I've been vaping since 2018-2019. Started off with salt nic vapes (Suorin drop was my first device), then disposable vapes became popular with puff bars, escobars, geekbars etc. I vaped pretty heavily and as a result, practically everything i do on a daily basis can be associated with vaping. Driving, eating, watching tv/gaming, chores, hell i even vaped while taking a shit lol. It got to the point where I was sneaking hits while at the movie theaters or going to the bathroom in a restaurant just to vape. It was bad to say the least. Deep down I knew I would have to quit someday but nicotine had a chokehold on me.

2 years ago, I went on a 7 day cruise and did not bring any vapes as a test to see if I can quit cold turkey and I figured if my withdrawals symptoms or mental health worsened, i'd just smoke a cigaratte or a tobacco cigar sold on the ship (which I didn't). I fought the withdrawals and negative feelings for the duration of the cruise but when I got back, I devoured my vape lol.

My cousin recommended Desmoxan since it helped him quit nicotine and his nicotine usage was similar to mine. I can't thank him enough!

I'm on day 19 of the treatment and there's only been a handful of days where I took the max amount of tablets recommended for that day (ex: 6 tablets max on days 1-3, 5 max on days 4-12 etc) but i never exceeded the daily limit and I was either on time in spreading them out between the recommended hours or i took them slightly too late (ex. taking a tablet 3 hours after taking the previous one when it says to take it every 2 hours on day 1-3 etc). Despite my irregular usage of the treatment, this stuff is still very effective. By day 3, hitting the vape didnt feel right. It actually felt kind of bad. On day 4, I almost couldnt stand it and was amazed by the treatment. I feel like i'm not craving nicotine anymore but i'm craving the flavor or the action of vaping itself. Either way, this stuff is a godsend. I can't imagine going 2 weeks nicotine free cold turkey. My lungs feel better and I'm not getting weird feelings in my chest anymore. Just feel healthier all around tbh. I did get some headaches randomly between day 5 and day 9 but everything has been smooth since then.

Has anyone used a 0% vape to help them either during the treatment or after day 25? I think it would help me but i'd like some feedback from desmoxan users.

Sorry for the lengthy post but I wanted to give my input to help anyone out! Feel free to comment any questions and I will get back to you as soon as i can! We're all in this together!

TL;DR: Desmoxan has been working great for me (a heavy vaper) and I'm currently on day 19 while being nic free since day 5. I highly recommend it but first check with a doctor to make sure it won't negatively affect you, especially if you have any pre existing conditions.

Tired of not feeling like myself. My body is still uncomfortable, I’m anxious 24/7. I want this to get better. I’m scared seeing the posts of people who have quit longer and the anxiety didn’t go away months later. I don’t want to feel like this. I really feel like this will be me forever now 😰 I’m really tired of being scared

I've been vaping on and off for about 4 years? Each period before this one I'd had a relatively easy time quitting, and in a way that got me to take it up without much thought during stressful periods. Also a social smoker on top of it on nights out which obviously adds to it. Oh god I threw up so much today. It seems to come in waves. TMI warning but it's a phlegmy weird thing each time and I feel so stupid. F*ck this. Never doing it again. I also realised by the night that it seemed to have killed my sense of smell without me realising it somehow (I don't understands the mechanisms of why). I've been using patches but wondering if that's contributing to my reaction? Ugh man it feels so bad and I should probably eat something but I've got no appetite for anything other than water.

Coming up on 3 months free of nicotine, which I’m proud of, but two things are still tripping me up:

1. Mornings were always tied to vaping for me, and that habit loop hasn’t fully faded even at 3 months in. I have to fight a debate of whether to hit the gas station and grab a new vape in my own head daily. I haven’t given in but it’s really difficult and beginning to bum me out big time.

2. Nicotine was my main stress-relief tool, and I still haven’t found a solid replacement for it. I’ve noticed a bit of relief with caffeine, I drink more alcohol now, and I’ve noticed myself leaning on some other unhealthy coping habits too.

For those further out from quitting: did the morning cravings eventually fade, or did you have to replace the habit with something else? And what’s something that actually worked for you as a healthier stress reliever that isn’t just “go for a walk” advice? I’m looking for stuff that works in the moment, at a desk, mid-stress.

