> <gentle snip>

> Quitting smoking was the best I did. For depression, PD and PTSD.. So
> ya, it is a lot harder to quit being schizophrenic, because you need
> to be monitored and your medication needs to be ajusted as you
> progress. There is no cure, no magic pill. Just finding ways to make
> the best of it and you have to keep fighting.

> It is harder, but not impossible. A psychiatrist would be a good place
> to start, and let him/her know you (want to) quit smoking, that you
> need to be monitored. A good psychiatrist will know this. Feeling a
> sense of loss, anxiety, even despair, all comes with trying to quit.
> But the physical changes in your brain, along with the schizofrenia,
> amplify this and that is why you probably will need to have your meds
> ajusted.

> I've come to terms with the fact that I'll need meds for the rest of
> my life, probably. It's out of my control. But I can make my life
> better and quitting smoking was one of the few things I _could_
> control. It did not cure my mental disorders, but sure made them a
> heck of a lot easyer to deal with.

> Inky,

> Free since 22/06/07. No nicotine for 10 months, 3 weeks, 3 days, 13
> hours, 27 minutes and 4 seconds. That's 9886 stinkers not smoked,
> saving € 1.048,00. Reclaiming 4 weeks, 6 days, 7 hours, 50 minutes.