If that doesn't do it , then see the doctor again . If you find that vaping relaxes you maybe try some 0 nicotine juice. Hangin there people. I put sticky notes on my mirror in the bathroom.YOURE DOING GREAT! I usually feel better after I walk. Well worth to $13.99. Jane began smoking when she was 12. The first week seems like about a year and Im a month in and still feeling it. Their death means your life. I quit smoking on April 18th! I honestly feel way better but do feel lazy and sluggish! increasing the risk of a number . Hi Sheila. I was experiencing SOB with exertion and had a bad cough. Thank you for this useful information and good luck for everyone! Your chest pain might disturb you a lot, and you may be startled. Smoker for 44 years. After my first week of quitting, I had a problem and couldnt breathe. For more information, please see our I got off the e-cigs because of chest pain I think they caused the inflammation which has eased off since stopping the e-cigs been off cigs for 4weeks now still feel like s**t. If you want to get notified by every reply to your post, please register. I hope this doesnt last for too long, this is the symptom I really dislike (and so do those around me) and I honestly thought after the first few days the possibilities for this had gone. Andrea do you exercise? thin that it nervous . I am feeling same as you. Honestly to get me through the first week. Seeing an accuputurist who told me, you can NEVER have even one again because your addiction will get worse every time you try to quit. chest tightness wheezing general symptoms like extreme fatigue or fever are also warning signs. Someone with EVALI may have breathing and digestive problems, along with other symptoms, including: Some people say their symptoms formed over a few days, while others say it took several weeks. i should have done it years ago. Thank you for sharing folks. Leaving one bad habit behind is hard, now doing two at the same time; I feel like I am going crazy! Smoking cigarettes fill time and have become a habit that is very hard to break. Try picking up a mix of fruit and menthol to find the flavor that's easy on your throat. Only down side is the stomach pains and wanting to sleep more than usual. I forget to breathe and my chest feels tight. Many of the patients who were hospitalized after vaping THC or nicotine were reported to have run fevers. Can vaping cause chest tightness? Only powder capsules or gel caps. I would do serious research. I hope to drop it completely relatively soon! Oh Barkey I knew a Barkey once, that girl kept barking and barking I didnt have the heart to tell her she was a cat. I smoked for many years before swapping to Nicorettes. So much so that I forgot that I had quit vaping which was why my anxiety peaked. I did try vape but didnt like that it burned my throat and made me cough like crazy. I wish you all the very best. & will get St Johns Wort supplements to try & balance my emotions a bit. Could not give up until someone suggested hypnosis. That would be so much worse than vaping. If you're feeling chest tightness just remember that your doctor has given you a clean bill of health and focus on your breathing. I just dont understand the author what is the message here? I might have lived a smoker, but Im not going to die one. Ive just had my last cigarette and after it made me dizzy and feel like throwing up, its time. I just want to love things in my life again, I dont want to only kind of love them like I do now. Since yesterday I started to feel anxiety. Yeah I thought it was supposed to get easier with time. Was told nothing was wrong with me. Nicotine in cigarettes constricts the blood vessels in your skin and around your heart, 2016 research published in the journal Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine. Took me another 6 months to ease off it, but I did it. Really tough. Switched to vaping but my nicotine intake is way down. Best of luck everyone.. Ive had 2 lung surgeries to remove nodules,luckily no cancer. And I think that was all that I ate as well! I wont buy illicit cigarettes! But that was one more case of me trying to place the responsibility to quit (and to WANT to quit) on others when Im the only one that can want it enough to make it happen. 