I am not sure of this but I feel like my latest episode of major depression may have been triggered by giving up nicotine.

I smoked cigarettes for many years and continually tried to quit. Almost 20 months ago I succeeded. I quit cigarettes but was on nicotine patches. About 4 months after quitting cigarettes I gave up the nicotine patches and gum. At that time I started to have severe panic attacks.

I worked with guided meditation tapes, and took herbal supplements and eventually the panic attacks subsided. I was very happy about this because it was frightening to have these attacks.

I don't crave cigarettes, don't hang out with people who smoke, and don't miss the habit.

However, it does seem that my latest major depression began after I quit smoking.

Has anyone else experienced this?