I don't know what the point of this post is. Maybe trying to farm sympathy? Just letting the world know how I feel? I just need a little boost to get through this. I feel like I'll be in the clear in a few days, and the cravings will become more manageable.

I'm on day 5 and the cravings are hitting badly. I'm munching on snacks constantly, doing all the fidget stuff I can, and boosting Diet Coke's stock prices by sipping it every minute. I was vaping literally every day during all waking hours before, and now I replaced that with Diet Coke (lol). It's helping. But the cravings for vapes are always there.

I've said no to vapes and smoking at least a few hundred times already. I think I'd be good at it by now. But it's like my own brain is trying to wear me down. Like, brain, you know we're in this together, right? I don't want an enemy on my own team. But anyway, I'm trying to be sympathetic and understand that my brain got constant dopamine for over 10 years and only now is trying to learn to live without it.

It's not going to be easy. I just expected Day 5 to be easier, y'know? I was fully prepared for the absolute hell that is day 1 to 3. I took it like a champ. But day 5? I should be out of the worst of it by now, but I'm not. Still craving, still feening. It's like a marathon over here; it just doesn't end. It's hard to focus on anything else. I want to be past all this mentally.

Hello everyone!!

I’ve found this sub through r/leaves

I’m 1 month in THC free, now it’s time to tackle the real beast, my nicotine habit.

I watched my grandfather smoke himself to his deathbed and I’ve unfortunately acquired that habit.

I started smoking cigs in 2011, sophmore in HS.

I’ve been from black and milds to cowboy killers.

In 2017 my friend gave me a vape and since that was a more financially stable route, I stuck to it.

Long story short, I’m 31, I now have this Juul.

I tried doing chewing gum but that was destroying my diet, tried going cold turkey but the headaches started showing its teeth.

Does anyone have any methods to slowly get away from this, planning to have children by 35/36 so I wanna get way away from this to give my body as much time as I can to recover.

Thank you in advance. <3

Sounds like a stupid question I know, but im curious if anyone here has done it. I’ve been taking Wellbutrin 300mg XL for about a year now (for mental conditions), and I want to do 30 days on desmoxan just to quit for good. Any thoughts?

Ordered Cravv last week and have not received any updates on my order. Is this company still functional?

I can’t say this will work for everyone, but when the time came for my 15 day camping road trip around Iceland - I left the vape behind. In the trash.

I was so engrossed by the beauty of Iceland and the tasks required to tent camp. It was the ultimate distraction… and easy??

I had two or three moments of anxiety, but they quickly faded when we arrived to a new spot on our itinerary.

Now that I’m home, the hardest part has already passed. I don’t plan on returning to the habit. Thanks for reading

For context, About 3 months ago I got big into a health arc. I couldn't commit to a regular gym schedule, so I had a home gym setup and would go every day. Sometimes 30 mins, sometimes 2 hours (using my phone, being lazy, etc).

I started getting really into the progress and was counting calories too. I had the same meals pretty much 6 days a week and was often getting 1.4-2k calories, while hitting protein.

My Achilles heel was sleep, which I felt was stunting my gains and recovery. I tried to go to bed earlier, but would wake up after 6 hours no matter what (at 3am, no noise, no light, by myself) and want to vape. I'd vaped for like 7-8 years and mainly did it while gaming passively.

Vapes have gotten stupid expensive and the fact they were stunting my gains, was time to go. Cold turkey.

Here's how it went:

Day 1 - so hungry, unbelievably hungry.
Ate bfast (yoghurt and muesli), tuna rice, sushi nigiri, 3 rice paper rolls, 2 mars bars, sausage roll, large popcorn chicken, 3 tendies. Sleepy, critical strike'd by coffee during the day, very stimulated. Walked a lot.

