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[-] NeuronautML@lemmy.ml 24 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I hear everyone repeating this, but in my own experience i was no more tired when smoking than i was after quitting. I've had the same profession, the same gymn habits, the same sleep hygiene, the same eating habits, everything the same.

Even when i was dead tired going out partying, nicotine gave me an energy jolt. So I'd have to disagree with this statement based on my own personal experience. For me nicotine always acted like a stimulant first and foremost.

[-] Brosplosion@lemm.ee 22 points 1 year ago

Yea I don't know how people in this thread are pretending nicotine isn't a stimulant.

[-] Sargteapot@lemmy.nz 2 points 1 year ago

Yes and no, for me the jolt is real but is caused by the lack of energy from the cravings. So I notice the jolt because of the lack of energy but that is only bringing me back to "normal" where when I quit smoking my energy levels are "normal" but I don't get a boost from anything.

Results may vary

[-] FierroGamer@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

I don't know about energy (I feel like you must be right about that), but when I made research on smoking for school, I remember that pretty much all of the positive feelings were (according to what research suggested) just the attenuation of the effects it created in the first place.

I also remember that those negative effects could last very long to the point an ex smoker could feel some of them for weeks, even longer if we count psychological effects and not just physical. Haven't brushed up on the topic on at least a decade so I could be wrong, but I'm biased towards it being the most heinous thing because I really hate smoking.

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