I've been using the EVIL NQ spray for over 5 years now. It is more addictive than actual cigarettes! I am struggling to come off it. I use it nearly every 5-10 minutes and spray at least 3 times (only recommended spray is 1 or 2). It makes me feel sick (overdose of Nicotine I guess). If I don't have the spray with me I go into complete panic and fear. I order huge amounts of them and its consisting me a fortune not to mention what it is doing to my body!
Is anyone else struggling with giving it up or managed to give it up?
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I can only sympathize , I am so grateful - I have not used NRT or
Vaped and the likes, to be honest if you feel it’s a problem, only YOU can do something about it - and the end of the day this is about YOU and no one else don’t be influenced walk your own road!
Thanks GazzabSA. I really need to come of this sh1t...I think I will just have to "brace myself" and go through the nicotine withdrawal, but what i've experienced when I have tried to stop the spray is that the withdrawal is far worse then when I tried to give up cigs... that is before I became addicted to the QM spray. I only used the spray thinking it will help with the cravings and I'd be able to stop using it really easily. HOW WRONG I WAS!! If anything hopefully this post will prevent others from thinking the QM spray is a solution and ideal NRT.
I used the gum at first for a “try to quit “. Years later and I mean years it was a full-in for when and where I could smoke. I chewed a sleeve everyday at work. Smoke a cig and put a piece of gum in my mouth. I loved the nicotine so much and hated it at the same time. I went out in an ice storm before work because I had to have it. When I quit I was more eager to quit the gum than smokes. I had to use chantix because nothing else worked but I am glad no more gum.
Welcome back Queenbee1976 - yeah, we have had several members posting the same thing that they are addicted to the quickmist and worse than the smokes. I think you hit the nail on the head and just have to bite the bullet and go cold turkey to become nicotine free. You can do it and we will be here to help you along. Have a read of the pinned posts for tips and advice on withdrawals and dealing with cravings.....
Hi Queenbee1976 I am so angry for you that a quit aid is more addictive than the actual smokes. That should not be. I have told my pharmacist about this and he is looking into it. Should they be selling something this addictive to people with addictions. Whatever you decide to do I'm wishing you very good luck and I know the people on this site will support you.
RoisinO1Administrator3 Years Smoke Free• in reply toKatNL
So agree with you KatNL - it really should not be an NRT..... keep us posted on any updates on this with your pharmacist
Thanks KatNL. I would be very interested in hearing any updates with your pharmacist. I still haven't been able to stop using the QM Spray.. I feel like I am going insane.
I was in exactly the same boat! I used QM for six years, every 20 mins or so. It's so, so addictive and there should be warnings. I finally quit cold turkey two weeks ago. For the past few months I was waking up twice per night with cravings and it just got too much. I was prob taking in 40mg nicotine per day, I used a 21mg patch for the first three quit days then thought bugger it lets just get it over and done with. so went cold turkey. The first week was just awful, I was so ill and looked like I was coming off heroin! But after week one, I felt better and I feel better and better every day. It's tough but really worth doing, good luck!!!
Thank you Magpie101. I wake up during the night and have to use the spray to go back to sleep! Thank goodness coming off it it can be done... as you have proved but I am just so worried that the withdrawal is going to be sh!t.
Hi Nicholas... thank you for your comment. I'm so glad that I am not the only one addicted to this evil product. I am still struggling to come off it. I even tried to go back to smoking cigarettes but the call of the Quickmist Spray was too much and I was using it while smoking!! I have now given up the cigarettes (oh so easy) and back to being "dependant" on the QM Spray again. I even tried contacting my local non-smoking service but they said they cannot help me as I am not smoking!! WTF??? They want to keep us addicted to this shit so they can make shit loads of money IMHO.
Hi Queenbee I am exactly the same - I try to quit and not buy it ..then I'm in complete panic and feel very anxious - it's been around 5 years for me too - I'd like to hear from people that have given up too and really hope this post helps to stop other people falling into this trap - I'm going to try and quit and get it out of my system
So it's 5 months since I posted on here about the EVIL quickmist spray and sad to say that I'm still addicted to it. Has anyone been able to kick the habit? I've been using it continuously for nearly 5 years now and I really want to stop.
I never even smoked but decided to try out Nicorette QM as a stimulant / nootropic. I've been pretty addicted to it for the past 3 years with a few periods of cessation. Believe I stopped for over a month at one point but then talked myself into thinking I could go back and use it more moderately but that didn't happen. I decided to try and quit yesterday, ran out of QM early in the morning, then went to 2 stores which only had the Berry flavour QM which I hate and saw it as a sign that I need to stop again haha.
Anyways, it's been over 24 hours and it's not pleasant. Very tough to describe the feeling but it's just a general anxiousness and brain fog. The toughest part is knowing it would just take a few sprays of QM to make all these current feelings go away and get back to normal. Luckily, I've held up pretty well and the thought of getting to a week with no QM is really appealing. I think I'm going to try and keep a picture in my mind of about a year from now, and I no longer need QM. Hopefully that will keep my willpower and motivation up!
48 hours in now! Was in bed super early last night, ended up waking up 2 times in the middle of the night which is super odd for me. Having my morning coffee isn't quite the same with out the QM spray haha, definitely finding the mornings tough as QM was such a part of the morning routine.
So far cold turkey is working but my overall thought pattern is ambiguous and my feelings are scattered. I've actually found myself maybe being slightly more productive because I've been trying to distract myself from QM by keeping myself busy. The irony of me originally buying QM for productivity and now being productive to avoid the craving of QM is not lost on me.
Day 3, woke up at like 4am in a complete sweat.. showered and went back to bed and feeel fine now. Waking up and not having that immediate pick me up of a QM spray is definitely going to be one of the harder things to get used to.
It's crazy thinking how insidious QM is.. it's playing games with my mind everyday now that I don't have it. To be fair, it's only galvanized my resolve more to be honest.... it's really motivating to want to get out of the grasp of something like this and is also kind of scary that something like this can be so addictive both mentally and physically!
Noticing I am eating a ton, think that's normal but I probably need to start exercising haha. Will be back with an update tomorrow.
Hi, I was the same as you, it's a nightmare. Maybe not the best solution but after a few years on QM I was able to switch to Nicorette gum, the mintiness helps and it's a bit easier to monitor intake. Now I'm weaning off that with normal gum.
I was debating using lozenges, gum or the patch as a substitute for QM to help quit but I decided I'd rather just rip the band-aid off and go completely nicotine free so I'm not just swapping addictions and instead nicotine is eradicated from my life a bit quicker. It's probably the more painful route but I knew it was the only way I could do it. I've always devised "plans" where I would think about how I would ease myself off of nicotine to the point where I could quit super easy and it wouldn't affect my life or well being at all... obviously those plans were more a fantasy than a reality haha.
I'm 4 days completely nicotine free, I think the worst is behind me, I felt much more myself yesterday then the previous few days where I was more of a mess. Seems as if I'm getting used to it, the cravings are still there but I'm feeling and doing a lot better.
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