Day 2 - slightly metallic taste in mouth. Feel dehydrated. Had a barista coffee and felt odd, tipsy euphoric like slightly. Peripheral vision sort of blurry. Easily frustrated by dog

Day 3 - quite well rested. Usually almost wired awake. Feel calm, attuned. Very minor cravings. Massive motivation plummet. Got takeaway

Day 4 - minor cravings, don't really want it but miss it. Still rather hungry. Dopamine issues. Games aren't as fun

Day 5,6 - lots of walking to keep busy. Stupid amounts of food cravings. Feel like I've put on 5kg. Chewing gum and lollipops help. The lesser evil. Occasionally look around at key areas: bed when waking up, desk, car, for vape

Day 7,8 - enjoy chewing gum, helps a lot. Anxiety decreased, find it easier to speak to groups. Don't cringe to myself when they're not receptive. Diet easier to maintain now. Could be unrelated but was in a gaming drought, found a new game, am care free and joyous

Day 11 - posted a story to Facebook, something I'd not done in years. Previously I'd be so anxious I'd post something and if it didn't get reactions in like 30-60 mins I'd take it down. This time the post actually did really good (was a humorous one) and I didn't care to bother checking the likes until just before bedtime. I also have been playing an online gaming and just shit posting. I swear I've laughed more to myself in the past week than the rest of the year. And I'm not one to really laugh when it's just by myself. I drooled on myself last night I found something so funny. It's really weird, but am enjoying it. Felt vaping stunted my emotions.

I'm now on Day 15, still unphased by the idea of vaping. But I can't deal with the hunger, it is insane. I swear every day I've ate like 3.5k calories and I'm just fucking up all my gym progress.

I now do around 85k steps a week, train MMA twice a week and still go to home gym often, just not everyday.

I've read almost every post on reddit about nicotine hunger withdrawals and all these news articles about how it usually peaks in the first few days. I'm 2+ weeks in! I feel like I'm so fucked and I'm going to get obese in no time. I was down to 83kg while vaping and am now 90kg, pretty much where I started months ago.

For reference I'm eating pretty well. Greek yoghurt in mornings, tuna + rice for lunch, and then these low calorie protein burgers for dinner I make myself. I had a whole head of air fried broccoli and 3 carrots with dip after dinner as I was still peckish and it wasnt enough.

I smashed like 5 chewing gums at once for a sugar burst with a lollypop too. Once again, still not enough. I ended up caving and got a nutella pizza from a local Pizza place and demolished the whole thing, which was like 1.5k calories just by itself.

Does it ever get better? I didn't realize how good I had it with the nicotine hunger suppressant and now I miss that aspect. I have the above benefits to be thankful for, but I've cancelled a date because I'm so self conscious of my weight now and I hate looking at myself in the mirror.

I don't care for the fruit tasting smoke machine anymore, I just want to not be hungry literally all the time.

I couldn't use patches in the heatwave because the temp and humidity would cause me to throw up within half an hour (low dose patches).

I can't find anything online about an actual temperature that when reached cause them to make you violently ill. They just say don't go in the sauna.

I was working in 40°C temps for weeks (warehouses), could 40° be the cutoff for when they start poisoning you?

Has anyone else had experience with this? i just don't want to be that ill ever again but patches really helped me quit last time.

I built an app for my friend to help him quit and thought I’d publish it on the App Store for everyone else to use. Link is https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/id6786746397. It’s called 28 Days: Quit Vaping.
Any changes you want made lmk and I can do it!

Hello All from the UK....

I started vaping around 2018 to help me quit smoking. The vape has been my companion and my emotional support crutch and way of coping with painful feelings.

I recently had a bout of depression, (I get them from time to time), not for the first time, I knew that vaping was exacerbating my depressive symptoms. I was feeling so desperate to claw my way out of this depressing place, that I'd do anything including quitting the vape. (I used 6mg for a few years).

So here I am.....first 24 hours, I barely slept, feel a bit shell shocked - feel a bit doo-lally - a 'lil bit crazy!

I am using a Ripple 0% nicotine vape for the hand to mouth simulation.

Thank you for any encouragement or identification! Been reading others in this subreddit with interest!

UPDATE: I feel like a zombie moving in slow motion with a brain to match

I quit in March 2026 so 6 months vape free but I’m still getting the occasional craving, maybe 3 or 4 times per day!?! It’s only lasts a couple of seconds, very easy to ignore but I just didn’t expect to feel like I have to make the active choice to not vape. I suppose I’m being naive given that its a addiction however was there ever a point where you were X amount of months/ years into your journey and you didn’t crave or think about vaping in any situation, like a non smoker ? FYI I smoked from a young age and moved to vaping at 21. I vaped for 9 years.

