I've just started medication for severe migraines caused by anxiety disorder. I'm taking Metoclopramide-HCL (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metoclopramide). It helps with stress, nausia, and severe migraines. As well as being a migraine medication, it's a dopamine receptor antagonist, which is a pharmacologic agent that binds to, and blocks, the action of dopamine receptors. This essentially hinders receptor activity by preventing stimulation by dopamine. Now, dopamine is a reward chemical released by the brain. It's released naturally in different situations, but the interesting part is this. When you're addicted to something, i.e. cigarettes, dopamine is released as a reward when you take part in the addictive activity. Your brain rewards you for smoking a cigarette.
My theory is that, in low doses, this could be a very good quit-smoking aid. I've been meaning to quit smoking for a long time now and I've tried twice and failed miserably. I think I'm going to give it a shot while I'm on these little pills. I'll update every once in a while to tell you all wether it makes a difference or not. If it works I'm going to write in to the Canadian Medical Journal and let them know about this little experiment of mine. Wish me luck, guys!
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