[vorpalhex]

Nicotine is a wonderful anxiolytic (anti-anxiety) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4439881/

There is no evidence that I am aware of that supports it otherwise improving cognition, but for many people anxiolytics will behave like nootropics (and indeed are sometimes listed as one!)

[plusminusplus]

...in the 169 rats that were part of the study.

It further concludes:

> High doses of nicotine or repeated exposure may also promote anxiety (citing 3 studies)

> low doses of nicotine have a similar effect to decrease anxiety behaviours [...] whereas high doses of nicotine promote anxiety behaviours

[vorpalhex]

Most drugs are dose dependent.

The effects of nicotine as an anxiolytic are well known:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12151749/

Rat studies to find dose limits are a valid case for rat studies.

[guerrilla]

Hmmmmmmmmm is that why I got much more anxious after quitting... Interesting!

[TAKEMYMONEY]

Those were more likely withdrawal symptoms

https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/campaign/tips/quit-smoking/7-com...