How to Quit Smoking While Dealing With Depression and Stress

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Wednesday, June 18, 2008
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In my last post, I began to discuss how the medical expert David Katz, MD, sees smoking as part of a bigger picture of problems, including dependence on other substances, depression, anxiety, and trouble with weight. I wrote about how the presence of these other factors makes quitting smoking harder,...

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sue
Monday, June 23, 2008 at 03:26 PM

Thanks much for this report. It is so helpful to know about how different issues can really make it that much harder to quit smoking.

All the best, sue

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depression and weight gain after quitting smoking
GranTorino
Monday, July 13, 2009 at 10:47 AM

This month I will be 1 year smoke free. I know I will never smoke again due to the benifits of not smoking. However I realized this morning that some of the issues I'm facing may still be related to quitting. I have gained 30 pounds and 4 inches in my waist. I really don't look better. I believe this to be related to depression. I keep blaming it on age. I don't like the change in me. I used to be such a happy person but now I identify with Clint Eastwood in Gran Torino. I keep telling myself I need to exercize, but I just can't get my self to start. It's so much easier to just do nothing. I know what you would say, Just do it! I heard that for 40 years of smoking. I fianlly did it. I can't wait 40 years to start exercizing. I just can't get motivated. I just feel too tired.