CharleyN Posted August 24, 2020 Posted August 24, 2020 I was just wondering, do herbal cigarettes (i.e. tobacco-free) exacerbate or trigger any attacks? Just curious if anyone has tried anything Quote
Pebblesthecorgi Posted August 24, 2020 Posted August 24, 2020 I don't think you will get an answer to this because of the variety of herbal products out there. My observation from attending CB conferences is that a significant number of clusterheads are smokers. I have heard neurologist state this is a cause of the clusters but I suspicion the opposite is true. Nicotine is a vasoconstrictor and vaso constriction is desirable in aborting cluster headaches. So if you have a headache and smoking helps even a little you are reinforced to smoke. It becomes a vicious cycle. There are plenty of cluster heads who do not smoke so drawing conclusions is hard even with a more common use on inhalant. Pretty much anything you inhale into your lungs isn't good for them. The smoke/vapor causes irritation and allows other problems to manifest. 3 Quote
Bryan Posted August 26, 2020 Posted August 26, 2020 When I was a smoker, I definetly used them to abort milder attacks when I didnt think imitrex was needed. A quickly smoked cigarette at the onset of an attack was usually enough to abort it for me. I relapsed many times from quiting smoking during my cycles because they gave me relief. Now I use oxygen to abort and it works better than cigarretes with no side effects. Not sure about herbal cigarettes, but I imagine they woulds have a varied effect, depending on the brand/ingredients. 1 Quote
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