Posted by Gavin on September 30, 2003, at 21:13:00
In reply to Ciggies, posted by NikkiT on May 4, 2000, at 14:55:24
When I first starting smoking, cigarettes would make me dizzy. The heavier the cigarette, the dizzier I would get (IE, A light would not make me as dizzy as say, an unfiltered cigarette). I think the effect is related to how nicotine affects the brain. If you don't smoke for a period of time, say a day, or even a few hours, you will get dizzy again. You're not really dizzy, either; just disorientated. Nicotine gives you a "buzz", because it is a drug. The buzz my also make you feel a bit detatched, IE, your limbs feel a bit light and distant, the ground is far away, etc. After sleeping, since you haven't had nicotine for a while, you'll probably feel the buzz.
I've never heard of celexa reacting in a bad way to alcohol or cigarettes. I don't really consider the dizziness to be that bad of an effect; but if it becomes debilitating, frightenning, or long lasting, I would cut back on smoking or quit. I take celexa and smoke myself, and I don't recall feeling dizzier than usual.
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