Just quit vaping

[Quitter23]

I just quit vaping, a whole three minutes ago. Posting here because I've not told anyone, DP can notice when he notices. My vape has spent the last few years as a permenant accessory, it's time to say goodbye and take back control. I've got a tough time coming up but feeling very determined.

I want to quit vaping too. It is making me cough.

Join me, there has to be a better life waiting on the other side

I’m way too stressed & burnt out to quit right now but I’m happy for you and hope the withdrawals aren’t horrible. I tried quitting years ago and ended up eating through half the kitchen cupboards in one evening so I’d recommend you have a supply of healthy snacks on hand and something to keep your hands busy

It’s the sucking on a dummy aspect of it I can’t stand about myself.
I have just moved house and the whole process was super stressful. I was vaping more and more. Then I got the dry cough virus that was going round the family and vaping makes it so much worse.
I used to smoke 2-3 roll ups a day. Although I don’t miss smoking- I am vaping far far more than I ever smoked.
I have tried cutting the nicotine strength down but I just ended up vaping even more.
I hate going to friends or the pub me wanting to vape all the time- it’s like. A nervous tick.
I have started leaving it at home and feel strangely relieved that I can’t just reach for it.

Ah totally agree. I used to smoke, until maybe five years ago. Since I replaced that with a vape, I'm smoking it 24/7. I work from home, so all day every day. Its much worse than when I'd have to go out for a purposeful fag break. I went for a meal this weekend where I couldn't really escape for a puff, I was crawling the walls - it made me realise I just can't continue like this, it's crazy how easy it's spiralled with a vape instead of cigarettes

Just quit vaping myself (two months). I was more addicted to nicotine than ever and I could feel it.

I got one pack of 100 pieces of nicotine gum 4mg, and told myself once they were done they were done and i switched to regular gum.

I've had a lot of bad moods and really miss it but what has carried me through is stubborness more than anything. I was getting a lot of faulty vapes and tescos was being horrible about refunding them like they didn't believe me, but how are you supposed to show a shop assistant and explain?

Anyway after a particularly rude exchange I vowed I was done and I stubboned through the cravings. If you find a way to let everyone know I think that pressure helps you not to give in.

Best of luck OP. It does get better!

I've been vaping about 7 years. And definitely more than I ever smoked. I can suck on it most of the day if I'm not careful. I need to give up but it's a crutch and an addiction.
I'm considering one of the gums. Sounds like it worked for you @Barleysugar86

I thought about using gums or quit smoking aids, but I don't want to drag this out longer than I need to. I'm cold turkey. And climbing the walls now
I read 'Nicotine explained' this afternoon. It really annoyed me, wouldn't recommend

Good luck. I'll be joining you in a few weeks as I am going on a break with extended family. Vaping is my guilty secret and I can't take it with me. I'm assuming that a 14 day period will do the trick but I'm dreading it.

I'm 16 hours in.

I feel like a zombie. I woke up multiple times through the night needing to vape, but the hardest by far was this morning. I'm so used to filling my lungs with vapour before I can even think about getting out of bed (another problem with vaping - this was never the case with cigarettes)

I can't concentrate today. I cant pinpoint if this is due to a bad night's sleep, or nicotine withdrawal.

My throat is tight, I can't breathe well. I can fix that quite easily with a puff. How does that make sense?!

I'm completely full of brain fog. It's worse now than when I had covid.

I'm concentrating currently on hitting 24 hours, and having a celebration. I ultimately need to get to 72 hours, I think, to hit the peak of it. This is grim.

I couldn't do this on holiday. Honestly, I couldn't bolt on being nice to extended family to the torture I'm experiencing right now. But if it works for you, good luck

Hi @Quitter23 sorry it's so hard. I'm not looking forward to giving up, hence doing it for so long.

Would nicotine gum help? I'm going to buy some today, inspired /encouraged by this thread

I’m so glad this thread popped up. I am on day 8 on being vape free.

That Fucking vape was surgically attached to my hand. I also WFH so day and fucking night I was on that thing.

I just woke up one day and had enough.

Honestly if I can get do day 8 you can do it too! It’s not been easy but it’s getting a little bit better everyday.

the o lot issue now is food. All that nervous energy and craving has just pushed me to eating and I’ve gained weigh even in one week. Any advice on managing food cravings would be welcome.

good luck to you all!

Gum would help I'm sure, but I'm very wary now of replacing one with another. I did a trial with the NHS, years ago, to see if they'd prescribe ecigs in future. I dont know if they ended up giving them as a prescription following on from that research, but I was hooked. I wish I'd never tried one. I dont count as a smoker now, for NHS purposes, so I'm not entitled to any support at all - no access to stop smoking services, etc. But I'm more addicted to nicotine than ever and it's chronic. Seriously chronic.

I need to cold turkey it now. I've lost trust with replacement therapies. What happens when I get so addicted to the gum that I end up with a hole in my cheek I jest, but I'm also being serious.

I'm ready to end the relationship with nicotine, however terrible I'm going to feel for the next 'unknown' period.

Congratulations. There's no going back after day 8, well done.

