Re:Association of e-cigarette use with quitting smoking
by yosito on Tuesday December 28, 2021 @01:34PM
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It never occurred to me to use nicotine pills as an appetite suppressant, though I don't doubt at all that it works. I wonder what other side effects it might have, aside from being potentially habit forming. Does it increase blood pressure? That's the main thing that keeps me from ever indulging in tobacco use.
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Re:Association of e-cigarette use with quitting smoking
by akiselev on Tuesday December 28, 2021 @01:42PM
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> Does it increase blood pressure?
Yes. [1][2] Most studies are on electronic cigarettes and gum but they show the effects are dose/absorption dependent with pure nicotine, so pills are extremely unlikely to behave differently.
[1] https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40138-020-00219-0
[2] https://ascpt.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1038/clpt.1...
Re:Association of e-cigarette use with quitting smoking
by aurizon on Tuesday December 28, 2021 @01:43PM
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Well, it does raise BP, and I am on BP medication and I only use them sparingly and I chart my BP and am fairly fit. They also have 2 mg, so get a Walmart BP tester -$40 or so. They have a wrist one, which I tried and found it a battery eater as it powers a small air pump that is the main power drain = eats a set a week and the NiMh have too low a voltage as well as need recharging after 2-3 days.
Re:Association of e-cigarette use with quitting smoking
by stavros on Tuesday December 28, 2021 @01:44PM
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Is there a pill that makes me wait for hunger before I eat? That's what I need :P
Re:Association of e-cigarette use with quitting smoking
by CBLT on Tuesday December 28, 2021 @01:57PM
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I personally cannot stand eating food if I'm about to engage in physical exercise, unless I'm legitimately seriously hungry. So if I have a random midday idea-of-food, I picture myself about to sprint to the nearest park, or about to swim a few km. Then I check my stomach again - how hungry is it now? I generally don't want anything at that point, but sometimes it does (begrudgingly) need fuel for the imagined activity - only then do I eat.
Re:Association of e-cigarette use with quitting smoking
by stavros on Tuesday December 28, 2021 @01:59PM
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Hmm, I'll try that, it does sound like it'd work. Thanks!
Re:Association of e-cigarette use with quitting smoking
by nonesuchluck on Tuesday December 28, 2021 @02:09PM
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Mix up a cup of fiber supplement (I use BeneFiber) and drink it 10 min before you plan to eat. You will eat less and feel fuller for longer (eating slowly increases the effect). If you're already choosing healthy foods, portion control is the last barrier to conquering waistlines.
Many people don't get enough fiber in their diet anyway. Just be sure to start drinking more water to overcome the, err, digestive difficulties of higher fiber consumption.