Getting sick from cigars.

Originally Posted by thechrisdotcom

I'm leaning more towards the cigar again. My brother takes a medicine that lowers his blood pressure and I think the nicotine made it drop even more and caused it. My wife just reminded me that his medicine he takes will lower his blood levels. I think he just didn't have enough sugar in him even though it never affected him by making him feel light headed or anything.

I'm not a doctor. Heck, I don't even play one on T.V. So take this with a grain of salt, but nicotine is a stimulant which actually will raise your blood pressure. I'm still leaning towards not the cigar, but I could be wrong...

[thechrisdotcom]

Originally Posted by Hippiebrian

I'm not a doctor. Heck, I don't even play one on T.V. So take this with a grain of salt, but nicotine is a stimulant which actually will raise your blood pressure. I'm still leaning towards not the cigar, but I could be wrong...

oh it raises it? I thought it lowered it. my bad. shows ya how much I know.

well then now I don't know. I'll have to wait and see till I talk to my brother and see how he feels.

[icehog3]

Originally Posted by thechrisdotcom

I was thinking that...but he had a huge club sandwich before the event and I couldn't figure what in the sandwich would make him sick. It's not like he had undercooked meat or something. I just think the nicotine caught up to him.

Originally Posted by Subvet642

If the lettuce or tomato wasn't washed properly, they could have been contaminated with E. Coli.

Mayonaise.