Anxiety & Quitting Smoking -
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- čas přidán 7. 03. 2017
- As it's No Smoking Day today, I thought I'd share my experience on quitting 6 months ago. I now use a vape pen. I guess this story is based on my experience of quitting whilst suffering from anxiety. As my anxiety over the withdrawal symptoms was something that had often stopped me even considering quitting.
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The hardest thing i've ever done is give up smoking. My anxiety went completely highwire. The worst it ever was in 45 years.
Update us. How's your anxiety doing?
My anxiety make smoke more
@@Lammdawg1 sorry only seeing this now. My anxiety is fine now. It was very bad for a few months, once my brain and hormones balanced out it wss all good.
Thank you so much for this video, this is exactly what I needed today. It's hard to find information on the relationship between anxiety and smoking, I have tried to quit in the past cold turkey and my anxiety and depression became unmanageable. I am now trying to quit with a vape pen, and this video has given me the final push I needed so thank you so much ♡
True- I was taking those nicotine lozenges’ every day --all day except sleep
In the last 8 months I Acquired IBS and the Nasty Anxiety I take BuSpar for it
Just 3 days ago I put all nicotine down and QUIT !
72 hrs. Later Absolutely NO ANX and NO IBS Symptoms
Blood Pressure is back normal and feeling great WOW it does Work!!
Your body will tell you when it does Not Like something you’re doing to it.
YOU Just have to stop and listen To it.
Best of Luck to ALL of you with Anxiety.
Still you have anxiety?
Dude we have exactly the same situation, i am suffering anxiety and panic attacks for about 7 months now and about just last month i quit smoking. so amazing!
Same us bro
Update?
Thank you so much for sharing.....you are so real and down to earth....I felt the same way as you....it's a great feeling giving up.....well done you...
I think quit smoking helped you for the anxiety.
I'm glad you did it.
Man I’ve been 2 weeks that I’ve stopped smoking but my anxiety levels are off the roof. I’m having panic attacks, I hope it’s really because of quit smoking. Please pray for me.
Samuel Hernandez omg me too !! I already have horrible anxiety ,, am on xanax,,but still am having horrible anxiety attacks !!! I haven't smoked for 38 days ... I have no desire... But this feeling like hell and my spaced out feeling is just to much😢😢 please tell me it gets better
Is it still there because I quit smoking cold turkey and I have anxeity issues! I have been issued with medicines to deal with it.
I did stop smoking for 2 years via Allen Carr's How to Permanently Stop Smoking... that was great, no anxiety, no problems etc. THEN I had to have two operations in a quick succession. Pain control was horrible, I was walking the floor at night. Through boredom/needing 'something' I turned to my husband's cigarettes! :( I have done some NLP training... there is a method of switching realities which worked really well. It is a visual process of seeing yourself smoking and the disgusting ash tray and then changing the vision immediately with a happy feeling conversing with people (not smoking)... there was no withdrawal pangs or anxiousness throughout the day. Nor was there any thoughts of wanting a cigarette. However 3 or 4 days later I woke up with terrifying panic attacks. Sometimes even continuing after I went back to bed. I have walked the streets at 3am because of the claustrophobic feeling of being inside in the dark (and let's face it who wants to turn on the bedroom light which would wake your partner?) I tried to put up with it but it continued the next night too. Fair dinkum .. a person's got to go to work having had enough sleep! Equalled, back to square one. Ugh!!
Have you quit smoking now?
I quit smoking 6 months ago. I had a panic attack a week after I quit, but the anxiety went through the roof around Christmas. I started getting better until I got a cold in late March. Now I am getting more anxiety and right lung mucus. I have been on Xanax since late October. I had to recently up the meds. This is frustrating
Nice honest guy ...great vid very helpful Cheers!🙏🏾
Thanks for caring and sharing. I agree that whatever works go that route. Congratulations on your success. Peace
Yeh same shit don’t know if it’s in my head or it’s because I’ve given up smoking but my anxiety is bad but manageable if I tell myself it’s because I quit smoking.
I’m on day four of going cold turkey and I suffer from anxiety and holy shit guys I’m just gonna warn you all before hand because nobody talks about this but brace yourself for very bad depersonalization and anxiety and brain fog for the first 3 days but after that it starts to subside.
I’m on day four but I’m already about 60% back to normal and guys it will be intense it will scare the fuck out of you but it is worth it to power through and become nicotine free.
tyawesome johnson Jesus ... I’m on my 2nd day and the panic attacks or the anxiety is horrible! I haven’t had a peaceful night sleep for the last two nights.
