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Is There Any Correlation Between Smoking Addiction And Poor Cognition Skills?
Question: I started smoking 14 years ago. At present, i smoke 30 cigarettes a day. Also from 14 years ago, i have been experiencing lack of understanding of engineering and computer science subjects and ability to concentrate. I was diagnosed with Bipolar disorder 3 years back. My academic and professional life was never good for the past 14 years. Is there any relation between smoking and lack of brain power or ability to understand? Or does it have to do with Bipolar disorder? Please prescribe any medicines to improve my power of retention and understanding.
Brief Answer:
complex relationship between smoking, bipolar disorder and brain cognition
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for writing to us.
You had started smoking at age of 20 and already you have smoked for 14 years. This much smoking of course affects physical health in many ways. 30 cigarettes per day is pretty high amount. It not only affects respiratory and cardiac system but also nervous system. It affects brain's functioning in many ways after chronic exposure and leads to cognitive problem. This is one of the reasons for your lacking of brain power.
Bipolar disorder itself can cause cognition problem depending on severity of the problem as well as smoking increases during the episode of bipolar illness. So your ability of concentration is also affected by this factor.
No specific medicine can improve power of retention in such case. The most important thing is to stop smoking. You should ask your psychiatrist who is treating bipolar disorder for deaddiction. Healthy lifestyle improves overall physical as well cognitive functions.This includes regular daily exercise (walking or running), hygienic food habits (no junk food, no fatty food, preferably only home-made food with law salt and fat with more fruits and vegetables) and timely scheduled sleep. Yoga- meditation can also help.
Hope I have answered your query, I will be happy to help further.
Regards,
Dr.Chintan Solanki.
complex relationship between smoking, bipolar disorder and brain cognition
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Thanks for writing to us.
You had started smoking at age of 20 and already you have smoked for 14 years. This much smoking of course affects physical health in many ways. 30 cigarettes per day is pretty high amount. It not only affects respiratory and cardiac system but also nervous system. It affects brain's functioning in many ways after chronic exposure and leads to cognitive problem. This is one of the reasons for your lacking of brain power.
Bipolar disorder itself can cause cognition problem depending on severity of the problem as well as smoking increases during the episode of bipolar illness. So your ability of concentration is also affected by this factor.
No specific medicine can improve power of retention in such case. The most important thing is to stop smoking. You should ask your psychiatrist who is treating bipolar disorder for deaddiction. Healthy lifestyle improves overall physical as well cognitive functions.This includes regular daily exercise (walking or running), hygienic food habits (no junk food, no fatty food, preferably only home-made food with law salt and fat with more fruits and vegetables) and timely scheduled sleep. Yoga- meditation can also help.
Hope I have answered your query, I will be happy to help further.
Regards,
Dr.Chintan Solanki.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
should i ask my psychiatrist to prescribe medicines for smoking de-addiction?
Brief Answer:
Yes you should ask
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for follow up. Sorry for delayed response.
Yes you should ask your psychiatrist to prescribe medicines for deaddiction. Bupropion and some anti anxiety medicines will be required. You should taper of quantity of smoking gradually.
Take care.
Yes you should ask
Detailed Answer:
Hi,
Thanks for follow up. Sorry for delayed response.
Yes you should ask your psychiatrist to prescribe medicines for deaddiction. Bupropion and some anti anxiety medicines will be required. You should taper of quantity of smoking gradually.
Take care.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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