Nicotine Vaccine Would You Get The Shot ( if Proven Safe) to Stop Vaping?

[rainkeltoia]

This sounds like a Chantix shot. And that went VERY poorly for a LOT of people.
I voted a resounding no. Nicotine helps keep my depression in check and makes me far more pleasant and sociable imho.

 

[Vocalek]

I'm not sure that nicotine actually helps me with these things, just makes me think it does while I am on it. Because I have quit before and after a couple weeks felt like a normal person again. I know I can concentrate without it. As for the blues, I would have to find other ways to help with that, and have found other successful ways to help with that before. Cigs are not the only thing that can help someone that is low. Yes I have many times gone to one in my sadness. But there are better alternatives to depression if you are really willing to try them! I would still take this vaccine!

You're one of the lucky ones, then. If you do feel normal after a couple weeks, you could probably stop using nicotine without the vaccine. Just get through those 2 weeks or so and you are home free. Why take the chance of the vaccine having some unintended consequences?

One company is working on treatments for a number of conditions such as asthma, diabetes, attention defict disorder, depression, and dementia based on nicotine. These treatments target nicotinic receptors. If you ever needed a treatment or a cure for one of the conditions that these new drugs can help, and your receptors have been disabled by the vaccine, then that particular treatment option might be off the table solely because you had taken the vaccine. Targacept: Biopharmaceutical Company - Product Pipeline

I went though 6 months of hell, hanging on to the steering wheel with white knuckles repeating "concentrate, concentrate" every time I had to drive somewhere. My work was so mistake-ridden that my 10 pages a day of output was down to 1 page a day of usable writing. At first I couldn't work at all. I was curled up in a ball on the couch crying my eyes out and wondering what might be the least painful way of killing myself. I did seek help and antidepressant mediction worked on the depression. It did not, however, help my cognitive impairments at all.

Maybe for me it would have gone away after 12 months or 2-3 years. Maybe never. But I wasn't getting any younger and 6 months was all I was willing to throw away feeling incompetent and unable to enjoy many things I hold dear that require attention and concentration. I figured that if this is how I am going to feel the rest of my life, and (because I'm not inhaling smoke) I will live many more years than I would have lived, then...forget it. Just shoot me.

 

[Rjc]

Nope (i think). Up until a week ago I wasn't even considering giving up smoking but then I discovered vaping and now my entire reality is in flux. Seriously though, what could possibly replace nicotine? Addicted or not I happen to think it's a great drug.

 

[Loveridden]

You're one of the lucky ones, then. If you do feel normal after a couple weeks, you could probably stop using nicotine without the vaccine. Just get through those 2 weeks or so and you are home free. Why take the chance of the vaccine having some unintended consequences?

One company is working on treatments for a number of conditions such as asthma, diabetes, attention defict disorder, depression, and dementia based on nicotine. These treatments target nicotinic receptors. If you ever needed a treatment or a cure for one of the conditions that these new drugs can help, and your receptors have been disabled by the vaccine, then that particular treatment option might be off the table solely because you had taken the vaccine. Targacept: Biopharmaceutical Company - Product Pipeline

I went though 6 months of hell, hanging on to the steering wheel with white knuckles repeating "concentrate, concentrate" every time I had to drive somewhere. My work was so mistake-ridden that my 10 pages a day of output was down to 1 page a day of usable writing. At first I couldn't work at all. I was curled up in a ball on the couch crying my eyes out and wondering what might be the least painful way of killing myself. I did seek help and antidepressant mediction worked on the depression. It did not, however, help my cognitive impairments at all.

Maybe for me it would have gone away after 12 months or 2-3 years. Maybe never. But I wasn't getting any younger and 6 months was all I was willing to throw away feeling incompetent and unable to enjoy many things I hold dear that require attention and concentration. I figured that if this is how I am going to feel the rest of my life, and (because I'm not inhaling smoke) I will live many more years than I would have lived, then...forget it. Just shoot me.

That sounds awful!! I was not impaired in such a way by quitting, although could I say it was easy? No. Let me redefine my "normal." lol. I have suffered from depression my whole life. And yes I still had cravings, sometimes not so much, othertimes more so. But I was not affected in the way you were where I could not concentrate at all, became extremely depressed, etc. But then again, let me say I did not go cold turkey. First I tried gum, didn't work. Then I did the patch, and sometimes used gum too when I had a very strong craving despite the patch. After doing that about a month and a half or so I quit the patches and the occasional gum I was chewing. I was also determined to fight my depression at the time and was going to lots of therapy and groups...
Perhaps too I am just not as addicted to nicotine as you are. Nor do I want to get to that point. I don't want to use the e-cig forever. Yes, it can be a lot of fun sometimes. I enjoy trying the different juices. I like that I have found a healthier alternative to smoking. But I HATE that I have such an addiction. And I know that I will probably always have depression issues, but I also know that certain therapies and groups and me being proactive and using the things I have learned have helped my depression greatly. I am probably just not as addicted as you.
If it affects you that severely to not have nicotine, I am not judging your not wanting to use the vaccine. But for me, if the vaccine was SAFE, as the poll said, if it had been around a year or more and I wasn't hearing awful side effects about it like chantix or even the gardisal vaccine, then I would seriously consider it. Sure, I could use the patch again. And again. And again. But a vaccine that would keep me off it forever, would be great. I just don't like being a slave to it. But I understand why you would not want to take the vaccine yourself.

