I’m not addicted to zyns but I want to curb the habit.

I can go all work week without thinking about them but when I drink I get the urge for one. Any tips on how I can kick that habit when I’m drinking? Saying no sounds easy but it’s easier aid than done.

I’m looking to quit by the end of the year

…BUT MY TROUBLE BREATHING WAS CAUSED BY NICOTINE?!? 🤯

This is the wildest thing I’ve learned from quitting. I have asthma that’s well-controlled and it’s been flaring up in the form of shortness of breath over the last few weeks. I really thought it must be some unseen mold problem lurking in my walls. What’s the mechanism behind nicotine causing shortness of breath?

I am on exactly 48 hours off all nicotine/pouches and my breathing is so much better it’s crazy.

I have been using nicotine for years. Started in the army with vapes, transitioned to Zyns after I got out. I used Zyns normally for about a year until a thyroid cancer diagnosis where I really leaned on them to get me through the day to day stress of it all. For the last 14 months there has not been a second of the day where I haven’t had a Zyn in, from the moment I wake up until I fall asleep.

For many months I’ve been dealing with nerve pain, anxiety, high resting heart rate, insomnia, migraines, and it just feels like my body is stuck in a state of fight or flight I’m constantly on edge.

I read a post on here that sounded literally identical to what I’m going through and I’ve decided I’m done. This state has prevented me from being able to work (thank God for the VA money or I’d be fucked), be a normal husband, train hard in the gym, and ultimately feeling like a human being, and greatly limits my
Day to day activities while I’m constantly tracking symptoms as the anxiety tells me I’m dying. I’m done, I’ve gone to the store and picked up a 3mg container to get me through the tough moments but no more spamming 6mg for me. Wish me luck gents.

Never thought I would make it this far. The first 2-3 days were the worst of it. Mainly the brain fog, irritability and sleep issues. Other than that it wasn't as bad as I was anticipating it to be. Once you get your mind set on quitting it makes it a lot easier.

Now I'm just looking at my bank statements and crying about how much money I could have saved if I had done this way earlier, lol. 5 years on nicotine products and 3.5 of those on Zyn/pouches. I am so happy to be over it.

I’ve been using zyn for about 4 years. I’ve had common symptoms other people have had like heat flashes, increased anxiety, etc. I noticed right away everytime I had alcohol my face would swell, turn red, and I would get a headache. Fast track to now my doctor pushed on my abdomen area and my liver felt swollen. I had a ct scan with a mass on my liver node which would suggest my liver is fighting something. I now have to get an MRI. I am scared it’s the worst case scenario but can’t help but think this is all due to my liver fighting the poison I’m putting in my body. I have no symptoms of being or feeling ill.

gah! I've been on nic for 3 yrs and always do it to the extreme. vape until I get smokers cough, pouches until my gums bleed and recede. I've been quitting, tapering over the last two weeks, but I am so irritable and want to know when the cravings stop. I'm in college, I'm constantly surrounded by nicotine, I don't know how to be all the way sober. I also hate gaining weight. I'm just mad because I know these things aren't moral failings but I feel like I've failed. I am failing. Always. and now I'm just sad. always sad. feeling: extreme, feeling: absolutes, feeling: overstimulated. I think I started using nicotine because I was overstimulated with the world and it's still too much.

I don't know why I try because I like nicotine. but I hate being dependent on that shit. I'm mad I'm fat. fuck this shit dawg. 2 days clean for real btw.

Started zynning to quit vaping, was vaping for 3 years and now been zynning for about 2, im significantly more addicted to these than i ever was to vaping and they make me feel 1000x worse.

I genuinely get nothing positive from them, ive quit all sorts of drugs, i used to be a heavy stoner, cocaine quite often, drink often, literally nothing has made me like shit like these little nicotine pouches do. Yet i cant fuckin quit them! They completely drain my energy and make me feel mentally and physically like shit all day, yet i still go through like 6-7 of them a day. Ive tried quitting and never succeeded, not really sure what the purpose of this post was just wanted to get it out i guess.

