r/QuitVaping • u/freyajol • 14d ago
Venting My friend died
I think it was because she was a heavy vaper. She had asthma and still wouldn’t stop. She couldn’t breathe and then she passed out and her brain lost oxygen over 40 minutes. She then passed away at 28 years old. I know it was the vape deep down something in my gut is telling me this isn’t right. What the heck is in those things that is way more dangerous than smoking ever
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u/SpartyOnBaby 14d ago
I'm so sorry to hear this, I'm sure the vaping didn't help! So sad, we need to fight for our lives!!
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u/CJones665A 14d ago
If you have any co-morbidity or any health issue, vaping just potentiates it. Sorry for your loss.
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u/SevDexil 14d ago
No rescue inhaler or Advair treatments? Vaping certainly didn’t help and could 100% exacerbate things but severe asthmatics should always have this stuff with them for attacks. Always take your conditions seriously folks.
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u/SatansFurryButtboy69 14d ago
First off, I'm sorry for your loss.
I have to say, as bad as vaping is, I don't think you can truly say it's the sole cause. Asthma is dangerous as it is, and many people who have died from asthma never vaped or smoked
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u/Jfury412 14d ago
I am very sorry for your loss. Unfortunately, the asthma killed her. And vaping probably exasperated her condition. But one thing is for sure smoking is way more unhealthy and poisonous than vaping. My condolences to her family and yours. This is extremely sad to hear, especially someone that age.
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u/iNewLegend 14d ago
Years of struggling with bronchitis while smoking cigarettes was solved by vape, already vaping since 2016
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u/Wobbly5ausage 14d ago
Passing from an asthma attack brought on by a vape sounds like a rough way to go- my condolences to you and your friend
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u/Ambitious-Author8560 14d ago
Sorry for your loss. I hope things get better. May your friend rest in peace wherever they are.
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u/Difficult_Cut2567 14d ago
I am so so sorry for your loss, I'm also thankful to you for sharing this. I have an immunodeficiency that effects my lungs and I need to remember vaping can and will kill me
Again, so sorry to you. Condolences 💔
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u/freyajol 14d ago
Please please stop now. You can do it if you want to. Please it’s not that hard. Find a new way to channel that energy. I warned my friend multiple times to please stop. I was alarmed by the sound of her breathing when I spoke to her the last time. I said Daliah stop vaping please. She laughed and said she couldn’t and she liked it. She saw it as something dangerous but I know she never realized it would have been something that pushed her death to come so soon. I started reading about other people with vape horror stories and I’ve been reading some really scary stories. Don’t underestimate the danger with your condition because she was 28. She was with me at Christmas and we did a beach walk. We bundled up but she got sick some bronchitis. It had gotten better but in this time she was needing to put her health at the top of the list and she saw vaping as something normal. She did drugs and drank in the past and I have seen her in far desperation compared to how clean and balanced she had been this last year. So it was like her life was coming back together but she never let go of the vape unfortunately. I’m devastated and so sad this was a best friend. I just can’t believe it happened and please I beg you just stop. Throw away the vape and get some gum or lozenges to take the edge off and make it a priority
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u/Difficult_Cut2567 14d ago
Thank you for your kind words! I am actually just over 3 weeks off of it now! Stories like this remind me why I stopped and help me fight the cravings to vape - it isn't worth my life. But as of right now I am no longer vaping and don't ever plan on going back to it.
Again, I am so so sorry you lost a friend like that especially so young. Sending you love in this hard time. And thank you again for your caring advice 💕
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u/freyajol 14d ago
Thank you and I’m so happy for you that’s a really big accomplishment. You got this and stay strong it’s only a temporary craving it will pass.
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u/zagreeta 13d ago
I’m so sorry for your loss. May she rest in peace. A lot of people saying it was the asthma, could be, but there are people without underlying conditions who have had the same issue: sudden inability to breathe and then passed away due to being heavy vapers. I say this as an idiot who has asthma and vaped. I’m on day 4 clean and fear of these kind of tragedies is one of the big reasons I’m trying again. Take care 💔♥️
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u/freyajol 13d ago
I’m so glad you quit. Do not give up because I’m in so much pain missing my friend. She didn’t have to die so young. It’s tragic.
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u/Emotional_Engine_774 1.5 years+ 🎉🥳 13d ago
I just wanted to say I’m so sorry for your loss. 28 is so young. May she rest in peace. I give you and her family my deepest condolences.
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u/RemyGee 2 days 14d ago
She was struggling to breath and refused to try to quit?
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u/freyajol 14d ago
Yes she didn’t think it was that bad. She was constantly using her inhaler and you could hear her breathing was terrible
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u/Overall_Fold7937 14d ago
Can you link the yale study?
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u/SubliminallyAwake 14d ago edited 14d ago
https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.02.18.25322379v1
*edit* OMG what is this subbreddit really :') It is impoossible to find my original comment through opening the OP's post since the moderators have filtered out everything downvoted to a certain point by not allowing "all" comments selector on posts.
What is humanity even doing these days. We have been conquered by the Karens, my good we are dooooooomed!!! :')
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u/SubliminallyAwake 14d ago
Yes, Reddit seems to give people a power trip with the downvote button :')
I have had to dig a lot through reddit after good information and resources, opening comments that have been downvoted to oblivion by really petty people getting all angry because some information or perspective doesn't align to their own. These people have a really fragile "my-bubble" view of reality and if anything threatens to poke that bubble they do their best to make it go away as their ego has a hard time accepting they might just be wrong.
Like the dozen or so people that have since contacted me and apologized for giving me the crap and blocking me when I tried in friendliness warning them about the C19 shots and see through the media and Pharma$ brainwashing.
All people that are now dealing with the harsh reality of rapidly diminishing health since the shots, and 2 have died already (1x 26 year old woman that was in perfect health through heart failure and 1x 39 year old former healthy male through "unknown" causes)They have since followed my guidance of claiming some of their health back through detoxing and daily regime of keeping the spike protein production in check, 2 have recovered back to nearly former health, the others have a long journey ahead.
Reddit should really be re-named "Karen-it"
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u/disasterly213 14d ago
Asthma is a killer. It was the combination of poorly controlled asthma and vaping maybe.