A less than fun life lesson. Thanks for sharing it with us too, I would have never known not to eat a tobacco leaf, and eating stuff like that is absolutely something I would do, so you definitely saved me this mistake too.
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Well you aren't missing out on anything lol, genuinely one of the most bitter things I've ever consumed and I've taste tested a lot of plants. This is my first poisoning though and of course it was as a result of my hubris.
I only know nicotine poisoning in kids cause I'm a peds nurse, but if adult world is anything like kid world then yeah it'll probably suck. Like dizzy, nauseous, maybe heart beating fast (you probably didn't eat that much and you have a plan anyway if you need medical attention).
Just heads up that tobacco plants make nicotine to keep bugs from eating them lol
I've seen my friend nic sick and it looks incredibly unpleasant. Really lucked out here I think
We all do goofy things, hope it's just mild
lol comrade I'm glad you're okay
It's been almost an hour, how ya feeling?
Also goddamn now I want XR nicotine. My body is basically just a giant sentient nicotine intake machine.
Made an edit, feeling pretty weird but not overtly bad. Don't think I consumed enough to cause serious problems but I was concerned bc I couldn't find a straight answer on how much was bad. Even poison control couldn't tell me how much raw leaf I'd need to feel sick
Rock on, glad you're hanging in there!
Ugh I miss nicotine I quit like 6 months ago 😔
taking the polar opposite from correct takeaway in that i kind of want to know what the bitterest of bitters might be now 
i wouldn't like swallow it tho don't worry. but also tobacco don't grow for like 300 leagues so it's not like i'll ever have the opportunity lol
Make sure the amount you chew is smaller than a quarter (about the size of what I had) and probably don't chew it any longer than it takes to break the surface and taste it. Hell you could even crush it with something and then lick it to get the flavor without being too affected.
Are you still seeing in 4K?
Honestly it barely affected me, I got dizzy and twitchy and my legs still feel weird but I wouldn't really say I got high. I'm chalking it up to my seemingly very high baseline tolerance to nicotine but it was probably just not enough leaf to be a big deal
Don't worry, mate... , you'll get through 