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Nicotine is a wonderful anxiolytic (anti-anxiety) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4439881/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4439881/ T

Nicotine is a wonderful anxiolytic (anti-anxiety) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4439881/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4439881/ There is no evidence that I am aware of that supports it otherwise improving cognition, but for many people anxiolytics will behave like nootropics (and indeed are sometimes listed as one!)

guerrilla 4y ago
Hmmmmmmmmm is that why I got much more anxious after quitting... Interesting!
- TAKEMYMONEY 4y ago
  Those were more likely withdrawal symptoms https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/campaign/tips/quit-smoking/7-common-withdrawal-symptoms/index.html https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/campaign/tips/quit-smoking/7-com...
plusminusplus 4y ago
...in the 169 rats that were part of the study. It further concludes: > High doses of nicotine or repeated exposure may also promote anxiety (citing 3 studies) > low doses of nicotine have a similar effect to decrease anxiety behaviours [...] whereas high doses of nicotine promote anxiety behaviours
- vorpalhex 4y ago
  Most drugs are dose dependent. The effects of nicotine as an anxiolytic are well known: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12151749/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12151749/ Rat studies to find dose limits are a valid case for rat studies.