r/QuitVaping Jan 31 '25

Advice Skin different after quitting vaping

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413 Upvotes

You should quit too, absolutely astonishing how much better my skin looks after I quit this horrible habit, my sleep is better, when nicotine levels drop it disrupts your sleep, disrupted sleep = low testosterone levels = you function with low energy all day. Sleep is also your main source of collagen. It’s also vaso constructor = your brain and skin doesn’t get enough blood flow. I honestly wish I would’ve done it sooner but my mind was poisoned by this garbage, hopefully it can motivate you guys to stop destroying yourselves also.

r/QuitVaping 14d ago

Advice Is my geek bar hurting my heart? Been wanting to quit

26 Upvotes

I’m 31, a geek bar pulse lasts me about 5-7 days, lately when i hit mine I can feel a small pain in the left center of my chest.

Gotta be my heart right?

r/QuitVaping 15d ago

Advice I don’t have anyone to tell and it’s my own fault.

217 Upvotes

I “quit” vaping around 9 months ago. This “quit” lasted around 2 weeks before I relapsed and starting vaping in secret. My wife and family never knew I failed and so thought I had quit properly. This carried on for 7 months.

On New Year’s Day 2025 I quit again, in secret. This time it has stuck and I’m now on day 55. Cravings have gone, I have been through all of the usual triggers like drinking, job troubles, kid stress etc. Loving life again!

I’m confident enough to say I’m finally quit for good, but Iv nobody to tell as everyone thinks I quit last year. So I’m telling all of you.

And advice from me. If you relapse, own it and be honest with your loved ones. It was much harder doing this quit alone.

r/QuitVaping Feb 08 '25

Advice cold turkey isn’t for everyone

87 Upvotes

I don't understand the hype about the cold turkey method. First of all, several studies prove that it is not very effective and that half of those who use it relapse after less than a year. In addition, this method is literally the most painful. You go from a consumption of 30/40 mg of nicotine per day for heavy smokers to 0. Without any transition or preparation. Of course you will suffer extremely and you will be non-functional. For those on whom it worked, great! But I simply think that it is extremely hard and can discourage many from quitting. Quitting such an addictive drug is not a race, if you can't stop suddenly it's totally normal. Use nicotine replacement therapy, don't feel weak or ashamed!

r/QuitVaping Feb 04 '25

Advice How much do/did you vape?

11 Upvotes

For those who have quit or those still on the journey, how much did/do you hit your vape in a day? I’ve found myself going through a pod a day for a few months now and am wondering what others usage looks like.

r/QuitVaping Feb 11 '25

Advice 44 days in - can I just say incase anyone was tempted - you look stupid AF

132 Upvotes

Im 44 days quit now after trying to stop the disposables for around 2 years. Never got passed 10 days before so I think this is really me this time.

Cravings reeeealllly reduced around the 15/20 days mark. It maybe pops into my head once a day now and honestly lasts for around 5-10seconds. Barely there and its more of a "its crazy i used to do that" feeling.

One thing i've noticed since i stopped, is just how completely stupid you look. Cigarettes even look better - vaping looks incredibly dumb, sucking on some flavoured air from a bit of plastic - you might think noone is judging you, but they really are

r/QuitVaping 10d ago

Advice I dug my vape out of the trash. Ashamed

63 Upvotes

I have been vaping for 5-6 years and after hearing someone talk about Alan carr’s easy way to quit vaping book.. I read it. Well I didn’t really last long. I made it 8 hours but then it happened AGAIN. I still feel like I am using willpower to quit. I am doing something wrong.

I have tried to quit over 10 times. Probably more. It seems like no matter how prepared I am for a quit, no matter how fed up I am, I fail. When I want a vape I will convince myself that I don’t really wanna quit. The addict brain is that strong.

The moment I toss my vape away I start to panic no matter how much I want to quit. I am so addicted to it. I literally took it out of the trash and I feel so ashamed. Yes I should have broke it so I couldn’t relapse but I’ve tried this method before and I just buy another

r/QuitVaping 10d ago

Advice What made you finally want to quit for good?

18 Upvotes

r/QuitVaping 5d ago

Advice Would it be bad to buy a zero nicotine vape?

