Quit drinking and smoking cold turkey 9 days ago and my BP is about 140s over 80s (was observed to be even higher about 72 hours in).
For reference, I’ve always had a low sodium, plant-based diet and never really had elevated blood pressure before I quit.
Just curious if this will ever go down on its own, my plan is to wait a couple weeks and see, but curious.
Nicotine is a vasoconstrictor, which elevates blood pressure by causing your blood vessels to constrict.
Is it though? There are no conclusive studies on the effects of nicotine isolated from smoking cigarettes.