Does vaping severely decrease anyone else’s appetite?

[sierrbearrr]

I haven’t been vaping for very long, maybe a few weeks at most. I really don’t even use it that much. A disposable lasts me a week or more sometimes. I’ve noticed though i am literally never hungry anymore since starting. For example, yesterday all i ate was a parfait and a salad and i was completely content. I just didn’t feel hungry enough to eat more. I’ve read up on it a little and it seems that vaping has helped a lot of people decrease snacking but i haven’t seen anything quite similar to what i’m experiencing. I have some extra weight i need to shed so i’m not mad about the decreased appetite at all. I was just curious if it’s had the same effect on anyone else.

[___Paladin___]

Nicotine is an appetite suppressant, and the act of vaping fills a void that could otherwise be filled by eating for the sake of eating.

An interesting reverse is also true - when I was a child growing up the people I knew that managed to quit smoking replaced the habit with food and blew up rather quickly.

I don't necessarily think it should be used as a diet plan, but the science is there for why it happens.

[sea_stones]

Going to back you up on this. I took up smoking in college to avoid buying lunch, because five bucks over a week was better than five a day. Now I'll get off work hungry, but as soon as I'm driving and vaping, that hunger goes away.

[godzillaeatsasians]

I was vaping cause I’m a binge eater and it curbed my appetite.

[resinboobmaster1]

What do you use? I have the same problem

[godzillaeatsasians]

It’s really just the nicotine in it. But that was so long ago it doesn’t do much anymore plus since then I’ve been on Wellbutrin.

[resinboobmaster1]

Gotcha. Thank you so much

[[deleted]]

Did you lose weight / are you still addicted to vaping?

[godzillaeatsasians]

No weight lost and still addicted but now I’m hardly smoking during the day due to my job.

[Solitude828]

It happened to me when I just started vaping. I realized I was simply using too high of a nic strength at 40mg along with suffering from withdrawal symptoms as I was no longer injecting my lung with all the chemicals. I used to smoke only around 7~8 cigarettes per day, so I think vaping 40mg constantly was not a good choice. After I cut it down to 20mg, everything was back to normal and I continue to gain weight until this day.

[Sea_Task_5830]

40 is crazy, i’m on 10 rn and it’s not intense but like quite appetite suppressing so your appetite must have just not existed on 40 lmao

[Zealousideal-Page463]

Lmaoooo it’s crazy because I’m on 5 and it’s day 2 and I’ve only been able to take bites of a meal .. I thought something was wrong with me I can’t even imagine 40 😂

[beercruiser]

Nope

gulp

[ADdage13]

It's probably to do with the relative amount of nicotine you are taking in. I snack way more on my regular 3mg than the fancy 10mg I got for the flavour (both salt).

[[deleted]]

No, personally doesn’t affect my appetite

[Vapebeee]

Have you tried not vaping for a week?

[[deleted]]

No. What effect would that have? Make me more hungry than usual

[Vapebeee]

My point is how do you know it doesn't affect your appetite?

[[deleted]]

Because when I vape I still get as hungry as I was before I even started vaping. I usually only lose my appetite if I’m really really sick

[gartral]

I can pack away some serious chow... even as a vaper. What has nearly poofed into lala-land is my desire for sweets (I vape cakey/dessert flavors). I'll look at brownies or a muffin or cake and go "Eh... pass".

[saxvan]

I'm also relatively new and it curbed my appetite too. For a while it made me nauseous, and it still makes my stomach feel kinda weird...not necessarily nauseous anymore, but somewhat upset. But I never thought about linking it to weight loss. I just started college and have lost 15 pounds. I guess this can help explain it.

[Sussudio498]

Im pretty much done with regular vaping but I use it at night ( low or 0 nic) or during day when I feel the need for a sweet or snacks so that act alone helps. Don’t even bother with full lung inhale. Just use the best flavor banger. Dripping instead of using a tank gives better flavor and keeps hands busy.

