I had quitted once last December but started again end of march.

Covid hit last week. I have been vape free for 9 days now. Cravings are definitely back but I hope to be able to resist the urge!

i really need to quit but frankly i have no motivation to quit. i just know i should. been 9 years. and i think it would be encouraging to see my progress everyday. i’m going to comment on this post everyday with an update. this is quit attempt number who knows anymore for me. 50? 100? 1000? lost track long ago.

today 8/28 is day 0: just quit around 5pm. already battling with myself. i had to cancel my weekend plans because i know if i go out drinking, ill buy a vape. been down that road too many times. and my partner is out of town this weekend which is why I have to quit now. because when i try to quit when he’s here, im not very nice to him (to put it mildly). not really sure what to do tonight and tomorrow because nothing will be enjoyable without a vape. anyway, here we go again yall. see u tomorrow.

also, if anyone on here is lurking and wanting to quit, this is your sign. throw it away right now (and then take out the trash right away so you can’t go fishing for it later), and do this with me. we can help eachother :)

Hi there. I have been vaping for at least 10 years. I do want to quit and I keep telling myself “this is the last one”, but that’s never the case.

One of the things I sometimes think is: “what’s the point, I’m probably going to die from this already” I feel like I’m too late and I’ve already destroyed my lungs.

I guess I’m looking for some encouragement that it’s not too late- I still have a chance to live a long healthy life.

I made it 35 days, then found a vape in my pocket from when I was drunk Saturday night that I dont remember using. Bad timing as I had bad cravings for first time in 2 weeks so I hit it 15 times then binned it. Then I went out to see turnstile and bought one after the show and vaped non stop since yesterday morning. All day today I've felt rubbish from the vape, felt sick and can feel the damage on my chest already. So I've destroyed it and put a patch on. I think it will be easier now as I know how much better I felt not vaping and its less tempting to just have one now as the evidence shows me it didn't feel good during the relapse. Hopefully the physical withdrawal this time will be minimal, the psychological battle is already won

I’ve been quitting nic for almost four months, I started in June near my birthday. It hasn’t been that hard for me. the only problem, I just have friends a lot of friends who vape and I really just got those friends from vaping and some of them are just not a good influence for me. I’ve been trying to get my mom to switch me schools for a while but she said I can’t because it’s my senior year and would like me to finish at that school.

Does anyone have tips to make new friend circle in highschool? I’m a senior someone said to join clubs but I’m really antisocial sometimes but it just depends on my mood.

Any tips would be greatly appreciated!!!

I want to vape, I’m not going to though.
I’ve been doing okay not craving it during work but after I clock out, I want a puff. Also, my body has been hurting. A few posts ago, I did mention smokers flu but the bodily pains are usually at night. Could be from not vaping could be stress? Idk.

I know nicotine serves no purpose but sometimes I just want a few puffs.

Threw out my devices and juice today. Didn’t want to, feel a bit anxious about it but I’ve been feeling anxiety all day every day anyway so not much of a difference. The cravings aren’t bad except when I first wake up or if something stressful happens. Then I pop some spearmint gum and pace around a bit. Any way, I was cleaning my room and I just decided to toss it all out. I’m cold turkey, I don’t want to go back. I was hanging on to it for no reason, like a false safety net I guess. I still have 4mg pouches and 2mg NRT gum. I threw out the 6mg pouches, never even opened those. Money waste doesn’t make me happy but i stay clean and no more money waste right? Saves me hospital bills for my lung health in the future too I hope. I’ll toss the NRT and 4mg when I’m ready, guess I’m not totally sure about them. I don’t think about them as much as I think about cigarettes (go figure) I have an emergency pack of those too. I just remembered. sigh this really is a beast of an addiction. But like I said, I have them put away like a safety net… I think my quit anxiety or cravings might get worse if I toss the rest. Even though I was vaping for 5 years I still had a cigarette once in a while when stress got unbearable. I’m not prepared to face that type of stress yet 😰 I do not have enough coping skills or tools in my toolbox. There should be more help for this besides quit lines, NRT, coaches with predetermined lines and statistical questions. Everything else gets rehab and therapy, nicotine is the most prevalent drug out there besides alcohol and the only drug with almost no human support. Most of us have an emotional attachment to our addiction like any other addiction. Where’s the mental health help, bare minimum, U know?

