Posted by zonked on August 30, 2011, at 17:02:06
I may be away from the board for awhile. I am cranky, anxious, and depressed (how ironic after starting a therapy that pulled me out of it!)
I am hoping nicotine withdrawal doesn't "throw" me out of the relief I was getting. The reason I decided to quit recently is that my insurance FINALLY authed the patches and I can't afford cigarettes. We're up to $6-7 a pack now in California.
If history is any indicator, I should be okay in about a week or two. I'm on 21mg/day. I've done this before and the first week is brutal. I just hope my meds/HRT is still working in the background...
Which leads me to an interesting idea: It can't be nicotine alone that's addictive in cigarettes. Because I am replacing it... so the additives must be addictive as well.
Yuck.
-z
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