Can nicotine withdrawal trigger depression?

Can nicotine withdrawal trigger depression?

Linda Hyder Ferry (Associate Professor, Preventive Medicine and Family Medicine, Loma Linda University School of Medicine) gives expert video advice on: Why is it so easy for some people to quit smoking and so hard for other's?; How are depression and addiction connected?; Why do I become depressed when I try to quit smoking? and more...

The list of nicotine withdrawal symptoms actually includes one of the six or seven items as depressive mood. Not everyone gets that symptom. Some people are more predisposed. The common nicotine withdrawal symptoms are irritability, difficulty in concentrating, increase in hunger. Those things are pretty universal. Not everyone gets those, either. If you think you've had that symptom before when you've tried to quit, where your mood deteriorates, go talk to someone about it and get some help because it certainly is recognized as one of the more common nicotine withdrawal symptoms that smokers do experience, usually two to six weeks after the time they quit smoking.