Thoughts about quitting and anxiety

[MMcQ]

Definitely gotten 'jittery' from over vaping 24 mg nic. Very similar to the feeling when one drinks too much coffee over the course of a day. Would load up a tank with 24 to take to work for smoke breaks since I couldn't vape all the time while working and would wind up vaping it at home after work in my normal chain vape fashion. Would keep me up for hours when I really needed to just stop and get some sleep. Finally decided to just drop the nic down to 12 and deal with any cravings that popped up at work with will power. Surprisingly didn't find much of a difference. Jittery feeling went away and I can go without vaping for hours now if I have to.

 

[MarvelMyxer]

I agree ith others that are saying, if you are not smoking or vaping you are better off. If for some reason your cravings for smoking return I would definetly suggest continuing to experiment with vaping. Try different nic levels, different VG/PG ratios, and different flavors because all can effect how the vape experience is for you. But for now, congrats.

 

[Robino1]

Congrats

I have known of several members *that still frequent the forum* that have managed to stop vaping and smoking. They have all said the same thing... giving up nicotine from vaping is MUCH easier than when they have tried to quit smoking.

Contrary to popular belief, the nicotine delivery from vaping is NOT as efficient as smoking a cigarette. Cigarettes were engineered to deliver nicotine in the most efficient way possible. Things were added to the chemical composition so when tobacco is burned it delivered the nic quickly.

We generally tell people that in order to receive the same satisfaction from vaping, you generally need to vape for about 15 minutes to achieve the same feeling as even one cigarette.

A long but very informative read: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...ette-vs-e-cigarette-nicotine-equivalency.html

A snippet:

Some research suggests the initial speed of nicotine absorption from vapor is much slower than for smoke, and of the order of minutes rather than seconds. Equally, some research shows the results are fast, but not as fast as for smoke - but within 30 seconds*.
Users anecdotally report the effect is fast enough, i.e. less than 1 minute, but not as fast as smoke.
We are told that vapor has a large particulate size of ~10 microns and therefore will not travel to the finest airways in the lungs.
It has been demonstrated that buccal and nasal absorption (mouth and nose) are as important as pulmonary absorption (lungs) for ecig vapor, perhaps because it is a water-based mist.

I can't say that I have seen anyone else that has gotten severe anxiety caused by vaping. Not saying that it can't happen. Everyone is unique.

 

[peraspera]

I can't answer the anxiety question. It would probably take some trial and error to chase it to ground.

However, there are studies that indicate that e-cigarettes are less addictive than tobacco cigarettes.

New Study Suggests that Electronic Cigarettes are Much Less Addictive than Real Ones
The major findings were as follows: "Dependence ratings were slightly higher in users of nicotine-containing e-cigarettes than in users of nicotine-free e-cigarettes. In former smokers, long-term (>3 months) users of e-cigarettes were less dependent on e-cigarettes than long-term users of the nicotine gum were dependent on the gum. There were few differences in dependence ratings between short-term (≤3 months) users of gums or e-cigarettes. Dependence on e-cigarettes was generally lower in dual users than dependence on tobacco cigarettes in the two other samples of daily smokers."

The authors concluded that: "Some e-cigarette users were dependent on nicotine-containing e-cigarettes, but these products were less addictive than tobacco cigarettes. E-cigarettes may be as or less addictive than nicotine gums, which themselves are not very addictive."

Vaping’ profiles and preferences: an online survey of electronic cigarette users
Among ex-smokers, ‘time to first vape’ was significantly longer than ‘time to first cigarette’ (t1104 = 11.16, P < 0.001) suggesting a lower level of dependence to e-cigarettes. Ex-smokers reported significantly greater reduction in craving than current smokers (χ21 = 133.66, P < 0.0007) although few other differences emerged between these groups.

 

[DC2]

The way I understand it, vaping is much more efficient at delivering nicotine than smoking...

Is this what people believe nowadays?

 

[DC2]

By the way, I'm trying REAL hard to come up with any contents of what we vape that could make one anxious..
And the only thing that I can think of is nicotine.

So yeah, too much nicotine sounds like the culprit perhaps.
Just curious if you recently changed your vaping equipment which led to getting much more nicotine.

 

[LMS62]

Is this what people believe nowadays?

Unfortunately........yes. This is how mis-information spreads so quickly.

 

[ReigntheGamer]

By the way, I'm trying REAL hard to come up with any contents of what we vape that could make one anxious..
And the only thing that I can think of is nicotine.

So yeah, too much nicotine sounds like the culprit perhaps.
Just curious if you recently changed your vaping equipment which led to getting much more nicotine.

Being under the care of a physician for severe anxiety, and a chain vaper I am as well.