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This video helped me quit nicotine when I thought I never could. Actually hearing someone’s story that was so similar to mine was eye opening. I showed this to my homie who was just as addicted as me and we immediately smashed our vapes, threw out our tins, and went cold turkey. Thank you so much for allowing me to take me life back and accomplishing what I thought was impossible.
Yesterday I decided vaping wasn't worth it for me. After 2 hours of quitting I looked up "How to stop cravings" and found some of your videos like getting through the first 72. Immediately after I broke all 4 of my vapes. It is easier to flee temptation than to fight it, so I gave myself no choice but to quit!
@@PrestigeProPainters the nicotine possessed him and locked him in a closet with $600 worth of Elf Bar Vapes and the nicotine demon has him chiefin 😂jkjk
This is insane. Literally everything you said, i can relate to. Im quitting today and I’ve tried before and failed especially considering my job gets stressful and a nice hit of vape helps. But i need to get over that hump. Besides the spending to support it, I often times reflect on things like how I would have to make a trip to smoke shop to re up before a trip or I wouldn’t want to go anywhere without having that comfort of having the vape on me and if I didn’t, again off to the smoke shop i go. Its so crazy how it’s controlled my life to that extent and I never even smoked cigarettes! I just thought vaping was cool because of the flavors. Great video, i subbed to you.
I was smoking my buddies vape on the weekends and have probably experience nicotine withdrawals several hundred times. I’ve thrown out probably 50 vapes and have quit more than anyone I’ve ever met. My advice, stay on it, or stay off it. 3 months off weed and nicotine now and I have no anxiety, little depression, and can breath thru my nose. I don’t have to worry as much about lung cancer too
On day 22 - feeling incredible. Everything in this video is 100% spot on. Only someone who has been truly addicted can explain it how you do. For anyone struggling to just quit already or early on in the process... 5-10 days of discomfort is WORTH IT. My life has improved 10x in just these 3 weeks.. more engaging conversations with family/friends/girlfriend... 10x more energy throughout the day... more motivation.. more confidence. Literally everything is better. The physical withdrawal subsides relatively quickly. I still get cravings here and there but all the above^^ happening make me laugh at any craving. Tips - avoid your triggers as much as you can (caffeine, alcohol for me. I have not drank any since quitting and switched from coffee to caffeine). IF possible, try and let those first couple of days quitting be on a weekend. Sleep, stay hydrated, eat (healthy), and try to stay busy. You will be very tired for about 4-5 days until a surge of energy starts to come back. YOU GOT THIS
I appreciate the explanation of why nicotine can be harmful even if you're not smoking cigarettes or dipping, etc. I often find it difficult to justify quitting things like vaping because it's easy to view it as "harmless" to the body when in reality it damages your mental health greatly. I've quit nicotine probably 20 times and each time I start up again it feels great!! But then... after about a week I quickly realize how insanely tired, fatigued, and unmotivated I am all the time, and I don't want to do ANYTHING, and it really takes a toll on my wellbeing. Today I'm quitting again and the hardest part for me is reminding myself of these realizations once I have been free of nicotine for an extended period of time because the mind does funny things... so I'll be watching your videos! Thanks a bunch!
yes first rush feels good not gonna lie. This is the worst about quitting. Every time you try to quit and fail you feel much better right away with only few inhalations. But after a day or two you remind yourself why you hate it. The truth is only when a vaper vapes he can think rationally and knows it's a prison and a horrible habit.
I am on day four of being vape free and it has been soooo difficult. I have had to stop myself several times from going to the vape shop that is literally right down my street. I keep trying to find an acceptable reason to purchase one but of course I can't find a reason to justify inhaling toxins. It helps to have someone explain what goes on in your body when you vape and why you feel like you need it. Thank you for uploading this content. It is sooo appreciated.
I’m on day one and struggling because I drive past my vape store on my way to work but I’ve been feeling better already, just hope I can make it through the week
@@Deathchant102 this is my 1st day of having nothing and day 6 of having a reduction. Personally I feel an illness I’ve never felt before, I can’t sleep head and eyes hurt and ache all over with coughing up the crap it puts in your lungs, I’m finding it reasonably okay because the withdrawal is so awful and just don’t wanna to go near one.
3 days going on 4 today 🤘thank you, I can't really explain it but these videos juste take my cravings away, I guesse hearing someone with a similar story makes me realize that the craving is gonna passe Keep going bro your helping a lot of people ✌️
Thanks, this very well justifies my chronic fatigue. I quit 3 weeks ago. The first 5 days i was completely bedridden, then I started to feel amazing and then the second week my fatigue kicked again. Finally on the third week I feel good again. I hope to stay like this now.
Thank you sir. I just decided yesterday. I was gonna quit, for good. I went out side with my wife and she saw me throw away all my vapes and pods. I want to prove my self to her. Like we always have to each other. And I wanna be a stronger note secure mam for this amazing beaitful woman in my life. She's supporting me fully. And I hope to come back to this comment, and to tell you guys of my success. I know it's gonna suck, but I feel ready. I'm not giving up somthing. I'm getting my life back.
So much makes sense to me now!! Literally everything explained in this video is exactly what I’d been experiencing. I haven’t had a vape in two days and I’ve crashed so hard and it’s reassuring to know why! This video gives me strength to keep going with quitting. Thank you!
Damn idk if I can watch your vids anymore. They just make me think about vaping. 1 month clean all thanks to your quote "wether you think you can, or you think you can't, you're probably right." Thats the quote that got me through the hard times. I knew I could quit. I also wrote myself a letter that i'd read everytime I got a craving. I think another reason I was able to quit was because I mentally prepared for it for about 10 days. I had to catch a plane home and I decided 10 days in advance that the vape hit before the plane was going to be my last. It was kinda like coming to terms with a breakup. Another reason I was able to quit is kinda narcissistic but it was to flex on my friends who couldn't quit. Thanks for coming to my ted talk. Everyone can beat this stupid addiction
This channel helped me quit the juul. 20 days in after vaping it for 5 years. Frank, you deserve more viewers and subs, I used my addiction mindset to get into running. Thanks Dr. Frank for helping me!
A video of yours popped up last night for the first time and it was right on time. I decided to quit vaping/smoking last night and threw all of my vaping products away. I'm now a subscriber and am sharing your videos.
