I've got some quitzits going on too, but I've been dealing with severe acne for some time anyway. I do an at home Salylic Acid/Glycolic acid peel once a week and the results have been phenominal. I've actually gained 2lbs since last week when I started vaping )&#$()#&$()*#)$*#)$* but I'm going to be really careful with the diet this week and make sure it doesn't go further than that. I can't vape at work so that's my weakspot.
How long does it really take to detox from cigarettes? Also, weight gain?
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For me, it was a few bad days until it tapered off. It was all the "crap" that I was not getting in the e-cig that I was having such a harsh reaction to (tar, and all the other goodies). After that it was completely managable. I don't find that I ate any more than normal. I think this has most to do with the fact that I was keeping my mouth busy with an e-cig.
Have been smoke free since Feb. 18, 2011.
Have been smoke free since Feb. 18, 2011.
I think having nicotine in e-liquid is key to not experiencing weight gain. From what I have read, people who gradually step down their nicotine over a long period of time do not have weight gain issues. Vapers who cut off the nicotine immediately seem to have the same weight issues as people who quit smoking using the lozenge, pill, etc...
There is currently a story in the Success Stories forum about a guy who vapes nicotine free. He discusses his weight gain. I also vape nicotine free, and I have put on weight. Based on what I have read here at ECF, folks who taper nicotine use over long periods of time or who do not taper their nicotine use at all, don't seem to have the weight issue.
Of course, it isn't like there's been any formal studies about this, so everything I've just said is anecdotal, but there you have it. Still, a few extra pounds still has to be healthier than sucking down 2 packs a day.
Good luck!
If you exercise while going through any detox it will speed up the nasty side effects
Why?
Sweating profusely from exercising will essentially flush your body when you drink water. Think of rinsing out a dirty filter. Your body will sweat out any nasty toxins which you will than wash off instead of forcing the toxins out in the form of "zits". Then replaces the lost hydration with water.
When you burn off fat it also helps the body rid itself of any chemicals that may be kept in fat stores.
Not to mention your metabolism not only controls how quickly you process what's put into your body today but what you put into your body in the past that hasn't been processed yet.
So the simple answer to speeding up the detox process is
Exercise
Sweat
Drink water
Eat high fiber
Take vitamins
Rest
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Why?
Sweating profusely from exercising will essentially flush your body when you drink water. Think of rinsing out a dirty filter. Your body will sweat out any nasty toxins which you will than wash off instead of forcing the toxins out in the form of "zits". Then replaces the lost hydration with water.
When you burn off fat it also helps the body rid itself of any chemicals that may be kept in fat stores.
Not to mention your metabolism not only controls how quickly you process what's put into your body today but what you put into your body in the past that hasn't been processed yet.
So the simple answer to speeding up the detox process is
Exercise
Sweat
Drink water
Eat high fiber
Take vitamins
Rest
Sent from my Evo
I'm one of the fortunate ones in that I've had no withdrawal symptoms and have lost several pounds. That's after 45 years of 2 PaD.
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Thank you everyone for your input 
I totally agree that water, exercise, sweating helps any detoxification (not just cigs). I do drink alot of water, but as I have herniated discs in my neck the only exercise I get right now is yoga and even that is only recently restarted. I became a couch potato for a long time from the pain and meds (which I quit 6 months ago). Intensity just isn't possible for me, but I can walk and it is HOT here lol...maybe I can do more of that to prime the old sweat glands.
I'm not so much worried about gaining weight from eating more. The only way I have been able to lose the weight I have is by counting every morsel that goes into my mouth and keeping a calorie limit and I'm pretty sure I can keep that up. What scared me was reading about the hormonal changes that happen-especially to women-due to cigarettes. As someone with PCOS I am all too aware of the fact that hormones can have a huge impact on your weight and make your metabolism slower/faster without any dietary or lifestyle changes. I feel like I already have ALOT of stuff working against me on that front already, hormones and injury make this a nightmare for me. I'm 32 and falling apart lol, gotta preserve what health I can and be vigilant about my weight.
What I read was about how cigarettes affect hormones-it's the reason why women are told not to smoke and take birth control pills or other hormone meds, the combination increases your risks of cancers ALOT because of those hormonal effects. When you quit smoking supposedly it is the abrupt switch to an absence of those hormonal effects that can change your metabolism, along with making you feel food cravings (similar to the effects women feel in pregnancy and tom, sorry guys if tmi). The hungry part I can handle. If my scale goes up because of some hormonal bull I can't control or even really understand after I've fought it so hard I am likely to lose my friggin mind.
