snus and insomnia

[luckysealy]

i know that nicotine is a stimulant. i have found myself staying up later than i usually do because i am enjoying the snus so much. if it is between sleeping or enjoying my snus. snus wins every time. has anyone else experienced this or am i a just a freak. no other form of tobacco has ever done this to me.

[bearcat87]

Not sure if my lack of sleep is due to snus or not. For the past two weeks I've only been sleeping about 6 hours a night. That's unusual for me, normally I would always get 9 or 10 hours. Last night I only slept for about four hours. As long as it doesn't affect my performance than I could care less.

[sagedil]

I have found this absolutely to be true. Snus definitely aggravated my insomnia. Really, the first year of use was really hard, as my sleep patterns got completely messed up. At one point, I wasn't falling asleep until after 7AM.

But, with a lot of work, I have <mostly> mitigated it this 2nd year of snus use. But for whatever reasons, I found that snus was WAY more impactful on my ability to fall asleep than cigarettes ever were.

[Condor]

Yarp. Snus keeps me up, but I used to smoke a cigarette to get to sleep :?:

[Old Frothingslosh]

I think it's because the nicotine stays in your system longer with snus that it does with smoking the tobacco.

[deebocools]

I have been confronted with this choice and have to be strict with myself. One less snus at night is one more snus the next day. Cuts down your use and you get all the sleep. Remember there's [probably] many more snusing days ahead of you.

[sagedil]

I think that is one of the reasons I developed my one Triumph before bed routine. Just not much nicotine in it.

[mercvrivs]

I snus right before I go to sleep, and then once or twice during sleep.

[BrianC]

I tned to lay in bed for a while with a snus in, it helps relax me. Then when I am ready to actually sleep I take it out and I am out like a light. It is strange to me that a stimulant actually makes me tired at night, but I think it is just that it helps relax me.

[rsuelzer]

snus deffinatly keeps me up at night.

[deebocools]

the stimulant/depressant dichotomy has never been very clear cut. That's why I've stayed up drinking till 8AM and drank tons of coffee and gone right to bed.

The only dependable cure I've found to get to sleep is natures original sleep aid- masturbation

[sychodelix]

Snus definitely keeps me from sleeping, but it doesn't help that I'm playing Fallout 2. That game is like crack. Who needs sleep?

[Messiah]

It would help keep me up, but it would take a lot. I still pack a big old wad of American chew in my lip if i am doing something and looking to stay awake. Its also good for my concentration. If I don't snus for 30+ minutes, I am right to bed.

[NonEntity]

I also have insomnia and other stress related sleep problems. I try to scale back the nicotine as bedtime approaches, either using a regular portion instead of a GES or keeping in a well used portion until I am ready to brush my teeth and turn in.

NonEntity

[Streetcatch22]

First time I had swedish snus I was up for two days straight. It was a good thing since I was studying(cramming) for a test and I tied the Northerner Energy Snus. I am thinking the caffeine in that was more the reason. Nicotine is a stimulate and snus can keep me up if i use snus right before i go to sleep but when I smoke some shisha tobacco it has the opposite effect. I get tired! strange.