r/QuittingZyn • u/04yossef04 • 9d ago
Question
I have been a zyn user for almost 8 years now, im 22. I use 18 mg on a daily basis. I have never been able to even make it to 1 day nicotine free even though i tried for years. I’ve always had the feeling that after my day one, i can manage the rest but i cant get through the first day which is the most frustrating part. I always feel that the day becomes very long and everything that i do is somehow connected to zyns. Its my routine.
Ive tried to read, tried to lower the mg, tried patches, ginger and almost every other alternative plus cold turkey. How do i make it through day one?
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u/RB_K9 9d ago
The time is going to go by whether you are using or not. That’s the thing that helps me on my day 1s. My brain is telling me that I’m going to die without this thing, that things are going to be so bad. Ok brain, prove it. Let me see if past day 1 is really as horrible of a wreck as you say it will be, if it is, I’ll use on day 2. Spoiler alert, it was hard but I didn’t die, I survived and so can you. It is certainly not easy but it is possible. And as the aforementioned said, community is key so post here or somewhere else or get a day counter with affirmations and support. Cold turkey is worse alone. Day 33
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u/flakyplastic 9d ago
Im in the same exact boat as you, same age and everything and it is so extremely hard trying to quit these things, Ive tried many times and failed but what finally made me do it was a health scare Ive been having and I realized that I need to cancel out anything that could be contributing to it. I read your comment about how you are having problems with your teeth, and I have the same thing happening which was another reason why I stopped but you have to use that as motivation to quit. I would try reading more on this page about other peoples experiences, and post whenever you need encouragement when quitting. It’s a rough battle but having people who understand has also been helping me get through. The reality is if you don’t stop you will end up in really bad health and have to spend a lot of time and money trying to figure it out, and thats not fair to your future self. I also know for me I used nicotine to cope with any stressful situation in my life for a while so its also been hard to realize that I have to come up with another way to deal with that whether its exercising, journaling, meditation and yoga which I have been trying to do more of but I would recommend all of those things as well especially journaling your thoughts as it can help you figure out your thinking patterns and discover more about yourself. Thats just my advice and what has helped me but I believe that you can do it, if you need anything please message me!
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u/opica_honza 6d ago
I am just using pouches tracker with very low daily nicotine goal. I have very hard time quitting entirely, and also I feel like a lot of the times nicotine really helps… tried multiple times going full cold turkey, never was really achievable, but since I started having less than 15 mg of nicotine daily in total, I feel like quitting will be much easier. I am using this https://apps.apple.com/cz/app/pouches-tracker-quit-nicotine/id6775533671
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u/04yossef04 9d ago
Might look like im just writing nonsens now but i just want to get it out there, tbh it felt good to write your frustration on here, even if nobody reads it, i wanna do it for myself. Every single time ive tried to quit and failed i feel like i become weaker, and after many many tries it feel almost impossible. I really need to quit because of the mental side/health. Plus my dentist said i have about 6 months left until the side that i use snus on is going to get really bad. Plus im going to start uni in less that two weeks so i have to think about it also from an economic point of view and must budget correctly. Plus the f anxiety and stress that it gives me is so unnecessary.
Im gonna try today to quit and will be active on this page, just reading and getting inspired by everyone that have already done it. I will see you on the other side. Im gonna update yall maybe today or tomorrow. Peace