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Posted by Lao Tzu on July 17, 2009, at 13:24:07
I've been trying to quit smoking cigarettes. I've been using the patch and a homeopathic remedy called Smoke Deter. Both work, but do not stop me from smoking completely. It's been a little over four weeks. I then tried quitting Marlboros and instead have been smoking low-nicotine Quest brand cigarettes. It took a few days to get used to the lower nicotine, and I started feeling a little anxious. My doctor said this symptom would go away in time. I can see a difference in how my vitamins are working because I actually feel better. I was taking 75mg of P5P and 25mg of pyridoxine hydrochloride (B6). I lowered the P5P to 25mg and increased the B6 to 50mg per day, and that made a huge difference. I added 100mg of B1 twice a day and my energy levels have been much better. If you are considering stopping smoking, try the low-nicotine Quest cigarettes. I think the high nicotine cigarettes were masking the good benefits of the vitamins and making me feel tired. You will definitely go through a transition period from full flavor cigarettes to low-nicotine. I've also been wearing the patch which helps control the habit of chain smoking, which I was doing everyday. Smoke Deter helps too with cravings. Another important factor is the supplements you take for your depression and the dosages of each. These are the ones I take while I'm trying to quit cigarettes:
Vitamin B1---100mg twice a day
Vitamin B6---25mg twice a day
P5P---25mg per day. Be careful with this one. It is a very potent vitamin
Vitamin E---200IU in morning; 400IU at bedtime
Vitamin C---500mg in the morning
Zinc picolinate---33mg per day
Niacin (sustained-release)----500-750mg in the morning and 750-1,000mg at bedtime
Eskimo-3 brand fish oil---4-5 capsules in the morning
Borage oil---1 capsule in the morning
Selenium---200mcg per day
Magnesium---100mg in the morning
Optional might include folic acid, calcium, Vitamin B12 if you can tolerate these.This is the regimen I use and it works for me. Whenever you start a vitamin regimen you may go through an adjustment period as your body makes use of the vitamins and changes start to begin. All I can say is be patient and keep track of every vitamin you use and how each makes you feel. You may not need certain ones in your regimen and others may be indespensible to your feeling well. Also, don't smoke full flavor cigarettes. Try the Quest cigarettes. They're a little more expensive, but worth it if you are very sensitive to high nicotine cigarettes.
Posted by opiumden on July 22, 2009, at 23:01:42
In reply to Cigarettes effects on vitamins, posted by Lao Tzu on July 17, 2009, at 13:24:07
I've heard something about smoking lowering your vitamin C levels. So you could probably take a whole lot more vitamin C, maybe 4000 mg spread out would be good. Magnesium can be higher as well.
Why would you say P5P is very potent?
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