I hope to quit completely so I don't have to pay the high premiums. My insurance has higher premiums even if you vape zero nic
ahh very interesting
@57chilicat
If you'd like to use this thread as a journal of your experiences with me, I think that'd be really great. Do you exercise at all currently? I think exercise & routine are
paramount to stepping down and quitting nicotine entirely, and my assumptions have been confirmed by numerous publications on the matter. We have to increase natural dopamine, otherwise, well, I have
severe panic attacks myself, when I try to step down or quit nicotine without exercise and routine. My best tip for you is, when you choose to begin this journey, set a bedtime, and
stick to it religiously. Regular sleep schedule is absolutely imperative. This might mean that you will need to begin cutting yourself off from nicotine an hour before bed, because we tend to lose our ambition to quit as we get tired in the evenings and at night, and you don't want to wind up chain vaping before bed after a day of abstaining, because that will wreck your ability to go to sleep on time. While you are just stepping down to 3mg, 20 minutes of light exercise per day is essential in my experience. (More when necessary, like if you feel you're entering a period of anxiety, go ahead and take a walk up and down a flight of stairs in your home for a few minutes or take a walk around the block or the yard. Next, I would begin increasing the amount of time between your waking up & getting out of bed, and your taking your first hit of nicotine in the morning. This would be an intermediate step. Because nicotine is a short-acting stimulant type of drug, your brain craves hits (or bumps, if you will) after your first hit. So you want to try your best to drag out the amount of time you're waiting to have your first vape, after waking up. Throughout these steps, I would maintain a scheduled interval between vapes. For instance, make sure you are not vaping more than once per 60min interval. Example: If your first vape of the day is at 10am, do not allow yourself to vape until after 11am.
Once you get to this point, you have to make a leap of faith to the next step, which would be divorcing your chase of the high. This means increasing your interval further, and, rather than looking forward to the uplift from nicotine, now you are using nicotine ONLY to stave off intense cravings and/or anxiety. (ie: vape only when needed, not when seeking pleasure)
After you stabilize at this stage for a bit, it is time to make the jump to 0mg. It's at this point that i highly recommend increasing exercise from light to moderate, if your doctor approves. This means rather than casual 10 min strolls, you choose to walk up and down a standard 14 step staircase 5 minutes here, 5 minutes there- perhaps try some calisthenics with light weights as well, 5 pound for example.
Anyway if that hasn't scared you off, you're welcomed to share how you do it; Your personal experiences are welcomed here for sure!
