It's been 7 years since I quit smoking in 2011. One thing I could never get over or beat has been the depression I have felt from quitting. I felt less anxious but more depressed after the second week. I have tried anti depressants, magnesium glycinate, CBD oil some did nothing, others made me feel a totally different person and I wasn't keen.
So I have come to the conclusion that I'm left with only one option and that is to try smoking to see if it lifts it off me. I don't crave cigarettes, I don't need them at all it is just this depression that started within a week of quitting 7 years ago.
Sounds stupid I know but I'd rather smoke or should I say vape than I would suffer this depression.
Had anyone else experienced this ?
Score smoking again maybe you should see a doctor or counselor. Maybe they can help you beat the depression. I went through it when I first quit but managed to get myself out of it after first couple of weeks. With a counselor they will not give you meds just help you get through this part it is worth a shot before smoking again
It isn't like that. Cigarettes are a stimulant and you have the reward syndrome too. They are proven to make you feel less depressed or should I say, when you quit you feel depressed. When I smoked I was fine. I quit cold turkey and after a couple of weeks a noticed it but then after the fight is over with the craving, which was 2-3 years for me and the craving and need are completely gone, that is when I felt it the most. I spent 5 year's trying to combat the feeling which wasn't there when I smoked for 27 years.
Thanks anyway....