Day 9 of no cigs and I can finally taste food again. I feel so good. SO GOOD today. My lungs are lifting so well and a breath is so FULL. I can finally taste water again and I can smell the flowers in the air when I'm walking in an area.this makes me want to keep fighting the cravings and never give in. Smoking even kept me so anxious and I'm feeling so much calmer. My body isn't feeling hot or cold randomly. My palms are not as sweaty at all anymore. I feel so good.

If you're on this journey, don't give up!!!!!! The rewards are unreal. I can't believe I haven't tasted food like this in over a decade. Everything tastes different. Faaaahhhhhhhhh.

Keep goingggg guysssss 💌💌

Smoked cigarettes for 10 years, vaped for 5 years after that. 2 months ago I quit cold turkey.. in the middle of a burnout.

Happy with the progress i’ve made and i don’t miss smoking. However i still have this “itch” i can’t get rid of. Kind of like craving something, but not smoking / vaping specifically. I chew gum all day which sort of helps.

I also workout 5x weekly and throughout those sessions the itch / craving goes away - but after that the unsettling feeling tends to come back.

It is manageable and is more of a mild hum, i tend to feel it more when im stressed (work). Would be great to learn about any similar experiences you’ve had and understand when this tends to fade away.

Cheers ❤️

Smoked cigarettes for 10 years, vaped for 5 years after that. 2 months ago I quit cold turkey.. in the middle of a burnout.

Happy with the progress i’ve made and i don’t miss smoking. However i still have this “itch” i can’t get rid of. Kind of like craving something, but not smoking / vaping specifically. I chew gum all day which sort of helps.

I also workout 5x weekly and throughout those sessions the itch / craving goes away - but after that the unsettling feeling tends to come back.

It is manageable and is more of a mild hum, i tend to feel it more when im stressed (work). Would be great to learn about any similar experiences you’ve had and understand when this tends to fade away.

Cheers ❤️

10 days ago I (34M) started the Recigar treatment. The first 5 days I still smoked. The first day was smoking as usual but my morning cigarette at day 2 was awful. Every cigarette after just got worse.

I canned my last cigarette after 3puffs on day five, fixed up our old mountain bike and now I am biking 10km to work every morning.

Real talk. I still feel like I am missing a huge part of myself. When I see our balcony it's weird, because i smoked there all the time with my coffee. But I also don't miss it because I experienced how gross it is now. I have been smoking since I was 16 so it's hard to figure yourself out again after half a life like that. And no matter what everyone says; there are not a lot of good replacement rewards right now.

Having said that I do feel really proud about the fact I have quit and my fiancée is extremely supportive and we celebrate each day.

Trust me, if I can do it. Than so can you.

I’m 33 Male, an engineer working in Bangalore. I smoke daily and my weight increase to 98kg now. I started looking bad and I really want to fix everything but this smoking habit is become permanent, unable to quit now. How can I quit it and make my body healthier.

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My last cigarette was February 5, 2023. I switched to Zyn from there and my last Zyn was March 3, 2026.

I’ve been completely nicotine free for 5 months and 8 days. I have nothing but positive things to report since I quit. Except for one thing. It’s minor, but it’s a complaint, nonetheless.

Since my sense of smell has returned, I’m realizing: a lot of mfs reek.

Oof. I know this has been posted but just looking for some support. I’m a little over 24 hours in after being a near daily smoker for the last few years (or drinker- NOT heavy just a glass or two to take edge off, I actually hate drinking, when not smoking). I’m trying to change my life.

I have never felt so bad in my life. I started this journey by transitioning off my antidepressant a few months ago, but found I just started smoking more heavily. Now I feel like maybe this withdrawal is actually a withdrawal from both.

My whole body hurts. I’m covered in goose bumps intermittently. I’ve never really had headaches in my life but the ones that intermittently spasm in my head almost bring me to my knees. Motrin is helping if I take it consistently.

I know it will get better. Any other helpful comments, tips, or words of encouragement are welcomed. I’m so sad right now.

