Nicotine

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A few times this year, I’ve fallen prey to those little nicotine pouches (velo). Nicotine is awesome for about a week, and then the experience flips and you find yourself in a limbo where you must increase the dose to experience the same effects – subjectively it also feels like you swap from an “up” feeling to a “relaxed” feeling when taking it.

Here’s my personal reasons to not do it:

• stuffy nose all the time
• makes caffeine less effective
• messes with sleep
• irritates the bowels
• damages the gums
• it’s impossible (for me) to use in moderation
• “nic sick” can you feel heavy, lethargic