On another note I got desperate yesterday and put straight 3% peroxide on the zits on my face with a q-tip and they look a little better today. Not much, but drier and less swollen - enough that I'm giving it a shot. Most acne treatments have some concentration of it, I'm hoping straight might do something lol. Also started 1000mg dose of vitamin C today. Skipped the claritin for now, couldn't find any other posts about it helping with quitzits.
I totally agree that water, exercise, sweating helps any detoxification (not just cigs). I do drink alot of water, but as I have herniated discs in my neck the only exercise I get right now is yoga and even that is only recently restarted. I became a couch potato for a long time from the pain and meds (which I quit 6 months ago). Intensity just isn't possible for me, but I can walk and it is HOT here lol...maybe I can do more of that to prime the old sweat glands.
I'm not so much worried about gaining weight from eating more. The only way I have been able to lose the weight I have is by counting every morsel that goes into my mouth and keeping a calorie limit and I'm pretty sure I can keep that up. What scared me was reading about the hormonal changes that happen-especially to women-due to cigarettes. As someone with PCOS I am all too aware of the fact that hormones can have a huge impact on your weight and make your metabolism slower/faster without any dietary or lifestyle changes. I feel like I already have ALOT of stuff working against me on that front already, hormones and injury make this a nightmare for me. I'm 32 and falling apart lol, gotta preserve what health I can and be vigilant about my weight.
What I read was about how cigarettes affect hormones-it's the reason why women are told not to smoke and take birth control pills or other hormone meds, the combination increases your risks of cancers ALOT because of those hormonal effects. When you quit smoking supposedly it is the abrupt switch to an absence of those hormonal effects that can change your metabolism, along with making you feel food cravings (similar to the effects women feel in pregnancy and tom, sorry guys if tmi). The hungry part I can handle. If my scale goes up because of some hormonal bull I can't control or even really understand after I've fought it so hard I am likely to lose my friggin mind.
On another note I got desperate yesterday and put straight 3% peroxide on the zits on my face with a q-tip and they look a little better today. Not much, but drier and less swollen - enough that I'm giving it a shot. Most acne treatments have some concentration of it, I'm hoping straight might do something lol. Also started 1000mg dose of vitamin C today. Skipped the claritin for now, couldn't find any other posts about it helping with quitzits.
Quitting cigarettes can affect people in different ways, I personally have lost weight as I vape more than I smoked and so am not shoving food in my face all the time. If you're getting bad spots then please ensure you drink plenty of water and lay off the fatty foods like chocolate and crisps (this will also help with the weight issue).
You need to be disciplined and not substitute cigs for food. Substitute cigs for ecigs and keep on top of your healthy diet and I'm sure things will fall into place correctly.
Good luck.
You need to be disciplined and not substitute cigs for food. Substitute cigs for ecigs and keep on top of your healthy diet and I'm sure things will fall into place correctly.
Good luck.
Thank you everyone for your input
I totally agree that water, exercise, sweating helps any detoxification (not just cigs). I do drink alot of water, but as I have herniated discs in my neck the only exercise I get right now is yoga and even that is only recently restarted. I became a couch potato for a long time from the pain and meds (which I quit 6 months ago). Intensity just isn't possible for me, but I can walk and it is HOT here lol...maybe I can do more of that to prime the old sweat glands.
I'm not so much worried about gaining weight from eating more. The only way I have been able to lose the weight I have is by counting every morsel that goes into my mouth and keeping a calorie limit and I'm pretty sure I can keep that up. What scared me was reading about the hormonal changes that happen-especially to women-due to cigarettes. As someone with PCOS I am all too aware of the fact that hormones can have a huge impact on your weight and make your metabolism slower/faster without any dietary or lifestyle changes. I feel like I already have ALOT of stuff working against me on that front already, hormones and injury make this a nightmare for me. I'm 32 and falling apart lol, gotta preserve what health I can and be vigilant about my weight.
