Vape-Free in 2026

[Noreeen]

Hi - I am looking for others who are quitting vaping.

I have quit multiple times, for months at a time, but I always start again. My DH vapes and is not interested in quitting which is difficult as I always know there's a vape in the house. Although, on the bright side, I have learnt something new each time I have "quit" and now I hopefully know how to be successful.

I really want this time to be different and would love to find some people in a similar position for support and encouragement. Whether you have quit, are currently trying to quit, or just thinking about it. All welcome.

Today is my Day 1.

I'm kind of mixing 16 and 11 at the moment @blankcanvas3 and trying my best to dodge DH's- it's one of those rechargeable disposable things and I think they're quite strong from what I've read.

Good that it's put you off though not so good it made you feel like shit! Ah I remember that feeling well. I started again after my first quit attempt because the crave for cigarettes and horrendous drop in my mood combined. I think I needed to get the dopamine hit from somewhere else but I took the easy way out 😅

I think the rechargeable disposable ones are 20mg by default. No wonder we got addicted so quickly! I remember my first elf bar, I think I only had half because my friend had given it to me and as soon as it was done I was out buying another. I used to get through two every 24 hours! Cost me an absolute fortune too

Oh Noreen I'm sorry, I hate those super intense stressful arguments, marriage is definitely harder than quitting vaping!!

I didnt realise the disposables were 20mg, I was exactly the same - started with a friend's half elf bar to finish and suddenly ended up with a pocketful of lost marys and elf bars and buying 3 a week. A huge escalation but it its a high nicotine amount that makes sense! I also used to smoke about 10 years ago so I suppose the addiction is always there.

Everyone getting on okay? X

Gave up the patch two days ago and I am struggling to fall asleep and stay asleep. No more vivid dreams without the patch. I am stressing I won't be able to sleep. I kind of don't want to go back on the patches as I want my body to be without the nicotine and feel by using them it's just prolonging all of the physical withdrawals. How's everybody doing? Anyone else noticing an effect on their sleep?

Ive had that problem since I stopped the patches too. I stopped drinking coffee to see if that would help but now I’m really struggling to go for a number 2! Vape and coffee would usually get me going in the morning, coffee was making me go a bit later than usual and now no coffee at all I haven’t been to the toilet in 3 days.

I think I got four hours sleep last night, and now I’m sat in Old Trafford with DH for the Manchester derby practically falling asleep 😴

@blankcanvas3 oh yeah the not pooping and the not sleeping is something else isn't it?! I need someone to come along and tell me this will get better shortly because I can't not sleep! I feel like I could genuinely loose my mind!

Hope you enjoyed the football! Are you red or blue? X

I had never even considered that the main issues would be pooping and sleeping 😂 I thought it would be the cravings that would kill me, but nope

I’m neither (wolves fan actually! not that they’re doing very well.) but DH and DS are blues so very bad moods in this house all round.

Lol my eldest son is a city fan too 😒

I had never even considered that the main issues would be pooping and sleeping
Same. I can cope with the cravings. I can be around people vaping and smoking. But my body is unable to function normally without nicotine apparently! Love this for us 😂
At least I know I'm not alone!

I won't comment too much on my own quitting attempt 😳 though I am still tapering, it feels like cheating and making excuses because I'm doing it slowly. I've been thinking about throwing the whole lot out and doing patches again but worried the temptation of DH's will ruin it.

But @NotrialNodeal i can confidently say that the pooping and sleeping will improve for you soon. I didn't realise you were sleeping with the patches on- definitely some wild dreams! Maybe go back to them for day times and see if that helps? I used to put mine on first thing and took it off before bed.

Hope @Noreeen is ok 🌷

@Vapeaddict it's not cheating! We all have different ways of doing things. I think if the end result is the same, who cares how you got there!

How is everybody doing today? 💐

Still no poo! Still no sleep!

Mate...

Been in bed since 9pm and haven't fallen asleep. Very tempted to get into the car and buy a bottle of wine and some fag's. This is driving me insane!!! Will ring doctors in the morning for some sleeping tablets. Feel like my body is failing me. So stressed out!

I quit on the 1st of November. I moved to a new city away from my roommate who I would vape in the house with. That really helped, breaking that bond.
I had 2 or 3 false starts where I'd get stressed, buy a vape, then bin it in annoyance.

