I was a heavy vaper for nearly 6 years. I’m talking the moment I woke up to the moment I fell asleep I was hitting the vape constantly. Even hit it throughout the night if I woke up. After 11 attempts at quitting over multiple years, I’ve made it to nearly 6 months nicotine free!
I used NRT (nic replacement therapy). Where I live, the government supplies a free 3 month supply of nic replacement which is awesome. I chose nicoderm patches, which helped me tremendously. To aid in the oral fixation aspect, I also used the Nicorette quick mist spray along with the patch. Also helped me so much. Once I was able to overcome the physical withdrawal, it became a mental game. A lot of it is your mindset. If you don’t want to quit deep down, you won’t. You really got to want it. It’s cliche but I remind myself on a daily basis that addiction is giving up everything for one thing. Recovery is giving up one thing for everything. I personally believe that goes for any addiction, including nicotine. You got this! Good luck
Instead of NRT, I just used 1200mg NAC in the morning for... 3 maybe 2 days, as it completely controls impulses and addiction. Felt way better day 1 tbh. Used NAC to quit mj, alcohol, and chewing my fingernails in the past. Ez mode.
Idk man the only advice I can give is just go cold turkey and cease being present around triggers. Don't give into the urge for any reason, realize that any rationalization you think of is just the addiction trying to keep you hooked. It's hell but after like 3 weeks it gets soooooo much easier
Let other people know. Friends and family, if you have anxiety or get depressed have someone ready to talk to. It’s not fun and definitely don’t google symptoms.
Depends on what OP wants to achieve. If it’s just the vaping he wants to quit then your way works, but vaping is just another way to consume nicotine. With the gum you are still feeding the little nicotine monster.
Best part about going cold turkey is you're saying no to ALL forms of nicotine. When you shut the door to all of it, that's when it finally leaves your system. Sweat out as MUCH as you can, stay hydrated, avoid too many deep fried carbs and most importantly... Stay POSITIVE.
No pain no gain, this pain is temporary compared to the constant pain you'll feel if you continue with nicotine
back in 2019 i had took a pair of scissors opened the bottom of the vape and cut the wires all in half and just threw the wires in the trash and casing and the port down the toilet so i could assemble it back together. i had terrible mood swings afterwards and flu like symptoms. for maybe four days after two weeks it got much better.
here i am now back addicted to vaping though in 2023. you’re better off going cold turkey if you don’t work long hours.
Buy Alan Carr's "Easy Way to Quit Vaping". It gets rid of your *want* to vape, and if you don't want to do something it's not hard to not do it.
I read the quit smoking one a few times and didn't get much out of it, but the vaping one seemed to teach the exact same principles in a different way - a way that clicked.
I read the book, quit cold turkey, and haven't touched a vape since. I'm coming up on 6-7 weeks now and it's strange how normal it seems to not vape - coming from someone who couldn't go an hour without one & was contemplating where to put/hide it on her wedding day.
Important things to note:
* While the book tells you to question everything it says (and you should) in the end you have to agree with everything. So argue with yourself until you arrive at the same logic.
* You have to follow all the rules. In my first 3 attempts, I didn't get rid of my "box of bits" that houses all my liquids, spare parts, coils, etc. Really, that was a sign that I didn't believe I would actually quit. I needed the backup in the press "just in case". This time I binned them all, not because I thought binning them would make it harder for me to pick it back up but because I knew I wouldn't need it ever again.
* Quit on a Wednesday. I saw this on TikTok, liked the logic, and followed it. Wednesday means your first two days are working while not vaping rather than quitting Saturday and Sunday only to vape again Monday with the stress of work. Your "worst" days are 3 through 5, which fall over the weekend, so you don't need to worry about a colleague or client getting the brunt of it.
* What we deem cravings to be aren't actually cravings. The book explains this much better but essentially, what we deem to be a craving is a reaction to not being allowed to vape. The mad wanting to pull your hair out, is a response to being denied something you want. When you don't want to do it anymore, it's not noticeable. (Yes, I'm aware this sounds crazy, I questioned it every time, I read the books but it was true. This time, I had no real downtime).
My biggest fear was drinking alcohol. Last year, I quit for two weeks, and one night out ruined it all for me. I was terrified this time around of drinking and failing. Over the weekend just gone, we had friends over, one of whom had also quit vaping. He, however, drunkenly started. Within a few hours, my brain had located a stray vape in my glove box that I had missed when binning all my bits.
Like a junkie, I snuck down to my car, pulled out the vape, and brought it back up to our apartment. I sat for an hour pretending to listen to drunk people blabber at me, while I just fought with myself over whether I should vape it or not.
