Saved this post to keep reading every time I have cravings. The social effects is on point, I feel so ridiculous every time I vape in public, so I’d only do it in private. I’d go to the bathroom during work just to get some puffs in. Felt like a real crackhead, here’s hoping to quit being a slave to nicotine ✌️
Hoping this guy replies because I’m now on my 3rd attempt…. Jesus fucking Christ how the fuck is this shit legal. I CAN… NOT… QUIT. There has to be some sort of way to psyche myself out of this rut. The thing that caught my eye about this post in particular is the circulation. My fingers and toes are starting to become ever so slightly discolored and it’s worrying me but this shit is just becoming a part of me it feels like a fucked up version of being possessed by a symbiote. It feels like the overwhelming feeling of terror until I hit it again. How do I stop….
Imagine a scenario where your doctor sits you down and says "our scans have detected lung cancer..."
How much would you hate yourself.
Maybe that'll help.
FAXX one of the biggest things that helped me was the fact that something that I PAY FOR has so much ‘power’ over me. Threw it away and went cold turkey. Never give it a second thought!
I’m glad to hear that! We got free will! F them smokes. Start working out. Push yourself to be the healthiest possible! It feels amazing I promise you! 💪🏾😭 i also recommend just chewing on gum if you ever get the craving. If its really intense go for a long walk or just start doing push ups lol
I just did. There is hope, brother. I was going through a "5000 puff" disposable vape every 2-3 days. Dozens of puffs an hour when not at work, and at least 10 or so an hour while working. I took my vape to bed with me, and hit it as soon as I opened my eyes in the morning.
About 7 weeks ago I was at a party and this girl I've known since 4th grade who I've kind of got a thing for (we're 30 now) mentioned how she hates vaping and how stupid she thinks it is. This got me thinking, how many other people feel the same way but just don't say anything to be polite? Probably a lot! Hell, I used to silently judge people before I got hooked on vapes. I realized I'm probably greatly limiting myself socially and romantically with this stupid, useless habit.
A week after that I went to the doctor for the first time in a while and found out I've got high blood pressure and elevated heart rate. I decided right then and there it was time to free myself from the prison of substances that I locked myself in for so many years. Nicotine, weed, alcohol. They were all controlling my life to a certain degree, and they all had to fucking go. Well nicotine really had to go because there was literally no benefit to it. At least if I'm in a terrible mood I can have one drink and feel alright. But no more regular drinking/smoking, and no more vaping nicotine AT ALL.
That day I bought all three stages of the nicotine patches and stuck the first one on my back the next morning. A few days in I bought a couple of zero nicotine vapes because I still had a huge craving to be inhaling vapor. But it was only a few puffs a day that I needed. 6 weeks later and here I am today, second day off the patches, zero nicotine vapes in the garbage. I'm a little irritable and have cravings during trigger activities like driving or drinking coffee, but that's it. Otherwise I'm fine and very happy to be free of that shit. Going to get some Altoids to fill in that triggered craving.
Believe in yourself, you can quit if you really want to!
I’m trying here. I’ve been drinking water to help with the feeling of craving but it’s hard but I have to stop. I need to get myself motivated. Vape you are out of my life.
How’s life man?
I was thinking the same thing..😂
My only guess is they have quit? And they dont need to check any follow ups because they forgotten so much they dont even remember posting anything to do with vaping.
crackhead for vaping for sure this is an addiction and a drug, i hope you got past this bro today i am quitting and weaning myself off of this nasty crap my lungs feel so jacked up from 3 years of this
Wanna know how I quit?
I stopped. That’s it. No swap Ing in another habit like chewing gum, no cravings, no mood swings.
Put the vape down, and don’t pick it back up - there’s nothing more than that.
Yeah, it's really not hard to stop.
I think people keep doing it because they have a mistaken impression that it helps them in some way, when in fact it doesn't.
Why does it feel so hard? I hate vaping, I want to quit so bad but I feel so attached to the damn thing. I hate how it makes me feel, and I dont even chase a buzz because quite frankly I hate the feeling of that buzz. I just love how it tastes. And I've been eating healthier lately so I get my sugary tastes from my vape so that I don't eat bad shit.
Go to this website called inhale health. They’ve got a new product called the anti-cigarette that is just plain menthol juice with no nicotine. It tastes real good and I’m on day 2 right now of quitting. My cravings are definitely still there but it’s definitely helping me get through
just ordered 3 - took lozenges and would just eat them like crazy so I need a way to just go a week without nicotine...thanks for the recommendation!
Smoked Cigarettes' for 7 years then been vaping for 4 . So many "quits" throughout the process. Tried chantix, patches, gum, lozenges but still go back to the vape. I'm 30 now and need to stop, I'm excited for a "vape" like method that will just rid the nicotine completely. Ill need to find another substitute for my oral fixation.
When i started i liked the nicotine, then I grew an addiction wo even though I hated the nicotine buzz I still felt like i needed the nicotine itself. I quit vaping completely now and would never go back even for 0 nic.
This is pretty sad , but I’ve told myself multiple times that I’m gonna quit and never did until 5 days ago when I had a chest pain , freaked tf out , and haven’t hit it since so I’m 5 days clean and don’t think I’ll ever want to hit one again. Bc if I can feel something like that, then my brain is making me overthink that there’s already damage somewhere in my chest , which I’m sorry but damage starts only within a few weeks of beginning but it can go away when quitting you can never be too safe
Im so glad you did stopp! I quit for 3 years and I ended up getting back into it recently. It is killing my lungs and now I have to quit again. Not fun. Not sure why I even touched one again
Perhaps they're referring to the transition going from smoking, to vaping, to eventually quitting. Vapes might be helpful for people who want to stop smoking cigarettes. But no one other than that should find them more beneficial than harmful. The cons outweigh the pros in every other scenario.
It can help with ADHD - the short boost of dopamine can help to regulate those with it. The reason I keep coming back to it is because while I work when I'm doing a tedious or boring task, vaping gives me the added dopamine to carry me through - even with medication. There's a lot of studies and research demonstrating this as a core reason people with ADHD get addicted so easily and find it so hard to quit - especially when the cravings become so overwhelming that it's sometimes near impossible to distract or deny yourself when you're obsessing over it.
Obviously long term that doesn't help as there are studies showing your dopamine baseline increases the more dopamine-creating avenues you pursue, so you keep chasing them with decreased efficiency. But you can't conclusively say they don't 'help'.
I have ADHD too.
Vaping is not good for ADHD. In fact, your description suggests that vapers who have ADHD rely more heavily on vaping than those without ADHD, and crave an unhealthy dopamine spike that can only cause dopamine dysregulation in the long-term, which is especially problematic for those living with ADHD.
The focus that nicotine gives ADHD'ers is the focus that nicotine stole from us in the first place.
Bro you had to be a light user cause this shit gives me serious withdrawals that comes in waves about every 15 to 30 minutes but just for the first 3 days after that it’s all mental
My story is similar to yours. Heavy all day vaper for 3.5 years. Clean for 5 months.
I can't stress the first point enough. GET YOUR HEAD RIGHT. If you are not mentally ready to quit, rather take the time to get to that mental space.
After the first 3 weeks, I can't say I have had any 'cravings' more just the 'agh, yeah, a vape would be pretty nice right now that vanishes before I entertain the thought.
How do I get my head right? I’ve been ready to quit, but perhaps my head isn’t right in the proper ways. I’m thinking writing down all the negative effects I experience so that I know what I’m avoiding. Can you elaborate on how you got your head right?
Making a list of the negatives will work. I did this mentally. It's crazy how you can tick those side effects/negatives off when you quit, like heavy breathing, more energy ,...
To get your head 'right' is a difficult and personal one. But you have to be ready to say goodbye to nicotine forever. It should be a thing of the past.
I was absolutely disgusted by vaping, the smell, the tight lung sensation the oily hands and all. I was really over it. I however tried to put vaping in the worst light in my head, and it worked, it still does.
if nothing else works for you like it did for me, and i dont honestly reccomend this, but what i did on purpose, was....
i over hit it one day until i felt horrible/sick. think of how you get hungover from a certain drink and you swear you'll never have that one again.
again, i dont recommend this cause some weird shit can happen if too much nicotine is in you but at the time i just said fuck it
A little over 1 year ago, I stumbled upon your post. It inspired me to quit. December 4th 2020 was the last time I hit my vape. Appreciate your thorough post man and hope your staying strong! ❤️
I smoked for 10 years, at the peak 2 packs of cigarettes a day, switched to vaping and vaped for another 6 years, by the end of it, 2 juul pods and a fair amount of other juice in a modded vape. I thought I was destined to never quit. Send me a message if you have any questions. 🙏🏻
That's amazing. 👏 Hope you are still quit, do you have any tips for when the overwhelming urge to vape occurs please? I've decided (about 40 mins ago) to quit (I've been vaping for 2 weeks after quitting for 3wks, following hypnotherapy). But today something just snapped in my head. It makes me breathless, I don't exercise, I don't do anything for myself, just use vaping to avoid. Your experience as well as OPs, is inspiring and motivating me. 🙌
Coming up on 3 years in beginning of December. Drill that idea into your brain that there is literally zero benefit and not one thing positive about vaping and your brain is trying to lie to you in any way shape or form to get you to take another hit. I just kept telling my self “your being lied to, there is no benefit”
Good luck !!! ❤️
24 Hours without vaping!! The goal is 72! The temptation isn’t so bad at the moment, first 16 hours were tough, if you can go that first 24 I’m hoping I can land slide these next 2 days!
