| Women Have a Right Time to Stop Smoking |
Quitting in 1st Half of Menstrual phase can ease tobacco withdrawal
Women who quit smoking during the first half of their menstrual cycle may have the edge over those who stop during the second half, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have found.
Tobacco withdrawal symptoms--including depression, anxiety, and irritability--were less severe for the 41 women who quit between days 1 and 14 of their menstrual cycle, compared to the 37 who quit between day 14 and the start of their next period, says lead researcher Kenneth A. Perkins, PhD, a professor of psychiatry at the university (Jour. of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, Feb 2000). Women in both groups were, on average, 38 years old, had been smoking for 19 to 20 years, smoked about 20 cigarettes a day, and had already tried to quit three times. And all of them attended group counseling sessions about smoking cessation.
- "Quitting produces withdrawal symptoms that are often
similar to premenstrual symptoms," Dr. Perkins explains.
- "Giving up smoking during the luteal phase--the second half of the menstrual cycle--would have additive effects that could make the experience more difficult."
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