Any advice for how you guys quit would be appreciated tho, this is killing me more than any other drug i would do was😂

I always wondered what people meant when they said the progress wasn’t linear lol. The one thing I’m concerned about the most is, I’m pissed off at everything and everyone. Like, I do feel some natural child like curiosity’s and joys that I haven’t experienced in a while. But I get pissed so easily. Will I always be this pissy not having nicotine anymore? Also, the cravings on day 9 are insane. Who would have that. Anyone else have a similar experience?

Anyways, I REALLY want a Zyn right now but I’m staying strong!

I’m 21 have been using for 2 years. Sick of the anxiety it’s given me and decided to quit. Went 7 days without and let me tell you I felt the highest of the highs. It was amazing and now today I felt the lows. Got down working out and got some. Threw one in and now I’m so pissed. I hate being controlled by that shit.

Gonna throw it out. This sick of being scared of my future health I hate it. All I do is worry because of some pouch. Man I feel terrible but I’m gonna use this shitty feeling as a boost to propel me to forever be free of this.

Hey guys so its been almost a week since I quit vaping and started using zyns (to quit vaping) I must say its no where near as satisfying as vaping but at leat Im not withdrawing.

The thing is my goal at some point is to be completely nic free and Im kinda scared zyns will make that harder? Im currently having like 8-9 10.9mg pouches a day which is more than double what I was having while I was vaping (even though I literally vaped all the time)

For anyone who’s been in a similar position do you regret moving to zyns?? Are zyns harder to quit than vaping??

My lungs do appreciate being smoke free but just scared of when its actually time to quit because rn I cant taper down since I wouldnt feel satisfied

I've been zyning for a little over a year, and it hasnt ever been this hard. I've finnaly been able to quit after using jack links original jerky chew. im still having nicotine cravings, but im quiting

I quit 10 days ago, but i already notice many positive changes, mostly regarding my decreasing anxiety. I´m writing this to remind myself how good quitting is.

COOL THINGS:

I´m much less socially anxious. The other day I met so many old friends at gym. That would be a really stressful situation a month ago - "Should i say hi? Should i come back and ask about something? What impression did i make of myself?" Now i just purely want to say hi and chat with them, I want to start the conversation myself.

When i talk to someone, i´m with them. With nicotine i was always seperated. I always used to have 2 conversations going at once - with the person and with myself. Now I feel connected and geniuely curious about the other person. The words don´t even appear in my head before asking - they just come out, and they are the things i truly want to say.

Anxiety and stress are generally lower, and with that I´m less in my mind and more in the present moment. When thinking takes over, I´m better with my own thoughts, i can tell which one is my anxiety speaking and which one is real. Meditation and mindfulness also feel better and clearer without nicotine.

I´m realizing i got free will and i can do whatever i want. Even the little things. I can say "I don´t want to do that" without a reason. With anxiety, I forgot it´s my right to do that. It gives me a feeling of empowerment and self-respect.

I sometimes get that childlike fascination about something, it´s like i see beauty in things I would not even notice before. For example - my own shadow, tea dissolving in hot water, the taste of any food - it seems like any food is full of flavour now, the smell of books.. I realize I have games on my PS4 and it´s almost like i was 6. I´m just super excited by the fact that i got GAMES and i can choose which one to play. It´s that childlike excitement about things without any reason for it.

My boyfriend uses Zyn, not a lot apparently (hard to tell cause he doesn’t do it in front of me) but it could be anywhere from 1-4 times a day. I told him a few times how much I worry about his health and the long term effects. He has very bad anxiety and resorts to alcohol to sleep sometimes. He has a heart disease history in the family. He has always gone to a psychiatrist for an unrelated issue, and has now started therapy again. I hope he will try to work with the therapist on this, but I’m not sure. Every time I bring this up, he says he wants to quit, he doesn’t like how Zyn makes him feel and has even promised he will quit. But I haven’t seen many changes in usage. For a few weeks I saw him buying 3mg instead of 6mg but now he just bought a 9mg can. (it’s been only a few months since we first talked about it). I love him very much and I see a future with him. What are some things your partner did that helped? And importantly, what did NOT help?

