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Can you get bad headaches after quitting smoking for 2 days?
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Yes: Also after caffeine withdrawal.
Answered 4/19/2018
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Stimulant: Any time you take a stimulant regularly, the stop it, you can get a headache, for a day or longer. Nicotine is similar to caffeine, similar to to pseudoephedrine, all lead to headaches once stopped.
Answered 9/28/2019
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