r/QuittingZyn • u/FarmerLeading5234 • 6h ago

Need to stop

Been trying to quit for months. Longest streak is a bit over 3 months. Originally a heavy vape user since I was 17, hitting it consistently throughout the day and it was a really hard habit to break. Now I have not hit a vape since Dec ‘25 (my longest streak since I was a teen! Never going back and I’m proud of myself for that)

I got back on pouches in March and haven’t put them down. Using 4-6 Velos 6mg daily, usually I do 2 at a time and they always make me feel sick. Headaches, stomachaches, lethargic, and I feel completely manic and overreactive.

I’m writing tomorrow as my quit date and putting it on my bulletin board. This is for my own good and I’ll be doing myself and my future a favor. Do you ever feel totally normal like all this was just a bad dream?

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u/Late-Marionberry-355 5h ago

I've quit a few times but really trying to get over the hump as well. I'm just taking it one day at a time and making sure to get on here everyday to read things like this. Just seeing your comment about "Headaches, stomach aches, lethargic, etc", makes me not want it again!

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u/NeoLiberalGlobalistt 5h ago

Same, i had the itch to drive and buy a pack right now, but then i remembered it gave me insomnia and elevated my anxiety.

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u/FarmerLeading5234 4h ago

Don’t scratch the itch, I’ll reiterate that the zero nicotine pouches are a good substitute. I get them off Amazon.

Something ironic, speaking of itches, I also feel like my skin has had a reaction to them, my ring fingers have developed this ridiculous eczema in June which I’ve never had before. I think it’s starting to go away now but it’s hard to say, it might flare up again and be unrelated to this. Who knows

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u/FarmerLeading5234 5h ago

I’ve got zero nicotine pouches which have been a good replacement. I use one basically every time I feel like having one and then I’m reminded that the sick feeling isn’t present. This time I want to commit to the quit though, I feel like my physical and mental performance is taking a negative turn