What I read was about how cigarettes affect hormones-it's the reason why women are told not to smoke and take birth control pills or other hormone meds, the combination increases your risks of cancers ALOT because of those hormonal effects. When you quit smoking supposedly it is the abrupt switch to an absence of those hormonal effects that can change your metabolism, along with making you feel food cravings (similar to the effects women feel in pregnancy and tom, sorry guys if tmi). The hungry part I can handle. If my scale goes up because of some hormonal bull I can't control or even really understand after I've fought it so hard I am likely to lose my friggin mind.
On another note I got desperate yesterday and put straight 3% peroxide on the zits on my face with a q-tip and they look a little better today. Not much, but drier and less swollen - enough that I'm giving it a shot. Most acne treatments have some concentration of it, I'm hoping straight might do something lol. Also started 1000mg dose of vitamin C today. Skipped the claritin for now, couldn't find any other posts about it helping with quitzits.
I log everything I eat at FitDay. Every day.
I can understand. I never had zits even as a teen. it actually took a few weeks after I quit then I broke out. I was embarrassed and wouldn't take my shirt off around people. the back cleared up finally though. I've gained weight but more due to change of job than quitting smoking. I sit on my .... all day now instead of manual labour
I think, especially for older folks (I'm 58), that walking is the best exercise. My doctor always tells me that, too. I live in Texas on the coast, so I usually wait till about 7:30 in the summer to walk, and we walk about 1-2 miles with our dog. Water and fiber are important to cleaning you out as was mentioned in one of the posts above. As for the cravings, as long as I can get a throat hit of nicotine I am satisfied and have no cravings for real cigarettes, but still have to watch the snacking. So I have not kicked the habit really, just the cigarettes. When you say cigarettes affect hormones, I wonder if it is the nicotine that does so or something else.
Hi dragonladee,
I haven't experienced any usual acne yet, but I have been feeling pretty itchy the last couple of days. I, also, have a sort of borderline case of PCOS and found myself having breakthrough bleeding on my birth control today. I'm assuming (hoping) my hormones will balance out after a bit. And I, too, have only been using VG (except for the pre-loaded cartos) with a few drops of passionflower.
I haven't experienced any usual acne yet, but I have been feeling pretty itchy the last couple of days. I, also, have a sort of borderline case of PCOS and found myself having breakthrough bleeding on my birth control today. I'm assuming (hoping) my hormones will balance out after a bit. And I, too, have only been using VG (except for the pre-loaded cartos) with a few drops of passionflower.
I quit smoking about 3 months ago from half a pack a day and I think I'm close to fully recovered, I had body withdraws like having trouble going to the bathroom and panic attacks, I could not have quit without ecigs, I tried smoking a real cig and can't because it is so nasty.
I have anxiety and it has been MUCH worse this week, I couldn't figure it out, I bet it's withdrawl.
I definitely got anxiety the first couple weeks. I still get easily frustrated sometimes which is not normal for me.
I used to smoke a PAD until i quit over a month ago. I had no problems with zits, but ever since I quit, Im always hungry. I never eat between meals, but when I do sit down to eat I have enough for 2 or more people. I didn't weight myself before I quit, but I can safely say that I have gained 5 kilos, which is 11lbs.
I had cystic acne for 3 months after I quit smoking. (I know, not what you wanted to hear). I had the same questions and it seems that it varies from person to person as to how long it lasts. I have always had very clear skin so it was quite disturbing to deal with 5 cysts at once on my chin and around my nose. Keep in mind that VG does leave an oily residue on windows etc so that could be a contributing factor...but one thing I noticed was that my skin was just so much more sensitive to everything I put on it. Even the wrong soap would make things worse. I was so depressed about it but there was really nothing I could do but hope it would end soon. Keep your chin up and take care of yourself. You are doing something WONDERFUL!
Also, I did not gain weight but then again when i quit smoking I decided to keep going with the 'healthful living' transformation and started a low carb 'diet'. I've lost 20lbs in the past 2 months.
Good luck and keep it up!
Also, I did not gain weight but then again when i quit smoking I decided to keep going with the 'healthful living' transformation and started a low carb 'diet'. I've lost 20lbs in the past 2 months.
Good luck and keep it up!
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Almost five weeks in and no quit zits for me. I am two years into menopause though so maybe the hormones are different. Gained a couple pounds because everything tastes so much better now - not hand to mouth craving like I had on other quit attempts. I'm tending to agree with the allergy theory. Try all PG juice for a couple days and see if there are any improvements - can't hurt and less than $5 for a sample.
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