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Suggest Solution For Smoking Withdrawal Symptoms

I get these really weird feelings in my head ever since i quit smoking weed after five and a half years. i told a doctor about it and she said it could be a mental illness. i need to know that im not dying, its effecting the way i want to start living and now i feel nothing but fear
posted on Thu, 13 Mar 2014
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Hi.

I had gone through your query.


Sudden smoking cessation can lead to psychological and physical withdrawal symptoms.
Psychological symptoms are prominent and mimic mental illness.Need to do proper psychological assessment.

Anti craving agent can help to reduce craving like bupropion and nor tryptiline.

If you are my patients then i would like to treat with following regimen.

1. Initially for 2 weeks NRT(nicotine replacement therapy)
2.motivational counseling.
3.Bupropion 150 mg for 1 week then 150 mg twice in a day for 3 months.
4.Anxiolytic and nortyptiline if require.
5. regular follow up and abstinence
Better would be consult psychiatrist and get further help.

Glad to help you further.

Thank you
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Suggest Solution For Smoking Withdrawal Symptoms

Hi. I had gone through your query. Sudden smoking cessation can lead to psychological and physical withdrawal symptoms. Psychological symptoms are prominent and mimic mental illness.Need to do proper psychological assessment. Anti craving agent can help to reduce craving like bupropion and nor tryptiline. If you are my patients then i would like to treat with following regimen. 1. Initially for 2 weeks NRT(nicotine replacement therapy) 2.motivational counseling. 3.Bupropion 150 mg for 1 week then 150 mg twice in a day for 3 months. 4.Anxiolytic and nortyptiline if require. 5. regular follow up and abstinence Better would be consult psychiatrist and get further help. Glad to help you further. Thank you