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Hi my name is Stacey. I’m 52. I use to smoke cigarettes for 15 years on and off. Then when the ecig came out I finally quit cigarettes...when the Juul came out I’m vaping a pod a day. I really want to stop because now finding out how bad it is. I’m totally addicted and I’m so scared I’ll pick up a cigarette again when I quit vaping. Just asking for advise. Thank you
Great idea thank you. I’ve been trying to cut it out as much as possible
HI Stacey
I am almost 51 same story as you!!......Smoked on and off for 15 years, then picked up vaping, I was buying SOLO pods about $20 every 2 days....have not smoked a cigarette in last 5 years or so, but vaping heavily for three years now and quit cold turkey on September 4th, I am on day three hanging in there but could really use a buddy on this journey....
I am a sucking on cough drops, only hard candy I could find, and doing these weird high knee lifts in the morning as replacement to do coffee vape time and am on the website looking reading and holding on to NOPE for dear life.
Please contact me anytime I am here and I am doing it and YOU can do this with me.....
Ginny
Oh and I am using the distraction technique I stand up from my desk and walk around to the bathroom, looking for blue things next trip will be red things next trip is yellow...etc....it is so helpful for me to get through 5 minutes through the craving .....then drink water, then pop another hard candy in my mouth, then drink water, then hard candy.....I am in day three and I am pretty tired..... I am totally mourning the loss of my old friend nicotine and I feel sad more than anything else.....just sad and determine and my throat hurts a little still in the dead center right where you shallow, I was feeling pain in my throat prior to quitting though....hoping this feels better soon.
Wow your doing great!! I am having a hard time but I bought the mint because I do not like the flavor so I cut back a lot. But by the weekend I’m not going to buy anymore pods. I’m totally addicted to this Juul I think worse than smoking cigarettes because it’s easier to smoke in the house. I never smoked inside. But your doing so well. Keep up the good work 
My story as well. I never smoked inside. But I juuled for two years heavily, during all waking hours. I don't even want to think about how much money I wasted on this addiction.
I am on my third and final quit. I may possibly pick up some nicotine gum for an interim period, because i do NOT want to go back to smoking, and i def do NOT want to go back to juul. But so far on day 2 I have not gone to the store for gum. I am sick right now, which gave me a little hand. Who juuls through a sore throat and fever chills? I did, and that was the final straw.
Juul addiction is so insidious. I didn't go anywhere without it, and began to hate myself for being a slave. I was at a pod a day too. If you're still juuling, switch to the 3% asap, try to cut down and put it off as much as possible. Also, once you do gather the courage to quit for good, i recommend getting your juul out of your house, giving it away or destroying it. Yesterday I smashed my juul with a hammer, and it was sad (of course i loved that inanimate unfeeling object!) and dramatic and i feel so free. The other two times I quit I didn't get rid of it, but that's because I knew I wasn't really ready.
Good luck.
Welcome to EX. Quitting this terrible addiction whatever the method you choose is as easy or difficult as you make it. Yes, we can do that by simply making up our minds that we are not going to smoke! Period.
There is a success in numbers Amlatt. Welcome also. You have found a great place to receive support.
The process for quitting cigarette smoking is almost identical to the one for quitting vaping, with the added benefit of being able to fully control the amount of nicotine you use, depending on the e-cig you are using. For most people, it is not that easy, but it can be! Read and learn. Knowledge is power@Quitting E-cigarettes | Guides & Tools | BecomeAnEX Quitting is very hard but doable. It requires discipline. It is suggested that you wean yourself from the vape by reducing the number of mgs and times that you vape. Tell yourself to wait a little longer. Gradually use less to break away from it. It really takes the commitment never to touch it again no matter how bad you feel because it gets better in time. You have to go through the withdrawal like any other drug. To make it easier you have to find distractions that you may enjoy other than vaping. 101 Things to Do Instead of Smoke
Hi there. Thank you so much Yes I have cut back and trying but I am so addicted to the Juul more than I was with cigarettes. So frustrating
Oh and I am using the distraction technique I stand up from my desk and walk around to the bathroom, looking for blue things next trip will be red things next trip is yellow...etc....it is so helpful for me to get through 5 minutes through the craving .....then drink water, then pop another hard candy in my mouth, then drink water, then hard candy.....I am in day three and I am pretty tired..... I am totally mourning the loss of my old friend nicotine and I feel sad more than anything else.....just sad and determine and my throat hurts a little still in the dead center right where you shallow, I was feeling pain in my throat prior to quitting though....hoping this feels better soon.
How addictive brain wants us to believe that we have lost something and we haven't lost a thing but
there's a letdown because you aren't getting the dopamine and you're missing your smoking routine.Dopamine during the First 3 Months Write a goodbye letter. Moving on and Letting My Goodbye Letter Go, and Quitting Smoking: Help for Cravings and Tough Situations. This should be enough to keep you busy for a while.
Very good idea. How long has it been for you since you’ve quit
4 years 9 months
Well I think you are going to feel much better. It’s just a process of recovering from the withdraw. My problem is that I always have the Juul in my hand. And I’m trying to stay away from hard candy. Ugh
Put cut up straws to suck in air in your pocket to replace the Juul. You can do this. It is just a matter of not giving up and find what will work for you. Quitting is doable. Getting over the brainwashing that you have to do it half the battle.
you can do this .....with support and knowledge just keep reading and posting here about the struggle and today I am going to write my break up letter to the vape pen as another way to say goodbye. I am also going to carry around my list of reasons I quit in my phone and look at it and revise it when I think of other reasons. I am kind of unproductive with my job, but I know this is a really important few weeks to not cave in to this habit. I pulled out my Beach Body workout videos and I have some other free videos from Amazon Prime Video for 15 minute stretching and work out type activities that get my mind off nicotine - how are you doing today?
Of course it is possible but that starts with you believing it is! There has been a lot of great advice here so far! You must believe it is possible and that you are will do it!
Amlatt being 3 days quit without nicotine replacement (NRT) means Ginny no longer has nicotine in her system. All of the tiredness is about to change, energy levels will start to increase, and she will start to feel better. Craves tend to peak out at day 3 and windle away over the next couple of weeks. In 3 days, Ginny has set herself up to be successful for the long haul. *Amazing job Ginny!
You are seriously 3 days away from freedom from nicotine. That is an extended weekend like this past one, that is only a part of the work week! Now, that sounds easy, and it can be, you just have to be in the mindset that you will fight and win. Really, the fights are 3-5 minutes, 12 times a day for the first 3 days (averages, you could be more or less). That is less than 40 minutes of hard commitment a day.
So Stacey, as you are preparing to quit, be mindful of those times and triggers that induce your usage. Perhaps don't keep you nicotine slave device in hand; make it a bit of an inconvenience to go take a hit. Delay the urge to go get a hit as previously suggested. Work to set a date and inform EVERYONE!
Finally, when your day comes and you feel like you are going to crack, come here and post about it BEFORE you give in. Then wait for a reply BEFORE you take a hit! If you do this every time, 3 days will be up and you'll be nicotine free too! You'll also find that by the time you get done reading through the response, your urge will be gone!
The choice is up to you.
Why don't you try this first.
When your mind is telling you to reach for the juul, say to yourself "I'm going to wait a little longer."
You don't need to deny yourself as that will just frustrate you
Do this for a week or two and see if you aren't using it less.
Breaking the pattern will get you in the right direction, show you you have control, and, prepare you to stop using it.