and foul after about 5-7 days.

The doctor will tell you to keep smoking while on Zyban for the first two weeks.

When you smoke while on Zyban you don't get the nicotine buzz at all strongly and put the cigarette out early because it's not satisfying and tastes quite nasty.

Well, I only made one week because after that I kept forgetting to light up and only realised some hours later that I had forgotten. I'd get a quick craving to smoke, think about it and then forget it and go another few hours.

However, when I started the patches as well, I would forget to smoke all day because I'd get no cravings at all.

My two-pennorth!

10-05-2005	#13
Robin Officially Tired of retirement Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 296	Re: Cutting down on my smoking nearly killed me! ANSWER: Zyban plus Patches. In the surveys 30% of people using this combination still weren't smoking after 2 years. I did it and stopped 3 years ago. My brother in law stopped 2 years ago My father in law stopped 1 year ago. Both of them were very heavy 2-3 pack a day smokers. They were convinced I was talking rubbish but after many months and months of telling them about it I got them to try. And now they really thank me because it's actually so easy giving up this way that you actually forget to smoke! Zyban is actually an antidepressant with two effects: 1) It stimulates the dopamine receptors in the brain so you feel more content. You'll find you eat less as well as smoke less and I even found I drank less as I was generally quite contented... 2) It has the strange effect of making cigarettes taste quite stale and foul after about 5-7 days. The doctor will tell you to keep smoking while on Zyban for the first two weeks. When you smoke while on Zyban you don't get the nicotine buzz at all strongly and put the cigarette out early because it's not satisfying and tastes quite nasty. Well, I only made one week because after that I kept forgetting to light up and only realised some hours later that I had forgotten. I'd get a quick craving to smoke, think about it and then forget it and go another few hours. However, when I started the patches as well, I would forget to smoke all day because I'd get no cravings at all. My two-pennorth!