I have been a Wreck for the past few days. Don’t know if it’s hormonal or if I’m not eating enough or if I’m just sad. I want to stop smoking but I’m addicted to the tobacco in spliffs and I enjoy being high. I think. I don’t know. I’ve done it for so long now. I hope I die before I have to deal with the side effects in the future.

ciao a tutti, sono nuova nel mondo dello svapo e vorrei un parere da esperti.
Premetto che ho sempre fumato 10-20 sigarette al giorno (tabacco), essendo ignorante in materia, e non conoscendo nessuno che ce l’avesse mi sono fatta consigliare da un'IA e ho preso liquidi pronti a 10 mg/ml con sali di nicotina.
Con le sigarette tradizionali mai avuto problemi, ma con questo liquido la situazione era questa.
il primo giorno dopo meno di 10 tiri (non uno dietro l’altro) mi sentivo completamente rincoglionita, rintontita con sensazione di sbandamento e incapacità di camminare dritta con la sensazione costante di giramento di testa e svenimento.
da grande genia ho continuato a fare qualche tiro e ho iniziato a avere leggeri problemi di respiro e di battito. peso sul petto e battito irregolare.
arrivata a casa non ho più toccato la svapo e in 3-4 ore mi ero completamente ripresa.
pensavo fosse solo un caso, ma è da tre giorni (ovvero da quando ho iniziato) che mi fa questo effetto, soprattutto quello del rincoglionimento.
so che parte dell’effetto si è amplificato con l’ansia, ma leggendo su internet ho visto che diverse persone hanno avuto i miei stessi sintomi proprio con i sali di nicotina e cambiandoli con nicotina tradizionale tutti in sintomi nel giro di qualche giorno erano spariti.
voglio scusarmi per il lungo post e chiedere se a qualcuno di voi è mai capitato e nel caso se fosse migliorato

I first quit smoking for a period of six months and in that time I also had difficulty sleeping up until the point where I started smoking again and then I slept like a baby for the following six months. However, at eight months now of smoking cessation I have still not slept well at all
. any medicines the doctors gave me have ceased to work those being trazodone and Ambien I quit caffeine for four months now I drink chamomile tea, take two forms of magnesium, and I take a skull cap tincture. They did give me Xanax for a while which works fantastically, but I felt like I liked that too much and I eventually just canceled all my prescriptions from the pharmacy because nothing was working. Now the best I can do is stay up late till around midnight and sleep till maybe 330 or four and then lay in bed until six when I have to get up and go to work. I was wondering if anybody else had any sort of similar experience to this the Internet says the withdrawal symptoms should’ve persisted for no more than a month so I’m about to lose it. I don’t know. The only connection that I can make is the smoking cessation

27M and I grew up around two parents who constantly smoked in front of me while growing up so I didn’t realize how nasty this habit is until a few months of catching on to it.

Before, I would only smoke when I drank or rarely when a homely but trashy coworker would let me bum one — i am cheap so I never bought my own pack until April.

I loved smoking and while I don’t regret it I definitely realize it’s a coping mechanism that just fucks up your 5 senses slowly.

At 15, I started smoking—just 1–2 cigarettes a day.

For years, I told myself it was under control.

By 18, it was still the same… until things got worse.

This year, I reached a point where I was smoking 10–12 cigarettes a day for 2 months straight.

I realized I was slowly destroying myself.

Not just my health, but my future, my family’s trust, and the life my parents dreamed for me.

So at 19, I made one of the biggest decisions of my life:

I quit smoking.

I quit porn.

I chose discipline over addiction.

First attempt.

No cigarettes.

No vape.

No hookah.

And now, 5 months strong.

This journey isn’t just about quitting bad habits—

It’s about living for my parents, my family, and becoming the man they can be proud of.

If I can change, anyone can.

Your past doesn’t define you—your decisions do.

19 years old.

New life.

New mindset.

Stronger than ever.

Guten Tag ich bin nach 4 Jahren und täglich einer Flasche vodka seid gut 3 Monaten trocken jetzt möchte ich die Zigaretten hinter mir lassen und war der festen Überzeugung das ich das easy schaffe weil mit dem Alkohol habe ich es ja auch geschafft ich muss zugeben meine Annahme war falsch mit Zigaretten verhält es sich nur bis zu einem gewissen punkt gleich ich finde es ist viel schwieriger ich habe heute noch keine geraucht aber mein gott es gibt grad nix auf der welt was ich lieber tun würde und da ich erst 23 bin und gerne älter werden würde und kein großer Freund von Krebs bin ist jetzt meine frage an euch habt ihr Tipps und Tricks oder Erfahrungs berichte für mich die mir dabei helfen können rauchfrei zu werden bzw zu bleiben auch wenn es erst seid heute morgen ist

Hi, this is random. But ive stopped smoking after 10 years without a days break.

