Posted by Dave on 5/31/2009, 7:23 am, in reply to "Sick from smoking? "
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I can't say for certain that it's not the Adderall (I'm certainly no medical expert) but I can say that I started taking prescribed Adderall just a couple of weeks ago, and I've had no trouble with becoming ill after smoking. However, I'm also accustomed to a much higher daily dose of nicotine, as I typically smoke a pack of cigarettes a day at this point, or use an equivalent amount of Swedish snus.
I've smoked and used oral tobacco for going on 21 years now, and it is very rare for me to feel pronounced "buzz" effects from either one (which I think is a good thing, as I far prefer the more mellow relaxation/satisfaction/pleasure that comes with regular tobacco use than the disorienting "buzz" that others seem to crave). Even so, there have been times when I've gotten nauseated and worse from using what for me is a normal amount of tobacco. This is extremely uncommon--it's happened maybe 4-5 times in all the years since I became a regular tobacco user--but it HAS happened nevertheless. Generally when it's occurred, I've been sleep-deprived, tired, hungry, and stressed. It's also only ever happened with snus, but that's probably because I am the types of snus I typically use are quite strong, delivering a quantity of nicotine that is the equivalent of several cigarettes at once.
The gist: Our situations are different in some ways that may or may not be significant, but I've experienced similar issues on a very infrequent basis, and all occurrences were before I ever began taking Adderall. Which leads me to guess that what you experienced was probably the result of a combination of stress, not-so-great food, and possibly nicotine. Even though you obviously didn't overdo the nicotine with 3 cigarettes, what your body is able or willing to handle under less-than-ideal conditions is not always predictable. Though again, I'm no expert.
Dave
--Previous Message--
: I said a few weeks ago I was going to quit and
: would tell my wife about my smoking if I lit
: up again. Well, I'm 0 for 2 on both now-
: smoking again, and still haven't had the
: conversation with my wife. Except I had an
: experience Friday that, if I remember it
: each time I want to smoke, that memory may
: be the perfect behavior modification
: technique. (We'll see if that works past
: Tuesday . . .)
:
: I've been smoking at least 1 or 2 cigarettes
: every work day for the past 2 weeks, getting
: one in at the train station before I leave
: for work and one in the afternoon if I can
: sneak out of the office for a few minutes.
: Friday was a very stressful day of trying to
: meet a deadline on one project and trying to
: tie up another project that won't go away.
: Until lunch, my stomach had been empty
: except for coffee and the 2 Adderall I had
: taken up to that point (prescribed for my
: ADD), and I had smoked one cigarette in the
: morning and one on my way to lunch. I ate a
: much greasier lunch than I normally eat.
: Then, I smoked my 3rd cigarette of the day.
: So, I prance back to work, high off the
: buzz, then I get back to my desk and feel
: extremely nauseated. In just a few
: minutes, I had my first of 3 trips to the
: bathroom to vomit. This isn't the only time
: I've felt nauseated after smoking, but it
: hasn't happened in a few years. I hadn't had
: an experience like this since the first time
: I smoked (a night in grad school when I was
: dumb enough to smoke half the pack when I
: had never smoked before!).
:
: Even though my smoking life has never
: advanced beyond chipper status, I still
: thought it was a little odd to be that
: nauseated after just 3 cigarettes for the
: day (I've had at least 3 or more in a day
: before without any reaction), particularly
: since, for me, I've been smoking more
: regularly in the past few months. I smoked
: my usual brand, too (full flavor American
: Spirits), so it wasn't a bad reaction to a
: strange cigarette I had never tried before.
: So, I was wondering if any of you other
: chippers (5 or less a day) on the board, or
: even some of you who smoke more regularly,
: have had an experience like this, where you
: don't get any strange feeling from smoking
: for a long time, then one day, you
: unexpectedly get nauseated after smoking?
: Just curious . . .
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