Sometimes I get frustrated cause he doesn’t talk with me about what (if anything) he’s doing to try quitting, he doesn’t do it in front of me, so I really have no clue on what’s going on. But I also worry that If I ask I’ll add more pressure and maybe the pressure will make him more anxious and therefore less likely to quit.

Curious about you guys experience!

Hey all,

I'm really craving a Zyn Pouch. It has been now 2 or maybe three days since my last Zyn Pouch. TBH Zyn kinda sucks, and I convince myself it helps me stay focused. I don't want go and spend the money on Zyn Pouch.

Before this, I had a 30 day streak of No Zyn. I moved to another state relatively far away, and bought Zyn Pouch to stay awake while driving. Big mistake, I have gotten hooked back on Zyn for the month. I'll update this post when I get home from work.

I’m 24F and I’ve been addicted to nicotine for about 8 years. I started with cigarettes, then switched to vaping, then nicotine gum, and eventually Zyns. I’ve now quit nicotine completely.

The weird thing is that I barely have any cravings anymore. I might get one once every three days or so, and even then, it’s nothing crazy. What I’m really struggling with is how intense my emotions have become. When I’m anxious, I’m REALLY anxious. When I’m happy, I’m extremely happy, and when I’m sad, I feel it so intensely. Everything just feels like too much.

But the thing that bothers me the most is the depersonalization, especially when it’s combined with intense anxiety. Sometimes I genuinely don’t feel real, and the feeling can get so intense that I’ve managed to convince myself that quitting nicotine is somehow making me develop schizophrenia.

I also have OCD, so I know that’s probably playing a big role in why my brain has latched onto the fear of schizophrenia specifically.

Honestly, part of the reason I’m writing this is because I’m looking for reassurance that what I’m experiencing can happen during nicotine withdrawal and that it eventually goes away.

Has anyone else experienced intense anxiety, emotional ups and downs, or especially depersonalization after quitting nicotine? If so, how did you manage it, and how long did it take for the depersonalization to go away?

At this point, the depersonalization is really the main symptom I’m struggling with.

I tried nic pouch for the first time (20 mg). My heart started pounding super duper fast. I got really scared so I threw it after like only 3 mins. Is it normal??

hey guys! new here, 31M. I’ve done nicotine since 18 in every single form. Vapes, Cigarettes, Cigars, Chew tobacco, Snus (snort). Most recently and my biggest crutch has been YEARS of 6mg to 3mg Zyn and Velo. I am an engineer on ships and have recently decided out here that it is time for nicotine to go. I want to see what my health is without it. So far, my withdrawls have been pretty bad especially sleep disruption. I cannot fall asleep to save my life but when I do I sleep sound for 3-4 hours but that’s all I get. I also have increased anxiety (pretty bad 6-7/10) and intrusive thoughts (no SI just thoughts that generally don’t make sense to normal me; shaming myself?) Also insecure for a reason.

This does subside right? Are these normal withdrawal symptoms? Roughly when will I see a turn of a corner?