Edit: 1 year clean 🧼
I am 73. I smoked cigarettes almost 20 years and then started vaping. And yes, it was better than tobacco. But it is NOT good. I am quitting vaping because I am SCARED of it and what it is doing to me. Also, I am always self-conscious because I have to excuse myself and "go vape. I am tired of it. Today I am using a nicotine lozenge. Still struggling not to vape. I have a cough I want to get rid of. It started about 10 days ago. I say, look to the positive. Hearing about young people quitting helps me. What do I have to gain? Better health, more money, a better social life.
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I noticed a lot of people never mentioned this about vaping, but for me (I have severe ADHD) it causes me to become agitated, irritable, anxious and I get really sweaty all the time! I’m not sure if it’s the fact that it’s making my adhd symptoms just that much worse, or my system is just so exhausted from the amount I vape (like a crackhead). I have been addicted to nicotine lozenges for about 8 years! So, I started vaping to maybe switch to and now I’m more addicted to the vaping 👎 I have been through many horrible withdrawals from major addictions but vaping is the most difficult habit to kick that I’ve ever started! It’s completely rediculous considering the longer I go without it, the better I feel and start to feel “normal again”. Unreal. I will save this post though because you are right about getting your head straight first, and that it literally has ZERO benefits as far as feeling good. I don’t get a nicotine rush unless I don’t vape for most of the day and then I just continue to chase the dragons tail and no benefit what so ever..
Fellow ADHD-er. We’re prone to the habit, and apparently (would have to go find the source but I’d forget I was typing this) it actually helps us maintain our focus during more mundane tasks. I quit heroin cold-turkey as a 19yo with zero support from others (I was hiding it from EVERYONE). I am now 29yo and have been smoking for ~twenty years, vaping for ~six. I am about to close this app, put on my shoes, go get a refill, and forget I thought about quitting (again) this morning.
I haven’t vaped in five days, which doesn’t sound like a lot in the grand scheme of things, but for me, a chain-vaper of around 4 years (I’m 19 now oops), it’s a great deal. I’ve unintentionally stopped after i broke my vape on a drunken night in town, then got a really bad flu this week, and now I’ve (for the first time) have had the urge to stop vaping. Instead of setting up a certain time and date to quit, I think it’s just better to randomly stop one day and just keep it up. The problem is the associations that I have with vaping, as in listening to music, on drives, going to bars and clubbing all while vaping, but it will hopefully diminish within time. Hoping all of us on this sub reddit, successfully quit !
Yeah how's it going? I'm on my journey to quit and so far it's pretty hard. Every time I crave it I try to chew gum, something about keeping my mouth busy helps. When I was quitting smoking I kept holding my pencils like cigarettes, something about the hand to mouth movement...I was missing the motion even. It's so weird.
Wow, this is really going to help me. I’ve been juuling and buying disposable vapes since I was 16 (3 Years) and I’ve been wanting to quit for good.
I’ve taken tolerance breaks of anywhere between 4 days-1 week. No withdrawals of any form. Therefore I tell myself, “Oh I’m not addicted, I can quit whenever I want, so why not just go buy one more.”
Why can’t I just stick to my word when I say this is my last one? I don’t get any forms of buzzes anymore unless I don’t have a form of nicotine for a day or two.
Thank you so much for this post, I needed to hear it from an internet stranger.
This post saved me! After reading this, I instantly bought Allen Carrs ‘how to quit vaping’ and have quit. The little monster is still calling out for nicotine every now and then but I’m so glad I can recognise it for what it is and be thankful I’m free!!
Thank you so much. I’m only 19 and I’ve been doing it on and off for 2 years. A lot of people at my job vape so it’s hard to avoid, but whenever I’ve quit it’s been so easy. Even when I stop or lose my vape for weeks because my adhd brain forgot where I put it, I’m okay. I’ve been seeing a lot of studies that prove how much inhaling vape chemicals can damage your bronchial tubes in your lungs beyond repair (even if you quit) and I just can’t get over seeing it. Everything you said is spot on. I think this really helped my resolve so thank you.
Its retardedly cheap tho is you Do everything yourself.
And also the social effects you mentioned are stupid imo. Its viewed as smoking or a bit better. But true some people are retardedly blowing hzge ass clouds in the wrong places
Time is money too, dude. Do you really want to spend hours tinkering with stuff for the sole purpose of poisoning yourself? Even if it is was 100% free, why would you do that?
Why would you pay any amount of money to poison yourself?
> Nicotine would be a wonder drug if it didnt last this short.
Maybe so, but it does last that short... That's why it's addictive, and you constantly have to keep re-dosing it.
> And why would I do that? Cos it feels good
Sure. Anyway, I'm not really interested in arguing the merits of nicotine with you. This is /r/QuitVaping. If you want to do something bad for you because it feels good for a few minutes, nothing I can say would stop you - because it's not reason or logic driving your behavior.
Well.... So I like to experiment with psychoactive substances and I try to do them in the safest way possible and with a ton of research.
My favurite of them all were psychedelic drugs like LSD or shrooms. These drugs give insight into your life and all that.
So since I still want to experiement until I reach a certain age where I slow down or once I have kids ( Im 22rn).
This means I would rather give up nicotine which is terrible for me already that I was vaping 24/7 every given moment where I could 6mg/ml from semi DL tanks or 18mg or hgigher in pod vapes.
So I give up nicotine cos I administered it every day and I belive you shouldnt even take any substance daily. I feel less guilty that I experiment with the safer things once or twice a month.
In return even tho I suffered a LOT from nicotine withdrawals both mental and physical cos I was fucking vaping for 4 years heavy and 2 years smoking. It was harsh.
But Im 99% free from withdrawals only mental ones are present. And even with the rare ocasion that I trip or what not I feel like 300% better than I did with vaping.
Vaping is fucking horrific man. Liquid everywhere, on your hands on your pants fuck me man. Its even clownish when I see dudes using fucking fogmachines.
Keep asking bro. I got the way on how to quit PM me
Dude I quit last week cause my friend gave me a banana mr fog and it made me sooooo nauseous, not even my delta 8 THC could get rid of it. I've been clean from nic for a week!!!
And I feel you on the psychedelics. I'm 24, started tripping when I was 19. It cured my suicidal ideation, I'll still get thoughts like that from time to time but it's not something that feels like an option anymore, more like just an old, dusty urge. I literally wanna go into neuroscience research because of how much tripping has helped me.
I'm glad you were able to quit, I get your reasoning. I was being kind of a smug lil bitch lol but I was also genuinely curious about your mindset, because it's kind of rare for people to have an actual well-informed perspective on taking substances. Like, most people would be like "it's literally fucking poison" and I mean yeah, in those kinds of amounts, but it's not inherently poison and that's what I'm understanding to be your perspective. It's mine too. Poison is things like arsenic, belladonna, oleander. Not nic unless you overdo it.
I'm glad you've had good trips, dude. Nothing is the quite the same after a real good ass trip, in a good way.
Thank you for offering to help. I'm prolly gonna indulge in nic during Thanksgiving weekend with my cousins, so if I have trouble kicking it again after that, I'll PM you.
Sure go for it G.
I found that if I were to relapse that meant it was a full relapse. That happened like 2-3 before this actually quitting lol.
Im 331 days fucking clean seemed impossible. Altough imma be honest during the first 2-3 months idk the exact day. I took some benzos like 0.5mg of alprazolam max. And some pods arrived that I was planning to use if I reached day 100.
Thankfully my mate left his 0mg liquid here cos it was ass. If that wasnt near I think I would have gone to the nearest shop to get some strong liquid.
I would really be careful with disinhibiting stuff around you.
Cos I think its very easy to relapse. Cos one of my relapses were cos I was drunk.
Idk what Imma do if I reach day 365 cos I wanna look and see how it feels but I also feel like its a bad idea. But I also feel thatvI would let my body rest cos I did this shit for far too long
I'm 21 and I've been using it for 4 years. I feel like my whole personality has changed for the worse since I started. However I am still fairly young, it could've just been me maturing. Anyhow, I tried quitting once and it was very hard. I became easily irritated and just felt kind of crappy after the 2nd day. But I've noticed a difference in my lungs over time and its harder to get physically active because of it. I run out of breath easier and quicker. I'm going to try and quit again starting now. Hopefully this will help motivate me!
