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I promised to look into this subject and correct myself if I was wrong
(yeh, right, when was the last time you heard a doctor say- "Jeez, I
didn't know what I was talking about!?")
Anyway, I have looked it up and couldn't find anything to contradict my
original post. However, I can't discount the experience of divers who
say they have used Zyban, dived, and lived to tell the tale.
All of these things are based on statistical risk. I just can't
recommend anyone use this medication while diving simply because I can't
give any advice as to who is more at risk for seizures.
There, you have it, a doc who admits to not knowing all the answers.
Wendell Grogan
Steve Schultz wrote:
>
> On a non-medical note, I know a guy that was taking zyban to quit. For
> several weeks he was in *really* rough shape. He couldn't sleep at night,
> he had the shakes, he couldn't concentrate on anything for vary long.
>
> I'm not sure whether this was an effect of zyban, or simply
> nicotine withdrawl. Either way, the guy wasn't fit to dive, let alone
> drive a car.
>
> Simply from what I observed, I'd advise against diving while on zyban.
>
> Steve (not an MD)
>
> On Tue, 18 Jul 2000, wendell grogan wrote:
>
> > I would avoid it. Zyban, also sold as Welbutrin, is known to cause
> > seizures in people with no history of epilepsy. The risks are low at
> > the usual prescription doses, but rise exponentially when you go
> > slightly above the usual prescription dose. The implications of this
> > tendency to cause seizures in a hyperbaric oxygen situation (i.e..
> > ppO2>1.0) are unknown. However, the fact that you have two factors than
> > can trigger seizures acting together underwater sounds like a bad
> > combination.
> > I'll check it out and correct myself if I find out something different.
> > Wendell Grogan (MD)
> >
> > Daniel Steeves wrote:
> > >
> > > can anyone provide info / advice regarding diving whilst taking zyban?
> > >
> > > i am considering using zyban to aid my quit smoking attempt - looking
> > > for info - the doc knows nothing and his research ??? to date makes
> > > him look like mjb (though my guy admits he knows diddly)
> > >
> > > thanks in advance
> > >
> > > o o
> > > o o ____ daniel steeves
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