Guys thank you so much for saying this I had depersonalization and bad xaniety before I quit and I’m on the 2nd night and it’s so bad rn I feel insane and I’ve had an xaniety attack for over an hour where I can’t breath
Alain Valena ^^
Jack Lewis hope you’re doing okay. Just remember it’s withdrawal and you’ll be okay. Hope you stay nicotine free!
It's been like month, I haven't had any nicotine. It was tough the first week but what really helped me was that when I was craving, I would tell myself "I don't dip" or take a cold shower if it was really bad. I still have that feeling of missing something but I know it's just that bad habit that I got used to. My anxiety hasn't been that bad ever since I quit. Good luck guys, beat the addiction and break the chains. God bless
If the vape pen has nicotine, you are still addicted and dependent on the stimulant.
I'm with you on this one, I tried to vape to quit cigarettes. I found out the juice I had, had nicotine in it and was causing my nausea vomiting etc. I got pretty damn sick and was told by a doc that I had nicotine poisoning, first time I ever heard of that considering I smoked a pack a day. Honestly just quit, and push through it. If you fuck up it's okay just try again when you can. Once again I am trying to quit again, just over 27 hrs cold turkey. The highs and lows suck but I've done my best going cold turkey, vaping, patches, gum, pills, all resulted in me caving in less than 3 days. I wouldn't recommend vaping, unless you are 100% sure you don't have a nicotine juice and good luck with that. I'd rather smoke a pack a day then get nicotine poisoning again.
there are nicotine free vape juices ask for them at your vape shop
i tryed vaping after quiting but i didn't like it that much
Cigarette also have antidepressants chemicals in them which are very addictive unlike vape pens
@@hamiltonjames4 I disagree with you as a vaper on 4mg of nic its hella hard and just as bad to withdraw from.. I just wanna sleep every time I try and quit vaping it's messed up I tired a few times now... I'm going to keep slowly down and cutting nic.
@@hamiltonjames4 - MAOI's (monoamine oxidase inhibitor)
Thank you for sharing your story
Cigarettes have MAOI compounds (monoamine oxidase inhibitor) used as an antidepressant. This is why people that are prone to depression and anxiety have a much harder time kicking the habit. I quit cigarettes after 40 years with vaping, this is the only thing that ever worked for me and they are far far safer than smoking tobacco.
What an inspirational video! I suffer with anxiety and I'm worried sick that quitting smoking will make me feel worse but you have opened my eyes and I feel like I'm going to give this method a go.... thank you 👌👍
Emma Berry i quit smoking 4months back.. Never felt better, anxiety attacks literally disappeared.. I relapsed and started smoking again three days now and my anxiety is back.. My chest hurts.. I feel awful all round.. You can do it and you'll love how you feel once you've quit.. Im going to qyit again .. Niccorette inhalator works best for me as it feels like im having a smoke. Good luck! 💗
zz aww bless you! Proof is in the pudding as they say... I suppose it's the fear of the un known but your proof it made you feel better honey.. Thank you for taking the time to reply to me and you can do this... we can do this xxxx
Emma Berry it really is babe! You are welcome.. I honestly told god felt like the only one, usually ppl love smoking again and dont feel any different. Yessss we can!! Id love to know how you get on. Please add me on ig if you have this..
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I think ill try over the weekend... Again. Lol
Honest to god* haha my fat fingers all over the place 😂
zz yeah me to! Defo! I'm strawberryslimmingworld
Love to know how your getting on xxxxx
Thanks for this video. It has helped me alot. Please can I ask what nicotine strength you used when you first started vaping. Thank you 😊
Well done with the quitting smoking I'm off the cigs nearly 8 years myself and it is difficult but well done you and I know what the dizziness is like its my worst symptom with years fear of fainting in shops fear of going out coz u think you will callapse terrible it is
Me to same
Hey Anxiety United, today I smoked 2 cigarettes after being quit for awhile and now is night and I feel kind of loopy and weird. Can you have physical withdrawals after only 2 cigarettes?
Dont worry about the weight gain the smoking is more important you have done a good job so far just do not take it up again your life is more important
i nade it to 10 days whithout smoking
the first 4 days where the most dificult terrible mood swings and feeling tired all day
but that got away after about 5 days
right now no major cravings but being like a ciggarette would taste good at this time
I took a bong hit every time I had a cigarette craving. It worked iv made it one month since I last smoked a cigarette after 13 years of smoking .now cutting down the weed to once a day I feel great. mild exercise helps. and the occasional shot of whiskey to help with the insomnia. After 3 weeks you will feel awesome.
I’m on day six now, smoked for 17 years and then took up a heavy vaping addiction. Although vaping helped kicking the cigarette addiction, It did cause me intake more nicotine and pretty much vape all day long. I work from home and pretty much been vaping all day long for 3 years. I smoked a 1.9ml pod every day. The reason for quitting was I started to get very tired and having brain fog. I lost a lot of my ambitions and I felt over content with just being able to sit down with a cup of coffee and a vape all day long.
