Snus=Insomnia ?

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  • RECDOG
    Member
    • Oct 2010
    • 33

    #1

    Snus=Insomnia ?

    As much as i love the idea of using snus instead of american dip...I swear everytime I use it I cant fall asleep!

    Im usung a bullshit amount too 8mg portion...

    Just wierd cause it dosent jack me up like dip does but i just cant drift off to sleep wtf?

    is this normal
  • thatguyjeff
    Member
    • Jun 2008
    • 103

    #2
    Are you trying to sleep with a snus in? Anyway - I've never had a problem. Nicotine is a stimulant though. Dunno...

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    • RECDOG
      Member
      • Oct 2010
      • 33

      #3
      lol no not in but ususally dip /snus as i relax watching tv....take it out n goto bed..
      American dip usually wears right off as soon as I pull it out

      maybe the snus just stays in ur blood longer..damm if i know i really want to swtich full to snus too

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      • Xobeloot
        Member
        • Jan 2008
        • 2542

        #4
        I've been sleeping with snus in for years, so I can't really tell you if it causes insomnia. I will agree that dip wears off fast when you take it out, where snus seems to have a brief period of sustained absorbtion after taking it out. Possibly the whole spit v. swallow thing? I'm thinking that you still have a good bit of nic being soaked in through your digestive tract even after taking the portion out.

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        • heders
          Member
          • Jan 2011
          • 2227

          #5
          Snus is pretty strong stuff I've noticed even when using 8 mg portions. And yes, nicotine is indeed a very strong stimulant. Perhaps the uptake speed and absorption is different with dip and snus, and thus making snus acting more as a stimulant and making it harder for you to fall asleep. Remember also that the nicotine from snus stays a long time in your blood, if you compare it to other tobacco products (don't know about dip though).

          Get some nasal snuff or weaker snus (mini portions or make mini lös prillas) for use before bed, or don't use snus an hour before bed if possible.

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          • Reynard
            Member
            • Feb 2009
            • 804

            #6
            Originally posted by heders
            Get some nasal snuff or weaker snus (mini portions or make mini lös prillas) for use before bed, or don't use snus an hour before bed if possible.
            This is what I do, use skruf mellan, purified portions or 4mg minis from 6pm onwards. I have had real problems with insomnia from snus and as a result have had to quit it several times and go back into either smoking or nrt. This time I have been more prudent with my usage and tailor my intake dependant on what time of day it is or what I'm doing. For example, I only ever use ESs once a day, first thing in the morning. Then its onto 8mg-12mg portions or 8mg lös, until 6pm, then i wind down.

            From what's can gather, it's the method of delivery that causes sleep problems with snus; the drop-off of nic from smoking is shear, which is what makes it such an addictive form of use, but snus is absorbed by the mucosa of the mouth and it stays in your system and drops off much more slowly.

            Definitely try the minis route, or skruf mellan, R&J señoritas are worth a try, at 5mg (if you can get them)

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            • wa3zrm
              Member
              • May 2009
              • 4436

              #7
              Xanax = Sleep
              If you have any problems with my posts or signature


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              • RECDOG
                Member
                • Oct 2010
                • 33

                #8
                Yea thanks guys

                Ill try a smaller dose ...but im used of dipping kodiak and cope...I mean really i should have no prob with this lil ass pouch lol

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                • truthwolf1
                  Member
                  • Oct 2008
                  • 2696

                  #9
                  You possibly might not be getting enough nic?? and your body is craving and keeping you up.

                  When Offroad LG WG was available, I use to use a big lip of that until I felt satisfied, brushed my teeth and went to bed. Almost like that last smoke.

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                  • Reynard
                    Member
                    • Feb 2009
                    • 804

                    #10
                    Originally posted by truthwolf1
                    When Offroad LG WG was available, I use to use a big lip of that until I felt satisfied, brushed my teeth and went to bed. Almost like that last smoke.
                    I wish you could still get a standard strength long cut snus like OR WG, Thunder is too strong for me to pack a decent lip.

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                    • benwon5
                      Member
                      • Dec 2011
                      • 33

                      #11
                      I cant sleep if I snus to much before bed ut cigs dont affect me in the same way. Something about snus can get my heart and mind going but dip and cigs didnt do that to me

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                      • Mr. Snuffleupagus
                        Member
                        • Dec 2008
                        • 2781

                        #12
                        When I first started with snus I couldn't go to bed on time because I loved it so much. Just kept saying "ok one more and I'm really going to bed" over and over all night. So I started sleeping with snus in and have no trouble getting to sleep now. Been doing it for years now.

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                        • EricHill78
                          Member
                          • Jun 2010
                          • 4253

                          #13
                          I was having trouble sleeping if I used a sterk right before bed. Switched to regular and it helped. I wear boxers and a t-shirt normally to sleep.

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                          • Mr. Snuffleupagus
                            Member
                            • Dec 2008
                            • 2781

                            #14
                            Nictotine is a stimulant at first but too much makes it a depressant. So you can keep using more and more stronger more often until you pass out.

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                            • jet80
                              Member
                              • Dec 2011
                              • 25

                              #15
                              you'll get over it with continued use

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