I’ve probably seen about 40 hours of your videos in total, and I can proudly say that every second has helped me on my journey to quit. A lot of those hours were spent getting my mind/body ready to quit and cultivating a plan while taking notes, while the others were spent helping me through withdrawal and quitting. Still not easy but I want to say thank you for your help and for helping save my life, beyond grateful for this channel. Godspeed!
I deliberately do not keep track of how long ago I quit vaping, I accept that it remains difficult. For me, this increases the chance that I will persevere.
I just have to say thankyou for this video. I’m 4 days clean so far, been vaping for 7 years now. The withdrawals you explained are spot on, but you’re gettin me through this with these videos. Thankyou.
Day 7.. it has been a tough road! Day 16 of no weed.. Day 34 of no alcohol! Talk about a journey! But honestly without God, I could not of done this! Hang in there guys and gals it gets easier. Try praying 🙏 God is always ready to help us!
Im quitting tomorrow. I have tried so many times. Everything you have said makes so much sense . I plan on use these videos as my Go to. I have to do this . Im 46. I have to do this.. its so hard but i believe your videos can help. I am ALWAYS fatigued. Im also in perimenopause 😂 so i have alot going on and fighting against me. But ,I absolutely NEED to do this 🙏🏼
You’re doing gods work. I’m one of the lucky ones that did not get addicted to nicotine vapes in high school. I remember trying one for the first time in architecture 1 with one of my friends. The first hit was nice, but I just never really liked it for some reason.
I quit cold turkey 3 weeks ago, first day and evening was the hardest, cold sweats, nightmares, absolute insanity, after day 3 I was doing so much better. Fun fact, my vaping was causing me to have seizures that’s why I stopped, 3 weeks no seizures my heart rate is the lowest it’s ever been my energy levels have been so much better and my overall life has been amazing, thank you for helping me man.
Love your videos. Every time I get a craving to vape I just come and watch one of your videos and it totally makes it go away as it’s not worth it. Thanks.
Your information is bang on the truth about vaping. I felt so tired and unmotivated on it plus vaping is harder than cigarettes to quit. I finally quit but the withdrawals were horrible
Mane, it’s been almost 3 or 4 days without weed and I feel so great. Not trying to keep track of the days this time. Still on nicotine but I’m just trying to do one at a time so I don’t go through mega withdrawal. Although, I’m feeling pretty inspired to go to the gym again which means nicotine won’t be in my life much longer. 😊
I’ve been addicted to Vaping since 2014, I’ve spent countless amounts on vapes & related products, also might I add, I suffer from PTSD & Anxiety & top that off with ADHD. I’m on a journey to become vape free ❤ I quit 👊🎉🎉🎉
3 weeks off the salt vape learning so much from you to keep it up. I was stressed compared to when I was a young man the old man is a more stressed out nic head. Your a great teacher thank you
I’ve stopped smoking cigarettes and now currently in the process of stopping vaping and I can say with confidence that stopping vaping is way harder for me.
Thanks for these videos bro. I don't follow all the time, but it seems like your videos pop up right when I need them and you reinforce concepts I've learned but sometimes forget. You are awesome bro. Thank you for your honesty about all this.
I'm scared. It's day 12 since I quit vaping, and the withdrawal symptoms have gotten worse and more intense, not better. I have brain fog and tension headaches the last few days and an almost overwhelming depression. The depression kicked in around day 4. I want to cry a lot, and I feel so angry and irritable. I'm going to stick with this. I'm prepared for these types of symptoms to continue for 4-6 weeks, but God, it is so hard. I'm praying for an end to this.
I’m on day 8, and right there with you my dude. The depression is a lot to bear, but I know it’s just my dopamine system looking for a fix. Trying to stay strong and remind myself the short term hell will be worth it in the long run. Sending love and support - we can do this!
Nicotine withdrawal is the absolute worst especially from chain vaping. Trust me, it’s much better just to never pick one of them up and hit it than to find out the hard way
Been vaping about 3 years. Never once experienced any of the side effects you mentioned. Also never vaped disposables, the ones with the high nic salts of which you speak. I vape 0 - 2 mg of freebase nic. And I certainly don’t vape all day long. Don’t even vape at work. Maybe one day I’ll decide to quit vaping but for now it definitely keeps me from going back to cigarettes. Kudos to those that do decide to quit though.
Oh my god this explains a lot. I am not ready to quit yet or plan to. But now I understand what's happening in the morning. I wasn't sure if it was my medication that I need to take or my vape or what. It's just good to know now and what steps to take
I vaped for 5 years before just recently switching to Zyn pouches, I slowly weaned my self off of them and eventually just stop using all in all, I’m 2 weeks clean now and don’t plan on going back
This is why I'm mad at the industry pushing 50mg nic salts. Nobody needs 50mg! I am a 2 pack a day smoker. I vapes for less then 5 minutes not chain valing and I got an extreme headache and felt sick. It's to much I vape 3 to 6mg and I will always advocate for that ni amount. For 1 you can chain vape to get more into you and the withdrawals aren't even 25% of what soemoen doing 50mg gets. The industry was supposed to get better with regulation but all of these companies want to push these pods with the highest dose. The average pod or disposable has 5%/50mg they use the words 5% to make you feel like it isn't much when on reality it's so much more potent then you think. I've never gotten a buss even off of smoking 3 cigs in a row like I did with like 10 hits of 50mg. It's just to high. It's going to bring a bad name to vaping and alot of people getting sick. If we would be able to max at 12mg you would see a bigger difference with less hospital visits and less people getting sick. It would be a much better avenue for smokers. Nobody and I mean nobody needs more then 12mg especially with the devices out right now. You can grt as much put of them as you want. You know before it was regulated the highest nic count our shop had was like 18mg for good reason. We weren't going to push crazy amounts of nic then slats came out which reach the blood much quicker and is smoother so people them went higher on nic and 50mg should not be allowed! Period the transition down to like 20mg won't be to bad if they just cut out 50. You would adapt and believe it or not feel better also. 20mg should be the highest dose period!hsince it's been regulated thw avergae nic dose is 3x what most were doing. You know 5 years ago my shop I worked out 99% of customers highest dose was 12mg. We wouldnt push higher we knew the dangers and it's just sad to see its almost like they want to ruin vaping so they can say see its unhealthy. With bad side effects but people keep buying into it. Vaping is healthier and nic should be lowered. If ypu are a vaper please get off of the disposable pods unless it's 20mg or less. Change I promise you will be happier and won't be as reliant.
