Vaping withdrawal

Nicotine can be found in most vaporizers, and yes, it is addictive. After you have used nicotine for a while your body and brain get used to it and this may cause that you have nicotine withdrawals when you decide on quitting vaping.

Is vaping nicotine addictive?

Yes, and the more you use it the more your body gets used to it and the harder it is to go without it.

• Here are some questions to determine if you are addicted to nicotine?
• Do you get irritated when you want to vape but at that moment you can’t?
• Have you ever tried to stop vaping, but it just was not possible?
• Do you think about vaping all the time while you are busy with something else?

Have you answered yes to any of these questions mentioned above? If you have, you might be addicted to nicotine.

Fast forward to the stage where you have gotten it right to stop vaping, but now your body and mind need to get used to going on without the nicotine. This is called nicotine withdrawal.

Here are some symptoms you might experience:

• Feeling irritable or restless
• Having headaches
• Increased sweating
• Feeling sad or down
• Feeling anxious
• Feeling tired or groggy
• Having trouble thinking clearly or concentrating
• Having trouble sleeping
• Feeling hungry
• Having intense cravings for e-cigarettes

How do I manage my nicotine vaping withdrawal?

Well, this is going to be different for everyone. But what I can say is that with time that uncomfortable feelings of nicotine withdrawal will fade.

You can also do the following to help you with your journey to stop vaping:

• Switch to vaping nicotine-free herbs

You may find nicotine-free e-liquids or you can change to vaping cannabis

• Drink enough water

This will ease the symptoms like headaches, hunger, fatigue, and sweating.

• Get enough sleep

You can set up a sleeping schedule for yourself to ensure that you get enough rest.

• Eat healthy snacks

Yes, you are going to have cravings but instead of munching away on chocolates and chips, pack yourself some healthy snack to snack on when you get those cravings.

• You are going to need the support of your friends and family

You do not have to go on the journey alone you can ask your friends and family to be there for you and support you because it is not going to be easy.

Something else you might want to take note of and notify your partner, friends, and family is yes you are going to be moody because your body must get used to going on without nicotine. So, if you are experiencing mood swings, anxiety, or depression, do not worry it is normal.

There is not a doubt that nicotine has its benefits:

Even though nicotine is an addictive substance, the vapor of e-cigarettes appears to be less addictive than the smoke of cigarettes. According to work by Jonathan Foulds of Penn State University College of Medicine published[i] recently in Nicotine and Tobacco Research,” vapers reported being less irritable when they did not have access to an e-cigarette compared to their feelings of frustration when they could not smoke.”

Vapers also said that they could wait longer for their first puff of the day than when they used to be smokers. They also said that they did not wake up in the middle of the night to vape like they did when they smoked.

Many e-cigarettes deliver less nicotine per puff and overall produce lower blood nicotine levels than cigarettes do. But with technology improving there are devices on the market today that you can attain the same blood level of nicotine that they will experience as a smoker. But the vaped nicotine will take longer to reach its peak than a cigarette.

The following two variables are very important in determining the addictiveness of any abused drug:

1. How high the level of nicotine is in the bloodstream
2. how quickly the level is achieved.

Foulds’s team found that subjects who used weak “ciga-likes” (first generation e-cigarettes that physically resemble actual cigarettes) had among the lowest scores on a test of “dependency,” or addiction. Also, the length of time as a vaper was positively correlated with the strength of dependence. As Foulds suggests, “we might actually need e-cigarettes that are better at delivering nicotine because that’s what’s more likely to help people quit.”

Nicotine is considered to be safe when it is taken in small doses like in gum. But it can have the following effects:

• It can raise your blood pressure
• Increase your heart rate
• And narrow your blood vessels.

Here are some of the reasons why switching to vaping is healthier than smoking

1. Most of the harmful toxins that you find in smoke is absent from vapor, this means the health risks are lower
2. When you switch to vaping there will be a lower amount of toxins and carcinogens in your body
3. Health improvements, reduce the risk of a heart attack or stroke
4. Overall feeling better
5. Lowers the risk of cancer

So yes, as we have mentioned above nicotine is addictive, and if you decide to stop smoking or vaping you may experience nicotine withdrawal. Nicotine has its benefits but also has disadvantages, but so does everything else in the world. Let us take an example drinking water is healthy for you but drinking too much water can be dangerous because overhydration can lead to water intoxication. You see everything has disadvantages, but it is all amount setting yourself limits. Although vaping is healthier than smoking, vaping a whole bottle in one day is not.

Can vaping kill you?

This is a question, that not even the experts can answer because there have not been enough studies done on the matter. But what I can tell you is making the switch from smoking to vaping is a much healthier option. It is not only healthier for your body, but some have reported that vaping has helped them quit smoking and vaping altogether.

You do not need to go cold turkey, leave the turkey for thanksgiving. You can choose a lower nicotine to vape or even a nicotine-free vape juice.Do what makes you happy and not the world.