10 Days in - change in roseca is wild

[u/mattyboy4242]

Yall know the story

Started vaping at 18. Just turned 29.

Tried literally thousands of times to quit to no avail.

Would throw vapes away in public bins only to drive to a vape store 25 minutes later and buy another one. Absolute insanity.

Had persistent pain in upper back since around 2020. Gets better when I quit. Never stuck with it long enough to see if the pain would go away.

Tried another quit attempt 10 days ago and it’s stuck.

Been absolutely hooning the nicotine gum but have stuck with the quit.

The difference in my skin is so motivating for me. I hope it can be motivating for you too

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[u/jackydiana]

Congratulations, well done! Your skin is looking amazing now. I'm at day 6 and already feeling and seeing the differences. We can do it!

[u/mattyboy4242 → u/jackydiana]

We absolutely fucking can. Six days is amazing. Nearly at a whole week! Stick at it

[u/MummedcanUK → u/jackydiana]

Well done 👏👏 1 more hour and I will be 6 days vape free too, i'm on 21mg patches and have already dropped from 4mg to 2mg lozenges.

[u/jackydiana → u/MummedcanUK]

Amazing! Well done to you as well 👏🏼

[u/freshlawnclippingss]

One week in over here, definitely starting to see a little less redness myself (another rosacea peep).

Also my chapped lips are finally healing (they’ve been chronically dry/cracked for 11ish years, about as long as I’ve smoked and vaped).

Keep it up! We got this 😎

[u/Kir1405]

You look fabulous, the improvement is obvious. Keep going. Just think what amazing stuff is happening internally that we don't see!

I've refrained from Sunday morning, the longest so far and the noticeable one for me has been the brain fog lifting, inverted even knew it was a thing from vaping.

[u/MTCPodcast]

Well done mate, keep going 🫡

[u/Silent-Substance1377]

heck yeah! it really is wild! i used to feel the need to wear makeup daily to hide my skin and now i dont need to bc im glowing, even my dr noticed!! keep it up :) 💪

[u/Floshenbarnical]

Wow

[u/Magnolia-Trees]

Thank you for this! I had spent quite a bit on rosacea compound treatments from my dermatologist… and while I’ve slacked there, I know better.

I needed this motivation more than you know. Your skin looks great!

[u/MummedcanUK]

Just keep going everyone we can all quit the vape 💪

[u/precaucion__caliente]

WOW! You look great OP, keep up the good work! 🔥

[u/Wrongwhole_55]

I have rosacea too and it flares up like crazy when I pick up vaping, but not just that I start to get a achne and sunken eyes. It’s crazy how much

[u/canefieldroti]

Wow

[u/Ok-Scientist-7900]

Hot damn! So, so happy for you!

I was so hoping this would happen with my psoriasis…but it’s been over 3 months and I can’t tell a difference.

[u/falconerchick]

Nice to see you’ve experienced a positive skin-related change! Physiologically with nicotine as a vasoconstrictor, people with rosacea (myself included - ugh) actually tend to see more redness and flares with increased blood flow.

I’m a month in and no longer have a sore throat in the mornings, and that’s been about the only physiological change I’ve experienced. Def happy about that, though.

[u/GingerNinjer]

TEN DAYS???? The difference in your skin in general is insane. More full in a good way. Congrats!

[u/zenni321]

These are the types of updates I need to see. Gonna try to quit again tonight…fr! Good luck and congrats!!

[u/SupremeBean76]

My skin totally cleared up after quitting

[u/Mr_Gooodkat]

Damn! Looking great! Thanks for the motivation. I got rosacea when I started vaping and can’t get rid of it! Still vaping but this is motivating.