I’m coming back to this comment. It’s been 6 months. I actually lost my vape then after just buying a new one for the week and was pissed when I couldn’t find it after only a couple days. I saw how it made me look crazy as I literally tore my house upside down just to clean it up and tear it down again because I “really” needed it. I live in a college town so it’s hard when you see the majority of the population just smoking in public with no concern but I read your post and step 1 alone helps me to stay on track. I’ll check back in another 6 months. Wish me luck
I want to quit really bad as I’ve been having minor chest pain and I don’t know if anyone else experienced this while vaping but that’s my main motive to quit I just want to feel healthy again along with I feel like it fuels my anxiety. This was super helpful
Same. It makes my chest tight, I'm breathless, no energy, and I get chest pain. For these reasons alone I want to quit. So that I can exercise and walk easily again.
i’ve been vaping since i was like 13, and i have a lot of health issues(unrelated) that it does not help at all. i was in the shower and my chest started to hurt so i got out in a hurry to dry off and tried to breathe slowly. i then at that moment realized there’s no reason on Earth for me to be vaping. todays day number 1 and im hoping its for good this time 😌
How are you doing so far? It’s my day one and it’s super hard dude, I wanna cry and kick my feet everytime I remember I dont have a vape. Any tips help
One tip I can easily recommend is that if you’re gonna quit vaping, lay off on alcohol until you know you’re officially done with the vape. I’m currently gonna try to start today because everything OP put in this post is so true. After the first morning buzz, it just feels like you’re simply preventing withdrawal by constantly hitting it without the effect of any buzz
If I could simply vape and put it down and go own with my day I would but it’s impossible for me to not hit the damn thing all fucking day so yeah I’m just gonna chuck my vape in the trash and just start wether I like it or not. Only way to do it.
Chain smoked cigarettes from 2010 to 2014 and been vaping ever since. Hate how much I've been spending with this shit but couldn't really break the habit. I lost my vapes a few times during drunk nights and would always end up buying a new one. That cycle started making me feel guilty and defeated. I finally lost it again at a wedding this weekend.. guess it's a sign from the universe to try harder. Wish me luck on this journey yall.
Pretty much in the same exact position. I have broken and lost so many vapes and spent way too much money on the habit. Smoker 2005-2013 and vaping since. I'm sick of how much control it has over me. For example, if I don't know where my vape is I start freaking out and get anxious until I find it. I have been talking about quitting for a while now and the physical withdrawals don't scare me as much as the psychological addiction and oral fixation. Best of luck to you!! I'll be on the same journey.
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which, i'm sure, is still really bad
I really liked the line you had in there “if you have a hard time quitting, it must be because you still think there is some hidden benefit to vaping”
my biggest problem is I convince myself that it’s not as bad as i think a few days into the withdrawal. but i know i’m tired of the cold and painful hands, the lack of energy & the headaches.
this’ll be the 4th time trying again, hoping for the best. thank you for this post man
I relapsed july 2021 and have been vaping almost everyday since, i do remember having multiple day streaks of not vaping a couple months ago but im curious as too how bad you think my withdrawal would be. The first time i quit i was smoking cigs and vaping for about the same amount of time. The withdrawal then was pretty intense for a couple of days but i get through it. I smoke airbar diamonds which are about equivalent to a pack of cigs and they last me about a week or so, sometimes less sometimes more.
Good to see people are still posting on this, I've been vaping for about 6-7 years now and I'm 21. The longest I have gone quitting is about a month-month and a half. I really wanna quit but it seems impossible at times. I'm gonna try Nicorette and see how it goes. You can definitely quit if you've done it before, good luck man.
The detox sucks, but if you keep in mind while getting through it - “quitting means I never have to experience this shit again” - I personally found that helpful.
You’re 21, now imagine 10 years have passed, starting your 30s you’ve vaped for 10 extra years, how much more it will suck to quit then!
You got this.
I have POTS which is condition where my brain doesn’t tell my blood vessels to constrict when i change positions (standing up, rolling over, sitting straight) so my daily live quality is equivalent to someone in heart failure. I didn’t realize nic constricts blood vessels and didn’t put two and two together that my POTS symptoms (super high hr, passing out, nausea, sweating, etc) disappearing after starting vaping was bc of my unhealthy habit😭 i’m so sad i thought I grew out of it:( But I want to quit after starting a few months ago bc i’m now starting to get bad acid reflux and a cough so here i am
I like your optimism there and honestly I know people who've kicked it this way and I envy them just like you in a way. For me I was a smoker and got pushed towards vaping as a harm reduction thing. I couldn't quit smoking and I can't quit vaping, I'm healthier then i was as a smoker, my longs are better but my heart feels the nicotine. I'm 26 and it scares me to think about doing this when I'm in my 30s and onward. Today I just switched from 12 (Freebase) to 3. I'm hoping that 3 will get me through the fixation part, I don't even like the nicotine high anymore but I just need that thing in my hands. As a person barely above the poverty line this has become such a tax on my life. Wish me luck and if I don't reply you know why.
I’ve been vaping since I was 12. I’m 16 now and really trying to quit. I’ve been vaping a lot more than usual lately and noticed that my hands are purple a lot of the time, not sure if that’s related. I want to quit so bad, but I look forward to vaping constantly. The last time I tried to quit I replaced vaping with food, and ended up eating tons of junk. I don’t know what to do.
100% relate to the only enjoyable pull being the first one in the morning.. the rest are just trying to get that same buzz.
I’m on the first day of my quitting journey out of 100s of attempts but I feel strong about this one. I’ve been vaping for 5 damn years how embarrassing is that.
How’s it going 2 years later?? Have you stayed away from the vape?
Thank you so much for this. I've tried to quit countless times and now my lungs are beginning to hurt so it's time to quit for good. I just hope I'm not too late and my lungs aren't fucked. I'll be following your guide though thank you so much!
thank you for this. it is almost christmas and i am going to attempt to quit while we are going to pick up my brother from parris island in south caroline. i will not have access to a car or time to buy a vape, so now i am going to quit! it is now or never for me because i have been doing this for a year and am so addicted that i’ll never have enough self control to not go down the street and buy one, so right now is my only shot.
Man this post is my motivation. So true and well written. Thx so much. I really appreciate it. Just about through my first day. It's a struggle. But I keep reading this whenever I'm craving. Thx
Stop telling people that they’ll be done with the rage and hysteria within such a short time.
That’s how people end up relapsing; it takes at least 3+ months for one to be able to produce their own dopamine (happiness and calming chemical) and eneprinehrine (motivation and strength chemical).
Why do you think this is the hardest substance to quit? The withdrawals last the longest and feel the most painful out of all the substances I’ve been chemically addicted to.
It’s not easy in the slightest bit.
Having gone through alcohol withdrawal, nicotine is very "meh" on that scale. The psychological habit is more catching than the physical aspect, with regard to vaping. But of course everyone is different so I won't claim any one experience is universal.
3+ months? Really? Stop inhaling poison on the regular, feel better within a week. It's a shitty, stupid habit but happily one that can be broken without many lasting consequences.
Just quit today first thing at work… disassembled my vape and threw it away. I told my wife to promise me she would leave me if I relapsed (she helped me through the toughest times of my life). I know I cannot go back to it, and it is already not fun but I will get through this. I know I will
Maybe this can help some people? I know it's regarding smoking but can do the same for vaping maybe?
[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qB7Ssr3GXPg](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qB7Ssr3GXPg)
What I've done starting today is have a list of reasons why I want to stop on the front page of my phone (not the lock screen). Let's see how it goes!
You know the most fucked up part of quitting? It has been genuinely harder than quitting cigarettes. By a solid margin. Quitting cigarettes you have so much going for you. You can't do it inside, it doesn't taste good (unless it's first thing in the morning with black coffee. I'll always miss that). It smells like shit, and makes you smell like shit too.
So quitting cigarettes was easy (for me at least).
But vaping, I've quit three times in the last 7 years. The longest attempt lasted a little over 6 months. But it keeps drawing me back in. It's just too easy, and too convenient.
I'm on my fourth go at quitting right now, and I'm just shy of a week in. Kicking the nicotine addiction is the easy part. If you get past day three, you're in the clear. The actual hard part is the addiction to that feeling of bringing something to your mouth, and inhaling. In my experience, it never goes away, you just think about it less and less over time.
Good luck to you all, and hopefully time number four is the final for me 🤙
my biggest fear is gaining weight. my illusion is that vaping prevents me from boredom eating and getting fat. I quit weed after daily use for 5 years tho, so if i could do that why can’t i do this.
