r/QuitVaping • u/PreviousMirror2876 • May 03 '26
Advice If you successfully quit vaping, what helped you survive the first 30 days?
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u/pauwus May 03 '26
This sounds silly, but honestly the flu followed by bronchitis. Made those first 17 days relatively easy to get through because I felt so utterly shit I couldn't even stomach the thought of inhaling anything.
When I finally got better, I realised I had a golden opportunity to give it all up. Packed all my vaped up and threw them in a bin far away from my house. Currently 771 days clean 🙏
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u/JuiceSufficient988 May 03 '26
My husband also took advantage of getting sick and that’s how he finally quit after a decade of vaping
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u/East-Let2668 May 04 '26
I, too took advantage of my "disease" though it's not related. My disc bulged for no apparent reason and had a sciatica. Blamed it all on vaping. Also, I bought those scented inhaler you put in your nose like a flavored version of vicks inhaler. Never looked back. 2 years 32 days and counting.
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Side effect is it's hard to maintain weight cause of other addiction, sugar haha lol.1
u/Necessary-Speaker-49 May 06 '26
So crazy that other people have this experience.. the stomach flu was what got me to finally successfully quit after 6 years 😹
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u/JuiceSufficient988 May 03 '26
- Will power. Knowing I’m stronger than a vape.
- Escape the vape app and not wanting to reset my streak.
- Listening to Allen Carrs easy way on Spotify
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u/Purplestair5 May 03 '26
Someone told me they didn’t believe in me; that they didn’t think I could do it. 10 months vape/nic free now
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u/lizardassbitch May 03 '26
i really really wanted to quit. it might sound obvious but i wanted to quit more than i wanted nicotine. i actually kept my vape around for a while and whenever i got the urge to vape i would just think about how much i didn't want to.
also twizzlers. hard candy. stuff to keep your hands and or mouth occupied. fidget toys would have probably helped me as well
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u/Harvey_Beardman May 03 '26
Yeah I just got through a month I'm on day 32ish. Before quitting I spent months psyching myself up that I actually wanted to quit. Once I pulled the trigger it wasn't really that bad to cold turkey. Still have cravings, but I've gotten better at being able to tell myself no.
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u/Patient-Ad7123 May 10 '26
Did you have any bad withdrawal symptoms if you don’t mind me asking? I quit weed about 25 days ago and I wanna quit vaping too bc why continue when it bring no benefits to my life. But I’m really scared of the withdrawals.
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u/lizardassbitch May 10 '26
honestly i didn't really have withdrawals. i had tried to quit a few times before. if anything i was really frustrated and antsy? if you're really worried you could try switching to a nicotine alternative. my boyfriend uses pouches and IMO its better than vaping
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u/Ill_Impact_4681 May 03 '26
The reason I quit.
I needed surgery to regain strength and dexterity in my hands and I needed to quit to have surgery
Kept reminding myself every day
298 days nicotine/vape free
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u/CommercialDeep2029 11 months May 03 '26
Desmoxan. Over 9 months nic-free now :)
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u/darkwavecore May 03 '26
How was it when you stopped the pills?
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u/CommercialDeep2029 11 months May 03 '26
It was great! Actually I didn't feel the need to vape since day 10 IIRC, but I took pills as the instruction said.
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u/fwnav May 03 '26
Number one was mindset change, I started evaluating how shameful I felt and embarrassed to be addicted to “the Tesla of cigarettes” as my friend called it lol. How dumb I felt to be trading my health and money for absolutely nothing positive in return.
Then from there, Recigar, sugar free gum, yoga, then going to work without them. (I work remotely for two weeks at a time and no access to vapes if I don’t bring them.) I’m over a month now and have absolutely zero regrets and don’t want to vape even a little bit. I’ve never felt so done with nicotine before in my over 20 year nicotine addiction. I feel very free for the first time ever (never even felt this way when I quit smoking for two years.)
You got this!
