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I want to quit smoking and Wellbutrin is the way to do it. Part of the reason why I want to quit is because my demons have been telling me they are going to kill me if I don’t quit smoking. It’s getting rather annoying cause they keep telling me to put out cigarettes on my arm and I feel a strong urge to do it some times I have to put out the cigarette normally to keep from doing it. The other reason is because it gives me a bad cough which is embarrassing not to mention the breathing problems that come with it.

I see my pdoc later today and I really hope he goes for it even though there is a risk of psychosis and bringing on suicidal thoughts to me it is worth the risk just to quit smoking and hopefully the Wellbutrin would have other benefits. But I know I was highly suicidal/psychotic when I started taking lexapro made it worse for about a week.

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Welbutrin was a Bee-ach to get off of for me.

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Yeah, I got suicidal ideation from wellbutrin when I tried it as a stop smoking aid.

Can you try vaping or gum or patches or lozenges?

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I really want off nicotine all together I’ve tried vaping and it just doesn’t satisfy the cravings anymore even smoking doesn’t really satisfy my cravings that’s why I really want to try it and if I get sent to hospital honestly I’d try and wait it out I want to quit that bad just the cravings are too bad for me to go cold turkey.

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Wellbutrin worked well for me but I still smoke :unamused:

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What dose are you on I hope to be put on 150 for the first week then 300 the next.

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I took 150 for 2-3 weeks :thinking:
Now 300 mg in the mornings only as it gives insomnia.

I have been taking Wellbutrin since 2016

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Hmm maybe it just doesn’t work for you I know it worked for my mom to quit.

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No I had no intention to quit when I took it. I wanna quit by winter though. I took it as an antidepressant.

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Awe so maybe all you have to do is put down the cigs and you’d be done.

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I really like to smoke. It is something I enjoy. But I don’t wanna grow old and be a smoker like my dad.

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Yeah I enjoy smoking too when the demons leave me alone but I have such bad cravings I can’t take being a smoker anymore.

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It is funny how you say they want you to burn yourself?! Can you realize it is only an illness making you like this, the voices are not real?!

If you can quit, it’d be great. Good for your health.

In my dad’s generation, it was ‘cool’ and a remedy to put out a cigarette on someone’s arm to get rid of anxiety :unamused:

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Yeah I have insight just don’t like the compelling urge that I feel when they start telling me to do it.

Exactly I’ve only been smoking for less then a year so I can minimize the damage.

Yeah I have heard of that I honestly don’t think I will be trying it.

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I’m quitting on July 23, that’s my 50th birthday. I’m quitting cold turkey. or I might get some small packs of gum if I can come up with some money for it.

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I’ve been on 100 x 2 Wellbutrin for years. When I asked my pdoc to double that dose I started getting spooky, so I asked to be returned to my original dose. I’ve found Wellbutrin hard to come off of. I’ve heard other people say that too.

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So my pdoc prescribed me Wellbutrin 150 for a week then 300 with the warning it may cause suicidal thoughts or psychosis. Also got my invega shot today.

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