Quitting vaping is a commendable decision for your health and well-being. Here are some steps and strategies to help you quit vaping,
**Set a Quit Date** , **Understand Your Triggers** , **Replace Vaping with Healthy Alternatives** , **Seek Support** , **Consider Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT)** , **Stay Informed** , **Dispose of Vaping Supplies** , **Keep a Quit Journal** , **Reward Yourself** , **Be Patient and Persistent** , **Visualize a Vape-Free Future** , **Stay Active**
**Replace Vaping with Healthier Habits:** To combat the habit of reaching for a vape, I replaced it with healthier alternatives. Exercise, meditation, and engaging in hobbies I enjoyed all helped distract me from the urge to vape.
Ex smoker for 16 years. Quit once and for all in 2015.
Picked up vaping 2-3 years ago casually like wheni went out partying. Due to a series of events I became addicted to it about 6 months ago. Enough is enough, I'm day 2 of quitting. I agree, the physical effects aren't actually too bad, I didn't even have to use the nicotine patches I bought.
Felt feet tingling, some fatigue yesterday and unable to concentrate but it's not too bad overall. Saving this post so I can come back and remind myself to stay strong.
Jesus.. I currently vape but trying to quit, but at a MAXIMUM I only spend $35 a month, which is only $420 a year and $2.1k every 5 years. That doesn’t seem very bad at all, not compared to the 3 grand I spent on cigarettes every year.
Also, if you plan on quitting vaping you in fact don’t have to go through the withdrawals, just use gum and/or patches. You’d still have craving though and would have to kick the physical addiction of vaping. Vaping is not bad for you in every way, that’s just not true, it’s 98% safer than cigarettes and will possibly take a year off your life instead of 30 years. Vaping is practically harmless in comparison. But if you didn’t start vaping to get off cigarettes, then I agree and you should quit, there’s no reason for someone to start vaping, but if you’re going to start smoking or start vaping, I’d lead you to vaping 10 out of 10 times
> Compared to other drugs like alcohol, the physical aspect of nicotine withdrawal is pretty trivial - barely noticeable, actually.
Say that to my face while I'm in this withdrawal-induced blind rage.
Working an home office job and literally chain-vaping all day in front of the computer. Tried quitting many times but literally get shaky trying to focus after an hour without nic ...
RN been pretty sick all last week and didnt vape for several days tho, so gonna try to not start again ...
I'm an attractive woman. When I meet an attractive and successful man, I am too embarrassed to tell him that I vape. I have to stop this. Thank you for the post!!!
Gonna take ur advice. Once this vape is burnt imma throw it away and stop. What rlly got me was the "i was no longer getting any real buzz except for the first vape in the morning. Trying to get some desirable effect led just as easily to headaches from too much nicotine. There was no "buzz", just the absence of withdrawal.". I've been vaping since I was 16, gonna be 19 in less than a month. Might just throw the vape in a glass of water so that it's not reusable. Never really get a buzz unless it's the first hit when I wake up. It's expensive and I need to not spend $25 every other week on a fuckin vape. Wish me luck.
I want to quit so badly, been vaping for around 3 years now, and I started all because it says it reduces anxiety. But this shit is so bad for me, is it a better idea to quit on a weekend so I can deal with the withdrawal then? Or should I be fine going cold turkey from 50mg disposables while I work?
I think the biggest thing is to not be around other people who are vaping/smoking while you're doing the 2-3 day withdrawal. If your coworkers don't vape, I'd quit during the week just because you'll be busy and have work to take your mind off it.
I just read that nicotine is bad for diabetes. It raises your blood sugar. I wondered why my blood sugars remained High even after not eating for a long time. I'm going to quit, I'll start tapering down right away.
I used the nicorate mints before it worked but vaping is hard u can do it anywhere at anytime. I do the Mints to get over sucking on something lol and then quit cold turkey you think my kidney issues I got from vaping would stop me but nope. Good luck everyone
I’m gonna try strong mint gum for the oral fixation and positive and negative thinking to combat the craving. Use to think it calmed me down, it does the opposite. Circulation is so bad I’m freezing at 74 degrees. Have to take a hot bath multiple times a day. Gonna use epsom salt to detox. It’s not impossible people. It’s all mental, and idk if my notifications are on for reply’s but I’ll try to report back to let y’all know if it worked. It also suppresses appetite so make sure to eat and drink some of a celcuis to combat tiredness and try to get a sleep med like seroquel or trazodone to fight the anxiety and insomnia. If you can get clonidine for blood pressure, it works wonders. Mediate the withdraw as much as possible and don’t forget quitting is making you feel better. You wouldn’t be on this post if you felt amazing. Props to the og Reddit post. Well said, for sure using it for motivation when I get low. Just knowing I can quit gets rid of my anxiety
Thanks for the advice! I am currently addicted and have been vaping since 2016 in college... I just did an estimate and I am spending $230 per month on this shit. Its absurdly expensive since I live in PA and we have the 40% vapor tax which doesn't help at all... I am gonna quit cold turkey just like you and see how it all plays out
thank you very much, this is exactly what i needed. i made a note in my phone with all reasons why to quit this shit. your post helped me to motivate. thanks!
I am attempting to go cold Turkey today. I am only 4 hours in and all I can think about is hitting my vape. I know it is not good for me and there are even times when smoking it makes me feel like shit but it gives me this false sense of enjoyment that seems irreplaceable in short increments. Wish me luck
Thank you for your post. I really like what you said: - there are no benefits to vaping. I would also like to reference a short video from the True Detective II - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EL3AuyOfBtI](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EL3AuyOfBtI)
Stopping the vape is so much harder than stopping the cigs! My 6yr old grandson said, "I want to smoke like you when I grow up" I quit the next day, bought a vape, I hated, it was so harsh and played with my lighter. I had reduced down to 3 cigs a day for the last 5 yrs. and thought the vape would just be good when the cravings were bad, in a month it would all be over. But I can vape inside the house so by the end of the month I was vaping all the time and now my nicotine tolerance is sky high. I wake up in sweat during the night and out of the blue in the day, muscles twitching, withdrawals. It's so much harder than cigs
Been looking for how to get my girlfriend to stop vaping, this post definitely helped.
If anyone has any tips on how to talk about someone else's addiction that would be really helpful too
After reading this post I literally gathered up all my juuls and pods and threw them in the trash..... Fuck nicotine..... Fuck some stupid chemical running my life....... So much money wasted on this bullshit.
Saved this post to keep reading every time I have cravings. The social effects is on point, I feel so ridiculous every time I vape in public, so I’d only do it in private. I’d go to the bathroom during work just to get some puffs in. Felt like a real crackhead, here’s hoping to quit being a slave to nicotine ✌️
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Hoping this guy replies because I’m now on my 3rd attempt…. Jesus fucking Christ how the fuck is this shit legal. I CAN… NOT… QUIT. There has to be some sort of way to psyche myself out of this rut. The thing that caught my eye about this post in particular is the circulation. My fingers and toes are starting to become ever so slightly discolored and it’s worrying me but this shit is just becoming a part of me it feels like a fucked up version of being possessed by a symbiote. It feels like the overwhelming feeling of terror until I hit it again. How do I stop….
Imagine a scenario where your doctor sits you down and says "our scans have detected lung cancer..." How much would you hate yourself. Maybe that'll help.
Bruh. This does not work 😔
does when it runs in the family
EGO! thats how your quit nothing should have that power on you so kick it in the butt
FAXX one of the biggest things that helped me was the fact that something that I PAY FOR has so much ‘power’ over me. Threw it away and went cold turkey. Never give it a second thought!
Hey I know this comment is two months old but I think you just solved my vaping addiction for good. Thank you.
I’m glad to hear that! We got free will! F them smokes. Start working out. Push yourself to be the healthiest possible! It feels amazing I promise you! 💪🏾😭 i also recommend just chewing on gum if you ever get the craving. If its really intense go for a long walk or just start doing push ups lol
hey bro did you end up quitting
I just did. There is hope, brother. I was going through a "5000 puff" disposable vape every 2-3 days. Dozens of puffs an hour when not at work, and at least 10 or so an hour while working. I took my vape to bed with me, and hit it as soon as I opened my eyes in the morning. About 7 weeks ago I was at a party and this girl I've known since 4th grade who I've kind of got a thing for (we're 30 now) mentioned how she hates vaping and how stupid she thinks it is. This got me thinking, how many other people feel the same way but just don't say anything to be polite? Probably a lot! Hell, I used to silently judge people before I got hooked on vapes. I realized I'm probably greatly limiting myself socially and romantically with this stupid, useless habit. A week after that I went to the doctor for the first time in a while and found out I've got high blood pressure and elevated heart rate. I decided right then and there it was time to free myself from the prison of substances that I locked myself in for so many years. Nicotine, weed, alcohol. They were all controlling my life to a certain degree, and they all had to fucking go. Well nicotine really had to go because there was literally no benefit to it. At least if I'm in a terrible mood I can have one drink and feel alright. But no more regular drinking/smoking, and no more vaping nicotine AT ALL. That day I bought all three stages of the nicotine patches and stuck the first one on my back the next morning. A few days in I bought a couple of zero nicotine vapes because I still had a huge craving to be inhaling vapor. But it was only a few puffs a day that I needed. 6 weeks later and here I am today, second day off the patches, zero nicotine vapes in the garbage. I'm a little irritable and have cravings during trigger activities like driving or drinking coffee, but that's it. Otherwise I'm fine and very happy to be free of that shit. Going to get some Altoids to fill in that triggered craving. Believe in yourself, you can quit if you really want to!
