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I'm with MuayThai, was 15 and stupid. Didn't really care back then what the fallout may be, just bought em and smoked em (didn't get ID'd back then for some reason... maybe wasn't a good thing).
Because of the seizure unit, and now a mangled mouth, I haven't had a smoke for three weeks. Trying to decide before my tongue gets better... should I quit? It's a tough call, b/c by the time I'm better it will be at least a month without a smoke - wouldn't any sane person use that as a chance to quit? Hmmmm decisions decisions.
Uhm.. Thanks for saying my experience is rubbish.
When I start to come out of a seizure I'm dieing for a cigarette. My brain isn't all there yet but I am lighting up. My husband starts yelling at me because he's afraid that I'm going to burn the house down. I'm surprised that I never have yet.
I never have smoked, and hate it with a passion!!!!
You sure act like you know about what these smoking members seem to go through. How about keeping your opinions to yourself since they're not helpful or supportive.
Every one has different seizure triggers. Nicotine is a very powerful stimulant, and can be a seizure trigger for some. Stopping smoking abruptly can also be a stressor that could potentially lead to a seizure. Ideally, for both reasons, it would be great to quit smoking slowly and safely, but nicotine is one of the most addictive (if not the most addictive) substances out there. I wish the best of luck to anyone out there who is trying to quit.
I'm sorry. I've had a bad couple of days and I just couldn't take being called a liar for something that affected me so badly.
I just don't feel there is a bonafide connection between smoking and seizures. Either before starting, or after quitting.
Here is why I feel that way: http://epilepsy.med.nyu.edu/living-with-epilepsy/epilepsy-and-lifestyle/smoking-and-epilepsy
Smoking Increases Seizures
Physicians have new reasons to encourage patients to quit smoking. A new study has found that smokers are 2 times more likely to have seizures compared with nonsmokers.
"We observed a doubling in the risk of seizures and a modest nonsignificant increase in epilepsy in current compared with never smokers that appeared to be independent of stroke," report the investigators, led by Barbara Dworetzky, MD, from Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston, Massachusetts.
Their work was published online November 18 in Epilepsia. Investigators used data from the Nurses' Health Study to evaluate 246 patients. The participants were women aged 25 to 42 years who had mailed in questionnaires about their lifestyle and medical history, including epilepsy and seizure activity.
After adjusting for stroke, brain tumor, hypertension, and other potential confounding factors, researchers observed a significant association between smoking and risk for seizure.