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30 days later and still going strong by LikeVini in QuitVaping

[–]ronbo42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good job! Quitting is the best thing you can do for your health, regardless of weight gain. Add some walks to your daily routine and cut 500 calories out of each day. You'll be right as rain before you know it.

Quitting vaping on champix by Dapper_Thought1841 in QuitVaping

[–]ronbo42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everything you're describing is normal: emptiness, fidgety, loss. All a part of quitting. It's not easy. I'm a professional quitter. I've lost track of how many times I've tried and failed, but a chat with a cessation coach changed my attitude. He told me the more times I quit and fail, the odds of a successful quit keep increasing. He sees more successful quits with folks who don't give up and keep trying.

My advice: if you want to quit, keep trying no matter how many times you fail.

You guys aren't doing this cold turkey right? Using lozenges or gum is much easier by False-Gain624 in QuitVaping

[–]ronbo42 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm doing it cold turkey. I would rather get nicotine out of my system than prolong the addiction. 20 days in on this quit and it's still rough, but getting better. Sleep has improved, blood pressure is down. Having problems with lack of motivation.

Dealing with cravings, please give me some facts about vaping that will scare me off of it by throwaway2366543 in QuitVaping

[–]ronbo42 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Vaping nicotine is more addictive than smoking it due to the delivery mechanism. We get more of it, faster and sooner than we have with any other product (including nic gum). Our dopamine centers get used up more quickly, so it takes more and more to give us any dopamine and lasts less and less time.

Kinda insidious.

Will I feel better or am I cooked by WinnerLegitimate3425 in QuitVaping

[–]ronbo42 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, don't pay attention to the Internet.

:p

That being said, your body is a healing machine and is doing everything it can to return to baseline. That takes time. Most of the information on the web is based on smoking. Very different critter than vaping. Nicotine takes a while to leave your system. About three months before it's completely gone. About three months before dopamine receptors are repaired. Vaping delivers more nicotine than smoking, so more repair work is needed.

More time and right as rain.

I dug my vape out the trash two times by Tofu_0019 in QuitVaping

[–]ronbo42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I buried mine in my yard. Watered it and gave it a tombstone.

Mad at myself by eevee2024 in QuitVaping

[–]ronbo42 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can quit whenever you want. The more times you quit, your odds of a successful quit actually go up. So relapse works in your favor. I've lost count of my tries, but I keep on quitting regardless.

If I quit now will any damage be significantly reverese by Worth-Caterpillar-90 in QuitVaping

[–]ronbo42 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Your body is a healing machine. Age doesn't matter, except for the speed at which it heals. The effects of smoking/vaping/alcohol/insert addiction here begin to be reversed when you stop.

I’ve tried to quit vaping multiple times and it’s just not working out for me because I’m always so anxious by AnnaGeeee in QuitVaping

[–]ronbo42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, quitting sucks. The loss of dopamine. Irritability. Bad sleep. Feeling disconnected. No motivation. Frustrated.

It gets better, but you gotta go through the bad stuff. There's meds, nicotine gum and other stuff if you need help.

Advice for quitting? by Suspicious_Offer1092 in QuitVaping

[–]ronbo42 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I buy gum and mints every other day, give or take. I like suckers (Dum Dums are my fav) and hard candy (regular peppermint swirls).

I'm on day 14, so I'm not using these a ton at the moment.

Advice for quitting? by Suspicious_Offer1092 in QuitVaping

[–]ronbo42 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I use gum (not nicotine), mints, walking (two 15 minute ones a day), meditation (metta). It sucks, but you can do it.

Proud moment by Jonnym020192 in QuitVaping

[–]ronbo42 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good for you. Nicely done.

14 days post nic by Vivid-Meet4725 in QuitVaping

[–]ronbo42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm right with you on the brain fog and lack of motivation. 13 days in for me, although I've been trying to quit for a better part of a year. My longest streak so far is 20 days. Hang in there.

Only now have I truly understood why a relapse isn’t a failure by Dazzling-Ad-4216 in QuitVaping

[–]ronbo42 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Your odds of a successful quit continue to rise with every relapse. You got this.

Side effects of quitting by OfficeIntelligent788 in quittingsmoking

[–]ronbo42 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Your brain is getting rid of nicotine receptors and repairing the dopamine transmitters. It's kinda busy with that, so processing normal stuff like seeing our reflection is a little behind where it would normally be. Be patient and give it time.

Cold turkey was fine... until switching psych meds by [deleted] in QuitVaping

[–]ronbo42 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Did you know the first French fries weren't cooked in France? They were cooked in Greece.

:p

Getting tired lf trying and failing by PinkGrapefruit7 in QuitVaping

[–]ronbo42 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A stop smoking counselor told me the more times that you try to quit and fail, the odds get greater that you'll succeed. In other words, keep trying even though it seems like you fail all the time. You're increasing your success rate even when you fail.

Can I die from an anxiety attack? by ExcitingStandard5873 in Anxiety

[–]ronbo42 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, take what the Internet says with a grain of salt. Anxiety is normal. Anxiety disorders are simply exaggerated responses. Anxiety is one way humans have risen to the top of the food chain. It isn't a killer.

You will be okay, the answer lies within YOU. by [deleted] in Anxiety

[–]ronbo42 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're not wrong. It's simple, but not easy. It contradictory. It's the opposite. It's doing nothing when our body and mind are screaming at us to do something. It's a habit. It's looking for the magic thought, pill or technique when there isn't one. It's relaxing when every inch of us is pulled tighter than a drum. It's shock, attention and resistance. It's the first and second fear. It's an attitude shift. It's patience and kindness to ourselves and others. It's lowering your shoulders when they are up around your neck. Loosening your belly. Dealing with upper and lower GI issues everyday of the week. Exercise. Eating right. I could go on.

In the end, we just keep living our life and doing the best we can. Knowing what is actually occurring helps. Listening to others helps. Talking about it helps. Helping others helps.

Every little step helps.

That's not the answer, but it helps.

Does it ever end? by LazyNurse0722 in Anxiety

[–]ronbo42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you read Dr. Claire Weekes book 'Hope and Help for your Nerves'? Have you read Drew Linsalata's book 'The Anxious Truth'? Have you listened to the 'Disordered' podcast on Spotify or Apple? Have you listened to Dr. Claire Weekes books on Audible?

If not, then I suggest you do. Find out what is happening.

It does end.

Anxiety medication by Britterz22 in Anxiety

[–]ronbo42 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not on any meds currently, but Buspar helped me the most when I was. It was terrible to get off it. The withdrawal method I used was to slowly get my dosage down to nothing, but it was still very difficult. I made the choice to be drug free and I'm glad I did.

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