Is it possible for a smoker to be allergic to butaine and not cigarrettes?
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everyody is ALLERGIC to cigs. THey cause bronchitis, emphysema and cancer.\nsmokers bring on alot of harm to themselves. take it as an allergy and quit!\n\nNicotine is the drug in cigarettes and other forms of tobacco that causes addiction. If you're trying to quit, nicotine replacement might be a good option for you. Nicotine replacement products deliver small, steady doses of nicotine into the body, which helps to relieve the withdrawal symptoms often felt by people trying to quit smoking. \n\nThese products, which are available in four forms (patches, gum, nasal spray, and inhaler), appear to be equally effective. There is evidence that combining the nicotine patch with nicotine gum or nicotine nasal spray increases long-term quit rates compared with using a single type of nicotine replacement therapy. Nicotine gum, in combination with nicotine patch therapy, may also reduce withdrawal symptoms better than either medication alone. Researchers recommend combining nicotine replacement therapy with advice or counseling from a doctor.
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Wow, that's a new one!  I have been doing research on Tourettes for the last two years.  I have never heard of nicotine for this.  Please document, as I like to stay current on all treatments, information, and developments.  \n\nThanks for the link, watson64
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Have you seen an allergist?  My guess would be allergies, but you may need your adenoids taken out.  Try an over the counter decongestant like Pseudophed.  Then go to your doctor and ask for some nasal spray and maybe some Claratin or whatever.  The combo should relieve the symptoms.  If this doesn't work, then you can rule out allergies and talk to your doc about other causes.
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I am bothered by smoke.  I take allergy medications and use an inhaler if my lungs start blocking up.
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Maybe :-)\n\nIf there is something in your home to which you are allergic it could be the house.\n\nNew carpet, mold, plants, smoke, pets, and new paneling can all be sources of allergic reaction. \n\nGot to a hotel for a couple nights and see if you feel better.  There are certain chains that offer allergy-free rooms with air purifiers.  If you feel a lot better then you will need to figure out what is in your home that is causing the problem.\n\nAfter you have located and removed the problem only then would I recommend a HEPA air purifier. \n\nIf the hotel visit does not help it may be that you are unwinding from a tough day.\n\nBest of luck!
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I am also allergic to sulfa-based drugs, makes everything on my head swell up including my throat so I have trouble breathing.  I have asked about this myself and as far as I can find out it is limited to sulfa-based drugs, not food or anything.  Where I live you can smell sulphur in the air quite frequently and when I first moved here I was very worried about it. Told not to worry, different kind I guess.\n\nKeep benedryl or zantac around too!!!  I was amazed to find out about zantac myself, about 6 months ago I had an allergic reaction to something, couldn't determine what it was, and it affected my throat, (emergency room at 3am) made it swell, and zantac was the only thing that worked.  I guess it has some kind of antihistamine in it.  Benedryl did not work nor did erythromicin (hope I am remembering that one right) when the doctors tried them.
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I am about to start Chantix on Sunday.  My doctor told me about all the possible side effects, and did not mention rosacea.  It could be just a brief reaction to the drug, or maybe the mental stress of quitting smoking.  Keep up with it though, rosacea is a lot better than lung cancer.  Good luck and wish me luck too!
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There are several issues to the effects of canabis smoking as with the taking of any drug, and as with any drug, there are it's one dangers.\n\nCanabis contains more tar than tobacco, so there is a chance that it can lead to breathing problems if it is smoked in quantity over an extened period of time.\n\nHow you smoke it is a factor on how dangerous it is - if you smoke it in a joint with tobacco there is's a danger that you may become addicted to tobacco, esp if smoking joints is a regular thing.  If you smoke it through a pipe, or in a pure joint - see my comments above regarding the breathing problems.  If however you smoke it through a vaporiser only the THC (the active ingrediant) is evaporated and the rest of the bio mass (hash or bud) is left uneffected so the physical effects are minimised.\n\nAs well as the physical effects, recent research has showen that long term, heavy use can lead to mental disorders ranging from mild depression upwards - however this research is only at the initial findings stage and is ongoing (esp in europe where the governments are more willing to fund the research), but the results are mounting.\n\nI would sugest that you search a qualtiy peer reviewed scientific publication such as that given below for current reseach on all the potential dangers of canabis smoking. As well as the usual sources (google)\n\nThat said above in moderation (like alcohol - an even more dangerous drug IMHO) it can be fun and ejoyable, so long as you local laws are not too harsh.\n\nAt the end of the day I feel that this is not the place for asking such a complex question as the actual safty of canabis is still being reseached and the wealth of information through research is rather poor in regard to other substances.\n\nFrom an ethical point I see no harm in smoking canabis or the taking of any othe drug for that matter, just so long as the taker is in control of the substance and not the other way round and that no other person is adversly effected.
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The dangerous affect that come from second hand cigarette smoke are mostly the result of the tar present in cirgarettes (yes nicotene may have a slight effect, but I have never heard of widespread nicotene addiction from second hand smoke) There are other minor chemicals but most of the damage to the physical system I believe happens because of tar (though I have no scientific proof to back this up, because I don't feel like looking for it)\nTar is also formed when marijuana is smoked, however I do not know the relative quantities between tar formed from burning tabacco vs. burning cannibus, so I do not know which is more dangerous.  There is an increased risk of getting lung cancer from smoking weed, however scientists don't yet know if there is an higher or lower probability of lung cancer between the two, probably because in most places where they can do the research, it is illegal to do the research.  \nI do think that the chances of a second hand high are a lot higher with marijuana then with cigarettes, however, I do not think there is any increase in the chance of addiction.
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Well one thing second hand smokes does for me is it gives me migraines for hours and even days. I really don't think I should have to suffer when I do nothing in return. But smoke isn't the only thing that gives me really bad headaches other strong odors do too like perfume.
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You should see a doctor you could become allergic to it even tho you were'nt before.
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Lidocaine?  Any drug may cause an allergy.
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i have never heard of it but i am sure that it is possible. people can be allergic to all kinds of things . i have heard of being allergic to: the sun if you can be allergic to the sun anything is possible.
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It not impossible - you could be allergic to the preservatives or other ingredients in the solution.  More likely, you were nervous about the test or the needle and the anxiety gave you hives.
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Sounds much like an allergic reation .. and yes you can be allergic to it .. in fact humans can be allergic to almost anything.
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Yes they can be! They can cause some horrid allergic reactions and give some people respiratory trouble. I have problems with the stuff....
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of course it is.it causes lung cancer,heart disease,bronchitis,emphysema.trust me cos it's all in my bio. book. smoking contains tar,nicotine & carbon monoxide which contribute to all of these diseases at some point.cheers!