The snus withdrawal

[Burnsey]

Good luck to you Polluted....may your addictions be small ones......

[Snusdog]

Best of luck to you brother and congratulations on quitting!

I hope no reader of this site leaves with the impression that snus is not addictive. It is and if you are not adicted I think we all would encourage you to think long and hard about picking up a habit.

That said I also hope folks who read the site do not leave thinking that all addictions are the same.....they are not........it matters a great deal how you obtain nicotine.....and so if you are a smoker we would encourage you to think long and hard about trying snus if you have not been able to quit cigarettes.... Because at the end of the day of all the vices out there snus is really one of the most benign.

Regardless a big congratulations to polluted....I hope threads like this will help people who want to down right quit......I also hope it will remind the rest of us why we enjoy snus and can enjoy it with a much greater peace of mind

[codyg140]

Adios.
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Love it

[R.B. Kazenzakis]

or my wife of 25 years leaves me for the pool boy.

I'll take the under.

[Edit: I apologize for the imprecision. I was referring only to the timeframe for upcoming marriage to fail, NOT to the likelihood that he would, at some point, have a pool boy.]

[Andy105]

Adios.

[Polluted]

The only similarities between smoking and snus is the come from the same plant & contain nicotine, Snus deliverers the nicotine slower but for longer instead of the spikes and troughs from smoking, theres no hand to mouth, no throat hit, different smell, less social & contains a lot less impurities that add to addiction, nicotine is a tiny part of smoking addiction.

saying that if you feel Snus is addiction you can do without, all the best quitting, me I like my harmless stimulants.

You people are insane. I can't believe how hard all of you, (myself included) over rationalize our tobacco usage (even with blatant lies or half truths). It's creepy to watch from a clear head. Even Swedish Match admits that their own product is on par with ciggarete in terms of addiction FROM THEIR OWN STUDIES!

Nice try though, but sadly all those other byproducts of combustion are not some "super hook" which makes you more addicted. What a joke.

Day 6 was the final day of agony. I was mood swingy but mainly unresponsive. I seriously went to mass at Church and the power went out mid way through. It startled the hell out of everyone but I was so out of it I didn't blink an eye. I couldn't have care less, it could had been an earthquake.

Day 7 and on are pointless for me to write about. There are some mild effects but the worst is over and I'm able to function and go on about my life. This is what a 8 regular portion a day nicotine withdrawal looks like for a 150 lb male. At least on my end.

For those who wish to quit go for it! It sucks and is a serious psychological game....but it's worth it. Your throat will feel better, your wallet will be fuller, and you can have 1 less thing to worry about in terms of negative impacts on oral health (however small or large they may be to you).

Good luck and stick with it. Do not believe anything your brain is telling you for that crummy week. Just let it burn off and be done with it. And remember you have to WANT to quit.

Bye snuson. Great community, and if you are gonna use tobacco this is probably the one to use. But I'm done until I actually NEED tobacco to keep myself grounded. Like if I serve in Iraq and all my buddies are slaughtered or my wife of 25 years leaves me for the pool boy. Something like that.

[taffyjock]

The only similarities between smoking and snus is the come from the same plant & contain nicotine, Snus deliverers the nicotine slower but for longer instead of the spikes and troughs from smoking, theres no hand to mouth, no throat hit, different smell, less social & contains a lot less impurities that add to addiction, nicotine is a tiny part of smoking addiction.

saying that if you feel Snus is addiction you can do without, all the best quitting, me I like my harmless stimulants.

[Andy105]

You can believe what you want if it makes you feel better at night. There's more in a cigarette then just the nicotine that people get addicted too. Which is exactly why people have such a hard time quitting...

I agree.
Smoking and snus are very different for me.
When I left the house in a rush without cigarettes, as a smoker, I had to stop and pick up a pack right away. I've left the house without snus, and just cursed myself and went about my business.
If and when I decide to quit snus, I'm pretty sure I could do it without writing a self-absorbed journal, making it sound like I'm on Sir Shackleton's Antarctic Expedition.

[codyg140]

You can believe what you want if it makes you feel better at night. There's more in a cigarette then just the nicotine that people get addicted too. Which is exactly why people have such a hard time quitting.

Good luck with quitting

[Polluted]

Lol no one denies the fact that snus is both tobacco and addictive. Your experience will be your own. Just like PP I quit using snus no problem with little to no side effects. It was a different story with smoking and with alcohol.

Says the man who probably has a snus in his mouth right now. Sorry but you can not claim to realize what snus is, then in 1 breath claim smoking was so much more intense. It is the exact same drug here. Literally the exact same plant. Hate to break it to ya but there is no magical difference between snus or smoking in terms of psychological addiction. You are full of it good sir, and you are misleading folks while watering down the severity of what is happening here. And you have never quit snus if you are still using it. Your argument is weaker and weaker

[codyg140]

Lol no one denies the fact that snus is both tobacco and addictive. Your experience will be your own. Just like PP I quit using snus no problem with little to no side effects. It was a different story with smoking and with alcohol.

