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Headaches from smoking shisha?

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McTwist

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Every time I smoke shisha, within the first 3 hits, I get a headaches that persists for a few hours. It's weird cause if I smoke a cig I don't get headaches. I don't smoke at all, just the occasional hookah sesh and maybe a few cigs if I'm drunk at a party. Blunts don't do it to me, either.

I'm thinking this has to do with the nicotine? maybe the cheap quality shisha? I'd like to be able to relax smoking a bowl but it seems like I might have to give it up. It doesn't happen if I'm high either.
 
Your inhaling the shisha man .

Shisha is "meant" to be just tasted .


But yeah I guess you don't get the headrush if you don't inhale .
:-(
 
maybe you're just hitting it too hard. after hitting a hookah for a few hours i usually get a headache because you have to inhale so much harder than on a cig. Just take smaller hits.
 
^ you aren't meant to inhale shisha at all even though many people do it .


That's why your getting a headache
 
jamesmartin said:
^ you aren't meant to inhale shisha at all even though many people do it .


That's why your getting a headache
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Really? I had no idea. That sucks it provides a pretty relaxing buzz. I've noticed if I space my hits apart and stay hydrated during the session I won't have a headache or it'll be less pronounced. My friends inhale though and they don't get headaches. I guess everyone is different
 
I;ve inhaled shisha for over a half hour without any ill effects. Maybe there is something else in it thats not agreeing with you besides the nicotine.
 
I would say maybe try some different sheesha because if you're able to smoke cigarettes without a headache I would say it's definitely not the nicotine. It may just be something in that sheesha, and if it happens with another brand then I would say it's safe to assume your body just doesn't agree with something in sheesha
 
The headache is from inhaling too much nicotine. In a proper Hookah, you shouldn't have to inhale violently to get smoke, and yes the smoke is meant to be inhaled, though not all of it at once. Don't listen to the others in this thread. It is definitely the nicotine. When smoking hookah, you inhale 200+ times more smoke than a cigarette. Slight nicotine overdoses cause headches. It isn't rocket science.
 
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