{"id":12151,"date":"2025-09-05T11:00:06","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T18:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.everywomanover29.com\/blog\/?p=12151"},"modified":"2025-09-05T11:20:41","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T18:20:41","slug":"how-can-i-help-my-anxious-daughter-withdraw-from-vaping-she-wants-to-quit-but-gets-more-anxious-when-she-tries-to-quit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.everywomanover29.com\/blog\/how-can-i-help-my-anxious-daughter-withdraw-from-vaping-she-wants-to-quit-but-gets-more-anxious-when-she-tries-to-quit\/","title":{"rendered":"How can I help my anxious daughter withdraw from vaping? She wants to quit but gets more anxious when she tries to quit!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I have been trying to help my daughter withdraw from vaping but it is proving such a vicious cycle.<\/p>\n

She wants to quit but has anxiety and gets health anxiety when she doesn\u2019t use the vape within a certain period \u2013 the physical withdrawal signs come thru very quickly for her – rapid heart beat, pain inside etc. which freaks her out and then she vapes\u2026<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a hopeless cycle of withdrawals with horrible physical symptoms and then the emotional frustration of using vaping to manage the symptoms and feeling so frustrated with herself.<\/p>\n

We tried 5-HTP which did not help. I make sure she gets a great protein, veg, good fat and some carbs for breakfast and she takes home made food to work but she works in hospitality and has really late night \/ early morning finishes and I feel like we are dealing with a lot more than the addiction here. I\u2019d love to try and find a way to get her use down and hopefully kicked to the kerb.<\/p>\n

If we could put her into a deep deep sleep for a few days till the toxin is washed out of her system and have a way to deal with the emotional aspect of withdrawal I think myself and so many other parents in Australia would be grateful.<\/p>\n

Vaping is a huge problem in our young people \u2013 it\u2019s all thru the schools too. It doesn\u2019t smell, tastes like lollies and parents can\u2019t detect it easily.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Louise is a mom in the community who posted this question on one of the blogs. I feel for her and her daughter and hear her concerns – vaping is a huge problem. However, there is a solution that doesn\u2019t involve putting her daughter into a deep deep sleep – addressing neurotransmitter imbalances as a root cause.<\/p>\n

Read on below for information on vaping and the very harmful effects (on the lungs and even bones); how to figure out which emotions are driving the need to use vaping to self-medicate and which amino acids to trial (including my insights for Louise\u2019s daughter); why the amino acids are so powerful when it comes to vaping and other addictions; dietary aspects are foundational and important too, as are really late nights; and additional amino acid resources.<\/p>\n

What is vaping and why is it so harmful?<\/h2>\n

This 2023 Harvard Health Publishing article, Can vaping damage your lungs? What we do (and don’t) know<\/a>, provides an overview of vaping if you\u2019re not exactly sure what is involved:<\/p>\n

Vaping involves heating a liquid and inhaling the aerosol into the lungs. With vaping, a device such as an e-cigarette is used that heats up a liquid (called vape juice or e-liquid) until it turns into a vapor that is inhaled. These devices are commonly called vapes, mods, e-hookahs, sub-ohms, tank systems, and vape pens. They may all look a bit different, but work in similar ways.<\/p>\n

These devices heat up various flavorings, nicotine, marijuana, or other potentially harmful substances.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The authors list the potentially harmful substances found in vapes:<\/p>\n