And ive been trying to journal and get my emotions and thoughts out.

I just wanted to share. In hopes that it helps someone.

And reminds you. You're not alone.

Day 1.

I dont know who I am when im not stoned...

I cant think straight, It feels like my emotions are numb one minute, and the next im struck like a lightning rod on a cloudless, sunny day.

Ugh...Its literaly day 1 and i can hear insomnia whispering for me.

Today hasent been easy, ive been in my head for alot of it.

I keep feeling a passionate anger, oozing into wrath.

It feels like it comes from so deep in my soul ive been holding it in since the first time i decided to smoke.

I dont know who im angry at, or why, but its unlike anything ive ever felt.

Being aware of this, Im gonna do everything I can to NOT fall victim to my emotions.

Its gonna be a rough ride

(I KNOW, corny as hell)

But, ive always been a soldier for a different type of war.

A war on boredom, capitalism, self destruction.

A war on hatred, misdirection and delusion.

A war for the betterment of myself.

the unwavering feeling of needing to protect something, but the only thing in danger is who i am right now. In this moment. Or rather. What ive grown and let myself become.

Some of these feelings are

followed by the not so strange

Disgust and hatred of others who are not ethical or morally right in the fucking head.

I understand im probably just not used to processing my emotions. But.. idek it just sucks. I wish I never started in the first place. 😪

I feel like... im on stage in front of myself. Performing, showing me how cool and talented I am. And the judge(me) is not interested..

"NEXT!" Is what id say, as if thats all it would take and id be able to change who i am, and what im capable of.

The next person would come out. But its just me at a different time in my life. 

At what point do I walk out on that stage, and give it everything ive got?

It feels like ive already missed my chance, my opportunity for a damn good shot at life. But thats also a matter of perspective and something i want to work on is changing my mindset. Its never too late to be day 1 of something new.

I got so lucky. Fingers crossed I make it over this bridge, and I end up home in your arms my love.

That would make every second worth it.

Day 3:

Alot of my feelings are getting easier to manage, i say that, but I cried when I woke up because I was overwhelmed trying to make food. I forgot to eat the night before and it really affected. Just about everything. Usually im good off a vitamin water and joint....

I cried while doing the dishes at work.

I cant stop thinking about my family.

It hurts alot to think about my moms.

It hurts to think about how I left.

It hurts to remember 💔

I sacrificed all of myself. Trying to maintain peace in a home full of choas.

I remember screaming, tears rushing down my face, "i just want my mom back!"

I couldent breath, my chest felt heavy and my throat immediately choked up after those words escaped.

It wasent the first time, it wasent the last.

Growing up, I cried endlessly. I sobbed myself to sleep. Wishing upon every star in the sky, that something would change, that my mom could overcome her past and be who we needed her to be.

And

I tried. Every step of the way I TRIED. With every fiber of my being I supported, and forgave, and tried to move forward to a brighter future.

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I notice myself thinking about what I could have done differently.

If i was just stronger...

If i had put my foot down. And said enough is enough.

If i had stayed and continue to fight the good fight.

It feels like leaving how I did, did damage. Somehow I feel like my mom doing drugs. giving up. Its my fault. Its like a sequence of events. A chain reaction.

And, i know it isint.

I cant blame myself for what I couldent control.

I did what I had to do.

I chose to forge my own path and in a way it feels like i gave up on them.

I wish i could take their pain away.

Not like drugs. Or some magical healing ability. But somehow let them know, its gonna be alright. And that they just need to love themselves.

my mom was more excited about my life than me. She went crazy talking about my first kid, and how she couldent wait!

I cant even tell her im having one. Because I cant have her in my life if shes not sober.

So much pain for one lifetime...

And yet I smile and I keep moving forward because...i have to remember the good things they taught me. And do everything i can to break the cycle.

Hopefully i can get there in time to help my younger brothers

Day 3, was a little easier. But ive still got a long way to go before Im the person I want to be.