Did Quitting Smoking Help?

Anyone got any improvement by quitting smoking. It seems to be the only thing holding me together at the moment, but want to quit, but don't want it to spike and start again ...

 

I quit in 2002. Got T last February!

 

I quit in 2008 and got T February 2015...

 

How did you get T, I got mine from a clogged ears, I took zithromycin the first large dose gave me anxiety and my ear started to ring loud at same time never went away since then its like small crickets chirping

 

I would also like to know the answer to this. I know smokings bad and all and I should quit anyways blah blah... but if there was a potential decrease in the sound it would certainly motivate me to try

 

Anyone quits smoking and see his T goths lower ?

 

I quite 11 years ago, got tinnitus about 3 years ago.

 

Quitting smoking has had no effect on the pitch/volume/cycle of my T. The only benefit I notice of not smoking as it relates to T is a slight improvement at handling the stress caused by T.

 

There's some interesting studies about benzos and smoking. Here's one.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=9098872

 

I have read it but dont understand it. Can you explain how benzo's and cigarettes interact. Because I use both...

 

@J.Hartog Hello. A few articles note that cigarette smoking causes chemical deduction with benzos. All the articles are a hard pharm read. Most state a 50% deduction of benzo affect. The only good thing about this may be an easier withdrawal (side effects) when that time comes.

 

Well I am in the midst of benzo withdrawal atm and I am going through hell. But that's mostly due to worst tinnitus. If I didn't have this I would say I have a fairly easy taper but the increase in T is sending me straight back to the early days of T. I feel hopeless. Constantly monitoring and isolating myself. There could be some truth to the study though because what I read sometimes what other people experience in taper I am lucky I am fully functional and even working out etc. But the increase in T I am so afraid that it wont go back to baseline.

 

Quitting smoking is always a good idea, no matter the circumstances.

 

@J.Hartog I understand what you are going thru. Taking B12 and C should make it easier for withdrawal. You can research this, but this link says enough.
https://www.orlandorecovery.com/blo...ls-that-help-remove-toxins-during-drug-detox/

B12 and some other vitamins also should never be stopped cold turkey. A small withdrawal time of 2 to 4 weeks is needed.

 

Will this help with the increase in T? Because that's the main problem. If it doesn't I really don't want to start with any sups while tapering. I can handle the other symptoms

 

@J.Hartog Everyone is different. B12 and C just a very slight bit and temporary. These two vitamins worked a little better when I first started taking them. Half a Zinc tablet will sometimes give me a temporary 10% deduction for a few hours.