Cigarettes and POIS, one weird expirience

[Spartak]

I am not a smoker, but recently took and smoke few cigarettes with some friends, was in 1st day oy POIS.
Then for some strange reason 2nd day seemed supprisingly mild symptoms wise. Not claimimg that it has anything to do with cigarettes, just shared that weird expirince.

[Hopeoneday]

Nicotine, neurotransmiters...

[b_jim]

This is not the first time we report such a thing. At least 5-10 Poisers found less symptoms with smoking.
As  Hopeoneday said : Nicotine influence neurotransmitters balance.

Lot of substances with a calming, sedative effect seems to reduce Pois.

[Scrub]

Nicotine stimulates some acetylcholine receptors and promote the release of dopamine, serotonin and norepinephrine. Maybe that's why it works.

[Observer]

I think the neurotransmitter hypothesis makes perfect sense. It is like "smoking" fixes somehow this imbalance.

Of course, there are other methods which do not put your health at risk. I would suggest using them (sports, healthy diet, cold-hot water, even listening to a music that you like), as you will feel even a better improvement.

[Vandemolen]

When somebody smokes next to me I get an allergic reaction. My eyes become red, my nose and throat get irritated. Maybe I am allergic because my dad used to smoke at home. The symptoms I get from the smoke are like some of the POIS-symptoms.

[Observer]

When somebody smokes next to me I get an allergic reaction. My eyes become red, my nose and throat get irritated. Maybe I am allergic because my dad used to smoke at home. The symptoms I get from the smoke are like some of the POIS-symptoms.

I get an instant skin eruption which is something in some areas. I developed a mild form of psoriasis, and it gets automatically worse when someone is smoking around.

[Nas]

I am not a smoker, but recently took and smoke few cigarettes with some friends, was in 1st day oy POIS.
Then for some strange reason 2nd day seemed supprisingly mild symptoms wise. Not claimimg that it has anything to do with cigarettes, just shared that weird expirince.

That's funny because, in my case *smoking causes me POIS*
POIS never make seance honestly.

[Hopeoneday]

Hahah , me to devastated with cigarete smoke, red ayes , start choking , dizines and when i am in pois and go in smoked coffe shop thaa is 10x worse, because lung owersenzibility to chemicals and smoke.

But newer tryed out nicotine sticks alone!

I watch heltiy people in cofy shops, they breath smoke(they actly live on smoke), dring galons of cofee and they are yust fine. My friends always ask me were are you going so fast now(from cofe shop ). I sead that i go outside to die

[Spartak]

So far my experience with cigarettes was confirmed, it defiantly affects my symptoms,  mainly by making me calmer and less anxious.
But I would not call it a cure, nothing close to it. Relief is rather minor % wise, plus there is a side effect that if I smoke too much of them on the 2nd day of POIS I can feel some of that mild lack of good mood and motivation even on a 3rd day after O. Though I never experience POIS symptoms on the 3rd day.

So I rather picked to throw cigarettes away, there is nothing good about them in general.  But nicotine, like in form of patches sounds like possible relief method I might try in future, after consulting medical professionals, but due previous experiences I am doubtful about possibility of any wow effect.