Posted by sukarno on November 27, 2012, at 16:40:23
In reply to Re: Smoking cessation ('cold turkey') » sukarno, posted by ChicagoKat on November 27, 2012, at 16:15:51
The irony of it is my stomach was feeling better for a few days but started acting up again after having green tea.
I have suffered depression since I was a teenager but my first experience with severe, full blown melancholic depression and intractable panic attacks was in 1992 when I quit cold turkey. I voluntarily checked myself into the drug rehabilitation section of the hospital because they didn't have a psychiatric wing at the time. I only stayed there for two days because it cost too much.
I was given Klonopin (clonazepam) and Vistaril (hydroxyzine) and it was okay but made me feel fuzzy headed.
The depression resolved itself without need for antidepressants a few months later.
I did have a few cigarettes but didn't enjoy them and didn't get the "buzz" from them. I guess that means I'm not hooked on them anymore and they won't be useful for depression. I would like to take antidepressants but I can't take SSRIs because of a previous GI bleed when on Prozac.
My pdoc said there is a new antidepressant named Valdoxan (agomelatine) but I'm not sure how good it is. Have you heard of it? I'm very reluctant to try something that hasn't been on the market for very long. We don't know what the long term effects will be and sometimes drug companies suppress bad results from their clinical trials.
The same thing happened in September 2011 when I tried cold turkey. A day or two after the cravings vanished I just felt like an empty shell of a man and no desire to live but not suicidal.
I can't see that it is worth it to be a non-smoker and remain this depressed and empty. It's too heavy of a feeling. But cigarettes look nasty to me now. I don't know...maybe if I only have a few a day until I see my pdoc to find out what he can do medication-wise.
Thanks for your message. I appreciate it a lot.
alprazolam 1mg QID, famotidine 40mg QID, cetirizine 10mg BID, GNC Ultra Mega Gold BID, probiotics, quit smoking on 20 Nov 12
Dx: panic disorder with agoraphobia, OCD, MDD, probable PTSD
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