# ex smokers come in

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**Created:** [May 15, 2008, 9:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ex-smokers-come-in/48491 "2008-05-15T09:43:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![JEG](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jeg/32/7246_2.png) [@JEG](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JEG)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2008, 9:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/ex-smokers-come-in/48491/47 "2008-05-16T09:43:45Z")

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Well…my biggest problem with quitting is that I have Tourettes syndrome. It is not really that bad anymore (depending on how stressed I am), but nicotine helps. Tourettes is when your body overproduces dopamine and when you smoke, the nicotine opens more dopamine receptors in your brain, hence it makes the effects of having Tourettes much less. Unfortunately, in retrospect, whenever I try to quit, it makes the Tourettes act up like off the charts. It gets to the point where I don’t care anymore and start smoking again. I’ve tried using the patch and gum and shit but it always gives me acid reflux and makes me nauseous as fuck all the time.

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