14 Foods That Can Reduce Your Risk of Stroke, A 2017 study published inScientific Reportssuggests e-cigarettes and vaping may lead to DNA changes and genetic mutations that can increase the risk of cancer. Quit smoking in 1989. Ive got serious depression episodes and anxiety and I felt like my brain was exploding! My fax is breaking out in a rash. I smoked for about 5/6 years. First off I want to say thank you so much for sharing your stories, they have really helped me to feel a little better about my situation, we are all in this together right?! My side effect is something like the motor falling out of the bottom of me. 5 days into this cold turkey. You might feel more tired than usual when youre in the process of quitting smoking because of the effects of nicotine withdrawal. I'm going to the doctor tomorrow for a check up btw. Wondering if tapering down is a good idea. Although fatigue is a vague symptom, the CDC said people who were hospitalized after vaping often reported feeling fatigued either days or weeks after using an e-cigarette. I have been eating more but not excessively and I know that Im now committed and wont be going back. 2005 - 2023 WebMD LLC. Today is the end of day 1 without smoking. I didnt expect all this, but I am persevering though as Im sick of being tied to something all the time !! As vaping-related lung illnesses continue to lead to hospitalizations, medically induced comas, and even deaths across the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning people about the risks of using e-cigarette devices, both with tobacco and cannabis products. I am sorry for your loss. I am not going to say I hope this quit sticks because the word hope seems to leave the door open for relapse. The cigarettes were rotting us from the inside and giving us a half life. I took up vaping 2 years ago. I've smoked about ten roll-ups a day for just over ten years- reduced my levels to about half two weeks ago for a week, thenthis last week smoked 5 cheap straights(nasty)3 hamlets (smelly)andten marlboro red which I did during music collegefora whileafter I started smoking initially). Count 10 slow deep inhales and slow exhales. Other symptoms, random sharp pain here and there, different areas back, sides etc. The wife and I are both on the same track and she is vaping with me. I been feeling dizzy with cold sweats and my upper body feels cold. Vaping is leading to a spate of lung injuries, comas, and death. all u need to do is create a new positive hobby exp learn to play guitar or singing its called subtitude to replace ur bad habit as smoker or vapers . When do I feel better?? Hope you could get through that first day. I actually have had screaming crying fits, lasting anywhere from 15 to 30 minutes. Pray to God to guide and help you. I think the new chemicals they put in the cigs are making this harder, and I feel like I was smoking more and more the last few years Had my last cig 48 hours ago. Spent a lot of $$$ on patches and vape supplies, only to realize that stuff will only prolong the inevitablejust a substitute, eventually Im gonna have to go through the hell that is freeing yourself of nicotine addiction. I have smoked a vape for 4 years. Ive not had a vape in 2 months so months off the nicotine and I still get withdrawal symptoms several times a day, my tongue feels like its burnt from eating a hot stew, I guess the inside of my head feels the same. slight chest tightness after quitting e-cig/vaping ? Im so proud of myself! Good Luck to All. Drink plenty of fluids, such as water, tea and juice. Do not use it!!! I actually just had an axiety attack today which took 6 hrs to get rid of. Freezing cold, tingling head, foggy, week. Feb 20, 2015. I am more addicted to my e cigarette than anything else. With no more cigarettes to force you to breathe slowly and deeply, it's common to find yourself short of breath. Did it cold turkey back then and again this time. Good luck everyone. A date you can never forget.like the death of a friend or birth of a baby, or a wedding day, etc good luck to all!!! Im thinking nicotine caused my body to withhold wasteno holding back now. Have tried to quite many times but very hard. For everyone out there finding it hard, look for a great hypnotherapist, it made it all so easy for me. Smoking 14 years, been nicotine free 2 months. How long did your withdraw symptoms last ? whatever that means but now my symptoms are a very sharp pain in my lower throat(possibly my lymph nodes) every once in a while this is very rare. If you get to the zero nicotine in the vape is it really that bad for you? Ive just reached 6 weeks and I feel terrible finding it really hard to find pleasure in activities I used to enjoy. Good luck to us all xx. Had a few drinks last night and that was hard. Linda the crying I get . I quit smoking on 3-11-18 after smoking for 40 yrs. I cant wait to crush puny men like confetti. I think giving up the vape will be a challenge, but the way I see it If I can stop smoking those nails and stay off of them, I can handle quitting the vape too! These devices are commonly called vapes, mods, e-hookahs, sub-ohms, tank systems and vape pens. because I quit two times in the past and never felt the way I do now. Will be following up for a cat scan of the lungs