For the first 3 weeks I was constantly googling how long craving last and I couldn't imagine not wanting a drag of a cig/vape.

I hope this gives you hope as I cant think of the last time I thought I needed a drag! When I do think it, it's a fleeting thought with a 3/10 of intensity. I never ever want to touch that stuff again!

Did you manage to get some sleep in the end? I took some Nytol extra strength last night which helped me fall asleep but it was a struggle to wake up this morning when it isn’t usually. I’ve just got back in bed after dropping DC’s off which I haven’t done in a while, think I’m going to have a nap

Stood in my garden having a fag! I'm broken! Fell asleep around 5am for an hour. I'm going to asda later will pick up nytol then. I can't tell you how broken and disappointed I feel. My body doesn't work without nicotine apparently! Its my inability to sleep for days that's done this. Think I hate myself right now! I don't remember the insomnia in the past when I've quit before. Worried in order to quit ill become addicted to sleeping tablets and laxatives in order to quit. Eugh. Over this! Glad you managed to get some sleep though. X

You must be exhausted! Don’t worry about the cigarette, I’ve smoked too since I quit vaping. I’ve been eating shit loads of dates in the hope it’ll make me more regular but I think I’m going to have to get some laxatives too. I don’t even like dates. DH is going to Holland and Barrett for me today to see if he can find me something to help me go that isn’t laxatives!

Did you manage a nap today blankcanvas? I've just got back from asda got step 2 nicotine patches. Will remove before bed though and I got some nytol too. Hopefully I'll sleep tonight. I feel so over the top depressed today. I think it's the lack of sleep it sends me mental. The only good thing that came from smoking ten fag's this morning is that I managed to go to the toilet (TMI - SORRY) but every cloud blah blah blah. Good idea about the dates. I was munching those yesterday! I have been upping my water and fruit and veg intake in the hopes of relieving the awful constipation! Anyways onwards and upwards! How is everybody else doing?

Unfortunately not, DD got set home from nursery with a temperature but she’s not had one so I can’t. Glad you managed to go to the toilet, but sorry to hear you’re not feeling great fingers crossed for a good sleep for both of us tonight

Oh no!!! Hope your little one feels better soon. Yes fingers crossed for a good night's sleep.

Did you manage to get some sleep last night?

The lack of sleep must be driving you both nuts. I remember being really exhausted at first and sleeping loads now I think about it. Crazy dreams though! Hope the day patches help, how were the cigarettes @NotrialNodeal? They made me feel so sick but lifted my mood like nothing else 🫣

I'm down to mixing 11 and 6mg now, it feels like really good progress even though I'm still actually vaping. Plan is to mix 6 and 3 next then see how I do on just 3. It's hard to find nicotine free liquid round here but I'm praying I won't need it and I'll soon be free.

DH is keeping his out of my reach 🤣 so as frustrating as that is at times it's really helping. Hope DD is ok @blankcanvas3 and @Noreeen is alright & comes back soon 🤞

Well done for cutting down even more @Vapeaddict! I got some nic free off Amazon, if that helps.

We ended up in A&E as we realised she hadn’t had a wee all day, everytime we changed her nappy she was dry. She’s got a UTI poor kid, she’s on IV antibiotics at the moment but still no wee. The stress has got to me and I’ve bought a vape - from the hospital shop of all places - haven’t actually vaped that much as I’ve been with her on the ward. Fingers crossed she can be discharged today

Oh no poor baby hope she's better very soon @blankcanvas3 don't worry about the vaping I would have done the same. I'm sure most would. Ridiculous hospital shop sells them though!

@Vapeaddict sound like good progress well done! Keep it up! I slept last night THANK GOD. I think I would need sectioning today if I hadn't. I was genuinely loosing the plot. The cigarettes yesterday were amazing 🙄it was like I had never given them up lol. I have to be honest I had one this morning with my brew. What a combo! Arghhh I won't have another today. I'm wearing my patch. I will probably allow myself one every morning with a cuppa. Helps the bowel and all! And once the pack is finished not buy any more or any vapes and taper down slowly using patches. What's clear is lack of nicotine is very bad for my sleep and bowels! So I can't go cold turkey just need to taper down till it's very minimal and then cut it loose and hope my sleep won't be affected that way.

Anyway hope everybody is doing OK!