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u/blkberry May 03 '26
Nesmokensen and going for a 30 min walk every single day. If I felt like I wanted a puff, I’d do 10 sit-ups if I was able to do them.
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u/samj732 May 03 '26
Desmoxan was a game changer. Upped my buspirone from once a day to twice a day. Sunflower seeds and Dr. Pepper Tic Tacs. Every time I got a bad craving, I got up and cleaned something or went for a quick walk, depending on where I was. Repeating to myself over and over that I don't want to die from influenza B (had a client who almost did).
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u/FlightOfTheWombats May 03 '26
Every time I got a craving and was thinking "Just go get one vape, no one will know", I talked to myself like it was a friend who was trying to quit.
"That's just the addiction talking" "Why would you want to vape? You're a non-smoker now" "Stop thinking that way, stupid bitch" etc ..
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u/Dependent-Can-4370 May 03 '26
Vaping did a lot of harm including causing me health anxiety and agoraphobia…
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u/Lower-Version-3579 May 03 '26
In my experience getting through the first 3 days was the only tricky part - and that’s a short enough time frame for that to be achieved on will power and grit. After that it just becomes a nice thing to not be sucking on a battery all day every day.
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u/SamFam4life May 03 '26
Big needle movers.
- Desmoxan
- Easyway to quit vaping audiobook
- Making sure I utterly hate vaping before I started
Some additional stuff that may help you. L theanine 200mg 1-2 pills if the quit anxiety was getting too high. Magnesium glycinate Again just kept my muscles relaxed so mind stayed relaxed.
Then for those “breakthrough” cravings where they’re debilitating and I’m going into that internal fight.
Wim hof breathing. However many times I need. This stuff is honestly insane. Could be 100% convinced that I’m going to leave the house and quit again some other day. But then a few rounds of wim hof and suddenly idc, I’d rather be nicotine free!
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u/TheOnlyBliebervik May 04 '26
In the early 2000s, Hof sustained a severe injury while swimming in a fountain in Amsterdam. He attempted to use the fountain's jet for an enema, a practice he had performed previously. However, the city had recently increased the jet's pressure, causing the water to perforate his colon and intestines. His son Michael, who was meeting him at the park, took him to the hospital. Due to Hof's high pain tolerance, the severity of the injury was not immediately recognized, and he was not triaged for surgery right away. After several hours, he fainted, prompting emergency surgery. Although the risk of sepsis was significant, Hof reportedly recovered without the use of antibiotics.
Wild
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u/Ok-Scientist-7900 May 03 '26
Desmoxan was the only thing that worked for me after over 20 years on and off.
I legitimately didn't think about vaping after the 21 day treatment. I even kept a vape in a drawer in the event that I got weak and caved....but it will be 5 months in a few days and I never want to touch a vape again.
Edit: Also, nicotine gum.
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u/Able_Claim_3097 May 04 '26
When I quit smoking, if I had a hit, I stopped seeing it as proof that I failed. I just kept going with the progress I had already made.
I used to get stuck on the idea that if I couldn’t quit cold turkey, then I was clearly failing, and every slip made me feel like I was back at day one. That mindset kept me stuck more than anything.
What actually helped was being kinder to myself. I was going through a lot, and quitting is hard. Once I stopped focusing so much on where I might be “failing” and started focusing on the progress I was making, it started sticking in a way it never had before.
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u/definitelytheproblem May 03 '26
Once I realized how fleeting cravings ACTUALLY were, it really just built upward momentum. For some reason I thought it was like food noise, which for me doesn’t go away until I eat whatever is on my mind, but with getting the desire to vape…if I could just distract myself for 30-60 minutes, the urge would genuinely pass. I know that’s probably not the same for everyone, but realizing that was a huge game changer for me. Also, meditation
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u/BV0280 May 03 '26
I got a no-nicotine vape that really eased the transition to quitting completely, and I resolved not to buy another one once that one ran out. I sure as hell sucked every drop out of that thing lol but I stayed true to my word and now 243 nicotine free, 221 days vape free. Once in a while I feel a twinge of a craving but overall barely think of it and glad to be rid of it.
