Since being prescribed Adderall XR, I've noticed an enormous increase in my tobacco use. I'm not sure if the urge is related to taking the adderall, or if it is psychological, which I suppose would be related after all. I've used chewing tobacco on and off since I was eighteen and also used to smoke. These days I don't smoke and even the smell makes me nauseous, but I have been using quite a bit more chewing tobacco. My use has gone up so much that there have been a few times I reached the point of mild nicotine poisoning (self diagnosed via online symptom checkers). Still this hasn't stopped me. I'm just curious if anyone has had the same experience or have I just reached a higher tolerance bracket. Again, I don't think it would be the latter because this has been occuring only since going on the adderall. Any help or similar stories would be great.
Has anyone else taking adderall or XR, and uses tobacco had increased nicotine cravings/use?
Question posted by zev51104 on 7 Nov 2010
Last updated on 2 May 2013
4 Answers
Yeah, it's par for the course. All amphetamines from Coke, to the pure drugs like adderrall seem to have that attachment. All in all, it's just speed, and when your flying, your constatnt wing man tends to be your smokes. It's a legendary duo, like Slash and Whiskey.
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Good question, zev. I take Adderall and I smoke 'til my chest hurts. My smoking has increased twofold since I started on Adderall. I have gone from 1/2 to 1 pack per day to 2 packs and i've been smoking for 26 years(15-41) I was not aware of nicotine poisoning until now. By the end of the day I will get sick and can't smoke one more until morning.
Very helpful/comforting to hear I'm not the only one(not that this is a good thing). The first time I experienced the nicotine od I was fine one minute, had just put a chew in then about 10 min later I thought I was gonna die. Fluttering heart rate, extreme dizziness and disorientation, severe nausea and the worst cold sweat I've ever had, so bad my elbows -which never seem to sweat- were beading and dripping. Almost called 911 for myself because I thought I just had a heart attack. This was soon after I started the adderall. Now I chew even more, but haven't as bad of an od. I think I've adjusted to the amount of nicotine. Thanks again. Were your od symptoms similar?
My symptoms were similar. I had the extreme nausea, dizziness, heart felt like it was trying to escape and sweat.
I have the same problem, within a couple weeks of being on adderall I went from a can ever 2-3 days and now it's a can a day, if not a bit more. This is disconcerting to me though because I'm only now feeling dependent on nicotine, but if I don't take my adderall my school performance declines.
Hey zev, my cousin is prescribed adderall. He smokes excessively when he takes his med. When he doesn't have his med he won't smoke as much. It is a possibility !
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