If I start buying liquids with nicotine in them will they ease me and relax me or are they just for smokers trying to quit. If I get liquid with tobacco will it ease me or is it the same scenario
Will nicotine relax me ?
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Nicotine's a stimulant, so it's more likely to hit you like too much coffee (+++). The reason it 'eases' smokers is because our brains have been trained to want it, and then reward us when we give it a hit.
If you've never smoked, don't start dosing yourself with nicotine.
If you've never smoked, don't start dosing yourself with nicotine.
Stay away!! Are you vaping 0mg already?? If so then just stay there. You're not going to gain anything by flirting with an addiction
Nicotine activates cholinergic neurons (which mainly use acetylcholine to communicate to other neurons) in many different regions throughout your brain simultaneously. This stimulation leads to increased release of acetylcholine from the neurons, leading to heightened activity in cholinergic pathways throughout your brain. This cholinergic activity calls your body and brain to action, and this is the wake-up call that many smokers use to re-energize themselves throughout the day. Through these pathways, nicotine improves your reaction time and your ability to pay attention, making you feel like you can work better. Many smokers believe this to have a stimulating effect.
Stimulation of cholinergic neurons promotes the release of the neurotransmitter dopamine in the reward pathways of your brain. This neural circuitry is supposed to reinforce behaviors that are essential to your survival, like eating when you're hungry. Stimulating neurons in these areas of the brain brings on pleasant, happy feelings that encourage you to do these things again and again. When drugs like ....... or nicotine activate the reward pathways, it reinforces your desire to use them again because you feel so at peace and happy afterwards.
Release of glutamate, a neurotransmitter involved in learning and memory - Glutamate enhances the connections between sets of neurons. These stronger connections may be the physical basis of what we know as memory. When you use nicotine, glutamate may create a memory loop of the good feelings you get and further drive the desire to use nicotine.
Nicotine also increases the level of other neurotransmitters and chemicals that modulate how your brain works. For example, your brain makes more endorphins in response to nicotine. Endorphins are small proteins that are often called the body's natural pain killer. It turns out that the chemical structure of endorphins is very similar to that of heavy-duty synthetic painkillers like morphine. Endorphins can lead to feelings of euphoria also. If you're familiar with the runner's high that kicks in during a rigorous race, you've experienced the "endorphin rush." This outpouring of chemicals gives you a mental edge to finish the race while temporarily masking the nagging pains you might otherwise feel.
You can read more about nicotine here and in dozens of other sites: http://science.howstuffworks.com/nicotine4.htm
On the other hand, nicotine has been used successfully in many studies involving anxiety. However, we cannot really compare fighting anxiety to relaxation. Try yoga, meditation, and exercise. Far safer in moderation, and much more healthy.
Stimulation of cholinergic neurons promotes the release of the neurotransmitter dopamine in the reward pathways of your brain. This neural circuitry is supposed to reinforce behaviors that are essential to your survival, like eating when you're hungry. Stimulating neurons in these areas of the brain brings on pleasant, happy feelings that encourage you to do these things again and again. When drugs like ....... or nicotine activate the reward pathways, it reinforces your desire to use them again because you feel so at peace and happy afterwards.
Release of glutamate, a neurotransmitter involved in learning and memory - Glutamate enhances the connections between sets of neurons. These stronger connections may be the physical basis of what we know as memory. When you use nicotine, glutamate may create a memory loop of the good feelings you get and further drive the desire to use nicotine.
Nicotine also increases the level of other neurotransmitters and chemicals that modulate how your brain works. For example, your brain makes more endorphins in response to nicotine. Endorphins are small proteins that are often called the body's natural pain killer. It turns out that the chemical structure of endorphins is very similar to that of heavy-duty synthetic painkillers like morphine. Endorphins can lead to feelings of euphoria also. If you're familiar with the runner's high that kicks in during a rigorous race, you've experienced the "endorphin rush." This outpouring of chemicals gives you a mental edge to finish the race while temporarily masking the nagging pains you might otherwise feel.
You can read more about nicotine here and in dozens of other sites: http://science.howstuffworks.com/nicotine4.htm
On the other hand, nicotine has been used successfully in many studies involving anxiety. However, we cannot really compare fighting anxiety to relaxation. Try yoga, meditation, and exercise. Far safer in moderation, and much more healthy.
This ^^^^. Nicotine 'relaxes' smokers because they have become addicted to cigarettes and when the urge to have another one is fulfilled, they feel better again. I know. I smoked for 37 years and it almost killed me.
IMO, if you want to vape, stick with zero nic juices.
I agree with everyone here.... Stay away from the nicotine but you can still enjoy vaping the 0 nic flavors of your choice.
Defiantly a stimulant. Cigarettes seemed to relax me a little, but I think it was the carbon monoxide making me sleepy.
Some Ex-smokers even have to use a lower strength liquid in the evening to avoid sleeping problems.
Some Ex-smokers even have to use a lower strength liquid in the evening to avoid sleeping problems.
