? Changes since quitting smoking ?

[HYDRO]

Please Post About Any Changes You Have Experienced or Noticed After Quitting Smoking & Going To An ECIG Product... Also Post About Other Attempts & Products That Did Not Work & What You Think Made ECIGS Work....

- Expected changes - Real Changes - Enviroment Changes - Interaction Changes - Health Changes - Family Changes - Mental Changes - No Changes -

Thanks,
HYDRO

[rave]

I smoked menthol analogs for 42 years - a pack and a half to two packs a day. The e-cig was something that I ran across while looking for less expensive RYO tobacco, and was ordered on a whim out of pure curiosity. I never expected changes because I never expected to quit smoking. It just happened. When I tried the e-cig I loved the taste and the novelty - and I accidentally quit smoking analogs the very first day. The patch hadn't worked. The gum hadn't worked. This worked without any effort on my part.

The very first change was that I felt sick as a dog within a couple of weeks - very dizzy and weak and on the brink of passing out. I went back on the analogs for one full day because I thought the e-cig was making me ill. I couldn't hardly smoke the analogs because they tasted sooo awful, so I'd take a puff or two and put it out. I then went back to the e-cig because the terrible "about to pass out" dizziness did not go away when I'd stopped using it for that one day. My co-workers rushed me to the ER one day and I was barely aware that it was happening. It was quickly determined at the hospital that my blood pressure had tanked because I was taking the blood pressure medications of a heavy smoker when I wasn't a smoker anymore! The ER doc took me off of one of the hypertension meds and a week later I was taken off of another. I feel MUCH better now!

At work I'm able to accomplish more because I'm allowed to vape at my desk and don't have to go outside for smoke breaks. My sense of taste has returned as well as my sense of smell. I've lost 17 pounds because I "snack" on e-cigs with yummy flavors instead of the snack foods. With flavors like: cheesecake, cinnamon roll, grape, caramel, cotton candy, pear, .... etc. - who needs the real thing? I can feed my oral fixation and my sweet tooth without loading in calories. My ashtrays now hold little bottles of nic juice that I DIY instead of smelly butts.

Another difference: My lungs used to crackle when I would lie down to sleep at night. It sounded like Rice Krispies in there. They don't do that anymore - ever! I can breathe.

[Dirtybutts]

Biggest change for me so far is that I can actually smell things...Like how nasty smoke smells or that my hair, clothes and breath now smell pretty darn good..And to think my husband had to put up with my horrible odor for so long. I have also noticed I cook my food with way way to much salt and I wonder how my poor family has put up with that also. Know that I can taste again things are alot different!

[Forte]

alot of coughing and alot of phlem

[Stormee]

Rave your post should be an inspiration to all! I would love to post this in my local newspaper and make copies to hang in the waiting rooms at doctor's offices and the hospitals! People in my small town still aren't aware of vaping like they should be and we still get those looks when vaping in a public place.

I have to say that I love my new energy, the fresh clean smell to my house, car and on my person (lol) and that I can also breath now without hearing the wheezing/crackling sound in my chest. Vaping has changed my life 1000% for the better! My husband is now vaping and so are my sons. It is wonderful having a smoke-free family!

Oh and my dog who has had skin allergies since forever has finally stopped chewing at his paws! We have had him to the vet numerous times for his allergies. He has tried several medications that did not work. We changed his dog food and even made sure he had a daily serving of yogurt. Nothing was working. Since we stopped smoking and started vaping, he has not been itching!

Life is good!

[Lyndale]

I'm 31 and have been smoking for 15 years. I have tried to quit numerous times using Zyban. The longest I had quit before trying vaping was 2 weeks. Today I'm at two weeks and one day, and it has not been a struggle. I didn't even have a quit plan in place this time.

Previous times I had quit I never noticed any of the physical withdrawal symptoms. I think my addiction is primarily psychological. It's the ritual of smoking. I think that is why vaping is working so well for me, I still get the hand to mouth, inhale/exhale thing.

[cityboy]

I tried the patch (made me super nervous and dizzy, even on the lowest dose)

I tried the gum, and it totally effd up my stomach

I tried cold turkey and that was a joke (umm 1.5 days)

These things did the trick.

I feel better, I can breathe better, I dont stink. Etc. Etc.

Happy camper here!

CB

[hollyp]

I have quit smoking several times. I've done both cold turkey and used the patch. The patch helped me get rid of the "need" for a cigarette but I still wanted one. I missed the action of smoking as well as to social aspect during my breaks at work. With my E-cig I still have those and have significantly reduced the amount of nicotine I am receiving per day.

As for health changes. I was a light smoker (about 1/2 a pack a day) for 20 years. The last 5 yrs I have had a kind of crackle in the bottom of my left lung when I lay down and the last 2-3 yrs I have had to clear my throat often. I never thought I had a smokers cough just kind of congested. I started E-cigs the end of August so I'm about 2 months. My crackle went away quickly. My throat clearing/cough initially seemed to get worse but the last 2 weeks I've noticed I'm not doing it. So about 6 weeks in for me.

Personal changes. My non-smoking hubby is ecstatic that I don't stink any more and I was alway self-conscious about standing too closing to people especially after a smoke break. I work in retail and tried really hard not to breath in the general direction of my customers.

[ProfessorDaffy]

In 20+ years only tired to quite once. I used "cigarettes" made from the toasted husk of cocoa beans. And Lifesavers, lots of Lifesavers! Got a good week or two, I think, but the fake (and horrible tasting) cigarettes were $40.00 a carton and had to be mail ordered. I know, it's funny now with the price of cigarettes what they are and the fact that the mailman is now my best friend. =)

Never tried to quite again.

I'm not a self-conscious person, but I had this stain on my finger right were the cigarettes rested and nicotine colored fingernails. It was an embarassment. Gone in a few weeks. And yes, now that I can smell again, I realize how much money I wasted on cologne that no one could smell over the cigarette odor! Apologizies all the way, 'round.

No morning cough. No massive phlem production. No complaints of cigarette breath. No odors on clothes. But we tended to ignore those symptoms as much as possible. Denial is such a wonderful thing!

Really haven't noticed any adverse effects from using e-cigs.

--Prof Daffy
P.S. Yes, I now search for Lifesaver related flavors. =)

[xeir]

Rave, I agree with Stormee, very inspirational indeed! It comments like yours that provide hope for others like myself!

I'm still awaiting my kit and supplies, so very much looking forward to smoking being a thing of the past.