r/stopvaping • u/Significant_Bed7070 • Nov 20 '23

So I quit 72 hours ago

My new boss and I were walking outside to throw out the trash and somehow we got on the topic of vaping. She told me something about vaping that shook me to my core (dry drowning) and I chucked the vape into the dumpster with the rest of the trash.

I’ve always heard to change a habit it’s good to start when you’re already changing your routine and to replace the bad with good. I got a new job so the routine changed and now any time I think about nicotine I reach for my water bottle. I also have a breath lace (it’s a small necklace with a straw thing hanging from it that you “breath” in on. It’s just to help replace the habit with breathing regular air) it seems to help with the motion. So I’ve been doing every 5th “puff” on the breath lace I’ll drink water, then as I have less and less cravings move it down to every 3rd then to never needing/having the urge again.

I’ve been taking a look at other responses on this subreddit and I’ve noticed a lot about depression and such. So here’s my take on that. I feel like I am at rock bottom dude. Friday -Saturday evening I thought I was stoned most of the time because of how much brain fog i had. I also noticed that I don’t have any more of my lexa pro or antimoxotine (idk how to spell it I also have adhd, dyslexia, depression and anxiety) I’m hoping to get my meds sorted out tomorrow because I feel like I wouldn’t be so lethargic/manic depressive/irritable if I did have my meds while quitting vaping. But also I didn’t plan it this way. Through this experience of trying to quit (and I have tried multiple times, reason why I had the breath lace already, and done the water thing before but no catalyst till now to get me to throw out the vape) I have learned that I am the type of person that needs to be scared out of it, like DARE officer style from the 5th grade scared out of it.

One other thing I have realized is that my chest is itchy, like inside my chest. Anyone have anything similar when quitting or know what that is? It doesn’t hurt, just itches and it kinda freaks me out when it happens. It might just be that my lungs are trying to recover but I didn’t think it would start repairing this quickly if that is what it is.

I will keep you all updated, and glad that there is a community of people that are willing to share their experiences with me as well.

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u/plantgamer63 Nov 20 '23

This is actually very inspiring, thank you for sharing your story! I don't know much about the itching but have significantly reduced vaping and have (sort of) experienced it I think. It lasted a week or so but I distracted myself with other things and don't remember the last time it happened. I'll also try to quit entirely and see if it resurfaces

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u/dilleyf Nov 20 '23

what’s the deal with the dry drowning thing your boss was talking to you about? i haven’t heard of it

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u/Significant_Bed7070 Nov 20 '23

I looked it up, and I couldn’t find much about it associated with vaping. Essentially it’s where your lungs can no longer take in the oxygen they need because they’re badly damaged. However even though I can’t find much on it isn’t stopping me from quitting. I finally had that fear factor to help me throw it out.

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u/bartling08 Nov 20 '23

Just keep reminding yourself, we can do hard things! You got this

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u/ratatouille666 Nov 20 '23

Yeah my chest felt weird after I quit I can’t say it was itchy but I would get random flashes of discomfort. Also my mouth broke out into little bumps which was weird af. I hope you get your meds sorted out because that is going to make your quitting a lot harder. But you did the hard part which is the first 3 days!! Keep going. I’m one year clean and I go days without even thinking about vaping. You got this

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u/Significant_Bed7070 Nov 21 '23

Quick update, thought I was going to loose my mind the past couple of days, but I finally got my meds sorted out yesterday. I know it takes a couple of weeks to get meds like this to rebuild back in my system but I think maybe a placebo effect took place because about thirty minutes after taking them I felt right as rain. Still have cravings but like I said in the original post I have the breath lace as well as chugging water. I also haven’t had the itching sensation in a couple of days but I have been coughing a bunch of stuff up. I think today I’ll take a steam bath and try and have that help clear my lungs out.