I’ve been vaping for 4 years and recently my lung started to hurt so I knew I had to stop. I was vaping all the time, multiple times an hour, during everything: movies, gaming, studying, etc. Now everytime I do anything I get flash banged with a mental image of my vape. I’ve never been married but I imagine this is what divorce feels like. Everywhere I look I think of her (my vape) , we used to do everything together, she was always by my side..

This is mostly a joke but the constant feeling every few minutes of “time to take a hit” cause that’s what I used to do sucks. For others on their early journey, it is already not as bad as day 1. I hope and assume that the time between these cravings will keep growing and the cravings will keep getting shorter.

I bought a giant back of chupa chups cause the stick has a whole thru it that u can breathe through and chew on and it has been a pretty good substitute for the oral fixation, so I would recommend, just make sure to brush your teeth 👍

Thanks for reading and good luck to everyone else!

I quit smoking cigarettes with vaping. It was meant to be temporary, but here I am, 6 years later...

I know replacing it again probably isn't best way to "quit," but I haven't been successful going cold turkey.. In my mind, if it's a little "healthier," it's still a win.

So, does anyone know of a good product that can mimick that "throat hit" you get? I think that's what I'm most addicted to.. I've tried a nicotene free ecig, as well as nicotine gum/lozenges with no success.

Anyone try Capnos? I came across this brand when looking into alternatives that produce a "throat hit," lol.

I’ve been having some trouble figuring out what strength patch I should use and I was wondering if anyone here had advice?

I’ve slowly been tapering my nicotine consumption over the last few weeks - started at 55mg juice and now I’m down to 12 mg. However, I do still hit my vape quite a bit.

Since I’ve been tapering - do I need to start with the step 1 patches or can I start with step 2 or 3?

I first posted in this sub about 25 hours into my quit. I read an article about vapor cycling through the HVAC in the house and the AC in the car, and that did it for me. I have teenagers and somehow I thought it was better to expose them to than cigarettes. I also lost one of my parents to lung cancer about 4 months prior to that. I last vaped on 11/19/2025.

First, I dug out every vape I had tucked away (like extra binkies for the baby) and submerged them in running water. I used all 3 levels of patches, started with the strongest and worked down a pack at a time. At the last box, on the last 7 days, I cut bigger and bigger slices off of the patch. And I spent extra on the name brand because Great Value gave me huge welts.

The hand to mouth and the idle time were surprising obstacles. I almost had to stop drinking coffee. When a strong urge or automatic reach happened I’d take a hot sip (I make instant with the kettle, it’s scalding) and tell myself “No, StrongAd, that’s not what we do anymore.” Work was easier. I wfh and used flavored water packets + ice water. Also gained about 40-50 lbs. but I was sedentary. Learn from my mistakes! I have finally started exercising in the last month.

Brain-wise, my anxiety is better, my decision making is better, my sleep is better. DO NOT SLEEP WITH PATCHES ON. And my PMDD is better! There were weird patches that felt like long empty stretches of time - but my perception of time has caught up to my new habits. I get a lot more crochet done.

Thank you guys for your advice and support. I appreciate it!

Advice and reassurance that I can do this? Sorry for the ramble.

I’m 21 and first hit a vape when I was 13. I have just quit carts (almost 2 weeks) and although it’s hard, this seems almost impossible.. but I really don’t want to feel that way. I’m going to read that Allen Carr book. I’m going to throw this shit out because what I’m worried about is my health and obviously hitting burnt ones doesn’t help.

I relate to my dad in the way that he’s smoked since he was 14 years old but seeing his health issues now is encouragement unfortunately.

I have my alternatives… fidgets, hard candies, hobbies. But isn’t it so hard to quit something that you basically grew up with? The last time I tried to quit I was so so irritable, but right now I can’t afford vapes anyway, so I have to quit. I am scared even though I have the desire (and.. i have no choice). I don’t have the money for nicotine replacements either. I’m scared to start my new life!!!

