This forum has been good to me. Has helped me to stay smoke-free for 35 days. However, I decided I would also benefit from some live support through one of the hospitals here in San Francisco. For one thing, I needed to know how much of what I am experiencing is due to quitting smoking and how much of it is due to having bipolar disorder. Truthfully, I haven't been so sure that the withdrawals I went through were not exacerbated by having bipolar disorder, and the psychiatrists do not have a clue as to how quitting smoking affects the dopamine recepters... Only other bipolars really know, and I'm now in a group with some others. I think that both programs will be helpful in different ways. And that I need both. I needed to have my questions about how quitting smoking and having bipolar disorder interacts, but posting the question is a no no on this board.
[B]My Milage:[/B]
[B]My Quit Date: [/B] 7/11/2006
[B]Smoke-Free Days:[/B] 35
[B]Cigarettes Not Smoked:[/B] 1,405
[B]Amount Saved:[/B] $259
[B]Life Gained:[/B]
[B]Days:[/B] 3 [B]Hrs:[/B] 12 [B]Mins:[/B] 21 [B]Seconds:[/B] 41
