So, my plan for december was getting off meds (my doc says it’s ok and worth a try, also read a lot on it and i’m convinced it may work) and also quit smoking.
but then i read that nicotine withdrawal increases psychosis.
does anyone has experience with it?
maybe nicotine patches work against psychosis?
There’s no need to go into withdrawal quitting smoking
I was on about 15
4mg lozenges and a 20 mg patch to start with to deal with cravings and I basically didn’t crave and probably would still smoke if I had
Reduce so slowly over a period of months
Lozenges reduced till half a mg and then patches only reduced to a sliver
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Why not try one thing at a time
I quit with nicotine patch and had a relapse in a month
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I know that Nicotine and Smoking helps me a lot with my delusions. So quitting it may trigger it.
I’d imagine it’s the opposite, that nicotine increases psychosis.
If I’m willing to go off meds, I wish it would be for the rest of my life; and one way or another I will quit smoking, so the only way is that if I quit smoking BEFORE i quit meds, but i’m having classes right now and I cant study if I don’t smoke.
@waterway even on meds?
@saurav yeah, thats what i’m afraid of.
@astefano I wish that would be the case, but reasearch has shown its the other way around.
Yeah i was on abilify when i had a relapse. It lasted 5 months
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Ciggerattes help in Cognition.
sarcosine has been a miracle for me.
I don’t think you know what you’re talking about.
the withdrawals really aren’t that bad once you get past the “life view” of having tobacco involved…
these things pass within 6 days… by the end of the month you’ll feel like a golden god… just for not smoking
good luck… and enjoy it
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Also - don’t take off the patch if you have a weak moment
nothing bad will happen
if you take the patch off and leave it off or put it on and off it’s a failed attempt
if you have say a couple cigs one day on top of all that - you are still healthier and you’re detoxing
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I had a cuppa coffee with 2 slim cigarettes today. This is the road to ruin 