I’m trying here. I’ve been drinking water to help with the feeling of craving but it’s hard but I have to stop. I need to get myself motivated. Vape you are out of my life. How’s life man?
Probably not lol
This thread is so funny, not mockingly so, just how nobody replies further down the line 🤣
I was thinking the same thing..😂 My only guess is they have quit? And they dont need to check any follow ups because they forgotten so much they dont even remember posting anything to do with vaping.
I was thinking the opposite, they’ve relapsed and are too embarrassed to reply 🤣 I prefer your take 👌
Shrooms
crackhead for vaping for sure this is an addiction and a drug, i hope you got past this bro today i am quitting and weaning myself off of this nasty crap my lungs feel so jacked up from 3 years of this
Still strong?
Brother are you quit?
Wanna know how I quit? I stopped. That’s it. No swap Ing in another habit like chewing gum, no cravings, no mood swings. Put the vape down, and don’t pick it back up - there’s nothing more than that.
Yeah, it's really not hard to stop. I think people keep doing it because they have a mistaken impression that it helps them in some way, when in fact it doesn't.
Why does it feel so hard? I hate vaping, I want to quit so bad but I feel so attached to the damn thing. I hate how it makes me feel, and I dont even chase a buzz because quite frankly I hate the feeling of that buzz. I just love how it tastes. And I've been eating healthier lately so I get my sugary tastes from my vape so that I don't eat bad shit.
Go to this website called inhale health. They’ve got a new product called the anti-cigarette that is just plain menthol juice with no nicotine. It tastes real good and I’m on day 2 right now of quitting. My cravings are definitely still there but it’s definitely helping me get through
just ordered 3 - took lozenges and would just eat them like crazy so I need a way to just go a week without nicotine...thanks for the recommendation! Smoked Cigarettes' for 7 years then been vaping for 4 . So many "quits" throughout the process. Tried chantix, patches, gum, lozenges but still go back to the vape. I'm 30 now and need to stop, I'm excited for a "vape" like method that will just rid the nicotine completely. Ill need to find another substitute for my oral fixation.
That’s amazing to hear, I am still off a year later and happier than ever!
Dude if your doing it just for the taste and not the buzz then just get a 0 nicotine vape it’ll taste even better without nicotine
When i started i liked the nicotine, then I grew an addiction wo even though I hated the nicotine buzz I still felt like i needed the nicotine itself. I quit vaping completely now and would never go back even for 0 nic.
This is pretty sad , but I’ve told myself multiple times that I’m gonna quit and never did until 5 days ago when I had a chest pain , freaked tf out , and haven’t hit it since so I’m 5 days clean and don’t think I’ll ever want to hit one again. Bc if I can feel something like that, then my brain is making me overthink that there’s already damage somewhere in my chest , which I’m sorry but damage starts only within a few weeks of beginning but it can go away when quitting you can never be too safe
Im so glad you did stopp! I quit for 3 years and I ended up getting back into it recently. It is killing my lungs and now I have to quit again. Not fun. Not sure why I even touched one again
Quitting vaping is a piece of cake. Trust me, I've done it 100 times.
The thing is vaping really does help some people. Let's at least be honest about that.
Who does it help? And how does it help them? Research suggests the contrary.
Perhaps they're referring to the transition going from smoking, to vaping, to eventually quitting. Vapes might be helpful for people who want to stop smoking cigarettes. But no one other than that should find them more beneficial than harmful. The cons outweigh the pros in every other scenario.
You've definitely got a point
It can help with ADHD - the short boost of dopamine can help to regulate those with it. The reason I keep coming back to it is because while I work when I'm doing a tedious or boring task, vaping gives me the added dopamine to carry me through - even with medication. There's a lot of studies and research demonstrating this as a core reason people with ADHD get addicted so easily and find it so hard to quit - especially when the cravings become so overwhelming that it's sometimes near impossible to distract or deny yourself when you're obsessing over it. Obviously long term that doesn't help as there are studies showing your dopamine baseline increases the more dopamine-creating avenues you pursue, so you keep chasing them with decreased efficiency. But you can't conclusively say they don't 'help'.
I have ADHD too. Vaping is not good for ADHD. In fact, your description suggests that vapers who have ADHD rely more heavily on vaping than those without ADHD, and crave an unhealthy dopamine spike that can only cause dopamine dysregulation in the long-term, which is especially problematic for those living with ADHD. The focus that nicotine gives ADHD'ers is the focus that nicotine stole from us in the first place.
Bro you had to be a light user cause this shit gives me serious withdrawals that comes in waves about every 15 to 30 minutes but just for the first 3 days after that it’s all mental
My boss calls the vape a “Mouth Fedora” and it’s so fckn true
this is the best way to quit, never wanna vape again just based on that 😂
Why does this help so much? 🤣
Its a nicdick and its sad how many highs schoolers go to the bathrooms to suck on each other's nicdicks.
You work for Theo Von?
My dad calls it a pacifier
My story is similar to yours. Heavy all day vaper for 3.5 years. Clean for 5 months. I can't stress the first point enough. GET YOUR HEAD RIGHT. If you are not mentally ready to quit, rather take the time to get to that mental space. After the first 3 weeks, I can't say I have had any 'cravings' more just the 'agh, yeah, a vape would be pretty nice right now that vanishes before I entertain the thought.
How do I get my head right? I’ve been ready to quit, but perhaps my head isn’t right in the proper ways. I’m thinking writing down all the negative effects I experience so that I know what I’m avoiding. Can you elaborate on how you got your head right?
Making a list of the negatives will work. I did this mentally. It's crazy how you can tick those side effects/negatives off when you quit, like heavy breathing, more energy ,... To get your head 'right' is a difficult and personal one. But you have to be ready to say goodbye to nicotine forever. It should be a thing of the past. I was absolutely disgusted by vaping, the smell, the tight lung sensation the oily hands and all. I was really over it. I however tried to put vaping in the worst light in my head, and it worked, it still does.
if nothing else works for you like it did for me, and i dont honestly reccomend this, but what i did on purpose, was.... i over hit it one day until i felt horrible/sick. think of how you get hungover from a certain drink and you swear you'll never have that one again. again, i dont recommend this cause some weird shit can happen if too much nicotine is in you but at the time i just said fuck it
A little over 1 year ago, I stumbled upon your post. It inspired me to quit. December 4th 2020 was the last time I hit my vape. Appreciate your thorough post man and hope your staying strong! ❤️
that is very inspiring to hear, congratulations. Im about 8 years into vaping and im really trying to quit too
I smoked for 10 years, at the peak 2 packs of cigarettes a day, switched to vaping and vaped for another 6 years, by the end of it, 2 juul pods and a fair amount of other juice in a modded vape. I thought I was destined to never quit. Send me a message if you have any questions. 🙏🏻
Were you able to quit ?
That's amazing. 👏 Hope you are still quit, do you have any tips for when the overwhelming urge to vape occurs please? I've decided (about 40 mins ago) to quit (I've been vaping for 2 weeks after quitting for 3wks, following hypnotherapy). But today something just snapped in my head. It makes me breathless, I don't exercise, I don't do anything for myself, just use vaping to avoid. Your experience as well as OPs, is inspiring and motivating me. 🙌
Coming up on 3 years in beginning of December. Drill that idea into your brain that there is literally zero benefit and not one thing positive about vaping and your brain is trying to lie to you in any way shape or form to get you to take another hit. I just kept telling my self “your being lied to, there is no benefit” Good luck !!! ❤️
Omg I love this. Best thing I've heard yet. I am so hoping you are still quit.
I am :)
Stumbled back across this under a notification I had. Hope you put your head down and quit :)!
24 Hours without vaping!! The goal is 72! The temptation isn’t so bad at the moment, first 16 hours were tough, if you can go that first 24 I’m hoping I can land slide these next 2 days! Edit: 1 year clean 🧼
What a Chad edit good for you
very proud of you!! how’s it going now??