I find that even when I haven't had an addiction to nicoteen, that if I was stressed, someone would offer me some and it would actually calm me down. Eventually you do become a slave to it, but an addiction to vaping nicoteen isnt as bad as normal cigarettes becuase normals contain other chemicals that have addictive properties.
Please, do not start an addiction to relax. Nicotine addiction sucks as do all addictions. If you are stressed and need to relax there are plenty of other methods to do this. Try different things until you find something that works for you, yoga, deep breathing, jogging etc.... it's a never ending list of things to relax. If you're enjoying vaping for the flavor, stick with the 0mg, it's for the best. Although a lot of us have quit smoking since starting to vape, vaping is not intended to be a smoking cessation program, just an alternative to smoking.
It's both a stimulant and a relaxant. Some users experience both and others find nicotine to be either relaxing or stimulating.
Relaxant
"McGehee’s team showed that nicotine produces pleasure by attaching to the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor found on certain nerve cells. In response to nicotine, these nerve cells release a chemical signal called glutamate, which tells connected neurons to release dopamine. The more these nerve cells are excited, the more dopamine is released and the more pleasant the feeling."
Nicotine extends duration of pleasant effects of dopamine
Stimulant
"Nicotine affects the part of the brain that directly controls swallowing, blood pressure, respiration and vomiting. Nicotine is also an activator of the sympathetic nervous system and the organs affected by the sympathetic nervous system. This effect causes the release of the neurotransmitters norepinephrine and can induce skeletal muscle tremors, increased blood flow to the heart, and elevated heart rate and blood pressure."
Relaxant
"McGehee’s team showed that nicotine produces pleasure by attaching to the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor found on certain nerve cells. In response to nicotine, these nerve cells release a chemical signal called glutamate, which tells connected neurons to release dopamine. The more these nerve cells are excited, the more dopamine is released and the more pleasant the feeling."
Nicotine extends duration of pleasant effects of dopamine
Stimulant
"Nicotine affects the part of the brain that directly controls swallowing, blood pressure, respiration and vomiting. Nicotine is also an activator of the sympathetic nervous system and the organs affected by the sympathetic nervous system. This effect causes the release of the neurotransmitters norepinephrine and can induce skeletal muscle tremors, increased blood flow to the heart, and elevated heart rate and blood pressure."
I feel like neither of you took the time to read any of the other, much more reasonable replies. Your rhetoric runs contrary to pretty much ANY reason someone could have for being here. People like the OP are indeed a subset of "vapers" like you and I, but they are a different animal entirely; Someone who has never been addicted to nicotine must follow a very different path, one that you and I have already closed ourselves off from and have no business offering to them.
too little of it will relax you, one more drag after that it will stimulate you
I agree with most... If you're not addicted in the first place, stay away from nicotine! No matter what the effects are, addiction has its risks!
I'm assuming from your user name that you are still in high school (if not, you might want to consider changing it) - nicotine isn't a good answer for your question. Exercise, yoga, meditation, therapy if necessary - those are far better solutions.
Life throws us stress bombs at every age. As many others have said, If you are not using nicotine, Don't start now. It is a very addicting additive that many of us are getting over. If you are stressed and need to relax, tackle the stress head on and move on from it. Once you start running from it, when you come back to reality the stress will be there waiting on you.
Good Luck and Vape on with 0 nic.
Good Luck and Vape on with 0 nic.
Try recreation instead of medication.
You may find something you enjoy and improves the quality of life. A physical addiction will never permanently improve the quality of life. I know ive been there with more than just nicotine although nicotine has been by far the hardest to quit. I got off pain management as soon as i could handle it without medication.
Something as simple as wearing just one insole in one shoe strangely helped enough with my back pain. The point is consider all your options first. Medicate as a last resort.....please please please. You don't want to take the 35yr+ ride i was on. ITS NOT FUN FOR LONG!!!
Drugs always have the possibility of being addictive even if its only a mild craving or just in your head. Addiction is never a good thing no matter how enjoyably it may seem at first.
You may find something you enjoy and improves the quality of life. A physical addiction will never permanently improve the quality of life. I know ive been there with more than just nicotine although nicotine has been by far the hardest to quit. I got off pain management as soon as i could handle it without medication.
Something as simple as wearing just one insole in one shoe strangely helped enough with my back pain. The point is consider all your options first. Medicate as a last resort.....please please please. You don't want to take the 35yr+ ride i was on. ITS NOT FUN FOR LONG!!!
Drugs always have the possibility of being addictive even if its only a mild craving or just in your head. Addiction is never a good thing no matter how enjoyably it may seem at first.
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Stay with the thing in your user name if you want to inhale something relaxing. If you are in high school like your user name implies, learn from other people's mistakes and stay away from substances that are physically addictive like tobacco, opiates, benzos, etc. It is not a road you want to go down, no matter how "cool" it may seem to you at this point in your life. (I wish I hadn't made some of the decision I did when I was young.)
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