Zyban and Insomnia

Zyban was originally used as an anti-depressant, but when it was seen that one of its side effects was to make people lose interest in smoking, further studies were carried out that made it possible to adapt it especially for that use: to stop people smoking. Unfortunately, another common side effect of Zyban is insomnia, and this is also suffered by smokers trying to kick their addiction.

We shall look at the side effects suffered by the average smoker who takes Zyban to attempt to escape from his or her smoking habit, but we shall also consider more extreme side effects suffered by a minority. We shall attempt to analyze whether Zyban is a suitable drug for giving up smoking, or whether the possible side effects make it unadvisable.

Vivid Dreams and Disturbed Sleep Patterns

Zyban has been proved effective at helping people to give up smoking, but it may also cause people to have extremely vivid dreams and disturbed sleep patterns that may cause them to wake up at different times during the night and experience great difficulty in going back to sleep again.

What people that want to kick the smoking habit feel is that it may be well worth the discomfort experienced, as insomnia after Zyban is something that may last for a few weeks, but it will certainly prove effective in getting a person to quit smoking. After all, nothing comes without some pain and if one must suffer Zyban-related insomnia, then so be it. As long as one finds cigarettes especially distasteful and does not wish to light another stick - then it could in fact turn out to be a blessing in disguise.

Nevertheless, there are a few instances of smokers who used Zyban to quit smoking who found the side effects to be so strong that they could not sleep for as many as 90 hours. They also suffered from other side effects that made them insomniacs and anti-Zyban and understandably so. If such reports are to be believed - and there is no reason to doubt their veracity - staying away from Zyban is strongly recommended and in any case it should not be taken without taking prior advice from your doctor.

It is thus a moot question whether insomnia affects all those who use Zyban or whether it is only known to cause extreme side effects in the odd instance or two. The answer is not so easily forthcoming because there are many that will swear by the efficacy of the drug while others are absolutely repelled by the mere mention of the word Zyban. It is thus more of an individual thing and Zyban insomnia may or may not adversely affect you when you try to kick the habit.