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Expandexplorelive t1_j100f9f wrote
Aren't caffeine and nicotine both vasoconstrictors? How would the combination be a vasodilator?
Dr_Vanc_Zosyn t1_j10iszi wrote
Caffeine is generally vasodilatory through the production of nitric oxide: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3003984/
Expandexplorelive t1_j10lurx wrote
This says it produces cerebral vasoconstriction. This is why it can help treat headaches.
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TryhardHS t1_j12n143 wrote
It’s definitely a vasoconstrictor. I have arteriovenous malformations that ache when I take vasodilators (including alcohol). Caffeine reduces pain from the malformations due to being a vasoconstrictor. I can feel it working.
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