I’m out of NRTs
So I’m going cold turkey
Pray for me 😭
Edit: thank you all for your advice and support! Truly. But I cannot buy NRTs or anything until Friday, we have less than $100 and I would prefer to keep that for cat food/human food.
Apologies for complaining. I’m always complaining.
Sorry, I know this is probably a stupid clarification, but somebody else argued with me over poor phrasing the other night so I feel the need to clarify: I’m not saying “who gives a shit” about your problems, I’m saying “who gives a shit if you complain? Complain as much as you like and don’t feel guilty about it! It’s half the reason the DT exists haha”
nicotell stage 3’s. A months worth for the same price as a deck, and they help you maintain. You might still kinda habitually want, but you won’t be at the “shank my grandma for a durrie” level.
Cheap reusable vape kit + nicotine prescription + premade 0% juice to slowly water it down over time.
It’s a bit fussy and looks douchey short term plus the long term health risks haven’t been researched. But tapering down slowly and then off will help you with a really tough quit. Hopefully you won’t need it for too long.
A decent strength initially helps break the habit of the cigs and then you can work with it from there.
Pick a MTL (mouth to lung) option as it’s more similar to smoking and doesn’t produce huge obnoxious clouds. I bought an Aspire Pockex kit which at the time was around $30 on eBay for vape + charger + a coil. It was about the size of a ‘lipstick’ style power bank. It’s not fashionable but was a very good tool to quit.
Very good advice
Avoid any butter flavours. Choose fruit or go unflavoured (diacetyl = popcorn lung). Avoid sugar in liquid as it can burn coils faster.
Avoid disposable black market vapes (unpredictable strength, heavy metals and lipid pneumonia). These are what led to the acute short term health problems in the news.
Use an online calculator and either a jewellery scale or syringe to dilute as accurately as possible.
Don’t start/use the device when the tank is empty or the liquid is getting low. Also get enough spare coils to change them frequently - when using for the first time or changing the coil either let it sit for for a while or slowly drip liquid inside the coil to completely wet the cotton before firing the device. (Burned coils taste terrible and emit seriously bad chemicals. Dirty ones also aren’t good.)
I don’t know what strength you get prescribed (I quit before the ban) but treat the nicotine liquid with caution. Clean up any spills or wash it off your skin immediately. Don’t let Mickey near it and try to avoid vaping near him.
I’m out of NRTs
So I’m going cold turkey
Pray for me 😭
Edit: thank you all for your advice and support! Truly. But I cannot buy NRTs or anything until Friday, we have less than $100 and I would prefer to keep that for cat food/human food.
Apologies for complaining. I’m always complaining.
Ah who gives a shit. Complain away, my friend
to clarify
Sorry, I know this is probably a stupid clarification, but somebody else argued with me over poor phrasing the other night so I feel the need to clarify: I’m not saying “who gives a shit” about your problems, I’m saying “who gives a shit if you complain? Complain as much as you like and don’t feel guilty about it! It’s half the reason the DT exists haha”
It’s just a craving. And it will come and go.
You’ve dealt with tougher shit than that.
nicotell stage 3’s. A months worth for the same price as a deck, and they help you maintain. You might still kinda habitually want, but you won’t be at the “shank my grandma for a durrie” level.
🙏🏼
If you want my 2c?
Cheap reusable vape kit + nicotine prescription + premade 0% juice to slowly water it down over time.
It’s a bit fussy and looks douchey short term plus the long term health risks haven’t been researched. But tapering down slowly and then off will help you with a really tough quit. Hopefully you won’t need it for too long.
A decent strength initially helps break the habit of the cigs and then you can work with it from there.
Pick a MTL (mouth to lung) option as it’s more similar to smoking and doesn’t produce huge obnoxious clouds. I bought an Aspire Pockex kit which at the time was around $30 on eBay for vape + charger + a coil. It was about the size of a ‘lipstick’ style power bank. It’s not fashionable but was a very good tool to quit.
Very good advice
Avoid any butter flavours. Choose fruit or go unflavoured (diacetyl = popcorn lung). Avoid sugar in liquid as it can burn coils faster.
Avoid disposable black market vapes (unpredictable strength, heavy metals and lipid pneumonia). These are what led to the acute short term health problems in the news.
Use an online calculator and either a jewellery scale or syringe to dilute as accurately as possible.
Don’t start/use the device when the tank is empty or the liquid is getting low. Also get enough spare coils to change them frequently - when using for the first time or changing the coil either let it sit for for a while or slowly drip liquid inside the coil to completely wet the cotton before firing the device. (Burned coils taste terrible and emit seriously bad chemicals. Dirty ones also aren’t good.)
I don’t know what strength you get prescribed (I quit before the ban) but treat the nicotine liquid with caution. Clean up any spills or wash it off your skin immediately. Don’t let Mickey near it and try to avoid vaping near him.
🙏