How Does Vaping Affect Sleep and Why? Does It Make You Tired?

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How Does Vaping Affect Sleep and Why? Does It
Make You Tired?
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It is not just distressful to realize Monday is a
workday after experiencing sleepless nights over
the weekend after spending your weekend basking
in the shores doing what you like most vaping.
Your body, your brain, and your physique play a
critical role in dictating your sleeping
patterns. When your bedtime routine is
compromised, certainly your next day shall be
bad. Several bad periods of sleep in a row can
be disastrous and might adversely affect your
output at work. Some stimulants such as caffeine
before bedtime and switching off your TVs to have
your mind relax are highly recommended. But hows
vaping related to sleep? Does it ruin your sleep
patterns? And the answer is yes! Vape flavors
contain n icotine which causes a lack of sleep.
While ordinary cigarettes consist of harmful
substances that cause both short-term and
long-term health effects and in worst cases
various types of cancers, nicotine is a stimulant
in vape flavors that has some adverse effects on
human health. Also, its highly addictive, and
trying to quit on it abruptly can result in body
shocks. That said, is it correct to say vaping
is making you tired solely, or is it just a small
part of the wider picture. Why Vaping With
Nicotine Is Keeping You Awake
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The damaging effects associated with smoking have
been established and documented. For this
reason, a good number of smokers are considering
replacing ordinary cigarettes with vapes.
Nevertheless, some of them may notice numerous
changes in their bodies including lack of sleep.
Now, if youre one of such smokers seeking an
alternative means of nicotine consumption,
chances are youre going to become a vaper soon.
For you to vape, youll require vape flavor
(vape liquid, e-juice) which is a mixture of
different ingredients nicotine, Propylene Glycol
(PG), Vegetable Glycerin (VG), and
flavoring. Like smoking, nicotine will stimulate
your body and give your a smoking-like
experience. Nicotine, being a stimulant can lead
you to counting stars in the middle of the
night and wondering why you cannot switch off
your mind. The nicotine hit in the new experience
may be stronger than even the one you used to
receive in ordinary cigarettes. Its a
disgusting reality but sometimes happens as part
of the transition and not a permanent feature of
ones vaping life. Why Nicotine? Fact nicotine
is a stimulant and highly addictive. Besides,
nicotine is a perplexing chemical that makes
users feel relaxed after consuming it and equally
anxious when they fail to use it. The addiction
is so high that smokers find it extremely hard to
quit smoking but seek alternative methods.
E-cigs are perfect cessation tools. Using e-cigs,
ex- smokers can gradually reduce their nicotine
consumption by decreasing nicotine strength in
vape flavor and choosing the strength that suits
them. Instead of suddenly quitting smoking which
usually results in relapse for many smokers,
e-cigs relieves the addictive habit of smoking
regular cigarettes and eliminates all other
disastrous chemicals (in cigarettes) that cause
severe health problems. Our bodies react
differently depending on the amount of nicotine
we ingest into our bloodstream. Even with the
slightest amount of nicotine, you will still
experience adverse side effects such as increased
heart rate, nicotine dependency resulting in
stress and anxiety when you go for some time
without vaping, mental health problems such as
mood swings, and nervous disposition that
affects your sleep among others. Vape flavors
deliver nicotine faster into the bloodstream and
nicotine is available in higher strengths.
Whether you ingest small or large amounts of
nicotine, frequently or irregularly, you will
certainly experience one or two of the side
effects mentioned above. This makes it hard for
you to get sleep. Whereas nicotine is associated
with enhancing anxiety and releasing constructive
effects on the dopamine system creating some
sense of reward, the degree of addiction makes
it hard to quit. Even though e-cigarettes are
perceived as alternative means of consuming
nicotine as they reduce the risk of cancers and
deadly effects, and can enhance short-lived
benefits like energy levels and breathing issues
compared to ordinary cigarettes, whenever youre
addicted to them, it would be hard to turn not
only your mind but also your body from them.
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Therefore, amid the night, when you want to
unwind and switch your mind to enjoy the peace
of sleep, its nearly impossible since your mind
and body are connected to e- cigarettes. Your
body has familiarized itself with habits and
routines that are hard to break. It is at this
point where Sleep Apnea attacks you. Effects Of
Vaping On Sleep Quality Generally, nicotine can
adversely affect your sleep irrespective of
whether youve smoked or vaped. Besides,
nicotine is a drug, a stimulant that triggers
your blood pressure and heart rate and induces
the production of adrenaline hormone. Vaping
before bedtime has the same effect as taking a
cup of coffee. Apart from prompting an
adrenaline rush, nicotine also affects your Rapid
eye movement (REM) cycle. Under this condition,
your REM cycle is shorter than expected as your
body is susceptible to nicotine withdrawal
signs. Consequently, the natural circadian rhythm
of your body is disrupted. Sleep Apnea And Its
Association With Vaping Sleep Apnea is a
condition where one experiences difficulty in
breathing when they are sleeping. The victim may
be forced to wake up frequently, choke and gasps
for some breath, and snore loudly. These can
subject them to increased tiredness which may
even cascade down to the following day and
generally have adverse impacts on their
daily routine. If left untreated for a long
period, the condition may be life-threatening. Ni
cotine is a likely cause of Sleep Apnea as
research shows stimulants such as nicotine
causes inflammation of the upper airway and at
the same time relax the muscular airways on
neural reflexes. Whereas researches have been
conducted extensively on vapers experiencing
sleep difficulties, they are yet to establish the
exact impact of nicotine on the distraction of
sleep patterns. If youre suffering from Sleep
apnea, one lifestyle change that physicians will
recommend when you visit them is that you should
stop smoking. Giving up smoking significantly
helps in meliorating your sleep and enhancing
your lung health. Sleep apnea can trigger some
severe health problems like heart diseases,
hypertension, diabetes, inflammation of the
respiratory tract, and stroke among others. If
arent a smoker but vape, dont celebrate because
you arent far from getting it. Your sleep
pattern and lung health can still be affected.
