How Long Will The Depression Last

[wood duck]

Hi All

I was wondering if anyone else got depressed when they changed from smoking to vaping .

I realize that this may be caused by a dependence on something other than nicotine in the smoke I am missing but I would love to know how long it generally lasts for as I am soon going to kik the last couple of analogues .

Thanks in advance for any responses.

 

[Vapor Pete]

Hmmm.....

Never got depressed when I switched 2 years ago. If anything, I was elated! Giving up that crap in tobacco smoke, and going to clean, cool vapor. I might suggest that you take a personal inventory, and see if there isnt maybe something else going on in your life that could be contributing to this feeling of yours. I havent heard of anyone else getting depressed? Maybe others can shed some more light on this for you, but Im not familliar with it.

Hope you get passed it

 

[AttyPops]

It varies as I understand it. Some get hardly any (they are so happy to find e-cigs) and others have more dependence on the MAOI effects from tobacco. I had some, and it lasted about 2 weeks.

There are other things you can do, if you happen to battle depression, like talking to your doctor 1st (this is for others reading the post too). Some find that dark chocolate helps them (or so it's been posted).

Others claim Swedish Snus is a good option if they can't quit tobacco completely.

Good Luck kicking the stinkies to the curb.

 

[Puffy545]

I had pretty bad depression and anxiety for about a month and a half. I feel a lot better now.

 

[wood duck]

Form 2 weeks to a month and a half so far.
This is exactly the info I am after thanks guys.
Keep it coming the rest of you who have had this issue.

 

[LibertariaNate]

I became depressed after I gave up the analogs. It wasn't getting better on its own and I wanted to completely end my reliance on tobacco so after the second week I started taking St. Johns Wort and vitamin d. Things have improved, but even after 8 weeks being analog free and 6 weeks of taking the supplements there are still days I just feel "off".

FWIW, I was never depressed before I quit smoking.

 

[M_FactorX19]

i never got depressed thank goodness. in fact my wife said i was in a better mod (nicer) right after i quit than i was when i smoked. i think she was worried i would be in a bad mood all the time for a while. sorry to hear you are having a hard time but stick with it, it is worth it!

 

[wood duck]

Me neither .

 

[oplholik]

I never got depressed. I felt so good mentally, knowing I was off of the analoges. The only problem I had, was times of frustration, when something wasn't working right, and boy did I get frustrated.

 

[WomanOfHeart]

I was more depressed when I tried to quit smoking using Zyban! I has some fatigue and maybe some mild depression when I first switched over to vaping, but it went away after a week or so. Going for walks really seemed to help.

 

[wood duck]

I was more depressed when I tried to quit smoking using Zyban! I has some fatigue and maybe some mild depression when I first switched over to vaping, but it went away after a week or so. Going for walks really seemed to help.

I can see how some light exercise would help as it does generally for almost any ailment .
Good advice.

 

[Katya]

Yeah. I know. Happy reading...

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/blogs/dvap/403-its-not-just-nicotine.html

 

[wood duck]

Yeah. I know. Happy reading...

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/blogs/dvap/403-its-not-just-nicotine.html

That is interesting....

 

[Katya]

Yes it is.

Welcome to the dark side...

 

[bmwjen]

i've been depressed since I was 12, & started smoking when I was 16. The depression stops when you develop good coping skills to deal with the depression.

 

[NicLiq]

I had problems, but my husband didn't. I feel like it lifted for me at 8 weeks.

Looking back, my biggest problem was carbon monoxide withdrawal, but I wasn't realizing it while it was happening to me. While switching was relatively easy for me, especially compared to the hell I had went through trying to quit before, I know that I will never go back to smoking or even chance trying a cigarette because I can't go through this again. I'm 46 and I think I pushed the smoking as long I could.

I hope you feel better soon!

 

[swedishfish]

Thinking back, I do think I suffered from some depression. Other things were going on at the time that I started vaping and I couldn't go to the gym so I blamed it on not working out. But it did go away after about a month so I do think it was from stopping the cigs. Or it could have been a combo of both - cig and zumba withdraw.

Feel great now though!

 

[Guttermouth]

the depression didn't lift untill i found swedish snus.

Smokeless tobacco

 

[Raynen]

I really wish I could answer this, but I can't truthfully answer this.

When I decided to quit analogs, at first it was great, but I was already kinda screwy from my last seizure and the seizure meds that I stopped taking. Afterward, I got a seizure about four months later, in February. I was definitely depressed at that point, but I got over it and the meds I'm currently taking that I started back then have me actually quite mellow and good feeling. Now, I don't really suffer from depression. I can't tell you if my depression was JUST from quitting, or JUST from the seizures, but I can guarantee that the mix of meds, switching from analogs to vaping, and seizures will certainly cause depression... so I guess I can kinda say yes? I hope your troubling time passes, vaping is a great way to change into a new way of life.

 

[MG1963]

I started vaping part-time back in January and it took me several months to find the right juices and the right equipment. I finally quit smoking on June 2nd. I think days 15-25 were the most difficult for me, I was feeling quite depressed and definitely felt withdrawal from something in the cigarettes. In addition to vaping I also used the nicotine lozenges for those 10 days which seemed to help. Now, I'm vaping only and doing much better. It seems to be getting easier every day. So glad I never caved! Best of luck to you.