Thanks for sharing and glad you've been almost off cigarettes entirely.
That said, nicotine is a mild stimulant, not a depressant, afaik. It's alcohol that's a depressant.
That said, nicotine is a mild stimulant, not a depressant, afaik. It's alcohol that's a depressant.
More anecdotal nonsense: I think almost everybody starts smoking (apart from the social factors) for the stimulant bit- for the 'kick'. It gets you more buzzy when you take shorter, quicker drags. It relaxes you when you take long, slow drags.
I think the net effect of smoking over an extended period of time has a "net depressant effect" (using term loosely), punctuated by the daily/regular stimulation. Very loosely, the opposite effect of exercising and eating healthily over an extended period of time.
That's just my experience, no science involved there. Curious if others relate to this.
How it acts depends on how much is administered.