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Mental Health (Expert Forum)
Depression and quitting smoking
Answered by
Roger Gould, M.D. - Mental Health, Wellness
Questions posted in the Mental Health forum are being answered by Dr. Roger L. Gould, author of the Mastering Stress and Depression program and affiliated with the UCLA. Department of Psychiatry. Topics covered include anger, attention deficit disorder (ADD) , bipolar disorder , dementia , electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) , learning disabilities, memory, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) , panic , personality disorders, phobias , post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) , schizophrenia , stress , transitions, and work problems.
Depression and quitting smoking
by dheana, Oct 06, 2003 12:00AM
I want to quit smoking and I suffer from Interferon induced depression. I smoke continously although I feel seek after each cigarette. Would it be a good idea to try Allen Carrs clinic?
I know that depression and smoking are a vicious circle and I want to break the circle somewhere.
Did anyone try this method of quitting while depressed?
Thank you
Dheana
I know that depression and smoking are a vicious circle and I want to break the circle somewhere.
Did anyone try this method of quitting while depressed?
Thank you
Dheana
Doctor's Answer
by Roger Gould, M.D., Oct 07, 2003 12:00AM
, Oct 07, 2003 12:00AM
I don't know about that particular method, but if your depression has an organic basis, stopping smoking will not make it worse. The depression that comes from stop smoking is psychological...smoking keep an underlying depression suppressed and it comes out when you stop, and that is good, because you can resolve a depression by getting your life moving in the right direction..If you want some help with that online, go to www.masteringstress.com.