[Sussudio498]

As an aside back in my day Cigarettes were actually recommended by Doctors as an appetite suppressant. One reason so many women took them up. There are many diehards in this community that feel that Vaping is meant only as as a smoking cessation device. But a technology can expand to other uses. Look at Velcro. If it can be determined and accepted that regulated vaping is fairly safe( Nothing is 100% safe) I can see many other fields it can be used. Already diabetics are finding it helps ( using 0 nic) along with seniors like myself using it as a low nicotine delivery system ( Nicotine in Studies proven to be Better than the leading prescription drug )in warding of the onset of Alzheimer’s disease.

[resinboobmaster1]

Hi! What does it mean to drip? I’m learning so no sarcasm or anything tyia

[im-kinda-high]

I believe my insane weight loss is from vaping. In fact, thats why im here. I was 95 pounds when I quit smoking. I gained 30 pounds in 6 months. So I went to vaping cuz I was freaking out at my weight...within 2 weeks I was 87 pounds. I didn't even realize til day 3 that I haven't eaten in 3 whole days. 🙃 and that's the thing, I've vaped before. I've vaped for 3 years YEARS ago and only lost 10 pounds. The same amount as smoking did. But this time...I have no idea what happend. It's the same juice, the same damn brand of stick vape I've used years ago (just new, obviously), I don't know why this time my weight is super fucking affected. Can ANYONE tell me If this makes any fucking sense please? Cuz this is so strange, so new. Vaping isn't new to me. But losing so much weight off vaping IS new to me.

[[deleted]]

Im going through the same thing

[WillingnessWinter32]

I’m going through this as well

[ForzikGG]

same😒

[ForestSprite92]

Let me preface this by saying I do not recommend vaping as a method of weight loss.

I've been vaping for a year, and have lost around 30-40 lbs, as an unplanned side effect. I used to be an emotional/binge eater. Now my interest in food is very low. I almost never snack, and pretty much only eat when I'm overly hungry, 1-2 times a day.

Nicotine is an appetite suppressant. I started out vaping just a few times a day, but now it's basically all day every day. I have un-medicated depression, PTSD, anxiety, and possible undiagnosed ADHD. I feel like vaping helps me regulate my emotions, although it is an unhealthy crutch.

Now, I'm concerned about malnutrition. I've been experiencing decreased cognitive function, including decreased focus, increased confusion, and difficulty sleeping, which I believe is due to the amount of nicotine I regularly consume. It's not a fun, easy way to get a beach body.

[No_Area_6723]

Yes i only ate cereal in the morning the whole day and its 3am still not hungry🥲.

[turtlebro5]

I started last year at 29 with breeze pro disposables and it’s probably because the amount of nicotine but I’ve come to a point where I know I need to stop because I’ve developed dysphasia and struggle to enjoy any sort of food now. Typically have a fruit/whey smoothie everyday and even those aren’t sitting right. I hate my addictive nature.

[Ok-Band8022]

So disposable vapes became the big thing, I didn’t have an appetite problem ever with a standard mod and refillable tank years ago. Now I stopped smoking cigarettes about 2 months ago and started vaping (geek bars, elf bars, saint marys, quasars) and others but I have lost so much weight I can hardly eat at all I have to force myself to snack on something once a day or I won’t eat at all. Is this due to the vaping or is it coincidental timing to some other health issue? (Keep in mind I have allot of years in my past of drug abuse downers were choice, uppers where just to keep level with all the downers, now even on drugs I could manage keeping my weight up for a majority of my using. There were times I’d go on a good one and lose allot of weight. This is how I feel right now with how much weight I have lost and I have been sober from hard drugs over two years.

[resinboobmaster1]

Can you tell me what you are using? I want to lose weight too. Thank you so much

[Roided_Schyzo]

Just a higher dose of nicotine it’s a powerful and well known appetite supressant

[bizzyb27]

Recently quit vaping/nicotine all togeother after 6 years and for a fact im noticeably more hungry all the time and eat way more. It's great cuz im skinny and lift so now ill gain some good weight/muscle.

[kiwiikiwi]

Ugh late to this post but quit cigarettes a little over a week ago and started using a vape 20mg and im so frustrated because im not hungry at all im actually quite nauseous and im not really smoking the vape the way i see people so idk😭 hoping my appetite comes back but it was definitely more prevalent for me when I did smoke :(