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I've been on and off zyban for about a year (I'll kick this habit sooner or later) and have had no ill effects, obviously not a seizure. I checked with DAN about 6 months ago and they had no data on any effects with diving. I think that they are still looking for guinea pigs so maybe you can get in on the ground floor. Mike McD ----- Original Message ----- From: wendell grogan <wgrogan@dc*.ne*> To: <daniel@st*.co*> Cc: <techdiver@aquanaut.com> Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2000 4:19 AM Subject: Re: zyban and diving > 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 > > o (_/\_) living and diving > > o =()= in Qatar > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Get Yahoo! Mail - Free email you can access from anywhere! > > -- > "There are two kinds of people, those who do the work > and those who take the credit. Try to be in the > first group; there is less competition there." > (Indira Gandhi) > -- > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. > -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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