Getting sick from cigars.

oh for sure i've been sick from cigars before. probably 5 times that i can remember.

sometimes i feel light-headed before i puke, sometimes not as much. sometimes i smoke cigars way past the point they taste bitter (just because i don't wanna give up the cigar yet) and puke from that. stubbornness gets me there.

but there have been times i've puked because of other things still related to the cigar. the one time i smoked a Brickhouse robusto i was definitely overwhelmed because of the rampant pepper throughout the smoke. i puked about 10 minutes after i was inside the house. the other time it was after a Casa Magna Colorado. it was a delicious cigar but i guess it got the best of me. again it was about 10-15 minutes later. probably didn't help that i immediately ate soup right after the cigar. that was just stupidity. usually if i puke after a cigar it's because i didn't sit there long enough and let whatever i was feeling wear off.

i've heard about the sugar thing but i've also heard that sugar is most effective for staving off "cigar-sickness" if you put the sugar/candy/etc. directly under your tongue for a few seconds because it absorbs into your bloodstream easier. it worked for me the one time i tried it.

hope your brother's doing better!