First time in public - very pleasant results...

[SMILIN]

Cass, e-smoking is NOT your only option off cigarettes. Drop that idea. Read the section on the forum on alternatives to cigarettes. Do anything and everything to avoid inhaling tobacco smoke into your lungs. Don't put all your eggs in the e-smoking basket. Put 'em as many places as you can.

Chantix is a bad option, IMO. I've done it. Others here have too. If you'd like to make yourself sick or insane, get a prescription. Otherwise, use the NRT products or snus or dissolvable tobacco or cigars or pipes or nasal snuff .... you get the idea.

Cass, I did it all too, 4 weeks ago yesterday, at 3:15 the market closed, I was on my 5th pack of kools, that night, I discovered this forum, I had a few njoy's, but, never really gave ecigs a chance, I am an obsessive, compulsive, guy, type A+, probably like you, and if ya smoke 3-4 packs a day, ya got some money. I have spent a couple grand on every device I heard was good, also have over 50 bottles of liquid, and over 300 carteidges, along with over 20 devices. I have not even smoked 1 pack of kools in a day, and average 10 a day. I used to smoke a pack in bed, while my wife slept.....this is mucho better tasting, and my lungs feel great. The nicotine has actually helped to loose over 15lbs so far, and I am having a blast, especially in resteraunts, and bars. Most important, I have yet to use my asthma inhaler today, and had more physical activity than usual.

Gotta give it a real try. Get a couple Janty Kissbox Classics, and an assortment form Jane, along with her juice. If you buy quantity from the good guy's, talk nice, ya may get good dealsgotta get offa da cigs, my friend. Good luck, and have fun doin it

Chantrix sucks
welbutrin sucks
patches give me rashes, palpitations when I smoke w/em
Gum never worked

Only these silly ecigs for me, and yaknow, in the states it is LEGAL.

[cass]

Cass, I did it all too, 4 weeks ago yesterday, at 3:15 the market closed, I was on my 5th pack of kools, that night, I discovered this forum, I had a few njoy's, but, never really gave ecigs a chance, I am an obsessive, compulsive, guy, type A+, probably like you, and if ya smoke 3-4 packs a day, ya got some money. I have spent a couple grand on every device I heard was good, also have over 50 bottles of liquid, and over 300 carteidges, along with over 20 devices. I have not even smoked 1 pack of kools in a day, and average 10 a day.

Amazin' smilin! You're a great example! I am vaping like crazy now. Yes, still smoking the real things, but not stressing over them like I did once upon a time.
I think I've only spent about 300 bucks, but I like to have back up. LOTS of back up. Right now, I'm simply shifting the cig money over to ecigs. Not too bad. My new case is obviously stocked, but I still stare into it and think, "What if they start regulating it? What if they try to stop me from buying? I need more!!!" The cig panic has shifted.
I don't think too much about the money. No, I don't have a ton laying around. I'm weighing out health instead.
Hate being a fiend, but it is what is it is. If the end of the world came today. Hubby will have the guns and I'll have the nicotine. Forget fighting the enemies. I'm making him protect me and my precious e-cig supplies!

Gotta give it a real try.

I'm workin it, smilin. Going well. Without thinking about it, I'm only 30 cigs a day. With effort: 20.
In a week I'd like to be comfortably down to 15. I just have to remember to not rush! I try to just stop the cigs, and for me, there's a small panick followed by extreme failure.
I'm not a baby-steps kind of a person, but I'm trying to be because that is probably what will work.
Thanks for the uplift!

[Mommyshann]

If the end of the world comes I'm goin to Cass's house! We'll vape like crazy while our hubbies hold down the fort and I'll trade her nicotine in exchange for her writing me endless books!