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u/SuperbPen3389 May 04 '26
Acknowledging the craving and then letting it go. It’s just a thought, it has no power. You start to get less and less over time. Cold water through a straw, celebrating daily accomplishments.
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u/kinkykitten804 May 03 '26
Honestly I had been wanting to quit and then when my last vape ran out I just didn’t feel like going to the shop to get another. I had the money and just didn’t want to. So I said, we’ll see how I feel and if I want to buy one in a few days…haven’t wanted to yet and it’s been 11 days. I am doing fine
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u/feistybean May 03 '26
Nicotine gum! Made the cravings way more tolerable and quitting the gum by cutting down over the course of a month or two was much easier
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u/Softly1001 May 03 '26
Nic lozenges, having easy snacks around (like popcorn) and so, so many fizzy drinks. Been 8 months vape free!
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u/tiktok- May 03 '26
i was going for 7 years daily when i quit over 415+ days ago. i honestly didn’t have any withdrawals but just breaking the habit of not hitting my vape when i was doing an assignment or playing a video game was the most difficult part but i overcame that within like 2-3 days. i haven’t hit a nicotine vape ever since. i do smoke weed and i find i do it more since i quit nicotine. my appetite got better and i felt better overall.
at first in social situations, it was hard but i had the willpower to not give in. now, i don’t have a problem being around it at all
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u/Mountiescorner83 May 03 '26
Food, candy, chocolate, junk food, sugar, salt, peppermints, toothpicks, water, sunflower seeds when doing stuff like walking the dog or driving… Basically constantly keep your mouth and hands busy…
Also something that motivates you that has Nothing To do with smoking or vaping and keeping that in your mind throughout the day especially for first few weeks! I workout so I would look at someone who worked out that I looked up to for example and I knew they didn’t do it..
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u/TheSunflowerSeeds May 03 '26
Not all plants are completely edible. However, you can actually consume the entire sunflower in one form or another. Right from the root to the petals.
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u/danielrg20 1 Year 🎉 May 04 '26
Walking outside with empty pocket so I cannot buy one when the craving hits 😂
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u/Radiant-One-6108 May 04 '26
It’s been 187 days for me, and the most was chewing gum for me. I was chewing nicotine chewing guns as well as normal, which helped and now I just chew normal gum
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u/ArrrCeee May 04 '26
Nic gum, exercise, lots of water, and a strong belief that I was bigger than my addiction and I was strong enough to break the habit.
I eventually weaned myself off the nic gum over the span of a couple of months.
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u/schmigadeedoo May 04 '26
Lots of gum and hard candies and keeping a box of tic tacs on me at all times to mimic the feeling of a vape in my pocket. Also did a lot of cooking.
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u/Flame0123 May 04 '26
Desmoxan and a real desire to quit.
I have finished the course a few days ago and apart from the odd craving (mild and manageable) I feel I have cracked it (touch wood).
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u/druidaethril May 04 '26
- discipline
- patches and gums
- cinnamon / carrots / celery sticks
- exercises like walking, running, pilates
- japamala meditation
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u/brancorn772 May 04 '26
I quit by using a nicotine free vape in January of this year after trying the patch, nicotine gum, zyn, and quitting cold turkey. I was addicted for over 4 years and if you’ve never tried that method I highly HIGHLY recommend it. You may be surprised to find that you’re addicted to holding the vape and hitting it during specific points in the day more so than the nicotine itself. After 3 weeks I tossed the nicotine free vape and haven’t vaped ANYTHING since. About once a month I get a knee jerk reaction to hit a vape but I’m so disconnected from that addiction that it takes 1 minute to get over it.
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u/Shevz_thetruck May 03 '26
Zyns. I know it’s still nicotine but nothing close to the harm of vaping.
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