and checking on the heart to make sure things are okay For all just starting, hang in there. Self hypnosis: Stop smoking using self hypnosis, Tightness in chest and shortness of breath, Passive smoking - Harmful effects of second hand smoke. May God be with us both!!! Please say a prayer for me. Biut this time and the time before I could not do it. Now Im in day 3 of stopping vaping cold-turkey. Doing a range of tests to rule out anything more serious for the high blood pressure. I. over the past several years and have kept it off. So my words of wisdom would be, thinking about quitting was way worse than doing it. It takes time. That and my inability to sleep greatly worsened the problem. (sorry if my english Is not so good). Many thanks, Hi Melanie, thanks for writing, its normal to be scared. Ive tried to quit prior and I had nightmares then as well. Turns out im now chain smoking the menthol flavor pod, the equilvant of a pack a day. When you stop smoking, the lungs begin to heal immediately. Ive been a smoker for 33 years now and have been smoke free for 53 days today Im proud to say. over a year ago, samo I was scared too, but I think I was more scared of not quitting. Not too pricy either. As these cravings begin to go away, the associated mood disturbances also fade. Because you didnt actually quit nicotine when you quit cigs.. Was considering taking up vaping to help quitThanks so much for your post and best of luck to you. I just need this to be over with! I go on and off. I quit three days ago and struggling, 1st day without cig,smoked for 50.quit for 2 yrs with chantix, cant take again not allowed to mix with antidepressants.have to do it this time cold turkey, have to have faith. Has a picture of a little blue oblong pill. Its like losing a magical ability. Then I decided Id had enough of this stupid smoking stick that controlled my everyday. Its been 2 weeks. YOU QUIT TO BE HEALTHIER! Tried quitting on/off for the last two months but that triggered a ton of stomach pain which rushed me to the ER a few times. I was up to about 3 packs a day. Yes, first days have been like that for me. I smoked all the nicotine vape juices I had and then bought 2 big bottles of 0 nicotine. My car is clean I dont miss moments with my kids and my wife is happier I motivated her to stop some of her own vices. The chemicals in vape juices, the liquid that's heated to a vapor for users to inhale, is laden with various chemicals, many which are known to cause throat irritation. It binds to receptors in the brain and affects the activity of chemicals including serotonin, dopamine, acetylcholine, norepinephrine, and glutamate. Wet lung is an immune system disorder that affects the lung, and occurs in some people after breathing in certain substances they're sensitive to. Causes of Smoker's Flu. Hang in there. I quit cigarettes completely 33 days back and vape a regulated dosage a day. In week 6 now. Can a person wake up with rheumatoid arthritis? No more M&Ms with peanuts for me. Ive tried to quit many times with epic fails. Kids and teenagers have been especially attracted to vaping, thanks in part to attractive flavors like bubble gum, mango, and mint. Chinese medicine treatment is straightforward and I have started a course today. great to see you are part of the Golden Cult! Recent diagnoses of chronic, late-stage Lyme disease, chronic Epstein-Barr, and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome meant I had to give up all alcohol, all sugar, all preservatives The anti-inflammatory diet is almost impossible for me as I was vegan for 30 of those 35 years. According to the CDC: More than 2800 e-cigarette users have required hospital admission due to EVALI through February 2020; 68 of these people died. i quit 3 days ago. There is just too much for them to fight. But make it a week and theres no reason you cant keep going. Quit smoking 7 years ago, stupidly started vaping 2 years ago. So he told me i wasnt serious about it. I think its helpful and positive to call yourself a non-smoker if your not smoking. I find if I make room for the bad feeling, accept that its OK to feel it, it moves through me quickly. Im in college now, working, paying for my own apartment, living on my own, and Im on day 8 after throwing my juul away. Nicotine free just over 3 weeks,in a state of constant anxiety and feeling really low. Also, for this reason, people often eat sweets after quitting. This condition is called e-cigarette, or vaping, product use-associated lung injury, or EVALI. Quitting cold turkey is not the way to go for a lot of people. Got an anxiety attack about 3 weeks back after my BP went haywire,spent a good amount not knowing what it was. I am so tired, anxious, irritable and hungry and a few other things but my