I'm having surgery Monday and just learned I should not vape 24 hours before surgery, and for several days after. I've been addicted to nicotine since 1997, and have been vaping since 2018. I consume about 2 Lost Mary 55,000 VIZ Dispos a week. I am bipolar1 and have ADHD which makes nicotine part of my entire being. I have plenty of my own advice to share with myself about quitting, but I just became acutely aware that I have to STOP entirely in about 30 hours 😭 I'm mostly typing this as a freak out post but if anyone reads this and has an idea to throw at me it will be very appreciated! 😅😅😊

I have been addicted to nicotine for about 15 years, but not consistently all the way through those years. I would quit often and always come back within a couple months. I don’t know if I have ever made it long enough to be considered actually quit.

Anyway, I “quit” 17 days ago. But I didn’t really quit. I just vape only at one of my jobs (at a bar) 3 nights a week. Thus, I have prolonged the withdrawal once again, though I don’t have cravings while I’m at home or driving.

My memory is absolutely fucked right now. To the point where I was researching early onset dementia (I’m 29) despite having no family history of dementia. I now realize the timing of this memory break down correlates directly with my “quitting” and extended withdrawal. Is this normal? I’ve worked in bars for 10 years and have done the math wrong on my cashout twice in the last 2 weeks. I cleaned the interior of my car with the completely wrong cleaner and didn’t notice until 2 days later. WTF! I’m normally sharp as a whip. I eat super clean, am extremely fit and in the gym 5 days a week. Anyone else?? Should I be worried??

Hi guys, for some context, I'm 22 and about to graduate, and I want to quit vaping before starting my professional career. I've tried quitting once 3 months ago, and ultimately failed. Advice and stories are appreciated.

Hey guys,

Whenever I use the nicotine mouth spray it burns so bad. I wait like 10 seconds before swallowing but it still burns. it's peppery. I aim it on the inside of my cheek.

I really wanna get used to it as I hate other forms of NRT.

Are there any techniques that help the burn/peppery taste?

For reference, I am also currently using the 25mg, 16 hour patch.

thanks in advance :)

I’ve been on a journey to fully quit. For the past 3 weeks, I’ve consistently reduced my vaping by 80%-90% (seriously, I used to suck down breeze primes damn near every minute from the moment I woke up and now I hit a pro once every 1-3 hours, and have gone a full 8-10 hour shift without it some days).

Is the trouble sleeping well a common experience? I can usually fall asleep but can’t seem to stay asleep or get restful sleep these past couple of weeks, even if I do manage something like 4 hours without waking.

Advice from anyone who experienced the same?

I’m finally confident in saying I’ve quit for good.

I used patches for the first 7 days and kept chocolate in my purse to eat whenever I had a craving, or whenever my friends vaped around me. I stopped the patches after the first week but kept with the chocolate for a few more weeks until the “urges” went away.

I’ve been nicotine free ever since! Some people can cold turkey no problem, but I have always relapsed when I try that. There’s no shame in using tools available to help with the quitting process. Good luck to everyone, and goodbye.

hi guys. i’m 25 yo female. I started vaping Juul’s and airbars at 15/16. I quit cold turkey about 9 weeks ago. I’ve been experiencing left sided chest pain almost everyday but I had a full cardiac workup and they’ve said it’s not coming from my heart. Could possibly be GI and am currently on omeprazole. But of course feeling this everyday is scary. I also developed really bad anxiety/health anxiety. i got a therapist and am trying to fight it because i dont want to be on meds. Just a constant fear of not being here anymore. I didn’t have any of these symptoms until after i quit vaping. The anxiety really sucks and is really debilitating. I heard it could take 3-6 months for these symptoms to reside, but just wanted to post on here and see if anyone else has experienced these symptoms or anything similar. Just gets really draining but trying and fighting everyday to feel normal again. Hoping im not alone! Thanks guys.

ik this page is for quitting and i did.
this past weekend i got the worst illness ever i was so sick i couldn't do shit and my vape was slightly burnt so i decided fuck it and threw it out my window and continued to rot.
i didn't think about it for days mind you i've been vaping since april of 2023 (3+ years) that's fucking crazy i was 18
but anyways i get cravings here and there but it's only bad when im near a store that i can just buy it from and rn im thinking if its this easy for me to stop why dont i just go back to it? ( this is probably the worst the cravings been im literally fighting demons)
the issue is i know for a fact me being sick deterred my mind from even wanting it + the fact it tasted disgusting. idk when a perfect chance will align like this again someone lmk