I failed again for like the 5th time in 2 months going to try again I'm having my last puff on my vape today at 4pm and I'm trying again. I'm starting a new job and I've been an anxiety riddled mess and vaping has made it so much worse I want to be OK on my first day it means so much to me I start in 2 weeks so here's hoping
This is very helpful. I wasn't fatigued when on nicotine. I just constantly did "it" so maybe that's what your referring to. Now I started the withdrawal and got myself some Nicorette spray. That kinda works but it burns my throat. The patches don't even work on the highest mg... The first 3 days were hard now it's getting better!
I stopped smoking cigarettes 4 day's ago and started Vaping, I didn't realise the strength of them and overdosed on NIC. I've had a huge stomach aches for two day's. Today I reduced the amount and that helped, but I've noticed I'm totally wrecked when I wake-up. On the good side I've already saved around 75 Australian dollars from not smoking, so I think I will use vaping as a way to get off cigarettes but I won't turn it into my new habit
I keep coming back to this, nicotine is the worst. Got 4 weeks free no social schedules quiet time, will give cold turkey another go on the pouches. Cold turkey worked before but it's social event I end up back on. Worried about Christmas how I'll cope.
4:39 about fatigue getting worse it's so true. My base heart rate after just one day of not vaping goes down from average 80-85 to 50-55. Blood pressure goes from 135-140/90 to 110/80. First few days i feel like i'm gonna pass out sometimes. Of course the body starts adapting to changes and in the long term you feel much much better. Other thing about vaping that i hate is your energy levels are all over the place. For 10 minutes you feel the best you;ve felt in your life just to crash on the bed with no motivation to do anything moments later. What about the fact you have a constant need to have vaping device with you, otherwise you won't be able to function like a normal human being due to withdraws symptoms. I vaped so much i started to feel like i'm poisoned , had the feeling in my stomach that you get when you drink too much alcohol the day before. Being in cold temp. as vaper sucks also. Your hand and feet are always cold because nicotine shrinks arteries and elevates bloodpressure. Being in hot weather sucks also. Your core is always hot but your hand and feet are not. Not to metion the humilation aspect of trying to quit and throwing away devices in the trash just to look for them 20 minutes later. It decreases blood flow to your penis, so suprises may happen. Dereases libido also. Limits blood flow to hair follicles. And the funniest thing in the end, the only reason to keep doing all of that to yourself is to kill withdraw symptons, that makes you feel temporarily good which creates a believe you feel better with it than without it, when a non vaper would never have that problem in the first place, and all this luxury of being in this self imposed prison comes with a very high price $$$
For my birthday I quit. I wanted to be nic free by my birthday. I did it. A day before my birthday I had chest and throat pains and a fat migraine, the next day, my birthday I actually woke up refreshed for the first time in almost 10 years.
@@AddictionMindset Sometimes people might image. People to say the same thing someone else said. Or they might image the same person to say the same thing about something else
Quit nicotine, coffee and alcohol in one go. I need to change. Be better. Do better. For me and everyone on this planet. I already had a rough time the past year because of what happened with my sister. And I'm not proud of how I dealt with it. But I'm really trying to be better. Holy fuck depression is hitting me hard. And crying everyday so intense hard and deeply. I feel so much guilt and remorse and want to do better. Anyone else feeling this so intense? Im on day 5 quitting smoking after smoking almost a pack a day. Love to you all!
Dip, vape, weed, coffee - The last 15 years of my 31 year life!! Had to quit dipping because it screwed my gums now my vape is screwing my lungs! So I ask myself without it, what pleasure is in life? Thats the problem, lol. My dopamines screwed too!
This is an excellent video on nicotine! One of the things that helped me quit was keeping the nicotine product in my possession and just not using. Having it gave me a sense of security and safety, and after so long you can then throw it away. 😎
I used to vape regular freebase nic. And barely experienced any side effects besides dry mouth. This year, since I switched to salt nic, ELF BARS in particular my health started to take a toll. I know for a fact that my bladder issues are due to vaping that chinese crap. I never had issues until I started vaping Elf Bars. Right now I am 2 days clean, and let me tell you, this has been the worse experience I’ve had. Ive gone a year without vaping freebase and was just fine but whatever these elf bars contain must be some bad stuff. Even quitting cigs wasnt this hard. I am legit feeling better from my bladder but I also get horrible anxiety attacks and mental fog. Quit you guys, it aint worth it. I been doing it since 2015. Thats 7 years of damage, and you can really feel it.
Yeah, same same, Started vaping around 2014, mixed my own ejuice. Used freebase and no flavourings. Just PG/VG and freebase Nic. Then 2020 comes around. I have a taste of an elfbar and honest to god, i have never tasted a thing that tasted more peach than the peach ice elfbar. The intense flavour mixed with the 20% nic salts , gave me such an amazing feeling i thought oh wow. These things are great! While i was vaping freebase for over 6 years, i had no adverse effects, other than some dryness on skin an mouth. but a year of elfbar/lost mary, i started coughing some tar looking stuff out of me lungs. Did some serious digging and found out that elfbars/lost mary , contain incredible ammounts of heavy metals mixed with the flavourings they use to flavour tabacco as well. The vape from and elf bar, has 20x more chrome in it than a cigarete. Since then i've been trying to go to all shops and share this with them, but ofcourse they sell like crazy and people love money. But for anyone concered, elfbars are terrible. Absolutely terrible. I quiti since April And my health jumped back to pre elf bar level. now i don't use any smoke/vape products and every now and again enjoy a nordic spirit pouch. So disposable vapes have helped me quit, by fast forwarding the damage, that cigs + freebase vape has not been able to do to my body. STAY AWAY FROM DISPOSABLES better yet, DO NO INHALE ANYTHING OTHER THAN AIR!
I have vaped for 6 years everyday, from when I wake up and all throughout the day. In the last year I have been using these disposable vapes and they are way too expensive and are obviously not good for my body. I've quit now and the last time I had nicotine was midnight on 20th March. Since the morning after, I have felt so tired, anxious, hungry, hot and sweaty. I can barely concentrate and sleep. But most of all ANGER!!! I would love a vape but its time to grow up.
