Quitting analogs

[The Rain Man]

I hear so many stories on when people get the first e - cig they just plain quit after 20-40 odd years of smoking.I have been smoking for 20 years since I was 15.My question is did everyone that quit just magically get the e cig and quit totally or did you try a cutting down method? Maybe Im a different breed but I still smoke some analogs while vaping and it really pisses me off but I feel something is missing.I am about to set a quit date to only vape just getting this off my chest

[georgie]

i am pretty please with myself as soon got e-cigs seven weeks ago had not smoke any analogs and smoke 30-40 a day

[georgie]

you need to keep trying

[shogun12]

I almost immediately liked the vaping better, and I had been smoking for 50 years. I carry a pack of analogs in my car in case the PV stops working, but I really don't want to use them.

[AGNES PEACOCK]

I hear so many stories on when people get the first e - cig they just plain quit after 20-40 odd years of smoking.I have been smoking for 20 years since I was 15.My question is did everyone that quit just magically get the e cig and quit totally or did you try a cutting down method? Maybe Im a different breed but I still smoke some analogs while vaping and it really pisses me off but I feel something is missing.I am about to set a quit date to only vape just getting this off my chest

Yes, I have noticed that it is different for everyone. Must really have something to do with our internal body(brain?). But that is not to say that there are just probably some, who just need something to do with their hand. And those who really need the nicotine too. I truely believe there are alot of factors (far too many to attempt to mention here) at play as to why vaping is easier for some and harder for others. At best I think we would only be guessing at the levels of addiction each individual has.

As with any other addiction, just take it one day at a time. Don't worry about the occasional analog sometimes. Just keep at it, if you think you need the quit date, try that. One less analog a day would bring you closer to that day. You know yourself best. Just keep trying one day at a time. You can do it.

[Kate51]

I received my NPRO kit on March 9th, 2009. That day, I smoked (some) of my last cigarette. The juice in the cartridge tasted awful. That cigarette tasted even worse! By the second day I found myself actually liking the juice flavor.
Thankfully, I was given three different strengths of liquid cartridges, and found that I really did need the High strength one, which I had already bought a bottle of refill liquid of both high and med. I had been smoking 44 years, was at about 3 packs a day!

The high in that case was 18mg/ml, but found myself unable to put the ecig down. So I went to a higher strength from Johnson Creek, the 24mg/ml, and have been quite content with that ever since. As I go forward, I am actually just now getting a handle on that strength and slowing down my sessions a little, going forward from here will try to either slow down "vaping" (hate that word!) or go to a lower density. Either way, I'm not setting any goals for now, will continue with this. Happily! But to answer your question: I set out to quit cigarettes, my mental state was set, I had to make it work. I did!! Look below: I made it, just fine!!

[Uncle Bill]

I'm completely off of analogs going on three months. Never have the urge to light up, but due to conditioned behavior, occasionally find myself reaching for a cigarette pack on my side table which, of course, is no longer there (50 years, two packs a day). The nicotine I get from the vapor satisfies all my nicotine cravings. Whatever other chemicals I was getting from tobacco cigarettes my body doesn't seem to have any need for, thank Buddha.

[fresca]

I hear so many stories on when people get the first e - cig they just plain quit after 20-40 odd years of smoking.I have been smoking for 20 years since I was 15.My question is did everyone that quit just magically get the e cig and quit totally or did you try a cutting down method? Maybe Im a different breed but I still smoke some analogs while vaping and it really pisses me off but I feel something is missing.I am about to set a quit date to only vape just getting this off my chest

I already had the mindset of wanting to use e-cigs to stop smoking analogs, so when my 510 arrived, I was ready to give it a try. From my first "vape" until now, I haven't had any analogs. I stopped mid-pack -- somewhere around here I have 2 1/2 packs of cigs, and I'm not ready to throw them out just yet.

I've had a few moments where I REALLY wanted an analog, but fought the urge. I've also had a few mood-swings that went along with it. But the urges are almost completely gone now, and I'm not even vaping as much as I did during the first few days.

My next challenge will be to give up the nicotine, but I'm not ready yet. I'm okay with my 11mg e-juice, I'm feeling good, and I'm going to ride this wave for a while longer. I certainly don't want to rush myself, just to get frustrated and risk going back to analogs.

This tip helped me (maybe it will help you, too): My usual e-juice is 11mg, but during the first couple of days, I realized I needed more. So I purchased a bottle of 18mg (same flavor). I use the 18mg during more stressful or more urgent times (when I get moody or when I first wake up in the morning). The rest of the day, I use the 11mg. That little extra boost of nicotine (when I need it), gets me through.

Good luck, and don't fret too much over what others are doing. We're all different, and when you're ready, you'll know.

[emus]

One method:

Never do analog inside to promote weaning.
Find good juice with good throat hit.
Start to enjoy nice smells inside house.
Start to enjoy better breathing, etc.
Once satisfied with your e-cig, compare side by side with analog; you may well find e-cig tastes better and provides better throat hit.
Once you realize in your heart the e-cig is nicer to use, then you should have to make minimal effort to stop analogs.
Now you can start to get irritated at Philip Morris, media, and Gov for attempting to ban these little wonders.

[vaporize me]

When I got my EVO/M401, I also ordered the high nic carts. Being an ultra light 100 smoker, it totally satisfied me.

I had an analog dangling off my lips when I opened my package and when I realized that the batts were charged, I doused the ciggy and never picked one up again.

When I first started, I would vape like there was no tomorrow. It was like a pacifier. Now that I'm past the second month of being analog free, I try to vape less.

It also helps if you have a passthrough working at 5v. I have a usb car adapter and a Kensington Power Pack. I am a dripper/dipper and the batts with the carts just don't seem to do it for me at 3.7v anymore. So I only use them when I'm out and about. I'm waiting for my Prodigy to arrive so I can go wireless @ 5v., lol.

Don't give up. Even if you have to vape a really high nic juice, it will help that nic craving and satisfy that oral fixation. Once you can get satisfied with the nic level, try to cut back to a lower nic.

I do agree that vaping is not the same as an analog. There is definitely something missing. But then again, it is the best alternative that I have used. Just remember the big picture, that should help. Good luck. BTW, I smoked analogs for over 30 years.