u/New_Eagle_342

Started April 5th at 1mg and have done 1mg every Sunday. Two weeks ago I had to drop down to 0.5mg because the appetite suppression was extreme. I was not eating enough and was very nauseous randomly through the day. I have been having to force myself to ea, food is just unappealing to me. I have also been spotting which I think is due to the Reta because it’s not something I experience normally. Should I be having such extreme appetite suppression and symptoms like spotting weeks before my period and nausea at such a low dose?

I started at 182 pounds and I’m 5 foot 7 inches and have lost 12 pounds so far. Am also pretty active I walk 2-3 miles or lift at least 2-3 times a week. Not sure if that matters

Thanks for any insight and help!

Quitting Zyn or any nicotine product really comes down a lot to how you frame it in your head. If you see it as something you’re “giving up,” your brain treats it like a loss and keeps pulling you back toward it. But if you genuinely see it as something that was taking from your focus, your baseline mood and your control. The emotional grip starts to loosen. The shift from “I miss it” to “I’m getting out of this” is key

Physically, nicotine leaves your system pretty quickly, but your brain doesn’t reset that fast. It gets trained to expect dopamine hits in certain situations like stress, boredom, or routines. So when cravings show up later, it’s not because you still need nicotine, it’s just your brain firing old habit signals. Those fade over time when you stop reinforcing them.

Once you understand cravings as a learned mental loop instead of a real need, they lose a lot of power. And if you consistently link nicotine with the downsides of dependence, compulsive use, and messing with your natural baseline. You will stop romanticizing it.

So quitting isn’t just pushing through withdrawal. You must fully flip the story. You’re not sacrificing something, you’re leaving something behind. And the more you actually believe that freedom, stability, and control are the real payoff, the easier it gets for your brain to let go of the old pattern.

Day 1 was not bad. I think I was motivated to quit so besides the cravings which were expected, it honestly wasn’t bad. Day 2-3 I pretty much slept the whole day and did have strong cravings when I was awake but the fatigue really got me. Now I’m on day 4 and today I’ve had the most cravings compared to any other day and I want to go buy a can so badly. Is this normal? I thought days 1-3 were supposed to be the hardest but they weren’t bad compared to the mental cravings I’m having now. It’s like my mind says oh quitting isn’t bad so might as well have one and the craving does not fade.