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passive_fist comments on Is it sensible for an ambitious nonsmoker to use e-cigarettes? - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: passive_fist 24 November 2015 11:51:39PM 3 points [-]

Nicotine's stimulant properties rapidly fade after prolonged use. About increased intelligence, the effects seem minor and only exist for low doses and disappear with prolonged use: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20414766

It seems that nicotine produces a combination of stimulant and sedative effects, the latter which may be more pronounced sometimes and can be unpredictable. This is consistent with my own experience. I experimented with occasional smoking of normal cigarettes (I never got addicted to them, however).

Comment author: [deleted] 25 November 2015 01:12:33AM 0 points [-]

I think that's only with frequent and repeated use. The optimal use might be to create a stack and rotate with other nootropics.