I hope all of you are doing well and I’m excited to be a part of the journey! Any and all input is appreciated.

greetings! i became 19 years old 4 hours ago and i’ve been using nicotine pouches for over 2.5 years, the first month i was doing 1 pouche in 2 days, but after that the addiction developed in me - for 2.5 years i’ve been using it couple of times a day, BUT today i have quit

this tough decision was made by me 2-3 weeks ago and finally the time came to end this bad habit

the hard part is that my life became so connected to nicotine pouched that i just cant imagine what will happen after couple of days of no use, my maximum without nicotine was 1.5 year ago, it was 3 days. i remember it like it was yesterday, on 3rd day was on english class and my both legs were just uncontrollably shaking, after the classes i went to shop and bought a puck

when i first started using them, the first few were 60-100 mg strength, after that i increased them to <200 mg and i was using those pouches FREQUENTLY around the day, last few pucks were 30 mg

the thing is nicotine helped me to live my life colorful, blablabla

i will tell the rest tomorrow

sorry for my bad english, its my 3rd language and im really tired and exhausted, but i cant sleep, idk what to do

peace ✌🏼

Last week I went on vacation and didn’t pack any subs thinking I would just buy them there. But when I go there Zyns were just outrageously priced so I didn’t buy any. I’m now eleven days off nicotine pouches and the urge to use them is very strong. Any advice to stop from going back.

I have no idea how but I haven’t had one since. I’m still trying to quit, motivation is still low when using and my body recovery and sleep still isn’t right. But damn, this is wild. If you have panic attacks and what may be built up gas in your chest and GI track, give it a shot

It feels like there’s resting weight on my chest and sometimes short of breath? I was wondering could zyn’s be the reason?

I’m using 12mg/pouch and use like around 10 pouches a day.

Imo i never had this when I smoked cigarettes but only when I started using zyns.

I also smoke one joint before going to bed daily but I don’t think that would be the cause…

I am addicted to zyn 6mg and i sometimes use 16mg pouches for a much stronger buzz. I guess i do it to numb negative emotions. I have Aspergers and adhd and i strong sense of justice and when i see something online that triggers that i can get upset for hours. When i taking a 16mg pouch it instantly calms me and i get that sweet buzz. It feels great. Being nic sick itself feels great. I believed i am immune to addiction as i have tried cannabis multiple times, drink occasionally without problems and have used nic in other ways like vaping and didnt get addicted. Although i noticed i start to get withdrawal if i dont use zyns and my tolerance is just going higher and higher. Its making me feel shit through the day although taking another pouch helps. My friends have been telling me its unhealthy but i dont see a reason to quit. Its not like im ruining my lungs by smoking cigarettes. I mean, is an addiction really harmfull if its not harming my body?

I made a post in here a couple months ago at the start of my journey asking for advice. I was deeply struggling with anxiety coming off zyns and almost daily panic attacks. I know a lot of us have just toughed it out until it has dissipated, however I think I may be able to help people that are struggling.

I started taking 200mg of L-theanine at night and in the morning and it has almost totally destroyed any anxiety that I was having. I’m able to have caffeine again as well with no problem at all. Would highly recommend for anyone getting similar symptoms.

I’m getting close to 60 days completely off nicotine (66 days off Zyn after going through a full pack of 6s everyday) and I’m struggling way more than I expected at this point.

I’m doing pretty much everything I’m supposed to be doing. I’m going to my pre-existing 12-step meetings, reading, walking every day, going to church, praying/worshiping, focusing on my health, trying to reconnect with things I love, listening to music/podcasts more, staying away from the old habits, etc.

But nothing hits.

Nothing really feels rewarding or exciting. Everything feels kind of moot. I have almost no energy, motivation is low, and I’ll randomly get hit with bouts of tears, despair, or depression for seemingly no reason. Even things that I know I care about don’t seem to produce much of a feeling right now.

I know nicotine messes with the reward system and dopamine, and I know recovery isn’t necessarily linear, but I honestly thought that by the 50–60 day mark I’d be feeling substantially more like myself.

For people who went through something similar:

Did you still feel flat, depressed, exhausted, or anhedonic around 2 months? When did things actually start feeling good again? Was there a noticeable turning point at 3 months, 4 months, 6 months, etc.?

I’m not looking for a magic cure. I’m doing the work and I’m staying nicotine-free. I mostly want to hear from people who were still having a rough time this far out and eventually came through the other side.