High Nic. Not fun

[Premium Parrots]

Sounds like a bedtime snus. Just think of all the babes I could dream about being with. I'd probably have a heart attack in my sleep then.

[sagedil]

First hand right here man. Just received my first order of Snus from across the pond yesterday. Ordered the Roll of 10 random cans to start. Picked one at random today. It was Thunder Blue, Extra Stark. Really had no idea what to expect. Had it in my mouth not five minutes and I was numb all over. Fell flat out of my chair and if it wasn't for strong presence of mind, I have no doubt my lunch would have been all over the floor. Took a little over an hour to get back up. Horrible nausea and a splitting headache.

Question for you Mr. Gearhead. How much nicotine were you using before you started snus. Thunder is the strongest nicotine snus (along with Odens) there is. You definitely sound like you were suffering from too much nicotine. If you haven't built up nicotine tolerance yet, stay away from them, and possible any sterks.

[cj]

the only stark that made me sick was skruf stark white portion made me very sick.. thunder blue is one of the best snus ever made

[StiffUpperLip]

Just keep with normal strenght snus. Its strong enough (!) and got same flavors. Why overdoo it ?

[justintempler]

Just keep with normal strenght snus. Its strong enough (!) and got same flavors. Why overdoo it ?

Agreed the only thing I choose an extra sterk for is taste. Chain snusing regulars will give you more than enough nicotine to kill off even the worst smoking addiction. I was up to 2-3 packs a day of Marlboro Reds after 38 years and regular strength was more than enough to do the job. :wink:

[GoVegan]

Just keep with normal strenght snus. Its strong enough (!) and got same flavors. Why overdoo it ?

Agreed the only thing I choose an extra sterk for is taste. Chain snusing regulars will give you more than enough nicotine to kill off even the worst smoking addiction. I was up to 2-3 packs a day of Marlboro Reds after 38 years and regular strength was more than enough to do the job. :wink:

2-3 packs a day and smoking for over 38 years? Wow! How long have you been smoke free?

[justintempler]

2-3 packs a day and smoking for over 38 years? Wow! How long have you been smoke free?

I made the switch, November 13th last year. For the 1st couple months I still allowed myself a "weekend pack" then that tapered off to one pack every two weeks, then one a month, the last pack I bought was back in June.

[daruckis]

i dunno man, i would normally give you my shpeal about how i dont use sterks because theyre just too much nicotine for me, but im starting to get curious about them again now that my tolerance has gone up quite a bit. but still, i wouldnt recommend using them unless thats the level of nicotine usage youre at. when i started i was just so intrigued by onyx, claq qui, and nick and johnny and skruf thati had to have them. now onyx and the other 11mg starks i can hang with but still dont use much, basically cause i dont need them. i use a montecristo now and then in my rotation but thats about it.

edit: in my drunken stupor i forgot to mention the havoc that nick and johnny wreaked on my body when i first started. dear god, i had to lie down and just sweat it out for about half an hour, and shit my brains out later. also its hard for me to remember, but i started doing camel and tourney snus casually about 2 years ago, and i do seem to remember somtimes getting too much nic even from camel spice snus at work, feeling like shit.

[MojoQuestor]

edit: in my drunken stupor i forgot to mention the havoc that nick and johnny wreaked on my body when i first started. dear god, i had to lie down and just sweat it out for about half an hour, and shit my brains out later. also its hard for me to remember, but i started doing camel and tourney snus casually about 2 years ago, and i do seem to remember somtimes getting too much nic even from camel spice snus at work, feeling like shit.

Jeepers. No wonder you drink cranberry drinks

[LaZeR]

About the only time I've sensed a "High Nic" effect causing me any issues was with my first few portions of Thunder Frosted ES. Nothing really terrible, just a little light headed and seeing a little double whilst driving. I no longer get this effect.

The Oden's ES Portion also used to give me a bit of a head -floating- effect but in a pleasant way. I no longer get this either. I have also added snuff to my tobacco diet which with some snuff's I do get the nic rush more prevalent still.

But I must say for me atleast: High Nic = fun not pain. :wink:

[RedSand]

I love the high nic feeling. I wish I could get the nic spins every time i put a snus in my mouth. If I ever start to feel sick, then I spit instead of swallow when possible.

[LaZeR]

If I ever start to feel sick, then I spit instead of swallow when possible.

That's what she said.

[tabacco_love]

If I ever start to feel sick, then I spit instead of swallow when possible.

That's what she said.

haha, dirty minds think alike, you beat me to it man!

[gear.h34d.2012]

First hand right here man. Just received my first order of Snus from across the pond yesterday. Ordered the Roll of 10 random cans to start. Picked one at random today. It was Thunder Blue, Extra Stark. Really had no idea what to expect. Had it in my mouth not five minutes and I was numb all over. Fell flat out of my chair and if it wasn't for strong presence of mind, I have no doubt my lunch would have been all over the floor. Took a little over an hour to get back up. Horrible nausea and a splitting headache.

Question for you Mr. Gearhead. How much nicotine were you using before you started snus. Thunder is the strongest nicotine snus (along with Odens) there is. You definitely sound like you were suffering from too much nicotine. If you haven't built up nicotine tolerance yet, stay away from them, and possible any sterks.

To answer your question Sage. Minis, 4mg. Thats it. I ordered the mixed roll from Getsnus and dove in head first. Makes for a great story, but at the time Christ I was sick. Since that experience i've tried Phantom White Portion and liked it, aside from the salt (I abhor salt, but as I understand it, it's one of those "get used to it" things.) That white portion dizzied me a bit, but not bad. Next, I read great things about Skruf Tranbar, so I tried that. Again, slammed with salt. Other than that, I enjoyed it.

Next i'm gonna stick with ordering minis, that seems to be my thing more. More later.

[sgreger1]

All sterk all the time. Maybe cause I used to dip American dip so much but the non-sterk just don't seem to do it for me, even if I double barrel.