Found this video because I was trying to figure out how badly vaping can damage a house... Seems stupid in retrospect now. As someone who had a serious opioid addiction for the better part of 8 years, the dopamine deficiency issue is a serious problem for me. Even after being sober for 9 years now (wow I did not realize that till I thought about it) I still feel the effects from that. I have learned to deal with it a lot better but that took some serious introspective thinking and time. However, I hate that it still feels like I cant enjoy things like I once did. Im going off on a bit of a tangent here but I am glad I watched this. Knowing what is causing this, and what to expect makes it a lot less daunting to attempt. Also that it might actually help with this other problem since it might still be causing it to begin with.
Vaping is just a symptom, and a relatively harmless one at that. Just because you stopped doesn't mean you actually solved anything in relation to the reasons you had opioid and other addictions in the first place, and it's likely your body will find another thing to fill the same hole (toxic religion, toxic relationships, toxic work, toxic sports, gaming, eating, politics, ideologies or whatever else that passes your conscious censorship as something "good". At worst you can get kids and satisfy yourself with them by molding them in a particular way that will feel right to you, and transfer your unsolved issues to them)
@@NJ-wb1cz So your advice to me is to have kids and fuck them up... Did you get dropped on your head a lot as a kid? Get some actual help, preferably not from RUclips. As far as all-time worse comments go, this one is up there.
I quit 25 days ago, the withdrawals are getting better. However I've been experiencing headaches the feel painful on top of my skull. Anxiety and demotivated. I've had ups and downs the last 3 weeks. When can I expect to get better.? And do you recommend I take any actions?
I knew I had a problem when I was at a wedding and got so nervous I drank liters upon liters of water and went to the bathroom just to vape. I made myself look like a fool and I’m ashamed.
Nicotine has been a big part of my life I started smoking when I was 9 switched to vaping 5 years ago and went hard on that till now. I'm 30 now 😂 just seems like I'm not running on all 8 cylinders without nicotine dude
Binge watching your videos because I’m tired of being a slave to nicotine. I smoked cigarettes for 4 years and have been vaping for about 3 and I’m sooooooooooooo over the control it has over me! Weed too!
I’ve never heard a video be so true to what vaping is really like. I starting day two no nicotine and it is super hard. Taking everything in me not to buy another one. So far my throat and nose keeps running which I heard is smokers flu. A side effect of quitting that I didn’t know about until now. This drug has hurt my chest and wasted my money. I really hope I make it through this and that it will be worth it.
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I dont watch his channel anymore. Because his guidance helped me quit vaping. But here just to like and comment so that algorithm pushes him more.
I feel like i need this guy rn. And i feel bad that i will also leave him when i finish this 😢
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@@popodoodI'm sure he's ok with that. You can always share his videos with a friend struggling with vape addiction.
Now imagine going through withdrawals and having ADHD. It’s killa boiii. But soooo worth the pain to get better.
This video helped me quit nicotine when I thought I never could. Actually hearing someone’s story that was so similar to mine was eye opening. I showed this to my homie who was just as addicted as me and we immediately smashed our vapes, threw out our tins, and went cold turkey. Thank you so much for allowing me to take me life back and accomplishing what I thought was impossible.
Yesterday I decided vaping wasn't worth it for me. After 2 hours of quitting I looked up "How to stop cravings" and found some of your videos like getting through the first 72. Immediately after I broke all 4 of my vapes. It is easier to flee temptation than to fight it, so I gave myself no choice but to quit!
That’s how you do it !
How are you now
@@PrestigeProPainters the nicotine possessed him and locked him in a closet with $600 worth of Elf Bar Vapes and the nicotine demon has him chiefin 😂jkjk
@@memesyandhorrorshorts sad thing is… that’s $600 on 30 vapes
5 days no smoking after almost 40 years addicted wish me luck!
This is insane. Literally everything you said, i can relate to. Im quitting today and I’ve tried before and failed especially considering my job gets stressful and a nice hit of vape helps. But i need to get over that hump. Besides the spending to support it, I often times reflect on things like how I would have to make a trip to smoke shop to re up before a trip or I wouldn’t want to go anywhere without having that comfort of having the vape on me and if I didn’t, again off to the smoke shop i go. Its so crazy how it’s controlled my life to that extent and I never even smoked cigarettes! I just thought vaping was cool because of the flavors. Great video, i subbed to you.
I was smoking my buddies vape on the weekends and have probably experience nicotine withdrawals several hundred times. I’ve thrown out probably 50 vapes and have quit more than anyone I’ve ever met. My advice, stay on it, or stay off it. 3 months off weed and nicotine now and I have no anxiety, little depression, and can breath thru my nose. I don’t have to worry as much about lung cancer too
Take black seed oil that helps the healing process, I take a teaspoon a day
Did you have trouble breathe through nose before you quit ?
Hey
@@floridalife7564 yea, particularly from weed smoking tho. Not when your high but when your coming down off the high.
weed and nicotine gave you anxiety? i wonder why you couldn/t breathe thru your nose 🤔
On day 22 - feeling incredible.
Everything in this video is 100% spot on. Only someone who has been truly addicted can explain it how you do.
For anyone struggling to just quit already or early on in the process... 5-10 days of discomfort is WORTH IT. My life has improved 10x in just these 3 weeks.. more engaging conversations with family/friends/girlfriend... 10x more energy throughout the day... more motivation.. more confidence. Literally everything is better.
The physical withdrawal subsides relatively quickly. I still get cravings here and there but all the above^^ happening make me laugh at any craving. Tips - avoid your triggers as much as you can (caffeine, alcohol for me. I have not drank any since quitting and switched from coffee to caffeine). IF possible, try and let those first couple of days quitting be on a weekend. Sleep, stay hydrated, eat (healthy), and try to stay busy. You will be very tired for about 4-5 days until a surge of energy starts to come back.