 

[zerominusone]

Look at how much money the goverment makes on tobacco. Can you imagine how expensive that shot would be?

 

[jimbill]

LOL no way i think i can do it my self with reducing the nic in my e-juice over time why take the chances of side effects.

 

[TUS172]

Nope wouldn't even consider it. How long would the vaccine last, what side effects could it have down the road? To me the modern drug companies are coming out with more and more toxic solutions to physical maladies... I would never trust it to be as advertised!

 

[AngelsRUs]

I intend to continue my nicotine use, as I believe it helps me far more than it harms me.
And because my blood pressure is low, and my heart is healthy, I actually don't think it harms me at all.

Also, I need the hand-to-mouth thing for times when I'm trying to relax, or sit around and think things through.
And I also need the ritual of taking breaks from the world in small 10 minute increments as needed.

So my answer is definitely no.

I completely agree with this statement. I have C-PTSD there are many situations/places I could not handle being in without my pacifier AKA the hand-to-mouth relationship. I may try to go down to the 0mg at some point; However, I too feel the benefits for me far outweigh the bad. I too find it helps me to get a mini break from the world for 10min or so. For me it is very relaxing to vape or smoke...I choose vaping cause I believe it is healthier than 4000 chemicals from a cigarette, tastes better, I can vape indoors, I can stealth vape anywhere and for someone with severe anxiety..trust me stealth vaping is a Godsend!

I also do not trust FDA or Big Pharma with my health. They seem to be all about the money. I do not belive they care about my health...just read the warnings and side-effects of the meds out there today...NO THANKS!

It sickens me that the government is trying to become "parents" or "nannies" and slowly taking away our freedoms and choices. I am also preterbed that so many people demonize smokers when there are a lot worse things out there.

Short answer: ABSOLUTELY NOT!

 

[TheJack]

I wouldnt do it. i got a good majority of my friends to quit smoking and Vape so why stop now. i also couldnt be happier.

 

[The Duke]

No, I enjoy nicotine just like I enjoy caffeine and running. I wouldn't take a vaccine against either of those either.

 

[cigarbabe]

I absolutely would not even if it were proven safe and effective.
I liked smoking. I liked it so much I used three packs a day!
That was wholly unhealthy for me and only me.
I love vaping. I need the nicotine well actually not the nicotine but the WTA's present in nicotine it helps me to sleep it makes me feel calmer and it is most certainly healthier for me than smoking and why would anyone want to give that up?
Regardless of your feelings about WTA's why would you give up the commraderie and community that vaping gives you?
Certainly I won't be!
C.B.

 

[Chyna]

No way! Everyday that I am without nic,, I get more depressed. I quit for more than a year before and it still did not go away. Vaping seems to serve a need for many, all in different ways. I would be terrified if I needed nic and my brain did not recognize it.

 

[Dieseler]

Short n simple for me personally - no

 

[throatkick]

LOL no way i think i can do it my self with reducing the nic in my e-juice over time why take the chances of side effects.

Most probably the best bet. I've already gone down to 18 from 36 and I can even get away with 12 now.

 

[Kevin littell]

I found a sweet spot on the vapes...



6ml juice and 1ml of it a day in VG form.



I can vape as I please....my blood pressure has dropped 20 points since dropping the analoges by the way side and I am very suspicious of "one shot cures."


I saved my lungs, I'm not biting anyones head off unless they deserve it and my depression is in check



Keep your shot's, I'll keep my vapes, Thankyou very much!

 

[NoMoreMondays]

I voted "No". I do not vape anymore because of an addiction (most my e-liquid is 0 nic, only on occassion for the TH do I reach for a whopping 6mg). I vape to relax and because I love the taste. Why the heck would I want a vaccine for THAT?!

Further, why would I want to have something injected into me that it likely to come with adverse side and/or longterm health effects when I'm trying to improve my health?????????

 

[chaos-7]

HELL NO! I have worked in the medical field and I would not trust such a drug.

 

[BuzzKilla]

To me this is no different than using 0mg nic. why lie to yourself...

this needle is meant for analogers who still choose to suck back the chems and not get the nicotine fix?
really stupid idea in my opinion.
just role up a piece of paper and try breathing through that... healthier alternative than sticking a needle into your veins, and add even more chems...

I would vote no twice if i could.

 

[nansc]

Yes,I wwould probably still vape because I enjoy it but just flavors/no nic.