I’m thankful vaping helped me quit smoking. But quitting vaping now has been giving me withdrawal symptoms like never before. I get a lot more headaches, and feel very anxious on random moments. Brain fog usually kicks in around the afternoon and seems to grow stronger during the day. The first 3 days I’ve slept a lot and couldn’t concentrate what so ever. I’m on day six now, supposedly after 72 hours your body doesn’t need nicotine anymore but every vein in my body is at times still screaming for nicotine. Having smoked for 20 years since I was 14 years old I can’t blame my body for not knowing any better. But have faith it is going to get better, I’ve grown tired with the side effects of smoking/vaping and really hate the people who are still selling addictions especially to kids. I’m not going to be a slave anymore and give in to it, no matter how bad the withdrawals or anxiety get. Fck big tabacco and fck vaping, im done with that.
Thanks for reading my rant, breaking addiction really sucks and changing habits can be hard. For all us quitters we can have faith that what ever we feel now will pass. Your body might be addicted, your mind can be to, but you have the power over both. Stay strong we’ve got this!
My anxiety is so much better since i stopped vaping and smoking! I believe vaping is less harmfull but still bad, as it has nicotine and heavy metals wich could mess with your brain
The vape pen works! It was the only thing that did work for me! I was a smoker for twenty years and with the vape pen i don't Touch in a cigarret in two years. Sorry for my English, i know it sucks...
+Sofia Pepe 20 years for me too. Never thought I'd see the day where I no longer smoked. And your English doesn't suck. 😊
Well done, but you are still addicted to nicotene until you stop using the vaoe oen
Even after one month..I m feeling depressed and lathargic..is it a withdrawal symptom?
AKSHAY JAIN it takes three months for your brain to go back to normal and start to get the neurotransmitters to work like they did before nicotine. Just power through and it will go away. I’m on day four right now but I researched it heavily and I’m ready to do this. Good luck in your journey too man.
Micky Damon I’m still smoke free man and I was right! It took about 90-120 days before I was “back to normal”. I still get cravings here and there but they’re pretty easy to brush off.
Vape pens always made me sick with the lung infections I never got that with cigarettes this happened to me 100 Xs
My Friend smokes but doesn't want me to know. The other day he was acting confused and wasn't making sense. Then a couple hours later he forgot he even was talking to me. Could him trying not to smoke around me and nicotine withdrawal cause him to be this confused? Thanks.
I didn't confusion from the withdrawal of the chemical itself, but perhaps the added stress from quitting could make some people feel flustered and confused at times. Depends on how much the quitting process is playing a factor in their mental health at the time I guess.
Anxiety United ..ok thanks....no he was REALLY confused.....then I found out he drinks alcohol sometimes too. He was trying to sleep during the day and that's when he was confused....but my other friend said maybe he was taking Ambien or something which can make ppl do weird stuff and they don't remember it. I told my friend about the time he was confused and asked him if he had alcohol then and he said yes. Would alcohol make a person that confused? He didn't look drink and wasn't stumbling around.
Sounds like you guys are still in high school. Sounds a bit immature. Adults usually don't have friends who, "hide cigarette smoking" from a friend....
Im 30 days off cigarettes today....but only 12 days off nicotine...i was on the patch and lozenges....wasnt right.....nicotine started to give me insane anxiety and panic in my stomach every day for 6 months....so i had to stop or i was going to die....i was addicted for about 30 yrs....smoked newport menthol box shorts...30 per day at the end....i fluctuated from 2 to 5 packs over the rest of the years.....i made my own video...👍👍
Good guy
was your vertigo from bppv, i bet it was
and i do vaping too... hehe
If you have just substituted one for the other then that's no good. However IF you just use the vape pen say... just before bed because you know you'll sleep better that is more medicinal a use. The whole aim is NOT to be taking nicotine at all is it not?
The whole aim is to stop smoking.
I'm quitting booze, I'm going to inject it
Are you still cigarette free?
Yes. Its almost 3 years now. Still vaping tho. I really need to kick that too.
You gain weight and are you quit smoking not just because subsides hunger but because your heart rate is faster when you smoke which means you will burn more calories so even if you're eating habits don't change your still put on a little bit of weight but you look fine so whatever weight you put on was about thing
I smoked for 25 years and I stopped cold turkey. The withdrawal almost drove me nuts but I got through it. There is overwhelming evidence that vaping is equally bad as smoking, so just quit while you are at it.
Where’s the overwhelming evidence that vaping is as bad as smoking?
Start eating pot if you wanna quit