YOU GOT THIS
Working on quitting vaping to gain my life back, this channel has helped me so much
I appreciate the explanation of why nicotine can be harmful even if you're not smoking cigarettes or dipping, etc. I often find it difficult to justify quitting things like vaping because it's easy to view it as "harmless" to the body when in reality it damages your mental health greatly. I've quit nicotine probably 20 times and each time I start up again it feels great!! But then... after about a week I quickly realize how insanely tired, fatigued, and unmotivated I am all the time, and I don't want to do ANYTHING, and it really takes a toll on my wellbeing. Today I'm quitting again and the hardest part for me is reminding myself of these realizations once I have been free of nicotine for an extended period of time because the mind does funny things... so I'll be watching your videos! Thanks a bunch!
yes first rush feels good not gonna lie. This is the worst about quitting. Every time you try to quit and fail you feel much better right away with only few inhalations. But after a day or two you remind yourself why you hate it. The truth is only when a vaper vapes he can think rationally and knows it's a prison and a horrible habit.
I am on day four of being vape free and it has been soooo difficult. I have had to stop myself several times from going to the vape shop that is literally right down my street. I keep trying to find an acceptable reason to purchase one but of course I can't find a reason to justify inhaling toxins. It helps to have someone explain what goes on in your body when you vape and why you feel like you need it. Thank you for uploading this content. It is sooo appreciated.
I’m on day one and struggling because I drive past my vape store on my way to work but I’ve been feeling better already, just hope I can make it through the week
@@Deathchant102 this is my 1st day of having nothing and day 6 of having a reduction.
Personally I feel an illness I’ve never felt before, I can’t sleep head and eyes hurt and ache all over with coughing up the crap it puts in your lungs, I’m finding it reasonably okay because the withdrawal is so awful and just don’t wanna to go near one.
what toxins?
@@esdubbleyew3476 😂 seriously? The one's you inhale from the vape....Duh
Nicotine is toxic@@esdubbleyew3476
3 days going on 4 today 🤘thank you, I can't really explain it but these videos juste take my cravings away, I guesse hearing someone with a similar story makes me realize that the craving is gonna passe
Keep going bro your helping a lot of people ✌️
how are you now?
Thanks, this very well justifies my chronic fatigue. I quit 3 weeks ago. The first 5 days i was completely bedridden, then I started to feel amazing and then the second week my fatigue kicked again. Finally on the third week I feel good again. I hope to stay like this now.
How's your progress bro.. I'm in my second week and been feeling fatigue and sleepy even though I've sleep well in the night
@@Visible_711 same
Thank you sir. I just decided yesterday. I was gonna quit, for good. I went out side with my wife and she saw me throw away all my vapes and pods. I want to prove my self to her. Like we always have to each other. And I wanna be a stronger note secure mam for this amazing beaitful woman in my life. She's supporting me fully. And I hope to come back to this comment, and to tell you guys of my success. I know it's gonna suck, but I feel ready. I'm not giving up somthing. I'm getting my life back.
God speed brother ❤️
So much makes sense to me now!! Literally everything explained in this video is exactly what I’d been experiencing.
I haven’t had a vape in two days and I’ve crashed so hard and it’s reassuring to know why!
This video gives me strength to keep going with quitting. Thank you!
Me too, I am constantly tired, it’s so annoying!! Day 4 I feel much better already but still not fully normal yet, can’t wait to be freed
Damn idk if I can watch your vids anymore. They just make me think about vaping. 1 month clean all thanks to your quote "wether you think you can, or you think you can't, you're probably right." Thats the quote that got me through the hard times. I knew I could quit. I also wrote myself a letter that i'd read everytime I got a craving. I think another reason I was able to quit was because I mentally prepared for it for about 10 days. I had to catch a plane home and I decided 10 days in advance that the vape hit before the plane was going to be my last. It was kinda like coming to terms with a breakup. Another reason I was able to quit is kinda narcissistic but it was to flex on my friends who couldn't quit. Thanks for coming to my ted talk. Everyone can beat this stupid addiction
Day 3, second time quitting with help of NRTs 🤞🏼 your video has seen me look at addiction of vapes in a completely different way! Thank you
This channel helped me quit the juul. 20 days in after vaping it for 5 years. Frank, you deserve more viewers and subs, I used my addiction mindset to get into running.
Thanks Dr. Frank for helping me!
How are you now
Any update?
@@Therealglennquagmire still going strong , coming up on 90 days
@@Pedrxm26 well done mate 👊🏿
@@Pedrxm26 I’m going to quit in 2 days on a trip, very excited. What’s it like 3 months later after quitting? Do you still have cravings ?
A video of yours popped up last night for the first time and it was right on time. I decided to quit vaping/smoking last night and threw all of my vaping products away. I'm now a subscriber and am sharing your videos.
I’ve probably seen about 40 hours of your videos in total, and I can proudly say that every second has helped me on my journey to quit. A lot of those hours were spent getting my mind/body ready to quit and cultivating a plan while taking notes, while the others were spent helping me through withdrawal and quitting. Still not easy but I want to say thank you for your help and for helping save my life, beyond grateful for this channel. Godspeed!
I have already quitted seriously but still keep watching cause idk why its so nice hearing him
I deliberately do not keep track of how long ago I quit vaping, I accept that it remains difficult. For me, this increases the chance that I will persevere.
I never thought I could quit cigarettes, vapes and green. Thank you for helping me find my strength 🙏🏻
I just have to say thankyou for this video. I’m 4 days clean so far, been vaping for 7 years now. The withdrawals you explained are spot on, but you’re gettin me through this with these videos. Thankyou.
Day 7.. it has been a tough road!
Day 16 of no weed..
Day 34 of no alcohol!
Talk about a journey!
But honestly without God, I could not of done this!
Hang in there guys and gals it gets easier.
Try praying 🙏
God is always ready to help us!
God can definitely help with addiction, it’s like an extra push to help yourself when you want to relapse
True that! The Lord helped me quite smoking Meth 7yrs ago, and weed 8 month's ago. Next is Nicotine and alcohol
Amen God gives us his strength Glory to Jesus Christ
The power within you is what got you to stop. Stop spreading bs.
This is a fantastic video. 3 days in and i feel 1000% better. Mood has improved already. This video has kept me going!
Im quitting tomorrow. I have tried so many times. Everything you have said makes so much sense . I plan on use these videos as my Go to. I have to do this . Im 46. I have to do this.. its so hard but i believe your videos can help. I am ALWAYS fatigued. Im also in perimenopause 😂 so i have alot going on and fighting against me. But ,I absolutely NEED to do this 🙏🏼
You and bill howie are some of the best addiction youtubers. Like thankyou for the free help, seriously.