[Polluted]

Day 5- I feel some element of feeling normal. However it's causing moodswings. I can feel my brain grounding itself but am quick to spark. It isn't fun by any means but luckily tommarow is my day off so I can relax as best I can.

And I know there is a tendency to water down anything negative associated with snus here on this website.....but I'm not buying it. Especially 5 days off this stuff. I had no idea how big of an impact snus was having on my mental state, personality, and just how addicted I was. And this is a guy who only used 8 regular portions a day for 1 year!

I know it's not what an addict wants to hear. But for anyone who has ears let him listen! This stuff is addicting. I don't give a darn about its cancer risk or anything of the sort. Hell I'll play devils advocate, my dentist was amazed at my check up last week to know I used tobacco. He said my teeth and gums looked great , that is the first time in my LIFE I have been told my gums look healthy. However that is probably from me upping my game brushing BECAUSE I was using snus.

I'll keep ya updated. This stuff isn't fun. Regardless of what your physical health may be saying take my warning that each and everyone of us is indeed using "tobacco" and any psychological effects that come with it. It's a crazy mind game trying to free yourself from our beloved "food product" <_< Don't believe me? Just go 3 days leaving your cans of snus in the fridge. Watch how you act and how others see you. I'm paranoid my co workers probably think I'm bipolar because I am definitely NOT myself right now while I bleed this crap out of my system

[Premium Parrots]

true that.....I quit for a while and didn't have any problems at all. Not a single issue. I found that amazing. But I'm sure everyones experience in quitting will be somewhat different.

[piks101]

It's been 1 year since I started snus and I have decided to drop snus for a year to see if my life is better off without it. I am at the end of day 4. This is my experiance

Day 1- feel super motivated. I don't feel great by any means but nothing unbearable. It wasn't too hard to simply get through the day. Still, there are negative feelings and some cravings but my motivation trumps them.

Day 2- It's starting to get a little more real now. Motivation still there but definitely feel anxious and not too great. Anger starting to show up. Getting very frustrated. But I shrug off these feelings and get through the day. Little trouble getting to sleep so I put some mint tea inside a ripped tea bag and make a snus like thingy. The menthol actually burns like snus and I drift off to sleep. I should mention through my intestines feel like crap. Have weird abdominal cramps making me feel like I am going to crap myself

Day 3- I am irritable as hell. Angry even. It takes the will of a warrior to not flip my shit at work. Co workers can tell something is going on. I'm much more quiet, freaking out and cursing up a storm inside my head when anything goes wrong in the kitchen. My wife tries to comfort me. Surprisingly this makes it worse and all I wanna say is leave me the ______ alone. But I keep my cool. I go to bed.

Day 4- Anger is gone, although slightly irritable. I kid you not I feel "high" today. It's like an evil version of being stoned. I have no energy, there is an emotional fog over my head that makes it hard to articulate myself or communicate. I feel like a third party in my body. I just want this to be over with. Suprisingly I have had few cravings to do snus. The only reason I have wanted to use snus is because I want these withdrawals to end. I have a mild head ache now as well. Not like a caffiene withdrawal.......but it's there

I will keep you updated

If this helps you with "your" goal to quit.. great but everyone's experience with using/quitting snus is going to be personal/unique.

[Polluted]

It's been 1 year since I started snus and I have decided to drop snus for a year to see if my life is better off without it. I am at the end of day 4. This is my experiance

Day 1- feel super motivated. I don't feel great by any means but nothing unbearable. It wasn't too hard to simply get through the day. Still, there are negative feelings and some cravings but my motivation trumps them.

Day 2- It's starting to get a little more real now. Motivation still there but definitely feel anxious and not too great. Anger starting to show up. Getting very frustrated. But I shrug off these feelings and get through the day. Little trouble getting to sleep so I put some mint tea inside a ripped tea bag and make a snus like thingy. The menthol actually burns like snus and I drift off to sleep. I should mention through my intestines feel like crap. Have weird abdominal cramps making me feel like I am going to crap myself

Day 3- I am irritable as hell. Angry even. It takes the will of a warrior to not flip my shit at work. Co workers can tell something is going on. I'm much more quiet, freaking out and cursing up a storm inside my head when anything goes wrong in the kitchen. My wife tries to comfort me. Surprisingly this makes it worse and all I wanna say is leave me the ______ alone. But I keep my cool. I go to bed.

Day 4- Anger is gone, although slightly irritable. I kid you not I feel "high" today. It's like an evil version of being stoned. I have no energy, there is an emotional fog over my head that makes it hard to articulate myself or communicate. I feel like a third party in my body. I just want this to be over with. Suprisingly I have had few cravings to do snus. The only reason I have wanted to use snus is because I want these withdrawals to end. I have a mild head ache now as well. Not like a caffiene withdrawal.......but it's there

I will keep you updated