Also, vaping can trigger inflammation in the
nose, throat, and down to the lungs which can
increase the chances of experiencing sleep
apnea. Vaping can also worsen the overall health
issues that in turn aggravate episodes of apnea.
For example, vaping affects different organs such
as the heart, brain, immune system, lungs et al.,
and this can worsen your sleep apnea
condition. How To Cure Sleep Apnea
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In spite of its obvious effect, its interesting
how often the mistake is to consume caffeine,
take sugary foods or watch at TVs a few minutes
before bedtime. If you want good sleep, avoid
the aforementioned habits. The same happens when
we take nicotine in vape flavors for some hours
to sleep. For ex-smokers, its a bit messy
because the degree of addiction is on another
level. Shaking the habit requires quite some
great deal of commitment. But they should
observe some decency to avoid subjecting
themselves to nicotine slavery. Quit Vaping
or Reduce Your Nicotine Intake The main cause of
sleep difficulties associated with vaping is
nicotine. If you cannot stop vaping altogether,
at the very least, vape a couple of hours before
bedtime or reduce the nicotine strength. The l
ess the amount of nicotine in your system, the
less your sleep will be affected. Quitting
vaping likely will not treat your sleep problems,
but will instead aggravate the condition. Does
Vaping Make You Tired? Truly speaking, you cannot
respond to this question with certainty as to
whether vaping induces drowsiness or tiredness.
This is because the phenomenon of vaping by
itself cant make them feel drowsy or tired while
all the other possible factors are constant. But
there are a couple of reasons why you may feel
uneasy and somewhat tired after a vaping
session, and the majority of them can easily be
fixed. The feeling of drowsiness or tiredness
after vaping is usually experienced by ex-smokers
who have recently switched to vaping. Luckily,
these effects are regarded as transitional and
usually vanish when the right adjustment is
reached. For most vapers, nicotine affects them
in the same way as caffeine. But nicotine stashed
in vape flavors is more potent. This implies
that there is a need for an adjustment period
because even people who have been used to
nicotine but in less potent contents find it
strange to their bodies. This is because a
higher concentration of nicotine in vape flavors
can induce a feeling of tiredness and drowsiness
immediately after taking your vape flavor or
after a few minutes. To some people, the feeling
is intense such that its almost impossible to
fight it. How To Solve The Feeling Of Tiredness
After Vaping If vaping is making you tired, you
should adjust the dose till you get the most
appropriate concentration. Nicotine vape flavors
come in various concentrations. Its therefore
easy to play around with various nicotine
strengths until you get the right blend. Once
youve attained the most appropriate mixture,
then the feeling of fatigue immediately or
few minutes after vaping begins to subside. In
other cases, youre advised to use zero-
nicotine vape flavors to avoid disrupting your
sleep cycle.
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Also, you can as well increase the time gap
between your vaping sessions. For instance, if
youve been vaping every day, you can skip one
day and do it in the next one. That way, you
will allow your body to adjust to nicotine
concentration in the system. Over time, your body
will adapt to this new concentration and the
feeling of fatigue will begin to fade away.
Other Side Effects Related To Vaping Other than
drowsiness and fatigue, nicotine is also
associated with nausea and headaches. These can
be solved by adjusting your nicotine intake. The
effects will decrease gradually and everything
will return to normal. Nausea This is common to
newbie vapers. If you are feeling nauseous
immediate for some minutes after vaping, it
could be caused by nicotine. Some people will
claim to have experienced the same feeling
mostly upset stomach after consuming
over-the-counter nicotine therapies like patches
and gums. Vapers usually report the same. But it
hasnt been established that nicotine is
connected to nausea in any way. Most probably,
your body is reacting to a particular vape flavor
that youve begun using. The remedy here is to
reduce your consumption or cease it altogether.
Like the other issues of headache and drowsiness
caused by intake of nicotine, the gastro issues
vanish over time. Headache If you just switched
from s moking to vaping the other day, chances
are youll have to fight headaches from time to
time. Although youre still getting nicotine from
vape flavor, nicotine isnt the only alkaloid
contained in tobacco. And these alkaloids have a
physiological impact on the users, and
termination from perpetual consumption causes
headaches. The nicotine youre getting from vape
flavor may not be sufficient to ward off the
headaches. Besides, youre withdrawing from other
substances and alkaloids contained in tobacco.
Sometimes the headache might be persistent such
that the switching from smoking to vaping is not
the main cause it is caused by dehydration. If
you have noticed a tenacious dry mouth
accompanied by headaches, then consider taking a
lot of water. If that fails, then consult a
medical practitioner. Conclusion If youre
fighting to cease vaping and you really want to
stop, you need to commence treatment of the side
effects of nicotine, and more importantly, Sleep
Apnea. After youve started feeling the relief,
youll definitely get motivated to cease vaping.
With discipline, hard work, and consistency, you
will completely transform your overall health.