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All patients should be assessed for
(1) smoking status, (2) motivation to quit, and
(3) motivators for and barriers to quitting. Smoking status includes current smoker, ex-smoker, or never-smoker; type of tobacco used; and frequency of use. In terms of motivation to quit, smokers can be classified as immotives (no plans to quit), precontemplators (plan to quit but not in the next 6 months), contemplators (plan to quit in the next 6 months), and preparers (plan to quit in the next month)....more

Dear Govind,
Congratulations for planning to clear your lungs. The only way is quitting smoking. Since you are smoking only 1 year, comparatively it is easier to quit now than later. Nicotine stays in your lungs only for few hours. That is why you feel the need to smoke again. You also get withdrawal symptoms if you quit. But the tar which is deposited in the lungs can not be removed at all. Plan not to add more of tar by quitting smoking.
If withdrawal is a problem, please take the help...more

Dear lybrate-user,
you are suffering for a long time. Each antidepressant should be tried for maximum dose for a period of 6 weeks at least before saying it is useless. Few antidepressant give partial relief like in your case. You need to add some supplements to increase its effectiveness. Some antidepressants cause your sodium levels to go down, causing more tiredness. Stick to one psychiatrist, make a list of the tablets, their dose, the duration of intake handy. Every now and then newer a...more

Praxotine is a ssri, it will not make sense to add another ssri. Have you tried snri such as venlafaxine. Switching to snri is potential option. Depending on other symptoms such as level of anxiety, adding bupropion is a good option (unless you have anxiety). Trial of small dose of tricyclic or mood stabilizer are also options.

Tobacco Cessation or the practice of quitting smoking requires dedication, determination, and planning. Tobacco smoking is a bad habit that one might have got from adolescence but as the person grows up, he/she finds it difficult to maintain good health due to this reason. That is why it is important to adopt some of the ways that can help to quit smoking.

Let us look at some of these ways:

1. Cold Turkey

This is one of the most effective ways to quit tobacco smoking, ...more

Tobacco Cessation or the practice of quitting smoking requires dedication, determination, and planning. Tobacco smoking is a bad habit that one might have got from adolescence but as the person grows up, he/she finds it difficult to maintain good health due to this reason. That is why it is important to adopt some of the ways that can help to quit smoking.

Let us look at some of these ways:

1. Cold Turkey

This is one of the most effective ways to quit tobacco smoking, ...more

No. Stop smoking Dr. Aravinda jawali

pharmacological treatments to help quit smoking why is it so hard to quit smoking?
you have probably heard this before" smoking is so bad for you. Why do you do it" people start smoking for different reasons. They might think it will help calm their nerves, make them look more mature, or maybe at the time it just seemed sort of adventurous. Looking back, it was not the best choice. Many people really want to quit, but why is quitting so hard? it ...more

Pharmacological Treatments to Help Quit Smoking

Why is it so hard to quit smoking?
You have probably heard this before: "Smoking is so bad for you. Why do you do it"

People start smoking for different reasons. They might think it will help calm their nerves, make them look more mature, or maybe at the time it just seemed sort of adventurous. Looking back, it was not the best choice. Many people really want to quit, but why is quitting so hard?

It is hard to quit sm...more

Dear lybrate-user,
smoking causes health and sex related bad issues.
Stopping smoking is a good decision to take. If you continue to motivate yourself not to smoke you will be able to maintain it for a long time. If you succeed to keep off from cigarettes for 1 year, your chances of restarting is much less. Try and connect the quit day to significant day of your life like birthday. Make goals for only one week at a time and find out the situations or persons who will help you or interfer...more

Hi lybrate-user 1st of all I want to appreciate you for your willingness to quit smoking. It requires positive motivation and I hope you must have that. There are several methods for quitting smoking. Medicine is one of them. But without examining a client Doctor usually don't write medicine. You can follow the underlying tips. 1. Replace your cigarette by a lighter brand keeping the quantities same. 2. Make a weakly schedule to tapper off gradually one by one the replaced cigarettes. 3. If you ...more