Depressed after quitting smoking

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Depressed after quitting smoking 2017-07-25 03:01:00 Post No. 18554824
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Depressed after quitting smoking Anonymous 2017-07-25 03:01:00 Post No. 18554824 [Report]

So I quit smoking a month ago and have slowly been getting worse since.
Clearly I hoped quitting would make me feel better and more energized, but I feel awful and am starting to worry. I have a lot of nightmares and I think the foul smells of the streets that were muffled before give me flashbacks. I've been smoking since I was 12/13. So more than 10 years. I thought I overcame depression and had been feeling great and happy for years.

Has anyone had a similar experience? How long till these effects wean off? Will I feel like myself if I start again?

Little background: I suffered abuse as a kid an was diagnosed with depression age 13. After taking anti-depressants I suffered psychosis, so taking drugs is 100% out of the question.

Anonymous 2017-07-25 04:00:24 Post No.18554922
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Anonymous 2017-07-25 04:00:24 Post No.18554922 [Report]

>>18554824
Anyone? I can't be the only one feeling like this.

Anonymous 2017-07-25 04:04:08 Post No.18554930
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Anonymous 2017-07-25 04:04:08 Post No.18554930 [Report]

>>18554824
Give it some more time, much like everything weening off of it is also a better choice than cold turkey

Anonymous 2017-07-25 04:28:44 Post No.18554985
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Anonymous 2017-07-25 04:28:44 Post No.18554985 [Report]

>>18554824
I've never smoked cigarettes but I've quit weed and caffeine before and the only withdrawal symptoms were that I felt some really ugly depressed thoughts for a while. Your brain has to rewire itself back to equilibrium and before it does that it's missing a flood of chemicals that it's grown accustomed to so it thinks HOLY FUCK SOMETHING IS WRONG.

Cigarettes especially are cholinergic and anti-smoking drugs like chantix are associated with nightmares and violent thoughts even psychosis sometimes. These things are tied into your nervous system pretty hard, so they will affect your mental state. I'd say what you're feeling is normal and will get better with time.

Anonymous 2017-07-25 05:31:16 Post No.18555182
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Anonymous 2017-07-25 05:31:16 Post No.18555182 [Report]

Thanks for the replies, I guess I just have to sit it out.
I just hope it WILL get better and no go onto full-blown depression since things have been going so well.

Thanks for the replies.

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