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Old Nov 04, 2016, 09:41 AM
still_crazy still_crazy is offline
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I take a lot of b-vitamins, c, antioxidants. Seems to help...a big part of the problem with smoking is that you lower vitamin c levels a whole lot. 25-50mgs per cigarette. The high potency B vitamins seem to be reducing my urges, too. I take 2 b-100 tablets (time release, to reduce stomach probs...) and additional B6. Works for me, and helps the low moods in general.

Sometimes, neuroleptics increased my need to smoke. It was bad on Zyprexa, bad on Risperdal...not nearly as bad now on a full dose of Abilify. Maybe...the cigarettes were counteracting some low mood from the neuroleptic? Just a thought. I don't know.

If your mood gets really low, do you have a Plan B? I seem to recall reading that some people on MAOIs can take Wellbutrin or stimulating tricylics, but...I'm --clearly-- not any kinda expert on that.

But, yeah...supplements. They apparently reduce probs from the cigarettes when you smoke and help clean things up when you quit, or so say the alternative health people. I'm not smoking as much on the high dose C, E, and B-vitamins as I was before. Antioxidants+B-vitamins are also used by these same alternative health people to prevent tardive dyskinesia and make the drugs work better.

Sorry things are rough for you. Hope this helps.