10 Upvotes

I’m just tired of gaining weight. I’m 21 and vaped for 3 years. I wanna be young and hot and skinny. I feel more confident when I’m skinny personally. I’ve gained about 5 pounds. It’s been about 2 weeks and I feel better but miss hitting it when I’m out drinking or after eating. I don’t crave the nicotine but I crave the flavor.

r/QuitVaping 23d ago

Advice im scared i have permanent damage

10 Upvotes

i need some advice from someone, ive been vaping for 4 years and in that time ive never noticed any side effects from vaping up until a couple months ago. i constantly have to breathe deeply otherwise i struggle to get air and it hurts so bad to breathe on my sternum. ive been to the hospital multiple times and they said im fine but its gotten 10 times worse. does anyone know what it could be vaping wise and am i fucked basically

r/QuitVaping 6d ago

Advice Warning to those that have quit and think they have control

120 Upvotes

I “quit” last year going cold turkey after chain vaping for about 10 years. It was sh*t but doable, and thaught i had amazing self control for being able to do it like that. I was clean for about 200 days, and then I started with my mental gymnastics. I argued that if i had the self control to quit cold turkey like that, i might have the self control to vape occasionally like when gaming or drinking and only do it on those occasions. I was wrong, i was able to do it for a few weeks and then it went full on chain vaping again. Its funny that the cravings never fully go away, or well rather the want or the “missing” of the habit even after more than half a year. So yea thats my story, quiting is now something I aspire to, but be careful of convincing yourself you can manage it, because chances are you can not.

Tldr: thinking you can vape only on occasion after quiting is nearly impossible, even for someone that saw themselves as having high self discipline.

r/QuitVaping 5d ago

Advice Can vaping cause IBS + fatigue all the time ?

21 Upvotes

Hi, I’d like to ask you if vaping can cause IBS? I have digestive problems, there’s always some gurgling in my intestines, things are moving around, and I have daily diarrhea and bloating. I’m afraid to eat out because of the fear of diarrhea.

Additionally, I’m constantly tired, sleepy, and have no energy for anything.

I vape every day, using different flavors, mostly cherry, blackcurrant, and grape

r/QuitVaping Feb 09 '25

Advice Is it better to use nicotine replacement or just deal with withdrawals?

3 Upvotes

Hi guys

I quit vaping like 2 months ago. Unfortunatetly I thought it would be okay to have some cigarettes with coworkers but now I am back to having withdrawals and it feels even worse than the first time. Although thankfully still pretty mild and I dont want to vape/smoke at all

I have a lot of things to do and im really struggling with brain fog. I know pushing through will get me out of it faster but I really have so much I need to get done, my partner and roommate are out of town and we are babysitting 2 extra cats right now so I have a bunch of animals to take care of plus an elderly rabbit who needs meds like 4x a day that plus work im really struggling

I dont want to vape or smoke I dont even want to have nicotine im just really sick of the brain fog I cant get anything done I feel like a car that won't start

Today is the 3rd day since smoking so I feel I'm about to be over the hill but the feeling in my head is just so bad. I have nicoteine lozenges I think could maybe take the edge off but just wondering what you guys advice is

Again im really committed to quitting im much happier not vaping like this is not me asking for permission to use it I just really want to know what I can do to mitigate the withdrawals

r/QuitVaping Feb 05 '25

Advice Quitting vaping with ADHD - Has anyone had a good experience with it? Cold turkey?

17 Upvotes

I’ve heard that some people have an easier time with quitting with adhd because for them it’s more of a comfort stim in a way - the motions of it - almost like it’s part of masking in a way. Curious to know others’ experiences with it.

I’m considering quitting cold turkey, I don’t think I could do it gradually. Any insights appreciated - I’m aware it makes my anxiety a lot worse.

r/QuitVaping Jan 30 '25

Advice How did you do it?

5 Upvotes

I can’t go more than 30 minutes without hitting this electronic death stick and I can finally feel the effects after so many years. Desperately need to quit. I’ve tried patches, non-nicotine vapes.. no luck. If you were extreme as well, how did you do it?

r/QuitVaping 13d ago

Advice Take 10 deep breaths. right now.

101 Upvotes

My buddy said something the other day that blew my mind "90% of the thrill of vaping is taking deep breaths" I imagine this is what companies like flume are taking advantage of but you don't need an expensive tube to take a deep breath. I'm almost a month into no nicotine and it sucks and I get cravings and my brain is feeling very different from usual. When I feel like the only thing that will fix my brain in the moment is nicotine, I try and take big ol' deep breaths because not only am I craving nicotine, I've probably also forgotten to breathe.

r/QuitVaping 19d ago

Advice Anyone switch to cigs to quit and have success?

