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Old 05-12-06 | 10:58 AM
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Congrats to all the people who quit. When I lived in australia I used to smoke all the time, then I got back to the states, went out one night had too many cigs and woke up with a horrible cold and basically just stopped altogether after that. I never really had any cravings or anything so I assume I wasn't addicted. I'll occasionally have a smoke every now and then (probably once every three or four weeks) if I'm out with friends but for the most part I'm not really a fan.

One thing to consider if you are thinking about using Zyban (same as Wellbutrin)... The drug has been known to raise the seziure threshold in some people, and even bring on seziures/ latent epillepsy. It's a great anti-depressant/ stop smoking aid, but some people just aren't wired for it. I took it before I went on lexapro for depression and was having intense panic attacks and a general twitchiness. I went in to see my doctor about two weeks after starting it and she took one look at me and told me never to take it again. Def. discuss this with your doctor prior to beginning therapy because apparently in some cases, once you have a seziure from the wellbutrin, you are at dramatically increased risk of having them again. Not fun.
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