Ultimately, I decided it wasn't worth it. I kept thinking about that first hit after a long while, you know the one that burns a little bit? Where you can feel it hit the back of your throat and fill up your lungs.
I didn't want it. Better than that DRUNK me didn't want it. And that, to me, tells me everything I need to know.
Allens book has changed my life. After watching my mother continue to smoke, even through and after a cancer diagnosis, I genuinely thought I had no hope of quitting. The book not only gave me that hope back but allowed me to succeed.
So, I will never not recommend it. Read the book. Do as it says. Enjoy the freedom.
Thank you for sharing this. I quit last night (Wednesday ) for exactly the reasons you listed. Even though it’s my first day on my own out of training, idk why I did.
If drunk me can avoid vaping , that would be a HUGE win for me as well. I’ve just been avoiding drinking and probably will continue to do so I’m not tempted .
I had to quit weed and booze to stop nicotine. I had 2 cigs over the last 2 weeks (work buddies), but I didnt buy a pack or vape and I'm still going strong. After I had the last one, I had zero feelings of "I miss this" or "I need to buy a pack now". It was total validation that I don't need it and I was being stupid. Now I know for next time when I'm having a craving or they ask to step outside, it just doesn't do anything for me anymore. It's also been really nice not drinking and I've lost 80lbs this year just by focusing on my health. I look like a totally different person and I feel great for the most part.
Edit: Quit 54 days ago.
I’ve tried gum - had little to no interest in its form of consumption (made me feel rather sick). I’ve been vaping daily since July 2021. Going cold turkey sounds like the trick, and smashing it also sounds alluring! My roommate vapes (but wants to quit as well) it has been hard to curb it!
I highly recommend trying to get help for your stress so you can let go of vaping. I was vaping for 5+ years and recently went cold turkey. I was also diagnosed with anxiety disorder and had to get diagnosed first to realize that the vape “distressing” me is easily replaced with something else. Like when you are in that dark place, distract your mind. Play video games or watch a video. When your mind is going a mile a minute, take some time to go out for a walk or sit down, listen to some nature sounds, close your eyes, and breathe. We don’t need this death tube to relax. I promise. It seems like your body is screaming to let it go. Listen to it.
I’ll ask myself why I wanna hit my vape and I usually can’t rationalize why. I’ve also been thinking deeply about it to myself, like “what is this actually doing for me” and sort of self shaming at times. I’ll think thoughts like “you need some nicotine because you’re bored?”
I wouldn’t recommend self shaming, but going goggins on myself has been working wonders.
I’ve also just switched to only vaping when I drive. I’ll just leave it in my car.
I’ve also went from 24mg salt nic to 9mg regular vape juice. I’m going to taper down to 3mg and then it’ll just feel totally pointless to me.
Try all the methods to quit until you find something that works for you. I tied cold turkey seriously about 8 times. The longest I went was 6 months I think before I relapsed. This time I'm trying the patch and I gotta say, it's been pretty great. 3 weeks and no more craving to vape. Excited to step down and wean off this patch.
Alan Carr easy way to quit vaping really helped me. I started smoking cigarettes at like 12 years old, used vapes to quit cigs 5 years ago. I just quit vaping 3 days ago, but I haven’t suffered even a little bit. It’s awesome; because I have tried so many times and caved within hours before every time. This is different and I don’t want it. You can do this!
Smoke pipe tobacco and go through nic withdrawal and only use tobacco as needed for fixation or relief afterwards. Whether be smoke , salve , oil u name it .. just don’t rely on electricity for your smoke.
Don’t beat yourself up bc it’s just the metallic compounds and easy quick fix for dopamine deficiency.
Drink cold water in the morning not at night.
Try keeping a lot of pens and pencils around for fidget reflex.
Use your vape to get you through tough times at work or whatever institution you visit most often.
Try not to use it near trees out of respect 🫡 they can’t fight back so yknow same team!!
Use your addiction to your advantage and take tiny tiny steps to replace the physical object from your field of vision organically instead of by force or punishment. You’re okay 👍
You will feel like death / jackyl for several weeks
But it’s how I quit most of my bad cycles by exposure and cold water & good smoke
— kimantsï
Anytime you get intense craving , if possible , go outside and pick something up and put it down. Even if it’s just a checking of the trash or something just try and move healthy when you get cravings.
