Hello doctor, I have been suffering from headaches for the past 80 days. I smoked four cigarettes every night and two every day early in the morning for 30 days, and then I stopped it with nicotine gum. From the past 160 days, I am suffering from insomnia. Five days after I quit smoking, I started having the headaches. So, I just took OTC painkillers for ten days and later it became more severe. I consulted four different doctors but, it did not help. They prescribed Amitriptyline, Topiramate, Escitalopram, Divalproex sodium, Propranolol, and Flunarizine in different combinations. I am totally messed up due to all these medicines. My headache gets worse if I watch a movie. I got my eyes checked by an ophthalmologist. He said I have +0.25 power on both the eyes. I am a quality engineer, and I have been staying alone, far away from home since the last 12 months. And my concern is, I am not able to concentrate and communicate at work due to these headaches. I stopped the gums and started Bupropion. But, I am not craving for cigarettes any longer. They are almost never on my mind at all. But now, I experience panic attacks a few times every month for the last six months. I have never touched alcohol. The only mistake I did was smoke cigarettes, and I felt very guilty about that and stopped it. But, this headache, depression, and anxiety due to personal problems are killing me every day.
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