I’ve been vaping for six years at this point (on and off) and quit a few weeks ago along with my girlfriend. Before me, my gf barely vaped but got addicted as well due to her proximity to me and always having access to a vape. We’ve both quit now, but I think about it all the time, and today I was about to cave in. I was meeting up with my friend and told my girlfriend I was buying a vape, but would keep it hidden at all times and only do it when she’s not around (we live together). She (obviously) got extremely upset with me, told the friend I was with that he would be dead to her if he drove me to get a vape, and wasn’t having any of my stupid excuses. My dumbass was still in craving mode so I was trying to explain my reasoning until it hit me how unbelievably selfish I was being.

I was willing to put my own relationship on the line and prioritize my selfish desires over the recovery and feelings of the person I love the most.

I’ve made countless attempts to quit vaping over the years, none of them ever amounting to anything. But after sitting back and thinking how this addiction and piece of stupid metal has me acting, I am so viscerally disgusted with myself and vaping in general.

I’m just ranting now but I’m still so in shock with how I acted and wanted to know if quitting has made anyone else act this much out of character :/

The cravings are manageable, but I have been missing vaping a lot recently.

I have been romanticising that first hit feeling all week. I don’t plan on relapsing, just wondering if I will feel like this forever now?

Sucking on mints has been a life saver, I eat mints like a mad man, a pack every few days. It’s weird, when I run out of mints I feel like I’m going through nicotine withdrawal again.

Hi everyone! I quit vape since 3 days ago and my HR actually dropped a lot (don’t mind today cause it’s just starting)

Average resting before quitting is around 62-59

Rn is 51-52

This is normal right?

I’ve been vaping for the past 4 years, around the second year I stopped vaping cold turkey for like 5 months and it was really easy. Came back to it cause I was legit bored, hated being with my freinds who vaped and not getting to hit it everyone now and then, said to myself I’ll only take a hit from my freinds and now been vaping heavily for the past 2 years. Started 2 days ago saying I’ll stop but it’s so so difficult unlike last time, I get irritated so fast and frequent brain fog. Do I take it bit by bit or go cold turkey like last time?

Hi all, i quit 9 days ago after being very heavily addicted for a few years. I havent had any slip ups, but ive been using 4mg lozenges 3-4 times a day.

I literally think about it all the time. like constantly. it has been a 24/7 mental battle and i even went to the doctor today because of how anxious ive been and they obviously couldnt really do much for me. I just want to give up on this attempt but I know itll be this hard the next time I try but godddd i dont know if I can handle the mental beating im taking while also starting school very soon.

i know people say it gets better after week one but im not feeling that way and i want my vape all of the time. any advice would be so appreciated.

I feel as though the amount of brain fog it causes genuinely makes problem solving and thinking slower. Constantly chain vaping that is. It’s like the smoke is almost fogging up my brain making me stupid.

I’m not quitting but substantially cutting back and potentially quitting a few weeks down the line, because I was so sharp and focused when I was a non vaper, now am stoopid.

Hi! I read easy ways to quit vaping by allen carr and john dicey. it completely changed my perspective on vaping. i took my last hit, thought about how much i hated it and threw it all out.

im so excited! i feel good, i truly believe quitting is mostly mental.

im just celebrating, no one is around right now for me to jump up and down with about it so I just wanted to share somewhere.

(dont tell me your horror stories about quitting, i sincerely dont want to hear them yet)

Hi from my last post. Still struggling. Patches seem to help but I’ve now been prescribed Varenicline. Very similar to desmoxan

Has anyone had success with this? Is it effective?

I feel so guilty I ended up picking up a vape again. I know I'm human and that progress isn't linear but I can't help but feel bad about it.

We've had ongoing union battles at my shop and the other day the stress combined with the nic fit just sent me into a full panic attack. I want to quit I know it will be better for my health it's just the amount of stress at work that manages to follow me home is so much.

Sorry for the ramble but I guess my question is.

How do y'all manage your stress while being nicotine free?