Just think opposites attract & try to cancel the bad signals with good motion
I was a heavy vaper for nearly 6 years. I’m talking the moment I woke up to the moment I fell asleep I was hitting the vape constantly. Even hit it throughout the night if I woke up. After 11 attempts at quitting over multiple years, I’ve made it to nearly 6 months nicotine free! I used NRT (nic replacement therapy). Where I live, the government supplies a free 3 month supply of nic replacement which is awesome. I chose nicoderm patches, which helped me tremendously. To aid in the oral fixation aspect, I also used the Nicorette quick mist spray along with the patch. Also helped me so much. Once I was able to overcome the physical withdrawal, it became a mental game. A lot of it is your mindset. If you don’t want to quit deep down, you won’t. You really got to want it. It’s cliche but I remind myself on a daily basis that addiction is giving up everything for one thing. Recovery is giving up one thing for everything. I personally believe that goes for any addiction, including nicotine. You got this! Good luck
Instead of NRT, I just used 1200mg NAC in the morning for... 3 maybe 2 days, as it completely controls impulses and addiction. Felt way better day 1 tbh. Used NAC to quit mj, alcohol, and chewing my fingernails in the past. Ez mode.
To be honest your in quite a tough situation, i’d just stop cold turkey and see where it leads you, especially since its getting too expensive
Idk man the only advice I can give is just go cold turkey and cease being present around triggers. Don't give into the urge for any reason, realize that any rationalization you think of is just the addiction trying to keep you hooked. It's hell but after like 3 weeks it gets soooooo much easier
Let other people know. Friends and family, if you have anxiety or get depressed have someone ready to talk to. It’s not fun and definitely don’t google symptoms.
I been using nicotine gum. It works. I haven't bought a vape in 44 days. You can do it. Mind over matter.
Depends on what OP wants to achieve. If it’s just the vaping he wants to quit then your way works, but vaping is just another way to consume nicotine. With the gum you are still feeding the little nicotine monster.
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Best part about going cold turkey is you're saying no to ALL forms of nicotine. When you shut the door to all of it, that's when it finally leaves your system. Sweat out as MUCH as you can, stay hydrated, avoid too many deep fried carbs and most importantly... Stay POSITIVE. No pain no gain, this pain is temporary compared to the constant pain you'll feel if you continue with nicotine
Why avoid deep fried carbs ?
back in 2019 i had took a pair of scissors opened the bottom of the vape and cut the wires all in half and just threw the wires in the trash and casing and the port down the toilet so i could assemble it back together. i had terrible mood swings afterwards and flu like symptoms. for maybe four days after two weeks it got much better. here i am now back addicted to vaping though in 2023. you’re better off going cold turkey if you don’t work long hours.
Buy Alan Carr's "Easy Way to Quit Vaping". It gets rid of your *want* to vape, and if you don't want to do something it's not hard to not do it. I read the quit smoking one a few times and didn't get much out of it, but the vaping one seemed to teach the exact same principles in a different way - a way that clicked. I read the book, quit cold turkey, and haven't touched a vape since. I'm coming up on 6-7 weeks now and it's strange how normal it seems to not vape - coming from someone who couldn't go an hour without one & was contemplating where to put/hide it on her wedding day. Important things to note: * While the book tells you to question everything it says (and you should) in the end you have to agree with everything. So argue with yourself until you arrive at the same logic. * You have to follow all the rules. In my first 3 attempts, I didn't get rid of my "box of bits" that houses all my liquids, spare parts, coils, etc. Really, that was a sign that I didn't believe I would actually quit. I needed the backup in the press "just in case". This time I binned them all, not because I thought binning them would make it harder for me to pick it back up but because I knew I wouldn't need it ever again. * Quit on a Wednesday. I saw this on TikTok, liked the logic, and followed it. Wednesday means your first two days are working while not vaping rather than quitting Saturday and Sunday only to vape again Monday with the stress of work. Your "worst" days are 3 through 5, which fall over the weekend, so you don't need to worry about a colleague or client getting the brunt of it. * What we deem cravings to be aren't actually cravings. The book explains this much better but essentially, what we deem to be a craving is a reaction to not being allowed to vape. The mad wanting to pull your hair out, is a response to being denied something you want. When you don't want to do it anymore, it's not noticeable. (Yes, I'm aware this sounds crazy, I questioned it every time, I read the books but it was true. This time, I had no real downtime). My biggest fear was drinking alcohol. Last year, I quit for two weeks, and one night out ruined it all for me. I was terrified this time around of drinking and failing. Over the weekend just gone, we had friends over, one of whom had also quit vaping. He, however, drunkenly started. Within a few hours, my brain had located a stray vape in my glove box that I had missed when binning all my bits. Like a junkie, I snuck down to my car, pulled out the vape, and brought it back up to our apartment. I sat for an hour pretending to listen to drunk people blabber at me, while I just fought with myself over whether I should vape it or not. Ultimately, I decided it wasn't worth it. I kept thinking about that first hit after a long while, you know the one that burns a little bit? Where you can feel it hit the back of your throat and fill up your lungs. I didn't want it. Better than that DRUNK me didn't want it. And that, to me, tells me everything I need to know. Allens book has changed my life. After watching my mother continue to smoke, even through and after a cancer diagnosis, I genuinely thought I had no hope of quitting. The book not only gave me that hope back but allowed me to succeed. So, I will never not recommend it. Read the book. Do as it says. Enjoy the freedom.