Oh my god its all so true.i threw my vape away this afternoon and now im actualy panicking that i haven't got one..what the hell is this..its crazy
You’re doing gods work. I’m one of the lucky ones that did not get addicted to nicotine vapes in high school. I remember trying one for the first time in architecture 1 with one of my friends. The first hit was nice, but I just never really liked it for some reason.
I quit cold turkey 3 weeks ago, first day and evening was the hardest, cold sweats, nightmares, absolute insanity, after day 3 I was doing so much better. Fun fact, my vaping was causing me to have seizures that’s why I stopped, 3 weeks no seizures my heart rate is the lowest it’s ever been my energy levels have been so much better and my overall life has been amazing, thank you for helping me man.
Love your videos. Every time I get a craving to vape I just come and watch one of your videos and it totally makes it go away as it’s not worth it. Thanks.
I have quit chewing tabacco successfully. It's been 2 months and 18 days since I quit. Thanks mate. Love from India 😊
Your information is bang on the truth about vaping. I felt so tired and unmotivated on it plus vaping is harder than cigarettes to quit. I finally quit but the withdrawals were horrible
You are brilliant. Ten days vaping free. You explained everything so perfectly. Thank you,thank you, thank you ❤
Mane, it’s been almost 3 or 4 days without weed and I feel so great. Not trying to keep track of the days this time. Still on nicotine but I’m just trying to do one at a time so I don’t go through mega withdrawal. Although, I’m feeling pretty inspired to go to the gym again which means nicotine won’t be in my life much longer. 😊
I’ve been addicted to Vaping since 2014, I’ve spent countless amounts on vapes & related products, also might I add, I suffer from PTSD & Anxiety & top that off with ADHD. I’m on a journey to become vape free ❤ I quit 👊🎉🎉🎉
Can i get an update i have the same
3 weeks off the salt vape learning so much from you to keep it up. I was stressed compared to when I was a young man the old man is a more stressed out nic head. Your a great teacher thank you
I’ve stopped smoking cigarettes and now currently in the process of stopping vaping and I can say with confidence that stopping vaping is way harder for me.
I want this guy to get more famous he’s cool and smart and knows that addiction runes lives and wastes our money I watch him everyday 🙂
Thanks for these videos bro. I don't follow all the time, but it seems like your videos pop up right when I need them and you reinforce concepts I've learned but sometimes forget. You are awesome bro. Thank you for your honesty about all this.
Quit for 3 months this year and went back and I'm on day 2 today again and very proud of myself... No luck needed I will quit again for good this time
I'm scared. It's day 12 since I quit vaping, and the withdrawal symptoms have gotten worse and more intense, not better. I have brain fog and tension headaches the last few days and an almost overwhelming depression. The depression kicked in around day 4. I want to cry a lot, and I feel so angry and irritable. I'm going to stick with this. I'm prepared for these types of symptoms to continue for 4-6 weeks, but God, it is so hard. I'm praying for an end to this.
I’m on day 8, and right there with you my dude. The depression is a lot to bear, but I know it’s just my dopamine system looking for a fix. Trying to stay strong and remind myself the short term hell will be worth it in the long run. Sending love and support - we can do this!
Yes yes and yes! This is me. On day four no nic. More energy already. First 3 days I was exhausted slept a lot. But day 4 much better
You are doing great!
im in the middle of day 3 detox. sucks but its going to be worth it. also bike riding and walking has been helping.
Nicotine withdrawal is the absolute worst especially from chain vaping. Trust me, it’s much better just to never pick one of them up and hit it than to find out the hard way
30 days in and anxiety is still string
quitting is hard but so. so worth it in ways i cannot describe
Been vaping about 3 years. Never once experienced any of the side effects you mentioned. Also never vaped disposables, the ones with the high nic salts of which you speak. I vape 0 - 2 mg of freebase nic. And I certainly don’t vape all day long. Don’t even vape at work. Maybe one day I’ll decide to quit vaping but for now it definitely keeps me from going back to cigarettes. Kudos to those that do decide to quit though.
Thank you for such wholesome, positive content.
Hey man, just wanted to thank you for your videos and help getting off of nicotine. 5 days off it so far.
I’m on day 2 no vaping, your videos really help! Thank youuu
Damn this sounds so true to my situation. I have developed all these issues. Going to try and quit and hope they start to get better
Dr. Frank, do you write these videos or just speak straight from the heart? This is life changing content. Thank you!
Oh my god this explains a lot. I am not ready to quit yet or plan to. But now I understand what's happening in the morning.
I wasn't sure if it was my medication that I need to take or my vape or what. It's just good to know now and what steps to take
I quit 5 days ago because of the “i can” mindset appreciate it
I vaped for 5 years before just recently switching to Zyn pouches, I slowly weaned my self off of them and eventually just stop using all in all, I’m 2 weeks clean now and don’t plan on going back
Great content, I'm 24 hours vape-free. Pray for me!
This is why I'm mad at the industry pushing 50mg nic salts. Nobody needs 50mg! I am a 2 pack a day smoker. I vapes for less then 5 minutes not chain valing and I got an extreme headache and felt sick. It's to much I vape 3 to 6mg and I will always advocate for that ni amount. For 1 you can chain vape to get more into you and the withdrawals aren't even 25% of what soemoen doing 50mg gets. The industry was supposed to get better with regulation but all of these companies want to push these pods with the highest dose. The average pod or disposable has 5%/50mg they use the words 5% to make you feel like it isn't much when on reality it's so much more potent then you think. I've never gotten a buss even off of smoking 3 cigs in a row like I did with like 10 hits of 50mg. It's just to high. It's going to bring a bad name to vaping and alot of people getting sick. If we would be able to max at 12mg you would see a bigger difference with less hospital visits and less people getting sick. It would be a much better avenue for smokers. Nobody and I mean nobody needs more then 12mg especially with the devices out right now. You can grt as much put of them as you want. You know before it was regulated the highest nic count our shop had was like 18mg for good reason. We weren't going to push crazy amounts of nic then slats came out which reach the blood much quicker and is smoother so people them went higher on nic and 50mg should not be allowed! Period the transition down to like 20mg won't be to bad if they just cut out 50. You would adapt and believe it or not feel better also. 20mg should be the highest dose period!hsince it's been regulated thw avergae nic dose is 3x what most were doing. You know 5 years ago my shop I worked out 99% of customers highest dose was 12mg. We wouldnt push higher we knew the dangers and it's just sad to see its almost like they want to ruin vaping so they can say see its unhealthy. With bad side effects but people keep buying into it. Vaping is healthier and nic should be lowered. If ypu are a vaper please get off of the disposable pods unless it's 20mg or less. Change I promise you will be happier and won't be as reliant.