brain is off at the moment. Once you get through the first month, the road ahead becomes much rosier. Relatively small things that would ordinarily cause some stress can cause you to snap and become extremely irritable. This is true regardless of their age or how long they have been smoking. Not sure those vaping pens are safe at all. I had lost 75 lbs. You all are awesome and I love you!! I quit in 2018, I have tried it before but this time it was abrupt! over a year ago. I had some episodes of high blood pressure (peaked at 204/110) and panic attacks, one of which sent me to ER. Cold turkey along with self hypnosis inductions. Hurt like a mo-fo. The foggy head is what really gets me. It makes sense out of all Im trying to do. Im happy 6 years of no smoke and to jail out of addicted to cig. Ive just stopped on Sunday night after 26 yrs, Im doing it cold turkey, actually been not too bad, my kids are my motivation plus what I can spend all that extra money on. And am glad. Quit 2 months ago and will not go back but I want to everyday. When ever i get craving i go out for a walk and listen to music till it subsides.I think the trick to being successful in breaking the habit is picking up something new to take up the time you used for smoking, just try to pick up a positive habit. Read on to learn exactly what happens in your body the minute you stop vaping. Breath better too. When we sleep, we dont smoke because muscle memory is at bare minimum. The last week has given me slight headaches and unusual dreams, neither of which have bothered me. Now where do I start and how.. Hi there! Study: Female Smokers Should Quit Smoking During Luteal Phase, Nicotine Addiction And Recovery: 5 Tips To Help You Quit Smoking, The Secret To Quitting Smoking Isn't Actually A Secret At All: How You Can Quit And Stay Quit. Now it all.makes such sense, its been frustrating and made me so tiered and no energy but man the final outcome of never smoking is all I can see and think about. I tapered off the time before and this time using patches. I had quit two times in those years one tome because I was pregnant and it was a breeze and the second time just because, it didnt last long, I went back to smoking a month later and here I am today regretting ever placing a cigarette to my mouth. I bought bags of baby carrots and had them on me in a container all the time. You, and only you acquired the habit. This PAGE really helped a lotknow I m not sure can beat physiologically. Not knowing how long it's been since you stopped smoking, your body goes through many transitions and withdrawal symptoms. The first week was crazy. Following this rule 2-3 days, youll start feeling less stressed. I am 48 hours into quitting smoking. "It is at this point very clear that vaping is not only unhealthy, but it is very dangerous. I just have cravings, no side effects that are noticeably getting me down. Stick with it but the Nicorettes were a fairly pure form of getting more than a normal amount of nicotine in to my body for a long time. Aside from the usual 5-15 extra pounds upon quitting, now I have this achy bs to deal with. I am beginning to feel a bit better but this quitting cigs is no joke!! the first week of going cold turkey. Igor believe that if I can stop cigarettes, I can stop vaping. You can do it! All the peoples lives I have corrupted by 2nd hand smoke setting the example by joining in smoking a cigarette with somebody or even offering a cigaret to somebody else. Reading other quit stories when youre exhausted is pure gold. 4 months after quitting cold turkey and im feeling so so bad all and every day I just dont know what to do. Most dont even know I quit. Each time you do so, youre reinforcing the habit. The Easy Way to Quit Smoking. Im on my 8th day of quitting. Inflammation is the body's response to threats . per month and i participated in 5 or 10 km. I personally agree with that and I think it is just that people reading it, who have not experienced both, have misinterpreted the statement. The only thing remaining is some small headaches in the morning, which go away quickly. I stop on my own like 3 weeks ago and I start feeling funny for no reason ! Hey Matt, thanks for writing in, were so glad that you liked the article. It's possible that some of these ingredients don't completely vaporize so when users inhale them, fluid enters the lungs and builds up, causing rare forms of pneumonia reported in many of the recent vape-related hospitalizations. Cant say any better than this comment before me is spot on. When you decide you WANT to be a non-smoker throw the damn things away and call y ourself a non smoker, not a smoker that has gone 3, 23, 56,78,123,453, etc days without a cigarette. Going thru every withdrawal symptom that drug every