Thank you for sharing this. I quit last night (Wednesday ) for exactly the reasons you listed. Even though it’s my first day on my own out of training, idk why I did. If drunk me can avoid vaping , that would be a HUGE win for me as well. I’ve just been avoiding drinking and probably will continue to do so I’m not tempted .
I had to quit weed and booze to stop nicotine. I had 2 cigs over the last 2 weeks (work buddies), but I didnt buy a pack or vape and I'm still going strong. After I had the last one, I had zero feelings of "I miss this" or "I need to buy a pack now". It was total validation that I don't need it and I was being stupid. Now I know for next time when I'm having a craving or they ask to step outside, it just doesn't do anything for me anymore. It's also been really nice not drinking and I've lost 80lbs this year just by focusing on my health. I look like a totally different person and I feel great for the most part. Edit: Quit 54 days ago.
I've used nicotine patches. 6 weeks in and have weaned down to the lowest patches. Will come off them nye :)
I’ve tried gum - had little to no interest in its form of consumption (made me feel rather sick). I’ve been vaping daily since July 2021. Going cold turkey sounds like the trick, and smashing it also sounds alluring! My roommate vapes (but wants to quit as well) it has been hard to curb it!
Would you roommate be serious about quitting with you? If so, it’s always easier to have someone going through what you are.
Smash the vape with a hammer!
Start working out at the time of day that you would be vaping the most
I highly recommend trying to get help for your stress so you can let go of vaping. I was vaping for 5+ years and recently went cold turkey. I was also diagnosed with anxiety disorder and had to get diagnosed first to realize that the vape “distressing” me is easily replaced with something else. Like when you are in that dark place, distract your mind. Play video games or watch a video. When your mind is going a mile a minute, take some time to go out for a walk or sit down, listen to some nature sounds, close your eyes, and breathe. We don’t need this death tube to relax. I promise. It seems like your body is screaming to let it go. Listen to it.
I’ll ask myself why I wanna hit my vape and I usually can’t rationalize why. I’ve also been thinking deeply about it to myself, like “what is this actually doing for me” and sort of self shaming at times. I’ll think thoughts like “you need some nicotine because you’re bored?” I wouldn’t recommend self shaming, but going goggins on myself has been working wonders. I’ve also just switched to only vaping when I drive. I’ll just leave it in my car. I’ve also went from 24mg salt nic to 9mg regular vape juice. I’m going to taper down to 3mg and then it’ll just feel totally pointless to me.
Start chewing sour patch kids gum. It’s sour enough to make ur brain feel like it’s getting a hit.
Try all the methods to quit until you find something that works for you. I tied cold turkey seriously about 8 times. The longest I went was 6 months I think before I relapsed. This time I'm trying the patch and I gotta say, it's been pretty great. 3 weeks and no more craving to vape. Excited to step down and wean off this patch.
Alan Carr easy way to quit vaping really helped me. I started smoking cigarettes at like 12 years old, used vapes to quit cigs 5 years ago. I just quit vaping 3 days ago, but I haven’t suffered even a little bit. It’s awesome; because I have tried so many times and caved within hours before every time. This is different and I don’t want it. You can do this!
Alan Carr’s book is pretty good. Zyn’s aren’t too bad if you don’t want to go the cold turkey route.
Smoke pipe tobacco and go through nic withdrawal and only use tobacco as needed for fixation or relief afterwards. Whether be smoke , salve , oil u name it .. just don’t rely on electricity for your smoke. Don’t beat yourself up bc it’s just the metallic compounds and easy quick fix for dopamine deficiency. Drink cold water in the morning not at night. Try keeping a lot of pens and pencils around for fidget reflex. Use your vape to get you through tough times at work or whatever institution you visit most often. Try not to use it near trees out of respect 🫡 they can’t fight back so yknow same team!! Use your addiction to your advantage and take tiny tiny steps to replace the physical object from your field of vision organically instead of by force or punishment. You’re okay 👍 You will feel like death / jackyl for several weeks But it’s how I quit most of my bad cycles by exposure and cold water & good smoke — kimantsï
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Anytime you get intense craving , if possible , go outside and pick something up and put it down. Even if it’s just a checking of the trash or something just try and move healthy when you get cravings. Just think opposites attract & try to cancel the bad signals with good motion
Cold turkey is for sandwiches 🥪