Natural transistion

[enadrown]

I am hitting just a few days above a month now. My advice is really don't worry about it. I know that sounds odd, but the first few days with my e-cig I smoked 4 or so analogs, then the next day 1-2, then I would go a couple days without and decide to have one (all this is not lack of access, I have a pack in glovebox of my car), then I just didn't happen to have one for a few weeks and didn't want one.

Everyonce in a while I think, that might be nice, and if I really decide later I want one I will smoke it; fortunately I light it, puff a few times, feel icky cuz it stinks and tastes gross, toss it out, go brush my teeth and vape it away.

I don't think trying an analog is anything to beat yourself up about, we have all smoked multitudes of them over the span of years and are making a change that is difficult mentally and physically. Some days your e-cig just doesn't seem to work right, MAKE IT WORK. Keep working at it and you won't want an analog. Don't let the analog win, just don't beat yourself up if it does win! I've found if you keep yourself from thinking you want one, you usually really don't.. Good luck it's ben great!

[Iambuza]

I think we have all been there, and the best advice is do what is best for you. I went a week of mixed use before I switched completely and haven't looked back. I hope I never do.

Good Luck

[Vocalek]

I still have 19 packs of unopened cigarettes. They are probably stale by now, since I began vaping on 3/27/2009.

I wrote to the scientist who conducted the testing on e-cig cartridges for the FDA and offered to send any or all of the packs to him so he could conduct tests to compare the quantities of tar, carbon monoxide, heavy metals, toxins and carcinogens produced by the smoke from 10 cigarettes with the quantities of those substances (if any) produced by the vapor from 1 ml of liquid.

Haven't heard a word back from him.

Anyone want to buy some stale analogs?

[enadrown]

I would say my mom would LOVE to buy stale cigs at discount prices, but then again, she's getting a vapor king kit for christmas, so I'll leave it alone! lol

[Deschain]

I wrote to the scientist who conducted the testing on e-cig cartridges for the FDA and offered to send any or all of the packs to him so he could conduct tests to compare the quantities of tar, carbon monoxide, heavy metals, toxins and carcinogens produced by the smoke from 10 cigarettes with the quantities of those substances (if any) produced by the vapor from 1 ml of liquid.

Haven't heard a word back from him.

Pure class!


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[sms]

I think the ecigs are a natural transition from regular. I'm 36, smoked about 1 - 1 1/2 packs a day for more than half my life. Tried all different ways to quit but none stuck. Got a 510 tried it and had 2 drags off a analog that night. It's only been 10 days but I haven't smoked an analog since. It's been pretty easy for me and I wasn't planning to stop right away. Just wanted to try and check it out. Now I find i don't want to reset my time of not having an analog.

I keep the pack around, maybe it makes me thing there's less pressure and keeps me from becoming obsessed with getting an analog.

I started with the 24mg carts the 510 came with. Had a headache and buzz for a while. I think the 24 was way too strong to start with. I now go back and forth between 12 and 24, also dilute with VG a little. 24 now doesn't really make me "feel" much. I think that's a sign I've taken in much higher dosages of nicotine than before and have become used to it. I don't think thats a good thing.

I think the ecigs make a great replacement for tobacco cigs BUT I find I like the ecigs a lot. I also find i can use them in more places than smoking a regular cigarette, which makes me use it more. In my opinion this isn't a cessation device, it's a direct replacement for the habit. Like switching to a (hopefully)more healthy "brand". I'm happy to not have had any analogs, i feel much better, I hope I continue. I also feel like I haven't quit anything, like I said just switched brands.

Eventually I want to get off the Ecig and off nicotine and think that might be a tough thing to do.

[enadrown]

I just think its awesome how most of us still have analogs around and no desire for them. I keep mine just in case, and I don't even fault myself for having one when I feel I really need it (maybe once a week now). Most of us had tried to quit before, and couldn't do it period, much less with analogs sitting around, if they were there, they got smoked. I remember several times my mom would try and she would soak a pack of cigs with water, I'd wake up in the middle of the night and her cigs would be in the oven drying out and she'd keep trying to smoke them until one would stay lit. We've all ben there I guess. It's just great how we can have our e-cigs and not want the analogs.

[Midnight_toker]

Once you have only vaped for a week, you will smell an analogue smoker when they enter the room.

That alone will probably put you off picking up another one.

MT

[maureengill]

I can't have analogs around me period...I guess I've come to find that I'm an all or nothing kind of girl. I have been using my pv at work for the last two months, but have been smoking analogs because I had them at home. I decided that I would be done when I ran out and am now on day 3. So far so good...although I don't know if i can resist when i go to the bar and drink. I guess we'll see how that goes next....

Maureen

[traderblue]

I think the ecigs make a great replacement for tobacco cigs BUT I find I like the ecigs a lot. I also find i can use them in more places than smoking a regular cigarette, which makes me use it more. In my opinion this isn't a cessation device, it's a direct replacement for the habit. Like switching to a (hopefully)more healthy "brand". I'm happy to not have had any analogs, i feel much better, I hope I continue. I also feel like I haven't quit anything, like I said just switched brands.

Eventually I want to get off the Ecig and off nicotine and think that might be a tough thing to do.

Totally agreed, once you off tobacco then nicotine totally. Ecig becomes the replacement for Hand-To-Mouth action. Again, once this H-T-M habit is diminishing. Congrats to you..You are quitting Ecig..