Posted by JayD on 5/31/2009, 5:41 pm, in reply to "Re: Sick from smoking? "
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Dave,
Thanks. Friday was one of those days that my body probably could have handled very little, so I think you're probably right. You mentioned you've been nauseated from tobacco when you've been sleep-deprived- I should add I was also going on about 4 hours of sleep from the night before, too. Although nausea is often mentioned as one of Adderall's side effects, I haven't had any trouble at all with nausesa since I've been taking it, whether on a day I've smoked or not.
I've probably smoked a little more regularly (meaning actually smoking 1 or 2 every day] since I've been on the Adderall. That's a side effect I don't see in any medical literature, and my psychiatrist was suprrised when I mentioned it to him, but I see many message board postings from Adderall users about it increasing their desire to smoke. Have you found that to be the case?
--Previous Message--
: 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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