A 18-year-old member asked:
Why did i faint after smoking a cigarette? i drunk some achol like 3 hours before. did that cause it?
2 doctor answers • 6 doctors weighed in
Dr. Stuart Wasseranswered
Addiction Medicine 37 years experience
No way to be sure: Cigarettes are a stimulent and can have an adverse effect on you heart- with or without alcohol. Of course, alcohol does not help the situation. Either way, any loss of conciosness requires a full medical evaluation to rule out serious medical conditions.
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Dr. Brian Lynchanswered
Family Medicine 40 years experience
Fainting ; smoking: It's very difficult to say the smoking and alcohol might have nothing to do with the thing the nicotine. A lot of information is missing ;how much did you have to drink etc. , what is your age , other medical conditions, what medications are you on.?
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