I have vaped for a while now and when I was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy I was told by my consultant that I need to stop.
I wish it was as easy as that, but I lead a stressful life and I am addicted like i was when it was cigarettes. I know I shouldn’t do it, i do want to stop but just can’t seem too. Does anyone else vape or stopped vaping? Any tips?
Please don’t judge x
I'm not going to judge, been there done that, though with rather different sort of addictions. I was well and truly hooked on a variety of things that had led to me having to see the inside of an ambulance. I was told to cut right down on all sorts of stuff that I really loved and gorged on all the time. Foods loaded with saturated fats, cheese, coffee, all sorts of things. The things I really loved to eat. Different addictions and easier to break, but the key thing was accepting that I was in a mess and had to get a grip of my life of I didn't want to lose it. I had to recognise that a highly trained, qualified, and experienced consultant knew far more about it than me, and that therefore I had to take a long hard look at myself and just do it. It was a matter of finding the will power within myself. I would eat strong cheddar by the kilogram and drink coffee by the pint. I am allowed a piece of cheese the size of a small matchbox once a week, and not more than one small cup of coffee a day on just two or three days a week. I find it easier now to not bother with them at all.
Doctors don't know everything, but they know a darn sight more than us patients.
Not going to be easy, but you can do it. If I can stop cheese munching, you can do anything.
My grandmother died at the age of 48 because she ignored the doctors when they told her to cut back the fat and the smoking. All of her children including my Dad were told that they needed to modify their lifestyle in particular their consumption of saturated fat. My dad and his oldest sister decided to ignore the advice sadly my dad died of a massive heart attack at the age of 49 apparently his arteries were so clogged up the GP said how on earth he made it to that age he will never know. His sister died 5 years after him in her late fifties with the same thing. The two that heeded the warning carried on heeding it, one is still alive the other died at 81.
I also chose not to heed medical advice, no way was I giving up butter or the rest for anybody. I am currently awaiting to hear my fate now that I've had my 24 hour ECG and Echocardiogram. We live by the sword we die by the sword it often is that simple. If I could turn back the clock I would do things very differently and I would certainly follow medical advice far more.
I think you do right to listen to your doctor's advice Adrian, particularly given what I have witnessed over the last 47 years amongst my own family. 
Hi i was diagnosed with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy but it is only mild and also was diagnosed with copd ihave been stopped smoking now since nov 2017 and it is the best thing i ever did i feel better for it and i can tell you will notice a difference its great to breath even though i have shortness of breath only when i run or exert myself i go for long walks though and find i am quite happy that i can keep myself fit this way, what can i say try it with a little help you can do it just believe in yourself seriously you will gain more in feeling good about yourself it does work trust me
have go from one cardiomyopahy sufferer to another good luck be good toyourself
I have been vaping since I gave up smoking 4 years ago. I was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy 4 weeks ago. My cardiologist recommended giving it up so for the last 2 weeks I have been using 0% nicotine liquid. I now have a few bottles left, so when they run out I’m going to try and stop. I know it will be extremely hard but I have to protect my health for the future!
Vaping is healthier than smoking but the vapour must be putting our lungs under pressure and hence our hearts too.
Good luck - it’s going to be hard but worth it in the long run!
x
That you have for away with it so far does not mean someone else will. Diets loaded with saturated fats are heart attacks waiting to happen. The evidence is there for all to see. You may well have been lucky but you're the exception, not the rule.
Hi there Natchild.. I wish you luck in your stopping vaping..you will find it hard at first..the first 3days..then 3weeks..3months..then you will start to taste the food you eat..really taste it..and your sense of smell will increase..yes it is going to be a toughie and you may consider consulting a hypnotherapist or a counsellor to help you address the root cause and need for your addiction..and how to deal with the stressful lifestyle you mention having..the old saying a change is good as a rest may be something to consider.
Be strong for you now.. it's your body..your temple..be kind to yourself and acknowledge there is always another way.
Talking from someone who's been there and ended up helping others with addictions.. phobias etc..
I've now been a non smoker for 38 years..it can be done..keep focused.
Sending you hugs.
I'm sorry but I'm really not interested. The two low fat eaters in the five people I mentioned lived decades longer than the 3 who ignored advice. We are all of a different genetic make up and what sort of things will effect us is pretty much determined from the day we are born. Some families will be predisposed to cancer, some to heart disease, some to respiratory disorders the list is endless. These people were my blood relatives not "in-laws" of five family members 60% died after going against advice from massive clogged arteries. The other 40% lived a damsight longer by listening and of the one that has died since it wasn't through heart related issues.
No offence intended but please stop trying to sell your theories to me I prefer to go on the events that I have actually witnessed within the paternal family that I share my genes with. I thought I'd done enough without being rude to let you know a couple of weeks ago on another forum that I am personally not interested in the latest theories and if I have the word insulin rammed down my throat once more I will scream.
Please respect peoples right to have their own opinions because you are flogging a dead horse trying to sell the great insulin debate to me. In 12 months time it will be some completely new theory because that is what happens in the medical world. Enjoy the football
There is no nice way of saying this. There is all the world of difference between "I do want to stop" and "I am going to stop"
You only get one life, what is more important to you? Vaping or living? I smoked from the age of 12 until 40. I was smoking at least 40 a day but made the choice that I was going to stop. Not I would like to but I AM GOING TO. There were no dubstitutes, gum, patches, vape or anything. It can be done, I am not saying it was easy but it can be done.
From my first angiogram, where I was told I had a 90% blockage of my LAD and told to go home and rest while waiting stent, I said I cant just not work. My cardiologist looked me in the eye and said "it is your heart we are talking anout" it is serious, you have only one! No stress, no work, go home rest amd wait.
So I say again, it is your choice but I know what mine would be...
Oh by the way I do care but sometimes we need "tough love" in our lives.
I have to agree with all that you have said. We can no longer have it all ways. Just like with many illnesses life can never be what it once was as I have to remind myself frequently when I walk down the crisp and chocolate aisles in the supermarket
I know, it is not easy but life was never easy. We do have the choice though. I have had a brilliant day with my grandson. That is what makes me want more...
It's about priorities and just like you I know what mine are. We are given medical advice for a reason. I don't have children or grandchildren but my Mum is still alive and I don't want to leave her or my husband any time soon, it's a no brainer for me
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