Smoking cessation in pregnancy

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Avatar f tn 1) a true desire and a strong commitment to quit, by the smoker, 2) enrollment in a proven Smoking Cessation Program many of which are offered by health insurance and State Public Health subsidized programs, such as the Quit Line. Quitlines are telephone-based tobacco cessation services that help tobacco users quit. Today, residents in all 10 provinces and two territories in Canada, Mexico, and all 50 U.S.
Avatar f tn Can you elaborate on the 2 cysts found in your lung? Indeed, smoking is a risk factor and smoking cessation is important in the management plan. However, further tests may need to be done to evaluate these cysts. It is best that you discuss the result with your doctor for proper management. Your medical history and physical examination are important considerations.
Avatar n tn https://www.mayoclinic.
Avatar n tn //www.stop-smoking-guru.com , a site completely dedicated to help people to quit smoking.
Avatar f tn However, yes, symptoms like anxiety and headaches can re-surface time and again for a few months, especially if you are stressed or around smokers or are sitting idle. Usually chest tightness is a common symptoms in those who quit smoking. This lasts for a few days after last cigarette. The tightness (not actually pain) is due to anxiety and stress and due to various changes in body due to nicotine withdrawal.
Avatar f tn t prescribe anything for smoking cessation during pregnancy.
Avatar f tn Second, I know you are not asking for a lecture on all the risks of what smoking could do to the health of your baby but definitely ask your Doctor what smoking cessation programs are available to you. You may find others in your same boat. But the earlier you do it the BETTER for you and your baby who is now about the size of a cherry!
1262435 tn?1270311859 Similar rapid decreases in risk with smoking cessation are also seen for ischemic stroke. Benefits from quitting are seen in former smokers even after many years of heavy smoking. Investigations also have demonstrated benefits from cessation for smokers who have already developed smoking-related diseases or symptoms.
Avatar f tn I know Zyban is another smoking cessation aide but that is another name for the anti-depressent Wellbutrin and an anti-depressent alone in bipolar can often worsen mania. Those are the two that are clinically approved and in standard use. Others are in experimental use.
Avatar m tn After I stopped smoking, I experienced slight nausea and lots of fatigue the first week. So it's possible it's part of the withdraw process. But I don't know about the canker sores or the fever.
Avatar n tn The first thing you should do is to work with your doctors on smoking cessation, for the well-being of yourself and your baby. This should be a coordinated effort that includes pharmacotherapy and group counseling. About 1/3 of all pregnant women with asthma, experience a worsening of their asthma during pregnancy, that requires a step-up in drug treatment and increased vigilance to avoid exposure to lung allergens and irritants.
Avatar f tn s not, ask them to recommend how to cut back and quit, or ask them to recommend a smoking cessation method to help you (the patch, the gum, etc)...and see if there are any smoking cessation programs in your state that you can call for information as well.
Avatar f tn It is FAR better to quit at ANY stage of pregnancy than to continue to smoke. Smoking has been linked to low birth weight and preterm labor. Both of which would be far more detrimental to your baby than any possible affects of quitting. I speak from experience - I smoked throughout my first pregnancy. My daughter was born at 40 wks 3 days via emergency c-section because there was a lack of amniotic fluid - as in NONE. She was breech and suffered from Intrauterine growth restriction.
467579 tn?1289402969 Now that we have a president ( in modern times ) who admits to smoking tobacco, do you think that finally we will have some serious research into lung disease instead of looking at us all as some mental defects that deserve to die!!!
Avatar m tn I first got diagnosed with hypothyroidism after quitting smoking for 6 weeks in 2012. Since then I am taking LT 158µg/day + 10-15µg T3/day. Now I started another attempt to quit smoking and after two weeks I woke up with numb arms in the morning, was tired all the time, couldn't concentrate and I also had other hypothyroid symptoms. There are many studies out there that show the correlation between thyroid hormones and smoking.
Avatar n tn my wife is taking bupropion sr 150 mg to quit smoking and wants to know if cold medication can be taken while on this drug.
Avatar m tn wellbutrin is not indicated in the cessation of smoking marijuana, but it does increase your chances of seizure if you drink alcohol while taking it. also, smoking, i think it actually either helps with the cessation of anxiety in anxious peoples or adds anxiety on non anxious people so if you are smoking to chill out (just a guess), you might want to try anti-anxiety meds instead.
Avatar f tn The risk of having overt autoimmune hypothyroidism diagnosed is more than 6-fold increased the first 2 years after cessation of smoking. Clearly, smoking cessation is vital to prevent death and severe disease. However, awareness of hypothyroidism should be high in people who have recently quit smoking, and virtually any complaint should lead to thyroid function testing.
1671473 tn?1450592437 Aim of the study was to assess the association between smoking habits (smoking cessation in particular) and development of autoimmune hypothyroidism. DESIGN: Populations-based case-control study. PARTICIPANTS: Cases (n=140) newly diagnosed with primary autoimmune overt hypothyroidism were identified prospectively by population monitoring (2,027,208 person-years of observation) of all thyroid function tests performed in the two well-defined geographical areas.
1349377 tn?1276705526 I just read an article today on msnbc talking about vit B-6 deficiencies in smokers and a relationship to lung cancer.
Avatar n tn the dr is an *** - and every time i see him - he asks if i'v quit - which in turn he bills me for - as smoking cessation - i told him i quit so he would quite asking me about it...but being i am going to HAVE to purch insurance bcuz off the ball sack we have as a prez - i dont want my telling my dr i have quit & it coming back to bite me in the butt...
2107732 tn?1335127983 It is not uncommon for a person to develop a productive cough following smoking cessation, as one’s lungs recover and the bronchial tubes are able to clear accumulated “crap” out of the lungs. This can occur just about anytime following smoking cessation and may continue for 6-12 months. That may be what is happening. On the other hand, what you describe may be a sign of infection and may be accompanied by fever, fatigue, malaise and/or loss of appetite.
Avatar f tn I recommend that you find a doctor who is more confident in managing pregnancy while on Suboxone or Subutex. He is right though, either one of them is safe during pregnancy. If you want what is best for your baby, you should slowly taper off of the Suboxone by your third trimester. That way, you can be sure that by the time of the delivery both you and the baby are clean and ready to start healthy bonding and nursing.
Avatar f tn The source is an article in the Ladies Home Journal, April 2010, pg67 that states the high success rate of these two nicotine replacement therapies are used in conjugtion to combat nicotine addiction. It was used by expert Southard in a smoking cessation support group. I was hoping to get some input from both professionals and patients alike about their use of both Chantix and the patches to quit smoking permanently.