Prologue: IN THE BENINGING

Hello Dear Reader. My name is Ilia, im 24 and Ive been vaping for 6 years and i know exactly why i started:i got jealous ppl at work get their smoke breaks every 15-20 minutes. I bought JUUL (if you know, you know) this shit was STRONG i remember throwing up from it.... And thats how i hooked myself. Through out 6 years I tried everything: big vapes, small vapes, ciggarettes,cigars,zyn.

Was it worth it? Id say yes back then, but a week ago i checked the stats on my POD-system... I took 300+puffs daily, i did the math :16 awake hours=960 minutes. 960/300=3.2.

1 puff every 3.2 minutes.... I was surprised, but didnt think much of it (it tastes good, it makes me feel good why would i criticize?) and after a party 2 days ago i came back home without it,ive been drunk so I fell asleep.

DAY 1: TORTURE

I woke up and slid my hand under my pillow, there was no familliar metallic coldness against my skin,i was confused.

Yeeted the pillow away, epmty.. The next second my bed were upside down everything on the floor, i moved my bed to see if my POD system fell and stuck between bed the wall....

But there was none...

My world collapsed I started to call friends, asking if they had taken it.... No body knew, i felt bad cuz i woke all of them up... I sat there in disbelief... And made a strong decision its time to quit then, its a sign.

The second i made that decision i remembered that i have my old POD system (ima call it vape from now on) in the pocket of my trench coat this vape was dangerous, the button was sticking so theres a chance of coils to keep heating after i de-press the button, or even they might activate in my pocket (after it activated in my pocket i bought new vape, its been with me for 5 months) i charged it filled with juice, and started second guessing if i should take a hit. I did. I took sweet And i felt nothing but a self disgust. I just broke a promise... I threw it out in a bin for used toilet paper (i knew i would try to take it out of trash and vape) and took the trash out.

The rest of a day is blurry i was dull. Everything irritaded me i was trying to look for a vape everywhere (i sit at my desk, i scan for a vape,before lying down in bed i pat my hands on a bed, scanning for a vape). Meals started to feel incomplete, like it was missing one crucial thing, my stomach was full but mentally meal wasnt over due to absense of the hit. That made me feel awful....

I felt like:

"Roses are red,

Violets are blue,

Sugar is sweet,

Where is my vape at?"

Every action, meal, every pause, task felt unfinised and due to absense of that final hit, the period. It felt uncomfortable.

But it stood tall i started to chew toothpicks like a rough guy, looked at my exhausted self in the mirror, but im cool! Im with a toothpick! (later i got splinter in my tounge, bought a chewing gum and breath freshing candies, lots of em). The rest of the day went smooth i was able to sleep normally

DAY 2: THE GREATE DEPRESSION

I woke up DEAD

But i felt something... My head was... Somehow Lighter on my forehead, almost as if somebody cleaned my front window if i was a car... This feeling motivated me to keep going.

At work i fell asleep for and hour and dreamed of vaping, after i woke up i took a 10min nap and FELT how i put the vape in my mouth and inhale. Damn i jerked awake and stood up so fast, i almost blacked out (those whos older than 22 y.o will understand). I told all my friends and my family that im going through withdrawals and that i will be sad, whimpy, agressive for the next month, that i might snap at absolutely nothing and that i will contain myself as hard as i can but if i snap i dont mean it. They all agreed to not be mad at me for that.

BUT THAT IS NOT A TICKET FOR ASSHOLE BEHAVIOUR

By the end of the second day i cried. Literraly, for no reason, i just felt so.... Emotional and everything at once, i started to laugh and cry at the same time because i felt sadness and joy. Ive never been that emotional since i was 15 this scared me a bit. I used to be self contained. Chill.

I consumed pain meds that my mom gave me to seize the headache. after that i read in the Internet that one of them contains caffeine and i cried again. Because i will not be able to fall asleep and get up in time.

(Girls i guess i starting to understand you. No offence)

DAY 3: GROSS PLATEAU

Now its noon of day 3 and im having:

1.Constant headache

2.No joy in life (exept completely random times)

3.Cravings(when i close my eyes i see me vape)

4.Mood swings

5.WHY I FEEL SO EMOTIONAL???

I will try to update daily

It’s been 6 days since I quit cold turkey.

I’m kinda over the cravings at this point, but certain situations still make my hand reach for my non existent adult pacifier.

Any advice would be appreciated. This is really challenging.