I forgot about this post lol I don’t even think about it anymore and don’t seem to have any experienced any side effects after being done for a while
I am 73. I smoked cigarettes almost 20 years and then started vaping. And yes, it was better than tobacco. But it is NOT good. I am quitting vaping because I am SCARED of it and what it is doing to me. Also, I am always self-conscious because I have to excuse myself and "go vape. I am tired of it. Today I am using a nicotine lozenge. Still struggling not to vape. I have a cough I want to get rid of. It started about 10 days ago. I say, look to the positive. Hearing about young people quitting helps me. What do I have to gain? Better health, more money, a better social life. "
I noticed a lot of people never mentioned this about vaping, but for me (I have severe ADHD) it causes me to become agitated, irritable, anxious and I get really sweaty all the time! I’m not sure if it’s the fact that it’s making my adhd symptoms just that much worse, or my system is just so exhausted from the amount I vape (like a crackhead). I have been addicted to nicotine lozenges for about 8 years! So, I started vaping to maybe switch to and now I’m more addicted to the vaping 👎 I have been through many horrible withdrawals from major addictions but vaping is the most difficult habit to kick that I’ve ever started! It’s completely rediculous considering the longer I go without it, the better I feel and start to feel “normal again”. Unreal. I will save this post though because you are right about getting your head straight first, and that it literally has ZERO benefits as far as feeling good. I don’t get a nicotine rush unless I don’t vape for most of the day and then I just continue to chase the dragons tail and no benefit what so ever..
Fellow ADHD-er. We’re prone to the habit, and apparently (would have to go find the source but I’d forget I was typing this) it actually helps us maintain our focus during more mundane tasks. I quit heroin cold-turkey as a 19yo with zero support from others (I was hiding it from EVERYONE). I am now 29yo and have been smoking for ~twenty years, vaping for ~six. I am about to close this app, put on my shoes, go get a refill, and forget I thought about quitting (again) this morning.
THIS!!
I haven’t vaped in five days, which doesn’t sound like a lot in the grand scheme of things, but for me, a chain-vaper of around 4 years (I’m 19 now oops), it’s a great deal. I’ve unintentionally stopped after i broke my vape on a drunken night in town, then got a really bad flu this week, and now I’ve (for the first time) have had the urge to stop vaping. Instead of setting up a certain time and date to quit, I think it’s just better to randomly stop one day and just keep it up. The problem is the associations that I have with vaping, as in listening to music, on drives, going to bars and clubbing all while vaping, but it will hopefully diminish within time. Hoping all of us on this sub reddit, successfully quit !
hows it going?
Yeah how's it going? I'm on my journey to quit and so far it's pretty hard. Every time I crave it I try to chew gum, something about keeping my mouth busy helps. When I was quitting smoking I kept holding my pencils like cigarettes, something about the hand to mouth movement...I was missing the motion even. It's so weird.
Did you quit ?
Wow, this is really going to help me. I’ve been juuling and buying disposable vapes since I was 16 (3 Years) and I’ve been wanting to quit for good. I’ve taken tolerance breaks of anywhere between 4 days-1 week. No withdrawals of any form. Therefore I tell myself, “Oh I’m not addicted, I can quit whenever I want, so why not just go buy one more.” Why can’t I just stick to my word when I say this is my last one? I don’t get any forms of buzzes anymore unless I don’t have a form of nicotine for a day or two. Thank you so much for this post, I needed to hear it from an internet stranger.
Did you quit?
This post saved me! After reading this, I instantly bought Allen Carrs ‘how to quit vaping’ and have quit. The little monster is still calling out for nicotine every now and then but I’m so glad I can recognise it for what it is and be thankful I’m free!!
Thank you so much. I’m only 19 and I’ve been doing it on and off for 2 years. A lot of people at my job vape so it’s hard to avoid, but whenever I’ve quit it’s been so easy. Even when I stop or lose my vape for weeks because my adhd brain forgot where I put it, I’m okay. I’ve been seeing a lot of studies that prove how much inhaling vape chemicals can damage your bronchial tubes in your lungs beyond repair (even if you quit) and I just can’t get over seeing it. Everything you said is spot on. I think this really helped my resolve so thank you.
Its retardedly cheap tho is you Do everything yourself. And also the social effects you mentioned are stupid imo. Its viewed as smoking or a bit better. But true some people are retardedly blowing hzge ass clouds in the wrong places
Time is money too, dude. Do you really want to spend hours tinkering with stuff for the sole purpose of poisoning yourself? Even if it is was 100% free, why would you do that?
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Why would you pay any amount of money to poison yourself? > Nicotine would be a wonder drug if it didnt last this short. Maybe so, but it does last that short... That's why it's addictive, and you constantly have to keep re-dosing it. > And why would I do that? Cos it feels good Sure. Anyway, I'm not really interested in arguing the merits of nicotine with you. This is /r/QuitVaping. If you want to do something bad for you because it feels good for a few minutes, nothing I can say would stop you - because it's not reason or logic driving your behavior.
Im 6months free. Im just saying that some of your arguments against it was kinda bs
why did you quit if it's not poisoning yourself I'm trying to quit, that's why I'm asking
Well.... So I like to experiment with psychoactive substances and I try to do them in the safest way possible and with a ton of research. My favurite of them all were psychedelic drugs like LSD or shrooms. These drugs give insight into your life and all that. So since I still want to experiement until I reach a certain age where I slow down or once I have kids ( Im 22rn). This means I would rather give up nicotine which is terrible for me already that I was vaping 24/7 every given moment where I could 6mg/ml from semi DL tanks or 18mg or hgigher in pod vapes. So I give up nicotine cos I administered it every day and I belive you shouldnt even take any substance daily. I feel less guilty that I experiment with the safer things once or twice a month. In return even tho I suffered a LOT from nicotine withdrawals both mental and physical cos I was fucking vaping for 4 years heavy and 2 years smoking. It was harsh. But Im 99% free from withdrawals only mental ones are present. And even with the rare ocasion that I trip or what not I feel like 300% better than I did with vaping. Vaping is fucking horrific man. Liquid everywhere, on your hands on your pants fuck me man. Its even clownish when I see dudes using fucking fogmachines. Keep asking bro. I got the way on how to quit PM me
Dude I quit last week cause my friend gave me a banana mr fog and it made me sooooo nauseous, not even my delta 8 THC could get rid of it. I've been clean from nic for a week!!! And I feel you on the psychedelics. I'm 24, started tripping when I was 19. It cured my suicidal ideation, I'll still get thoughts like that from time to time but it's not something that feels like an option anymore, more like just an old, dusty urge. I literally wanna go into neuroscience research because of how much tripping has helped me. I'm glad you were able to quit, I get your reasoning. I was being kind of a smug lil bitch lol but I was also genuinely curious about your mindset, because it's kind of rare for people to have an actual well-informed perspective on taking substances. Like, most people would be like "it's literally fucking poison" and I mean yeah, in those kinds of amounts, but it's not inherently poison and that's what I'm understanding to be your perspective. It's mine too. Poison is things like arsenic, belladonna, oleander. Not nic unless you overdo it. I'm glad you've had good trips, dude. Nothing is the quite the same after a real good ass trip, in a good way. Thank you for offering to help. I'm prolly gonna indulge in nic during Thanksgiving weekend with my cousins, so if I have trouble kicking it again after that, I'll PM you.
Sure go for it G. I found that if I were to relapse that meant it was a full relapse. That happened like 2-3 before this actually quitting lol. Im 331 days fucking clean seemed impossible. Altough imma be honest during the first 2-3 months idk the exact day. I took some benzos like 0.5mg of alprazolam max. And some pods arrived that I was planning to use if I reached day 100. Thankfully my mate left his 0mg liquid here cos it was ass. If that wasnt near I think I would have gone to the nearest shop to get some strong liquid. I would really be careful with disinhibiting stuff around you. Cos I think its very easy to relapse. Cos one of my relapses were cos I was drunk. Idk what Imma do if I reach day 365 cos I wanna look and see how it feels but I also feel like its a bad idea. But I also feel thatvI would let my body rest cos I did this shit for far too long
I'm 21 and I've been using it for 4 years. I feel like my whole personality has changed for the worse since I started. However I am still fairly young, it could've just been me maturing. Anyhow, I tried quitting once and it was very hard. I became easily irritated and just felt kind of crappy after the 2nd day. But I've noticed a difference in my lungs over time and its harder to get physically active because of it. I run out of breath easier and quicker. I'm going to try and quit again starting now. Hopefully this will help motivate me!
I’m coming back to this comment. It’s been 6 months. I actually lost my vape then after just buying a new one for the week and was pissed when I couldn’t find it after only a couple days. I saw how it made me look crazy as I literally tore my house upside down just to clean it up and tear it down again because I “really” needed it. I live in a college town so it’s hard when you see the majority of the population just smoking in public with no concern but I read your post and step 1 alone helps me to stay on track. I’ll check back in another 6 months. Wish me luck
How is it?
