Anxiety attacks quit smoking

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Avatar n tn When you quit smoking did the anxiety attacks end? I smoke, and never associated that with my anxiety....since quitting smoking is so stressful in the first place, it seems like that would make anxiety worse, rather than make it better.
956433 tn?1255977108 So after I quit I would still get anxiety and have panic attacks even though I did not smoke anymore! The anxiety was still there in my brain cuz I feared anxiety and panic attacks so much! So like you I was put on Zoloft. First a small dose for the first week and gradually up a dose each week until I was at 100 mg.
242912 tn?1660619837 ve decided during my quit smoking weed is also included with my quit. I am already on meds for panic attacks, the attacks can be debilitating, I agree. I try to take them when I know I have stress in my life around the corner. I wonder if smoking weed is keeping your anxiety at bay or worsening it? Just a thought. My best wishes are with you. You will find a lot of support here. This site is what gives me the hope and strength I need.
Avatar n tn An iron will and maybe just a little help for something with anxiety/panic attacks for a few months. I take paxil and quit cold turkey 80 days ago. Doin great!
1330864 tn?1275270365 I have had panic attacks before, not from quitting smoking but if you want something to help with the anxiety you should try Valerian Root, available in most chemists or health food shops.
Avatar f tn do you think if I quit smoking and drinking and doing everything for a couple of years it will die down? because after I smoke that pot I have panic attacks so bad like I won't be doing anything and then all the sudden I'll have a panic attack and I'll be feared for my life.
Avatar f tn It's my guess that it is the anxiety about smoking, and not smoking itself, that is causing the symptoms. If you are going to stop smoking - that's fine. But if you are going to continue smoking, don't make yourself ill by worrying about it.
Avatar n tn I should add that about 2 years ago I had quit caffeine and smoking for 8+ months and I had panic attacks almost everyday, all day at random.
Avatar n tn I have tried nicorette, patches, hypnosis, chantix, wellbutrin, yoga, acupuncture, cessation classes, therapy and cold turkey to quit smoking. I have smoked for 40 years. When I try to quit I get hysterical, I cry for days and I can't function and I am just overwhelmed with anxiety. I have a very high stress job, I care for an elderly parent in my home, and I am a recovering alcoholic, 20 yrs, so addiction is not new to me.
Avatar f tn I have been smoking this for 1 week ,and after 2 days of smoking I have begun feeling anxiety, restlesness, insomnia, lak of apetite, and those symptoms agravated to the point of having bizzare thoughts, the fear that I am going crazy,extreme anxiety(with mild derealization sensations) an allergie on my neck and three sleepless nights,so after 7 days of smoking it I stopped. Before this I have had 2 rough years with a lot of personal dissapoiments, bad sleep at night , stress at work, worring .
Avatar f tn I have generalized anxiety and panic disorder. I have tried to quit smoking many times. The patch wroked but could not get down to step 3. I just tried Champix this last 2 weeks, and altho it really helped make the smoking useless, the dizziness, nausia and extreme anxiety and panic for 2 weeks straight was all I could handle and I didnt take the pill last night or this morning. I am feeling better but really guys...Does anyone else have chest pain that lasts up to 3 hours? I do.
Avatar f tn Panic attacks happen to people who quit smoking. This is part of the balancing process of the hormones that affected brain function. It is a natural consequence of tobacco and nicotine withdrawal. These panic attacks can be resolved over time. However, if your attacks had been severe, and affected your ability to function daily, it is time to seek treatment.
Avatar m tn Perhaps decreasing your serotonin by smoking less caused your anxiety to increase, resulting in panic attacks. I used the patch to quit and both the box and booklet warned me to tell my doctor if I was quitting smoking while taking anti-depressants, as the level of medication might need to be adjusted. You might need to talk to your doctor. How I quit: 1) I used the patch. It took the edge off. 2) Try to figure out what your triggers for smoking are.
669746 tn?1228599145 ive been smoking cigs since i was 12,and im now 20 i recently had a full blown anxiety attack,and for the last couple of days havent smoked cuz of the fear of having the "heart attack" again .a week later im better now . i havent smoked but i have real real bad urges even though i know it will send me into a frenzy.ne1 in this forum knows stress is the worst thing but so are stimulants.
Avatar m tn Whenever I smoke pot, I get anxiety attacks. I had been smoking it regularly for about 2 years, until last november when they started. I will take a hit, and wait for a little bit. 2-3 minutes after, I get this HORRIBLE feeling in the center of my chest. It feels like someone is holding a gun to my head and counting down until when they shoot me. Then my heart rates spikes up, and starts POUNDING. I can feel it racing, and pounding in my chest, and my throat.
1462830 tn?1286660371 s pretty common for drs to prescribe some sort of anxiety med when you quit smoking, if only to help with sleep. Take it when you absolutely have to, then be done with it. You should be getting through the worst of it very soon. Just watch out for those cravings! Good luck to you!
Avatar m tn I too quit smoking and then started having panic attacks. I too resumed my nicotine habit after a run with wellbutrin. Wellbutrin works okay but one of the main side effects IS anxiety.
Avatar f tn If no medication is involved, then like Kathy said, you might want to talk with your dr for a little something to get you through the worst. My quit 221days ago also brought on severe anxiety, but no attacks and to get through the worst, I did take a small amt of benzo during the day which was eventually eliminated. Nothing wrong with taking something if it will get you through - it's more important to quit smoking.
Avatar f tn I quit smoking almost 2 wks now( withone night of smoking about a week ago). I'm not having cravings for a smoke, but i feel like I'm having an allergic reaction to something. Tightness of chest, sometimes its hard to breath, and sometimes I feel like I'm having a tiny panic attack. Is this normal and how long will this last.
1305418 tn?1273166683 I have been on Effexor a couple of years now and although it has helped me in daily life with my anxiety i still have panic attacks!!My doctor prescribed me nadolol which just makes me tired and stoned quite frankly lol.Any suggestions on any other meds for panic attacks??I read that Buspirone has worked for some people as well as Ativan.
Avatar m tn Help me figure this out, and if I DO get on a benzodiazapine, and do use them extremely respectfully, am I going to just end up with longterm anxiety attacks after I quit those too? or am I just damaging my brain again? SO MANY QUESTIONS, and I Can't get any straight answers. Do we really know nothing about anxiety and how the brain triggers them? or what physical symptoms trigger them? Am I expecting too much too soon?
Avatar f tn ve had them before while smoking cause I just smoked to much but I felt my tolerance was going down around thanksgiving and it was getting easier to get these attacks. After these episode I decided to quit cold turkey. On decemeber 4th I had head pressure and felt weak so I went to my doctor he looked in my ears and said that I had gotten earwax stuck beehind my eardrum gave me medicine and told me to come back in a few days.
Avatar f tn I woke up one morning thats when it all started. I went into full blown panic attacks, anxiety attacks, and now to the point where it was driving me nuts. I was so not myself. I was having thoughts of wanting to hurt myself. I went to the hospital to get evaluated and it came to find out that chantix wasnt for me. I got dignoised )sp?) with depression/anxiety. so you might wanna reconsider taking the drug. I am not saying that what would happen to you if you were to take it.
Avatar m tn My only advice to you is that drugs will eventually ruin your brain and cause you anxiety - panic attacks, Quit while your still young, eat good foods that are natural, and exercise.