Posted by baseball55 on January 1, 2017, at 17:53:15
In reply to Re: Nicotine Withdrawal exacerbates depression anyone?, posted by linkadge on January 1, 2017, at 14:39:15
I quit smoking many years before I first experienced depression and the nicotine withdrawal didn't make me depressed. But it sure made my moods swing like crazy and I was so irritable, I lashed out at my husband over the simplest thing. Once, my husband and I tried to quit together, but it became clear after a day or two that we were going to kill one another if we tried to stick it out, we were both so moody and irritable.
So for sure, nicotine withdrawal strongly affects mood. Even naturally upbeat people like my husband become miserable. That's why it's so hard to quit.
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