I've been back on the right track for about two days now again. I have some store brand nicotine patches that seem better than Nicoderm CQ for some reason. You would think that they wouldn't be as good, don't you think? But sometimes a surprise comes your way.

I've also heard that you shouldn't drink caffeine while trying to quit smoking. I make my coffee with too much ground coffee (get what I'm saying? I feel like I'm not being clear enough or that I sound stupid). Not as much as my dad who has like 15 cups just in the morning on his off days.

Anyway, it has to do with the dopamine released in the brain is what I've been researching. The brain releases dopamine while drinking coffee and while smoking cigarettes which is why both are addictive. They both make you feel good. But the thing is I am schizoaffective which means that I have too much dopamine anyway. This is getting messy.

I feel like if I quit both I will at least get a tiny bit better because I'm not doing something to make my condition worse which is a big contributor to me wanting so hard to quit this time.



Anyway if anybody is looking to quit, you have my full support. I've heard that it is as addictive as cocaine and that like