Prescription medication (overview)
Quit smoking with bupropion (Zyban)
Bupropion is an antidepressant-class medicine that is also used for smoking cessation in some countries under specific formulations. Only a clinician can decide if it is appropriate for you. This page covers how it pairs with behavioral tools and apps.
Quitting right now? Blou for iPhone shows your own recovery, day by day.Behavior layer
Medication does not erase learned triggers. Build your cue plan with how to quit smoking and protect early nights with insomnia strategies if sleep wobbles.
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Frequently asked questions
Is bupropion the same as Wellbutrin?
Bupropion is the generic drug name. It is used for depression (often as Wellbutrin) and for smoking cessation in some formulations/regions (Zyban in some markets). Your clinician chooses formulation and dose—not a website.
Who should not use bupropion?
There are important contraindications (including seizure risk and certain eating disorders). A full medical review is required before starting.
Can I combine bupropion with NRT?
Sometimes clinicians combine treatments, but interactions and side effects must be reviewed professionally. Do not combine on your own.
What does Blou add?
SOS help the second a craving hits, simple lung checks, and every smoke-free day on one visual timeline—useful alongside any clinician-approved medication plan, never instead of it.
Blou for iPhone
See your own recovery, not an average
Guides tell you what usually happens. Blou shows what is happening to you, from your first smoke-free day.
Photo timeline
See your face change over time in one photo timeline.
Lung checks
Simple breath checks that show your lungs getting stronger.
SOS craving help
Instant help the second a craving hits.
Every milestone visualized
Watch your whole journey unfold on one visual timeline.
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