Posted by seldomseen on May 3, 2009, at 11:19:29
In reply to drug for motivation!, posted by garnet71 on May 2, 2009, at 15:37:27
Have you told your pdoc that you recently quit smoking?
Man, I have said this before on this board, but I'm saying it again - quitting smoking radically changes your brain chemistry. When I quit, it felt like I was having to grow a whole new brain. Nicotine replacement helps, but I am convinced that nicotine is not the only psychoactive substance in cigarette smoke.
I couldn't concentrate on anything. Nothing. I felt really really stupid without the cognitive burst from a cigarette. Sluggish and anxious.
While I don't think qutting smoking *causes* mental illness, I certainly do think it can exacerbate an underlying one. Qutting smoking also creates its own unique set of symptoms.
Most docs are "Yipee! you quit smoking - good for you!" I wish pdocs were more enlightened as to the effect of such an act on our brain chemistry.
Seldom.
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