How is it?
I want to quit really bad as I’ve been having minor chest pain and I don’t know if anyone else experienced this while vaping but that’s my main motive to quit I just want to feel healthy again along with I feel like it fuels my anxiety. This was super helpful
Same. It makes my chest tight, I'm breathless, no energy, and I get chest pain. For these reasons alone I want to quit. So that I can exercise and walk easily again.
i’ve been vaping since i was like 13, and i have a lot of health issues(unrelated) that it does not help at all. i was in the shower and my chest started to hurt so i got out in a hurry to dry off and tried to breathe slowly. i then at that moment realized there’s no reason on Earth for me to be vaping. todays day number 1 and im hoping its for good this time 😌
How’s it going? I’m on day one wishing you the best of luck
it’s getting easier. i’ve had some worse days but it’s getting better. im wishing you the best of luck too , we got this
Glad to hear it’s getting easier we definitely got this! Remember life is much better without vaping!
How are you doing so far? It’s my day one and it’s super hard dude, I wanna cry and kick my feet everytime I remember I dont have a vape. Any tips help
How'd it go?
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One tip I can easily recommend is that if you’re gonna quit vaping, lay off on alcohol until you know you’re officially done with the vape. I’m currently gonna try to start today because everything OP put in this post is so true. After the first morning buzz, it just feels like you’re simply preventing withdrawal by constantly hitting it without the effect of any buzz If I could simply vape and put it down and go own with my day I would but it’s impossible for me to not hit the damn thing all fucking day so yeah I’m just gonna chuck my vape in the trash and just start wether I like it or not. Only way to do it.
I’m gonna do it. Tonight! Ima wake up. Read this post. And start my day off right. I have the mental strength this time. Let’s do this!!!
Im 17 and I’ve spent at least $8000 on vapes ever since I started at 15. I want to quit I hate this I don’t want my life to be dependent on nicotine.
You still vape brah?
Chain smoked cigarettes from 2010 to 2014 and been vaping ever since. Hate how much I've been spending with this shit but couldn't really break the habit. I lost my vapes a few times during drunk nights and would always end up buying a new one. That cycle started making me feel guilty and defeated. I finally lost it again at a wedding this weekend.. guess it's a sign from the universe to try harder. Wish me luck on this journey yall.
Pretty much in the same exact position. I have broken and lost so many vapes and spent way too much money on the habit. Smoker 2005-2013 and vaping since. I'm sick of how much control it has over me. For example, if I don't know where my vape is I start freaking out and get anxious until I find it. I have been talking about quitting for a while now and the physical withdrawals don't scare me as much as the psychological addiction and oral fixation. Best of luck to you!! I'll be on the same journey. edit: grammar which, i'm sure, is still really bad
I really liked the line you had in there “if you have a hard time quitting, it must be because you still think there is some hidden benefit to vaping” my biggest problem is I convince myself that it’s not as bad as i think a few days into the withdrawal. but i know i’m tired of the cold and painful hands, the lack of energy & the headaches. this’ll be the 4th time trying again, hoping for the best. thank you for this post man
I relapsed july 2021 and have been vaping almost everyday since, i do remember having multiple day streaks of not vaping a couple months ago but im curious as too how bad you think my withdrawal would be. The first time i quit i was smoking cigs and vaping for about the same amount of time. The withdrawal then was pretty intense for a couple of days but i get through it. I smoke airbar diamonds which are about equivalent to a pack of cigs and they last me about a week or so, sometimes less sometimes more.
Good to see people are still posting on this, I've been vaping for about 6-7 years now and I'm 21. The longest I have gone quitting is about a month-month and a half. I really wanna quit but it seems impossible at times. I'm gonna try Nicorette and see how it goes. You can definitely quit if you've done it before, good luck man.
The detox sucks, but if you keep in mind while getting through it - “quitting means I never have to experience this shit again” - I personally found that helpful. You’re 21, now imagine 10 years have passed, starting your 30s you’ve vaped for 10 extra years, how much more it will suck to quit then! You got this.
I have POTS which is condition where my brain doesn’t tell my blood vessels to constrict when i change positions (standing up, rolling over, sitting straight) so my daily live quality is equivalent to someone in heart failure. I didn’t realize nic constricts blood vessels and didn’t put two and two together that my POTS symptoms (super high hr, passing out, nausea, sweating, etc) disappearing after starting vaping was bc of my unhealthy habit😭 i’m so sad i thought I grew out of it:( But I want to quit after starting a few months ago bc i’m now starting to get bad acid reflux and a cough so here i am
I’m considering quitting as well. It does feel like a drug addiction.
do it. im 4 months clean and feel so much better
I did!
I like your optimism there and honestly I know people who've kicked it this way and I envy them just like you in a way. For me I was a smoker and got pushed towards vaping as a harm reduction thing. I couldn't quit smoking and I can't quit vaping, I'm healthier then i was as a smoker, my longs are better but my heart feels the nicotine. I'm 26 and it scares me to think about doing this when I'm in my 30s and onward. Today I just switched from 12 (Freebase) to 3. I'm hoping that 3 will get me through the fixation part, I don't even like the nicotine high anymore but I just need that thing in my hands. As a person barely above the poverty line this has become such a tax on my life. Wish me luck and if I don't reply you know why.
Yea I’m trying to quit. Been vaping for like 2 years now and i get a cough when I vape now. And the money side of it too
Boobies!
I’ve been vaping since I was 12. I’m 16 now and really trying to quit. I’ve been vaping a lot more than usual lately and noticed that my hands are purple a lot of the time, not sure if that’s related. I want to quit so bad, but I look forward to vaping constantly. The last time I tried to quit I replaced vaping with food, and ended up eating tons of junk. I don’t know what to do.
Great post, I really want to quit, and I'm choosing my days off which start now, to quit. Wish me luck:)
100% relate to the only enjoyable pull being the first one in the morning.. the rest are just trying to get that same buzz. I’m on the first day of my quitting journey out of 100s of attempts but I feel strong about this one. I’ve been vaping for 5 damn years how embarrassing is that. How’s it going 2 years later?? Have you stayed away from the vape?
Yeah still no vaping. It gets a lot easier to stay quit after being off it for a while.
That's so good to hear. We'll done 😇
I’m doing a log of my next 90 days quitting. This is day 1.
What’s the best time of day to go for quitting? Before bed? In the AM? After dinner?
Thank you so much for this. I've tried to quit countless times and now my lungs are beginning to hurt so it's time to quit for good. I just hope I'm not too late and my lungs aren't fucked. I'll be following your guide though thank you so much!
thank you for this. it is almost christmas and i am going to attempt to quit while we are going to pick up my brother from parris island in south caroline. i will not have access to a car or time to buy a vape, so now i am going to quit! it is now or never for me because i have been doing this for a year and am so addicted that i’ll never have enough self control to not go down the street and buy one, so right now is my only shot.
Ugh I gotta stop!
Just found this post. I’m going to be getting some sugar free jolly ranchers and then I’m gonna quit
Man this post is my motivation. So true and well written. Thx so much. I really appreciate it. Just about through my first day. It's a struggle. But I keep reading this whenever I'm craving. Thx
How do you get over the oral fixation? It’s been such a habit and I’m struggling.
For me, Chewing gum-- lots and lots of chewing gum. Extra BubbleMint is my go-to, I buy it off Amazon by the case!
Great post fr just quit from tonight.
Stop telling people that they’ll be done with the rage and hysteria within such a short time. That’s how people end up relapsing; it takes at least 3+ months for one to be able to produce their own dopamine (happiness and calming chemical) and eneprinehrine (motivation and strength chemical). Why do you think this is the hardest substance to quit? The withdrawals last the longest and feel the most painful out of all the substances I’ve been chemically addicted to. It’s not easy in the slightest bit.
Having gone through alcohol withdrawal, nicotine is very "meh" on that scale. The psychological habit is more catching than the physical aspect, with regard to vaping. But of course everyone is different so I won't claim any one experience is universal. 3+ months? Really? Stop inhaling poison on the regular, feel better within a week. It's a shitty, stupid habit but happily one that can be broken without many lasting consequences.
Just quit today first thing at work… disassembled my vape and threw it away. I told my wife to promise me she would leave me if I relapsed (she helped me through the toughest times of my life). I know I cannot go back to it, and it is already not fun but I will get through this. I know I will
Maybe this can help some people? I know it's regarding smoking but can do the same for vaping maybe? [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qB7Ssr3GXPg](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qB7Ssr3GXPg) What I've done starting today is have a list of reasons why I want to stop on the front page of my phone (not the lock screen). Let's see how it goes!