created. Then was always thirsty. What am I saying. So far, experts believe chemicals like formaldehyde and acrolein could be to blame, as well as vitamin E acetate, a component of vegetable oil that is often used to turn nicotine or THC into the aerosol users then inhale. Shortness of breath after stopping smoking, costochondritis and quit smoking in agony, can costochondritis be connected with quitting smoking, breathing problems since I quit smoking 8 months ago, Parent concerns on marijuana use and sides effects. I keep my ID on me and my key card for work thats it. 28 years smoking. Today, is my worst. I hate weaknesses. Of course, you have to give it time. Neither man had any risk factors for heart disease, but both had blood clots in one of the arteries that supply blood to the heart muscles. 50 years of smoking. My GP was suggesting diverticulitis or Chroens and I am waiting for investigations including colostomy! When you feel the body aching in the first weeks, its the body healing itself, so dont give in to temptation. Some people "gulp" their vape and, in effect, swallow some of it while inhaling. The first two weeks of this side effect are the worst, and then it also begins to normalize as more time passes. Congrats! Anywayquit on May 13. As if you are inhaling a deep nicotine hit. Best of luck to all. no anxiety,no withdrawals dont really even think about smoking anymore. Now on day six, I feel pretty normal again and the hideous cravings have gone away. Best Wishes to you all. Well done to everyone! I quit 2 days ago and I have terrible nightmares every night so far. I am often anxious, Heart Palpitations After Quitting Smoking. Wow sorry for your loss that's terrible. I do not want to smoke, so I wont but, there is a part of me that thinks, dang, with the way I feel, why not just smoke, I felt better, people liked me more. Some people find it easy and some find it hard. Could be an additive in your w. Im 29 and been smoking since I was 18. Getting through one month without a cigarette is a big accomplishment, and you should reward yourself. I found coffee in moderation, salt in moderation, sweets as well. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Like Brian quoted Mark Twain-Quitting smoking is the easiest thing in the world Ive done it a thousand times. I started smoking from the age of 13, I am 27 now. Not knowing your gear, or the builds you use, 120ml a week is normal for many people here, especially with subohm high wattage vaping. Ive quit smoking 4 weeks ago. It has been 10 days without a cigarette for me. The chest tightness may or may not be from quitting vaping and if it doesn't go away within a few days it might be best to go to your doctor. You may experience all of the above or only a few. I feel I cant go back to smoking but cant face this anymore! Just get in a comfortable position, breath deeply in and out and focus on the breathing, on the noise the breathing makes and on the air going in and out of your body. now god forbid the dog prob thinks im going to eat her and its all i can do not to go to the store and buy juice for my vapor,but i know i wont, i just cant figure why i have the urges and appetite now after 1 and a half months. After over 30 years of smoking (I did quit for a year and a half back in 2000), I am free! If yours is minor like it sounds do some google searches on it. Thanks to the Alan Carr book I stopped my 40 a day habit on 4th February. I quit recently, and discovered that ITS NOT AS BAD AS ID HEARD. I just told my brain LISTEN your lungs will not take in any more smoke . Do it for yourself!!!! I KNOW that they are for me! When younger i used to play lots of basketball and soccer but following several injuries and due to age constrains, i decided to start jogging 4-5 years ago. Im 2 weeks cig free this Mon, but Ive felt very anxious like a tightening in my chest, rapid heart beat..things I never used to experience. That is nearly 7 months after smoking for 60 years (I am 74). Good luck. I have to remember why I wanted to quit. Its far too convenient! It's minor anxiety caused by nicotine withdrawals. I am a 27 year smoker. Research has found that people who vape are exposed to toxic metals like lead because of the metal coils used in e-cigarette devices to heat the vape juice into a vapor. Since nicotine is a stimulant and can help you stay awake, it might seem like the opposite would be true about the absence of nicotine when you are trying to quit. Aged 28, smoked 15-20 on a weekday, 20-40 on weekend days for 10 years. Within the first 1 to 9 months after quitting vaping, the lung's capacity to clear out mucus and fight off infections significantly increases. Most of the symptoms peak approximately 3-5 days after quitting and then begin to taper off.