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How Do I Quit Smoking?
aM TAKING LEVOTHYROXINE SINCE THIS PAST WEDNESDAY. ALSO ON BUSPIRONE 10 MG. FOR NOW TWO WEEKS AFTER A DEATH OF A RELATIVE AND SMOKE POT DAILY. AM HAVING REALLY BAD REACTIONS LIKE VISION BLURRINESS, TINGLING AND HEADACHES. aM GOING TO TAPER OFF BUSPIRONE SINCE BEEN SMOKING FOR 30 YEARS. WILL THIS HELP THE SYMPTONS. WOULD LIKE TO QUIT SMOKING ALL TOGETHER, BUT FEEL I CANNOT GO COLD TURKEY. ANY SUGGESTIONS
Sat, 24 May 2014
Your drug choice is wrong.You should take Bupropion sustain release 150 mg.Initially once in a day and then twice. Simultaneosly propranolol and some antianxiety drugs like clonazepam in low doses needed initially to control withdrawal.later on Bupropion only continues.
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