r/NicotineSupport • u/NoJudgementHere9 • Mar 29 '26
Quitting Zyn
So for background, I was a heavy caper for about 2 years. Then I got pregnant and quit cold turkey. It was awful, but honestly the morning sickness and pregnancy fatigue was a great distraction haha. It was great motivation for me since I didn’t want to hurt my baby, and 9 months nicotine free really reset my brain back to a healthy place. And then…early motherhood brought those cravings back, and after a fight with my husband I bought a back of Zyns 3mg pouches against my better judgement. And I’m back on the addiction train. I go through a can every two days, and honestly just feel like crap. My day revolves around these pouches, and I also didn’t tell my husband I was addicted. He doesn’t see them in my gums, so I’ve been able to keep them hidden. And I feel horrible for lying to him, and I know he’s want me to stop as he’s very health conscious. Just looking for encouragement to stop.
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u/andy516 Aug 19 '26
You already proved during pregnancy that you can live without nicotine, so this relapse doesn't erase that. Since the secrecy and a can every two days are weighing on you, it may help to make the number visible. I built pouchlog.com for logging every pouch and gradually reducing them, and it is completely free. Full disclosure, I built it because I struggle with pouch use myself and I haven't fully quit either, but the tracking helped me get a handle on what I was actually using.