Comments on: Does Smoking Cause Depression?

By: Stephen

Stephen — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 21:29:26 +0000

I’m trying to find information about what happens to me when I smoke. I feel alive when I don’t smoke, I can enjoy conversations with people, i’m much more mentally active and alert. I’m not going into the reasons why I smoke though but when I do, like I did today, I feel so tense, nervous, mentally slow, depressed, people think I am distant and cold and though i’m naturally outgoing and nice and when that comes out they think im arrogant because it’s sandwhiched between all of that. People dislike me even though I really hate it and I really want them to like me like I like most people. I know, this is very personal, I started NTR last week and fell off the bandwagon this weekend. I’m really just writing this in case someone else searches so they know they aren’t alone. Just keep trying to quit before it ruins your life like it is ruining mine.

By: suzie

suzie — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 20:54:19 +0000

I have been a smoker for 27 years. I had quit for 4 years. But do to stress that was unbearable to me, I started back a little over 3 years ago. I love my cigarettes with my coffee, after meals etc. But the reason I found this article is because after smoking a few I begin to get depressed and lethargic. I am on 2 anti depressants and allergy medicines and have been on them for almost 20 years. I have had numerous physicals with blood work, the only thing wrong is the depression and anxiety. During the 4 years I had quit smoking I was able to get off all medicines. Within a month of starting smoking again I was back on my medications. I want to quit again for these reasons plus more but it seems harder to do this time then the first time. And I quit cold turkey that time.

By: Jeff

Jeff — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:33:00 +0000

I’ve had depression my entire life, from as early as age 6 and wondering how my friends could be happy playing a game when I felt enormous doom. When I started smoking full time at the age of 16 I came out of my shell and started living my life. OMG (”oh my God” for you dumb asses) I did great in sports and school, I dated, I worked summer jobs, and I was able to enjoy life. With the above article clearly written for the left (find your conclusion and work backwards), I have to say that you’ve never truly experienced depression. If you have, imagine it 24/7 year after year. The medical society will never accept this point,
but there is something in cigarettes that keeps us going, working with or without meds. Jeff