I keep reading the peak is 72 hours, would you agree?

I'm not craving food yet. I'm only craving my vape. I feel like a wild animal right now.

Thank you! I don’t know how I’ve done it. But you can do it too. The hardest was deffo the first couple of days I reckon.

It was weird the cravings have been really rough, but it’s not like one day was massively better or worse than the other. The cravings were all bad situationally.

Say first time I got in the car with out the vape. Or on a slow afternoon working from home. I was tearing my hair out.

I did notice nicotine withdrawal physically which I didn’t give much thought to I never felt that with cigarettes. On day 3-5 I got really dizzy and light headed and felt faint. I’m pretty sure that was the nicotine withdrawal.

theres this Dr. on YouTube that has done some good videos on giving up vaping and they’ve helped a bit. https://youtube.com/@AddictionMindset

Then on day 4 my brain started playing tricks on me and tried to convince me vaping wasn’t even that bad and I should just pick it up again. I really almost conceived myself. I just have to remember waking up with my throat feeling like it’s completely closed. Remember the bad side.

Hope you've managed another successful day OP. I'm another one with the vape glued to my hand (and annoyingly - I've never even been a smoker! Took it up when all my friends were starting vapes to quit smoking about 6 months ago, enjoyed trying all their flavours, bought my own. Am now on one a day. Ridiculous). I know I need to quit it, I'm using you as inspiration. Let me know what to expect!

Good luck OP. Don't go near the gym it's appalling. I chew constantly. I was thinking of vaping to get off the gum but hmmm maybe not! Arrrrggghhhh

I gave up the vape after 8 weeks in hospital but I was still addicted when I came out... but then don't listen to me, I started smoking again after 18 years quit ffs what an idiot

Yesterday I got to 24 hours around 4pm. That was a big moment for me, psychologically. I knew then it was possible to live every hour of the day without vaping.

DP noticed, shortly after I hit the 24 hour mark. He's been asking me to cut down for a long time, the level I've been vaping at worries him. I had (sometimes for real, sometimes pretended) stopped vaping between 11-12 each week day to appease him. So when I told him I'd just hit 24 hours his jaw dropped to the floor. Even more so when I said it wasn't a 24 hour stint and I've actually quit for good. He wishes I'd told him at the time and would have done it with me (I'm glad I didn't and don't have him setting the example, he's always been able to take it or leave it, hes nowhere near the addict I am)

I've also told some friends now. They asked if I wanted to go to a gig this weekend, I've said no, I'm not ready to add alcohol into this vape free life. I'll be straight back to where I started. I'll have to be avoiding social drinking events until I'm ready.

I would like to say the fist 24 hours were the worst, but what would I know. I'm only on 40 hours now..

Yesterday evening I took DDog for a long walk in the woods. I ended up picking up a vape shaped stick and carrying that round in my hand. It made me feel better, made me feel a bit more like me.

I keep subconsciously reaching for my vape before my brain clicks in and tells me I don't do that anymore. I do wonder how long that's going to last. Perhaps a very long time, considering how long I've been vaping for.

Yesterday I really snapped at DP and we argued. I dont know if this was nicotine withdrawal related. He let the dog off the lead right near a swamp. Would I have snapped anyway? Probably, but in a different, less nasty way.

On the plus side, I had a bathroom to clean following that episode, and it's the first thing I've done so far without vaping on my mind. Perhaps because cleaning the bathroom is one of the very few things I used to do without the vape attached.

Thanks to PP for suggesting the YouTube channel - I've been using that a lot when I'm struggling. It's really helping.

This morning I was craving so bad at wake up time, first thing in the morning is definately a different level crave. I'm not going to fail at this, but if I did it would be at 0630am, I'm sure.

So here we go again, I'm ready to hit the 48 hour mark later today

Nice one OP! First 24 hours is amazing. Good work!!!!

Thank you ❤️

I've just hit 72 hours, another big milestone.

I've read conflicting information about hour 72 - some say this is the peak and it all gets better from here, others say this is peak withdrawal symptom time and this peak feeling will last for two days.

Who knows.

I'm bracing myself for a struggle until 4pm Friday when I hit five days running. The next milestone.

I think its getting easier though. I'm definately having good hour long chunks of life where its not on my mind at all. VS day one where nothing else had a fighting chance of getting onto my mind.

Nice one @Quitter23
There's definitely some times of day harder than others with addictions. Hope you can persevere

I just hit 5 days, and I'm hoping the worst of it is over. Still craving a lot, many times a day, but the actual temptation to pick up my vape when craving is diminishing.

I'm pondering how long it should be before I transition from 'currently quitting vaping' to 'have quit vaping'

My sense of smell seems to have increased a lot the last few days. I can smell candles laying in wait for winter, fresh air and fields walking ddog, exactly whats cooking when I'm many rooms away. I feel like I've never properly smelt anything before and I'm discovering the ability to smell for the first time in my life. Certainly not something I was expecting!

I'm about to try and quit and dreading it. I've ordered some nic free vape to help with the physical temptation and then hopefully once I've got through the nic cravings I can wean off the sucking temptations. Just posting for commeradery