My sister used Wellbutrin, and a generic form (or is that the generic form???), she said it worked quite well.
Once she quit the drug, she started up again though, sorry not sure if this helps or not.
Much as I dislike cig smoke, I do understand how hard it is for people to quit, I read somewhere (could be some UL), that it was harder to quit than heroin.
Good luck!!!
It’ll be worth it.
I took it my eigth time quitting. It took a little bit of the edge off the withdrawl symptoms. The eye twitches and headaches that used to drive me to smoke were reduced. Any little bit helped, but frankly, quitting sucked. It was really hard just like it was every other time, just a few symptoms of withdrawl had a bit less of an edge. If I had the choice today of pissing a razor blade or going through that again, you’d be hearing some screaming from the bathroom.
11/21/2 - 5/31/4. Not a single smoke. But all this talk has me thinking about one.
Don’t you fricken dare start smoking again.
I’ll get a mod to ban you…or shun you or something… yeah take that, 
Eeeccchhhh, I have been a smoker since I was 16. I’m 22 now and am convinced that I will be a lifelong smoker.
Of course, I know quitting is an inevitablilty, seeing as I want to have children. :eek:
I have much sympathy for the OP. Hang in there!
The physical addiction to nicotine is broken after 2 days. Once you get past the 48 hour mark, it’s all in your head. No more nic fits, just setting up a new routine with no smoking.
The best advice I can give is to do what I did (because it worked). Slowly eliminate the places where you can smoke. In the house, in the car, indoors period, etc. Then when you are ready to quit, do it. Don’t try. Don’t go half assed. Pick a day and then decide to be a non smoker for the rest of your life.
I never tried to quit. When I was a smoker, I was happy to be one and I wanted to be one. When I stopped, that was it. I was no longer a smoker and never went back. After the first couple days it’s all mental. Remember that.
Oh, and stay out of the bars for as long as possible. It won’t do you any good to be drinking while around tons of smokers who are all happy to share a drag with you.
How about an update, dude? 
?? I thought it was more like two weeks.
I used a different therapy 20 years ago to quit (I got pregnant - it won’t work at all for 49% of the population). but what helped was the thought “If I go back to smoking again, I’ll have to go through that hellacious first couple of days not smoking again”.
everybody quits (eventually). either by choice or by death. YOu also get to choose how many times you go through the agony of quitting. good luck.
(ditto to changing routines - learn to time things by a clock vs. a cigarette, etc.)
I’m not a smoker, but just my two cents on Wellbutrin/Zyban:
I took it years ago for depression, waaaay before it was marketed for nicotine addiction. I was also a complusive over-eater. Within 4 weeks my food cravings were greatly diminished and my depression was lifting. I lost 40 pounds over the 18 months I took it, and it was completely painless. (This is why it’s not recommended for people with a history of anorexia.) Point is, Wellbutrin will likely help your nicotine cravings just like it seems to turn off other compulsive behaviors, but give it some time. Four hours, even four days, is not long enough.
Good luck!
Oops, sorry. I had a really long night last night (I work mids). Just got back to work. Still hanging in there, I’m right at the 3 day point. Without a doubt, last night was rough, but in a weird way I was able to handle it no problem. I take back everything bad I said about you, Zyban…I’m sorry.
Either way, the psychological addiction goes on forever.
Still jonesing after two and a half years
Dude!!!
Read much Stephen King? He mentions this factoid through a character (Dr. Deninger?) in his short story Quitters, Inc. I can’t remember if King ever mentioned any, um, actual research.
I remember Dr. Dean Edell mentioning this factoid being attributed to some rock performer. I don’t, however, remember which one.
Congratulations!
I quit smoking on March 12, with the help of Wellbutrin. A book I read said that 60% of all smokers who quit successfully (remain non smoker for more than a year) are successful because they adopted a regular exercise routine and kept up with it.
I mention this because most smokers gain 15-30 pounds after they quit. Nicotine raises your metabolism, so when you quit, it goes back to normal. Besides a lot of trying-to-quit smokers will munch on things to get through the cravings.
I highly recommend going for long walks, or doing some form of physical exercise while you are in this adjustment period. Also, my doc says it takes your body about six weeks to adjust to a new chemistry.
Hang in there! You can do it – and you’ve gotten through the hardest part already. The rest is habit and attitude adjustment. Just keep thinking about the money you’re saving and the many more years you’ll be adding to your life.
For once I seem to be the exception to the rule. I smoked between 3/4 to a pack a day for about 5 years and managed to quit one day cold turkey. Its not like I have an indomidible will or anything. I just started to hate smoking so much…the smell, the taste, the feeling of your lungs drowning in smoke every hour or so. But the kicker was that I got no benefit from smoking cigarrettes. Nice little buzz for the first pack or so, after that it was all down hill. I’ll probably never be able to do something like that again but I sure am glad I quit when I did.
Non-smoker for almost one year! I used Wellburtin for three months and it did ease the cravings. I also had really vivid dreams. That was an interesting side effect. 
I tried nicotine gum also. NAAAAAAAAAAASTYYYYYYYYY!!!
It feels so good not coughing up a lung every morning. It feels so good not getting winded from pushing a lawn mower. It feels so good to be sitting around the pool drinking and not craving a cigarette even when buddies are sitting around with me drinking and smoking.
Cigarette smoke still smells good but I don’t miss the smoking. Plus, at around $25.00 per carton per week I was paying, I’ve saved a ton! I’m using saved up money to take a cruise to the Bahamas this fall.
Hang in there Fugazi! It feels so daaaay-umn good to be an ex-smoker!