Nicotine
those darn pouches
Published 2024-12-30, last edit 2024-12-30
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
I’m currently going off it after taking it during christmas week with a friend for “christmas crash out”.