r/stopsmoking • u/JimmyChonker • 1d ago

Low blood pressure? Vertigo spells?

Hey! Is it normal to feel really light-headed and dizzy? To be fair, I'm on my period, too, but I quit smoking nearly two weeks ago. I fainted yesterday and today I still feel really dizzy (I took a puff of someone's cigarette to see if it'd clear up and it did, so I think it's got at least something to do with the lack of nicotine in my body).

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u/AffectionateBuddy845 121 days 1d ago

Are you using any medication to quit smoking? I used Chantix twice, and both times were a complete disaster. The first time, I tried to quit the seizure disorder that I thought I had outgrown in my teenage years, caused the first seizure I have had in over 20 years. I lasted for as many days as the first increase. I'm a stubborn old bat. I am taking medication to keep my seizures under control and thought, "Hey, let's try this again." I found a doctor who was huge against smoking and was willing to treat it as an addiction. I told him that I was medicated very well and my seizures are under control (they are, for the most part, and I know other people have it worse). My medication was slightly increased. Long story short, I had seizures for 15 days straight from the time I started it multiple times a day. If this is the case, be careful. Chantix does lower the seizure threshold even in people who don't have a history of a seizure disorder. Either way, please consult a doctor about this.