Sharp rise in blood pressure and fear after smoking cigarette?

Started at 10 quit at 50, 1 yr without one. Dejavue' my blood pressure spiked too....even my cholesterol did initially. But the good news is they all level out in a year or so.

Congrats on stopping!!! That's the best thing you'll ever do for yourself and those that love you like your family, friends and work/school...be proud! I'm proud of ya

Just about ever abnormal lifestyle will do that. Even being angry too often will do that. Smoking affects the lungs, and oxygen affects the bloodstream. Imagine that a lack of it will affect your heartrate. Anything that affects heartrate will affect your bloodpressure. This isn't a technical explanation, but I'm trying to illustrate that although it doesn't seem to, it will increase your blood pressure. I've smoked before, but I've only smoked about 8 cigarettes in my whole life. I smoked five on New Year's Eve, and 3 on another non-occasion. The more I smoked, the sicker of it I got until it got to the point where I couldn't even stand the smell of it. For some reason, I've only done it like a few times here or there, the way it was meant to be. Some smoke 5 packs a day! Basically, that's like walking around with the Grim Reaper following you anywhere you go.