This video was legendary!
I failed again for like the 5th time in 2 months going to try again I'm having my last puff on my vape today at 4pm and I'm trying again. I'm starting a new job and I've been an anxiety riddled mess and vaping has made it so much worse I want to be OK on my first day it means so much to me I start in 2 weeks so here's hoping
@Versa went OK for about 2 weeks I'm on day one with only having a puff this morning so yeah back on the wagon again
Good video 👌
This is very helpful.
I wasn't fatigued when on nicotine. I just constantly did "it" so maybe that's what your referring to.
Now I started the withdrawal and got myself some Nicorette spray.
That kinda works but it burns my throat.
The patches don't even work on the highest mg...
The first 3 days were hard now it's getting better!
Thank you so much for this, you have bo idea how much youve been helping me kick this nasty substance
This was exactly the video I was looking for thank you
17 days sober of nic frank. I still get feelings to hit my vape is that normal dr frank ?
I never smoked cigarettes, and last year at 41 I picked up vapes. Stupidest drug decision I’ve ever made, and I’ve made a few mistakes…
I stopped smoking cigarettes 4 day's ago and started Vaping, I didn't realise the strength of them and overdosed on NIC. I've had a huge stomach aches for two day's. Today I reduced the amount and that helped, but I've noticed I'm totally wrecked when I wake-up. On the good side I've already saved around 75 Australian dollars from not smoking, so I think I will use vaping as a way to get off cigarettes but I won't turn it into my new habit
I keep coming back to this, nicotine is the worst. Got 4 weeks free no social schedules quiet time, will give cold turkey another go on the pouches. Cold turkey worked before but it's social event I end up back on. Worried about Christmas how I'll cope.
4:39 about fatigue getting worse it's so true. My base heart rate after just one day of not vaping goes down from average 80-85 to 50-55. Blood pressure goes from 135-140/90 to 110/80. First few days i feel like i'm gonna pass out sometimes. Of course the body starts adapting to changes and in the long term you feel much much better. Other thing about vaping that i hate is your energy levels are all over the place. For 10 minutes you feel the best you;ve felt in your life just to crash on the bed with no motivation to do anything moments later. What about the fact you have a constant need to have vaping device with you, otherwise you won't be able to function like a normal human being due to withdraws symptoms. I vaped so much i started to feel like i'm poisoned , had the feeling in my stomach that you get when you drink too much alcohol the day before. Being in cold temp. as vaper sucks also. Your hand and feet are always cold because nicotine shrinks arteries and elevates bloodpressure. Being in hot weather sucks also. Your core is always hot but your hand and feet are not. Not to metion the humilation aspect of trying to quit and throwing away devices in the trash just to look for them 20 minutes later.
It decreases blood flow to your penis, so suprises may happen. Dereases libido also. Limits blood flow to hair follicles. And the funniest thing in the end, the only reason to keep doing all of that to yourself is to kill withdraw symptons, that makes you feel temporarily good which creates a believe you feel better with it than without it, when a non vaper would never have that problem in the first place, and all this luxury of being in this self imposed prison comes with a very high price $$$
For my birthday I quit. I wanted to be nic free by my birthday. I did it. A day before my birthday I had chest and throat pains and a fat migraine, the next day, my birthday I actually woke up refreshed for the first time in almost 10 years.
RIGHT ON POINT!!!!!....Thanks for your videos
If they was going on a plane or can't smoke. Some smokers might not think to take nicotine gum or patches with them to help with the addiction.
many people on the plane will forget about the withdrawal till they land (; which is the ironic thing.
@@AddictionMindset Sometimes people might image. People to say the same thing someone else said. Or they might image the same person to say the same thing about something else
you help me so much, I'm going strong 13 days!
There ya go!
This video is 100% enlightening
Quit nicotine, coffee and alcohol in one go. I need to change. Be better. Do better. For me and everyone on this planet. I already had a rough time the past year because of what happened with my sister. And I'm not proud of how I dealt with it. But I'm really trying to be better. Holy fuck depression is hitting me hard. And crying everyday so intense hard and deeply. I feel so much guilt and remorse and want to do better. Anyone else feeling this so intense? Im on day 5 quitting smoking after smoking almost a pack a day. Love to you all!
Dip, vape, weed, coffee - The last 15 years of my 31 year life!! Had to quit dipping because it screwed my gums now my vape is screwing my lungs! So I ask myself without it, what pleasure is in life? Thats the problem, lol. My dopamines screwed too!
This is an excellent video on nicotine! One of the things that helped me quit was keeping the nicotine product in my possession and just not using. Having it gave me a sense of security and safety, and after so long you can then throw it away. 😎
Thanks for this video. It’s made my quit continue
8 hours from my last vape. This is ridiculously hard. Beyond.
How’d you do?
@@nelly_008 :( not great. I only made it about 24 hours. Thanks for asking!!!!
@@Thomas-cc4dt Hey did you get really bad sadness when you quit? I'm on 24 hrs atm it's hard af.
@Blackmamba12345 dude, it feels like you lost a best friend. That sadness passes pretty quick! Keep with it!
@@Blackmamba12345 how's it going? I know hour to hour can be tricky. How you hanging in there
I used to vape regular freebase nic. And barely experienced any side effects besides dry mouth. This year, since I switched to salt nic, ELF BARS in particular my health started to take a toll. I know for a fact that my bladder issues are due to vaping that chinese crap. I never had issues until I started vaping Elf Bars. Right now I am 2 days clean, and let me tell you, this has been the worse experience I’ve had. Ive gone a year without vaping freebase and was just fine but whatever these elf bars contain must be some bad stuff. Even quitting cigs wasnt this hard. I am legit feeling better from my bladder but I also get horrible anxiety attacks and mental fog. Quit you guys, it aint worth it. I been doing it since 2015. Thats 7 years of damage, and you can really feel it.