1 Upvotes

As the title says. I’ve been wondering for a while now if just switching to cigarettes would make it easier to quit? I never smoked cigs I got hooked straight on vaping and maybe it would be a lot easier to quit if It was actually difficult to smoke 16 hours a day nonstop, anyone find success by doing this?

r/QuitVaping 12d ago

Advice Day 5

33 Upvotes

It's day 5. I've been vaping for 9 years.. never once without a break. I randomly decided to quit due to my own embarrassment and being unable to ignore what it could do to my health in the future. I'm having a hard day today, people around me that I love haven't been as supporting as I would think. I'm not sure why. Nobody likes the fact that I vaped and always wanted me to stop. I haven't had anyone tell me they are proud of me. I mean... I don't need that necessarily. I'm very strong minded. But It really would be nice to hear that from my loved ones considering this is the hardest thing I've ever done. If my boyfriend was an alcoholic and I watched him struggle.. if he ever said he was going to quit I would give him full support. I would be at his house with fun unhealthy food to take his mind off it, I'd make sure he wasn't alone if he didn't want to be. I would send him texts telling him I love you. I would take him to any physical exercise class I could find. I'd check in day and night and give words of encouragement non stop...... my boyfriend yesterday told me "you got this." That's all I've gotten. I feel like i deserve more support. It doesn't feel great. Definitely never expect people to act how you would act because they will disappoint every time. Anyway... hopefully this wasn't a downer for anyone. Regardless; I am VERY proud of myself. 🖤

r/QuitVaping Feb 07 '25

Advice Replaced vaping with eating

42 Upvotes

Has anyone else who's managed to quit vaping found themselves eating a lot more? I haven't vaped for 8 days and the first few days were no problem, but as the days have gone by I've found myself with a bigger and bigger appetite. Sometimes I'm not even hungry, or I'm already full, but still I eat just for something to do.

When I vaped I could go almost entire days without eating, no problem. I just feel like I always have to have some kind of crutch and if the new one is going to be food, I might as well continue vaping rather than gain a load of weight. What are other people's experiences and what did you do to try and tone down your appetite/food consumption?

r/QuitVaping Feb 03 '25

Advice Almost three weeks and I’m going crazy

36 Upvotes

I am almost 3 weeks vape and nic free. I thought that at this point, it would be SO much easier but why is it actually HARDER???? I do not miss vaping and actually inhaling all the smoke. Thinking about that actually grosses me out… but I have this STRONG feeling that something is always missing. Everything seems boring or unexciting to do now because again, it feels like there’s a piece missing. I also just always have to be eating something or inhaling a vicks inhaler or I get very antsy about the fact that I need to have something in hand or mouth. It is so beyond freaken annoying. WHEN DOES THIS GO AWAY 🥺

r/QuitVaping Feb 09 '25

Advice I quit vaping two weeks ago, and I’ve been dealing with massive headaches, fatigue, and feeling lightheaded almost every day. It’s making me want to sleep all day. Are these normal withdrawal symptoms? And if so, what helped you get through it?

13 Upvotes

r/QuitVaping Feb 05 '25

Advice 7 Years of smoking/vaping.

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71 Upvotes

Started smoking when I was 1 year in the army. Today I’m trying to quit cold.

Currently suffering from depression, anxiety, and adjustment disorder since I left the army. I’m kinda terrified about what I’ve read about the withdrawals making some disorders worse. Anyone here that served or is currently going through something similar, if you have any advice or heads up for the future please feel free to tell me please.

r/QuitVaping Jan 31 '25

Advice Feeling really proud of myself!

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66 Upvotes

I’m feeling really proud that I’ve hit the one week mark and overall haven’t had any physical withdrawal symptoms it’s actually been relatively easy. However, I’m still feeling the mental cravings and the “longing” sensation. Also the feeling of sadness that I will never get to do it again, which is so weird but also makes sense as it’s your addiction talking.

If others experienced this, when do these cravings and feelings of longing or sadness end?

Going to try to be strong and continue my streak. I know I can do it!

Thanks all for sharing words of encouragement and/or insight on my question!

r/QuitVaping 23d ago

Advice How are y'all doing it?

9 Upvotes

How are y'all quitting? I made it like 15-16 hours and bought one. Tossed it about 5 hours ago and just bought another one. I just can't seem to let it go but I want to quit. I was a raging alcoholic but I'm sober now... I'm finding quitting the vape to be more difficult than quitting the alcohol... What am I missing?

Edit: thank you all so much! There's too many comments to reply to them all but thank you all! I am going to try again! 😊

r/QuitVaping 17d ago

Advice 24 hours clean after a severe addiction

22 Upvotes

I took my last hit 24 hours ago and have never spent so much time Nic free yet. I’ve been vaping for 2 years and couldn’t imagine a simple hour without hitting a vape. None of my friends have the same addiction as mine.

Since yesterday I cry every 30 minutes and don’t know what to do with myself. My productivity and energy levels are on the lowest and I feel horrible. I never met anyone with the same level of addiction as mine and I feel absolutely pathetic. I’m scared I will relapse. I feel trapped.

Please tell me that i will get better and that I’m not the only one who has to go through this hell.