Drug for Smoking Cessation Could be Dangerous

There are several new drugs out that can help someone with smoking cessation. It relieves the craving feeling that smokers get when trying to quit, making it easier for them to stop smoking. Among all the new smoking cessation drugs is one called Wellbutrin (Bupropion).

 

Wellbutrin has helped people stop smoking and it’s helped some with depression, but do the benefits of taking it outweigh the side effects? This remains to be answered. The side effects of Wellbutrin can be nasty, while there are people who glide right through treatment without incident.

 

The following list (from WebMD) of side effects isn’t conclusive or without omissions. First are the common side effects.

• Severe feeling of restlessness
• Severe anxiety
• Severe dry mouth
• Infrequent bowel movements
• Dizziness
• Chronic sleep loss
• Sweating more than usual
• Shakiness
• No interest in food
• Weight loss
• Nausea and vomiting
• Stomach cramps

Not-so-common side effects of Wellbutrin include but are not limited to:

 

• Cannot focus thoughts
• Hallucination
• Confused
• Extra happy, energetic beyond normal
• Delusions
• Paranoia
• Suicidal tendencies or thoughts
• Loss of reality
• Loss of normal personality
• Thoughts of hurting/killing others

There’s a long list of uncommon side effects, these are just a selection – alone, even one of those would be scary, but these are experienced at the same time, for some patients. People have been hurt, they’ve hurt others and some have even gone to jail because of these uncommon side effects, and truthfully, they aren‘t that uncommon.

 

Be informed, Google any new medicine you get, read up on it and know what you’re taking. Talk to the doctor and ask about side effects while in his/her office.