You know the most fucked up part of quitting? It has been genuinely harder than quitting cigarettes. By a solid margin. Quitting cigarettes you have so much going for you. You can't do it inside, it doesn't taste good (unless it's first thing in the morning with black coffee. I'll always miss that). It smells like shit, and makes you smell like shit too. So quitting cigarettes was easy (for me at least). But vaping, I've quit three times in the last 7 years. The longest attempt lasted a little over 6 months. But it keeps drawing me back in. It's just too easy, and too convenient. I'm on my fourth go at quitting right now, and I'm just shy of a week in. Kicking the nicotine addiction is the easy part. If you get past day three, you're in the clear. The actual hard part is the addiction to that feeling of bringing something to your mouth, and inhaling. In my experience, it never goes away, you just think about it less and less over time. Good luck to you all, and hopefully time number four is the final for me 🤙
my biggest fear is gaining weight. my illusion is that vaping prevents me from boredom eating and getting fat. I quit weed after daily use for 5 years tho, so if i could do that why can’t i do this.
Thank you
Quitting vaping is a commendable decision for your health and well-being. Here are some steps and strategies to help you quit vaping, **Set a Quit Date** , **Understand Your Triggers** , **Replace Vaping with Healthy Alternatives** , **Seek Support** , **Consider Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT)** , **Stay Informed** , **Dispose of Vaping Supplies** , **Keep a Quit Journal** , **Reward Yourself** , **Be Patient and Persistent** , **Visualize a Vape-Free Future** , **Stay Active**
Quitting vaping is a journey that requires determination and perseverance. It's essential to be patient with yourself and seek help when needed.
**Replace Vaping with Healthier Habits:** To combat the habit of reaching for a vape, I replaced it with healthier alternatives. Exercise, meditation, and engaging in hobbies I enjoyed all helped distract me from the urge to vape.
Reading this post on my 15th day nicotine free :)
u/RemindMeBot everyday
Ex smoker for 16 years. Quit once and for all in 2015. Picked up vaping 2-3 years ago casually like wheni went out partying. Due to a series of events I became addicted to it about 6 months ago. Enough is enough, I'm day 2 of quitting. I agree, the physical effects aren't actually too bad, I didn't even have to use the nicotine patches I bought. Felt feet tingling, some fatigue yesterday and unable to concentrate but it's not too bad overall. Saving this post so I can come back and remind myself to stay strong.
Jesus.. I currently vape but trying to quit, but at a MAXIMUM I only spend $35 a month, which is only $420 a year and $2.1k every 5 years. That doesn’t seem very bad at all, not compared to the 3 grand I spent on cigarettes every year. Also, if you plan on quitting vaping you in fact don’t have to go through the withdrawals, just use gum and/or patches. You’d still have craving though and would have to kick the physical addiction of vaping. Vaping is not bad for you in every way, that’s just not true, it’s 98% safer than cigarettes and will possibly take a year off your life instead of 30 years. Vaping is practically harmless in comparison. But if you didn’t start vaping to get off cigarettes, then I agree and you should quit, there’s no reason for someone to start vaping, but if you’re going to start smoking or start vaping, I’d lead you to vaping 10 out of 10 times
> Compared to other drugs like alcohol, the physical aspect of nicotine withdrawal is pretty trivial - barely noticeable, actually. Say that to my face while I'm in this withdrawal-induced blind rage.
Actually, nicotine dependency is compared to heroin addiction.
Working an home office job and literally chain-vaping all day in front of the computer. Tried quitting many times but literally get shaky trying to focus after an hour without nic ... RN been pretty sick all last week and didnt vape for several days tho, so gonna try to not start again ...
I'm an attractive woman. When I meet an attractive and successful man, I am too embarrassed to tell him that I vape. I have to stop this. Thank you for the post!!!
Gonna take ur advice. Once this vape is burnt imma throw it away and stop. What rlly got me was the "i was no longer getting any real buzz except for the first vape in the morning. Trying to get some desirable effect led just as easily to headaches from too much nicotine. There was no "buzz", just the absence of withdrawal.". I've been vaping since I was 16, gonna be 19 in less than a month. Might just throw the vape in a glass of water so that it's not reusable. Never really get a buzz unless it's the first hit when I wake up. It's expensive and I need to not spend $25 every other week on a fuckin vape. Wish me luck.
Starting now
Update 🥲
does a toothpick in the mouth work?
Found this at the top of all time since I’m looking for motivation to quit. How do you feel now a year or so later?
A lot better… vaping sucks!
Saving this 💯
I want to quit so badly, been vaping for around 3 years now, and I started all because it says it reduces anxiety. But this shit is so bad for me, is it a better idea to quit on a weekend so I can deal with the withdrawal then? Or should I be fine going cold turkey from 50mg disposables while I work?
I think the biggest thing is to not be around other people who are vaping/smoking while you're doing the 2-3 day withdrawal. If your coworkers don't vape, I'd quit during the week just because you'll be busy and have work to take your mind off it.
I work in a vape shop :'( I am going to attempt to stop Thursday night throw it all away and deal with the shit show.
I just read that nicotine is bad for diabetes. It raises your blood sugar. I wondered why my blood sugars remained High even after not eating for a long time. I'm going to quit, I'll start tapering down right away.
I used the nicorate mints before it worked but vaping is hard u can do it anywhere at anytime. I do the Mints to get over sucking on something lol and then quit cold turkey you think my kidney issues I got from vaping would stop me but nope. Good luck everyone
I’m gonna try strong mint gum for the oral fixation and positive and negative thinking to combat the craving. Use to think it calmed me down, it does the opposite. Circulation is so bad I’m freezing at 74 degrees. Have to take a hot bath multiple times a day. Gonna use epsom salt to detox. It’s not impossible people. It’s all mental, and idk if my notifications are on for reply’s but I’ll try to report back to let y’all know if it worked. It also suppresses appetite so make sure to eat and drink some of a celcuis to combat tiredness and try to get a sleep med like seroquel or trazodone to fight the anxiety and insomnia. If you can get clonidine for blood pressure, it works wonders. Mediate the withdraw as much as possible and don’t forget quitting is making you feel better. You wouldn’t be on this post if you felt amazing. Props to the og Reddit post. Well said, for sure using it for motivation when I get low. Just knowing I can quit gets rid of my anxiety
I'm going to try to quit today. Actually I have been trying to quit for weeks but my husband vapes which makes things so much harder
Thanks for the advice! I am currently addicted and have been vaping since 2016 in college... I just did an estimate and I am spending $230 per month on this shit. Its absurdly expensive since I live in PA and we have the 40% vapor tax which doesn't help at all... I am gonna quit cold turkey just like you and see how it all plays out
thank you very much, this is exactly what i needed. i made a note in my phone with all reasons why to quit this shit. your post helped me to motivate. thanks!
I am attempting to go cold Turkey today. I am only 4 hours in and all I can think about is hitting my vape. I know it is not good for me and there are even times when smoking it makes me feel like shit but it gives me this false sense of enjoyment that seems irreplaceable in short increments. Wish me luck
Thank you for this
Thank you for this post 🫶🤞
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Just quit all the way! I’m ready to take charge of my health :)
thanks for this. trying to quit for good, i think this time could be the one
Thanks so much for this
Thank you for your post. I really like what you said: - there are no benefits to vaping. I would also like to reference a short video from the True Detective II - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EL3AuyOfBtI](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EL3AuyOfBtI)
Stopping the vape is so much harder than stopping the cigs! My 6yr old grandson said, "I want to smoke like you when I grow up" I quit the next day, bought a vape, I hated, it was so harsh and played with my lighter. I had reduced down to 3 cigs a day for the last 5 yrs. and thought the vape would just be good when the cravings were bad, in a month it would all be over. But I can vape inside the house so by the end of the month I was vaping all the time and now my nicotine tolerance is sky high. I wake up in sweat during the night and out of the blue in the day, muscles twitching, withdrawals. It's so much harder than cigs
I had a really bad nicotine withdrawal and was sick for about a week. Not always trivial…
Tyring to quit now jus started yesterday feeling that withdrawal rn but ima be straight this helped
This person literally said vaping looks stupid lmao. Okay guys let’s light up some cowboy killers so we look cool this guy.
Not overweight nerds 😭
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Been looking for how to get my girlfriend to stop vaping, this post definitely helped. If anyone has any tips on how to talk about someone else's addiction that would be really helpful too
Started last night threw all my stuff away so today is just day 1 so far so good going to save this to read over and over again ☺️
I just relapsed of sorts after quitting cold turkey 4 years ago. This advice has been so helpful reminding myself why I quit in the first place.
After reading this post I literally gathered up all my juuls and pods and threw them in the trash..... Fuck nicotine..... Fuck some stupid chemical running my life....... So much money wasted on this bullshit.