Maggie - I don't have to tell you you should not smoke
(from a fellow smoker
)... but you have raised something here which I have never seen explored before on TP .....
Apologies if I am hijacking this thread - but it may serve both carers taking anti-depressants as well as (whatever the PC word is) for those 'suffering' directly from dementia and/or depression .....
Other than taking 'nicotine' dependency suppressants, I have never been aware of any contra-indication for anyone taking a prescribed drug and smoking cigarettes ...
YET - nicotine IS mind altering ... as are anti-depressants ..... as is Aricept etc etc ????? I know there has been a thread rceently about smoking in terms of the ability to find somewhere (physically) to 'feed' the habit ..... but in terms of how nicotine dependency or denial comes into play in terms of interacting with other legal/prescribed drugs .......?
Sorry, I'm just throwing out thoughts that have been puzzling me a while .... hoping someone can help make some sense of it .....
Love, Karen,
(PS Maggie: 2 weeks very early days with Prozac - persevere if that's what has been prescribed!)