How are you now bro please helppppppop😅
Did the brain fog go?
How are you... Trying to quit elf bars too 😢
Yeah, same same,
Started vaping around 2014, mixed my own ejuice. Used freebase and no flavourings. Just PG/VG and freebase Nic.
Then 2020 comes around. I have a taste of an elfbar and honest to god, i have never tasted a thing that tasted more peach than the peach ice elfbar.
The intense flavour mixed with the 20% nic salts , gave me such an amazing feeling i thought oh wow. These things are great!
While i was vaping freebase for over 6 years, i had no adverse effects, other than some dryness on skin an mouth.
but a year of elfbar/lost mary, i started coughing some tar looking stuff out of me lungs.
Did some serious digging and found out that elfbars/lost mary , contain incredible ammounts of heavy metals mixed with the flavourings they use to flavour tabacco as well.
The vape from and elf bar, has 20x more chrome in it than a cigarete.
Since then i've been trying to go to all shops and share this with them, but ofcourse they sell like crazy and people love money.
But for anyone concered, elfbars are terrible. Absolutely terrible.
I quiti since April
And my health jumped back to pre elf bar level.
now i don't use any smoke/vape products and every now and again enjoy a nordic spirit pouch.
So disposable vapes have helped me quit, by fast forwarding the damage, that cigs + freebase vape has not been able to do to my body.
STAY AWAY FROM DISPOSABLES
better yet, DO NO INHALE ANYTHING OTHER THAN AIR!
@@luvit2412 thank u for the info
Going through heavy withdrawals rn and it’s only my day 1 of quitting
same. good luck to you man we got this
i just hit an epiphany. thats probably why i feel what i feel when i drink coffee and feel fatigued.
The more i listen to this guys videos,
The more knowledge i gain,
The dumber i feel for being addicted.
Good...
dude, u just blew my mind! i gotta quit! i have insmina and sleeps since 5 months already between 0.30 and 2.30hrs
I’m 31 days post vaping and my anxiety is terrible in the morning, I get depersonalization too.
Sadly this does happen my friend…. I promise it does pass, do you have support you can talk to with?
Yes I’m in therapy
@@hearme4581 Excellent. Talk to them about it and try and get to day 90… you think you can do that
I have no choice vaping gave me severe panic attacks thought I was loosing my mind. I just thought it would stop my now
@@hearme4581 How you now
I have vaped for 6 years everyday, from when I wake up and all throughout the day. In the last year I have been using these disposable vapes and they are way too expensive and are obviously not good for my body. I've quit now and the last time I had nicotine was midnight on 20th March. Since the morning after, I have felt so tired, anxious, hungry, hot and sweaty. I can barely concentrate and sleep. But most of all ANGER!!! I would love a vape but its time to grow up.
Stay strong brother
Omg the anger !! 🤐
Great content sir!
Found this video because I was trying to figure out how badly vaping can damage a house... Seems stupid in retrospect now. As someone who had a serious opioid addiction for the better part of 8 years, the dopamine deficiency issue is a serious problem for me. Even after being sober for 9 years now (wow I did not realize that till I thought about it) I still feel the effects from that. I have learned to deal with it a lot better but that took some serious introspective thinking and time. However, I hate that it still feels like I cant enjoy things like I once did. Im going off on a bit of a tangent here but I am glad I watched this. Knowing what is causing this, and what to expect makes it a lot less daunting to attempt. Also that it might actually help with this other problem since it might still be causing it to begin with.
Vaping is just a symptom, and a relatively harmless one at that. Just because you stopped doesn't mean you actually solved anything in relation to the reasons you had opioid and other addictions in the first place, and it's likely your body will find another thing to fill the same hole (toxic religion, toxic relationships, toxic work, toxic sports, gaming, eating, politics, ideologies or whatever else that passes your conscious censorship as something "good". At worst you can get kids and satisfy yourself with them by molding them in a particular way that will feel right to you, and transfer your unsolved issues to them)
@@NJ-wb1cz So your advice to me is to have kids and fuck them up... Did you get dropped on your head a lot as a kid? Get some actual help, preferably not from RUclips. As far as all-time worse comments go, this one is up there.
Quit for a week now and this anxiety is so terrible. And now I’m starting to get dizzy
Amazing job you do 👏🏻👍🏻❤️
Proud of those who quit successfully.
on day 2 of giving up a heavy vaping addiction of the last 8 years this is unbearable but i no its needs to be done
I quit 25 days ago, the withdrawals are getting better. However I've been experiencing headaches the feel painful on top of my skull. Anxiety and demotivated. I've had ups and downs the last 3 weeks. When can I expect to get better.? And do you recommend I take any actions?
I knew I had a problem when I was at a wedding and got so nervous I drank liters upon liters of water and went to the bathroom just to vape. I made myself look like a fool and I’m ashamed.
I'm 12 days vape free but man am I exhausted I'm soo tired! I feel like a vape so bad man!!
Very very normal at first! Keep pushing it will pass!
@@AddictionMindset il keep pushing would be nice to be able to sleep haha. I've taken time off the gym to cope when I feel better il go back
Nicotine has been a big part of my life I started smoking when I was 9 switched to vaping 5 years ago and went hard on that till now. I'm 30 now 😂 just seems like I'm not running on all 8 cylinders without nicotine dude
Binge watching your videos because I’m tired of being a slave to nicotine. I smoked cigarettes for 4 years and have been vaping for about 3 and I’m sooooooooooooo over the control it has over me! Weed too!
U still vaping ?
I’ve never heard a video be so true to what vaping is really like. I starting day two no nicotine and it is super hard. Taking everything in me not to buy another one. So far my throat and nose keeps running which I heard is smokers flu. A side effect of quitting that I didn’t know about until now. This drug has hurt my chest and wasted my money. I really hope I make it through this and that it will be worth it.
I've never experienced any of this and I went from smoking cigarettes to vaping using elfbar or hotbox
definitely watching this while thinking my lung collapsed
is increaed heart rate and diziness randomly for small amounts of time a thc withdrawal symptom ????