Posted by nicky847 on January 2, 2004, at 10:23:50
In reply to Re: smoking and depression link?, posted by dragonfly25 on January 2, 2004, at 9:28:57
Definitely depression can be an unwanted side effect of nicotine withdrawal..actually this same thing happened to a Major League Baseball pitcher a few years ago..he quit chewing tobacco and had to go on the disabled list the rest of the season b/c he was suffering with depression after quitting..good news was he came back and continued a successful career after getting treatment..and is still off tobacco..
> yup! it is probably from quitting, talk to your doctor to see if there is anything you can do. dragonfly
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> > Hi, I have social anxiety and long term depression. I have smoked cigarettes for 10 years. I have recently quit (a month ago) and am suddenly very depressed again. I am taking 125mg effexor xr and 2mg xanax xr daily and was doing okay. Now, since I quit smoking, I am spiraling down into major depression again? Has anyone ever heard of this?
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