Posted by ed_uk on January 8, 2005, at 17:23:28
In reply to Re: Reboxetine and Smoking » ed_uk, posted by borderliner on January 8, 2005, at 16:22:41
Hi!
I wouldn't try to stop smoking completely until you've been taking the reboxetine for at least 2 months. If you attempt to quit completely in the next few weeks then it may be difficult to distinguish between the start-up side effects of reboxetine and your nicotine withdrawal symptoms. Also, if you wait at least 2 months you will have a good idea of how much the reboxetine is helping your psych symptoms... if you quit smoking in the next few weeks you might think that the reboxetine is not working because you will feel bad due to the nicotine withdrawal. Over the next few weeks you may find that you don't need to smoke as much as usual, because of this I think that it would be a good idea to try to cut down. Then, after you have been on the reboxetine for >8 weeks or so I'd set a date for stopping completely.
When nortriptyline (a tricyclic antidepressant which acts as a noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor) was studied for smoking cessation, participants were asked to quit compltely after 10-14 days. I don't think that qutting so soon would be a good idea for you though because you're not primarily taking reboxetine as an aid to smoking cessation.
Best Regards,
Ed.
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