Perhaps that is why Obesity is the number one disease in America and diet books make the best seller list monthly and are the number one best sellers. In comparison to placebo, desipramine or norpramine reduced weekly bingeing and weekly vomiting. The anti-bulimic benefits appear as early as week one. Norepinephrine is used by the brain to modulate eating behavior as well as addictive behavior and depression . Smoking cigarettes is a behaviorally motivated addiction.
Many people get true satisfaction from handling the cigarette and putting it into their mouth.
Many smokers actually have appetite suppression with their nicotine intake, using nicotine instead of food. These people find it very difficult to give up smoking without gaining large amounts of weight since they substitute high caloric foods for the associated hand to mouth behavior. The use of Zyban helps reduce the cravings for sweets as well as cigarettes. This medication is very useful for obese patients who cannot stop eating sweets. Many obese people are depressed and receive temporary stimulation and good feelings from eating sweets.