hitting the 36mg was the first buzz I've had in 20 years...........not the tingly cig buzz. Just a warm brain kinda thing
Do you still get the buzz from nicotine ?
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Yes new studies show that nicotine isn't really that addictive but in interaction with other compounds of tobacco like monoamine oxidase inhibitors.
Which could explains why most people who switch on eciggs experience some withdrawals.
here is the link to this intereseting study:
inserm.fr/en/presse/communiques/tassin_230109.html
Which could explains why most people who switch on eciggs experience some withdrawals.
here is the link to this intereseting study:
inserm.fr/en/presse/communiques/tassin_230109.html
vaping takes away all the 'climbing up the wall' cravings for me but I can't say I ever get the same kind of relaxing enjoyment from vaping that I could get from having a smoke, yet the weird thing is that if I do try a real cigarette now it tastes so bad that I can't enjoy that either.
Reading these post makes me feel like a freak. lol
I have been chain smoking non-filters for the past 5 years. I was always having to chain smoke.
Since I switch to e-cigs I no longer chain smoke. I take 3 big nice puffs and I am good for 1 hour. Also vaping makes me very relaxed and sleepy. I love it. I am only using 11 mg liquid. lol
I have been chain smoking non-filters for the past 5 years. I was always having to chain smoke.
Since I switch to e-cigs I no longer chain smoke. I take 3 big nice puffs and I am good for 1 hour. Also vaping makes me very relaxed and sleepy. I love it. I am only using 11 mg liquid. lol
robw...I am a Newbie..( 7 days Pv'ing) and I can relate to your experience. Mine is a definite hissing / ringing in the brain actually deep inside and felt like in the direct back of the head just b-4 the start of the neck. It also is like a spongy feeling which goes away after not vaping for 5 minutes =+ - a minute.
now this would be the same feeling I had when I was smoking ciggs, and deep drawing 2 of them one right after the other in 3 minutes without pausing much in between hits (drags),.
So far...I'm a happy vaper..and it Is working for ME!! ... thank God, cause my Lungs are shot. Hope to get some cleanup on those two sacks. ? ? ? Fingers Crossed.... L O L...
ps: I was the kind of smoker that would smoke a brown paper bag if i was desperate...or sucked on used cig filters (my own of coarse)... ha Ha ...I had a bag of them used butts when DW was in the hospital and I couldn't smoke in her room. they worked and got me by!.. on the way to the parking lot I was doing a double barrel to makeup. /COLOR]
I only got the euphoric buzz from cigarettes on that first cigarette of the day, more so when it was later in the day. I don't seem to get that anymore form my regular vape of 12mg. However if i want it. I just spin on my 36mg nic carto on my 6volt and blast off. ahhhh just had one now....
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I don't get a buzz from vaping, I don't even really feel like it does anything physically to me. The only thing I know that it does for me is make me forget about smoking, literally, I don't think about smoking at all anymore - unless something goes awry with my nicotine mg's or something.
MAOIs are a side effect of smoking analogs that are really starting to get explored now. In a nutshell, Your brain produces a happy chemical. Cigs and anti depressants block the absorption of this chemical. Meaning you get more of them floating around then would be normal. hence that happy feeling after a cig. This also helps explain some of the depression that alot of us have experienced when making attempts at quitting. I guess I would lean towards this effect combined with some good ole carbon monoxide gas for that good buzz 
MistressNomad has a really informative article about this on her blog fyi. Don't want to take credit for her work
MistressNomad has a really informative article about this on her blog fyi. Don't want to take credit for her work 
Wow, Im glad to hear its not just me. Ive been going about 6 weeks now and been using 24-26 mg juices. I jumped straight over to vaping from analogs and haven't gone back. I think being a menthol analog user made it somewhat easier for me as I get the after taste more then just a flavor does. I would be cusrious to see a poll on that though.
But in the long run it really is not the same satisfaction, I have to agree with that. I still get urges even this far in.
But in the long run it really is not the same satisfaction, I have to agree with that. I still get urges even this far in.
Thats weird, I had been svaing up for my ecig for months, perhaps thats why I haven't had a craving in 11 months! I think I was so excited when it arrived that I forgot about my rollies!
I don't get a hit from vaping it is more like a constant euphoria)
That reminds me, I should take breaks between vaping, I'll end up getting cravings for un-misted air!
I don't get a hit from vaping it is more like a constant euphoria
)That reminds me, I should take breaks between vaping, I'll end up getting cravings for un-misted air!
I hadn't actually been smoking the last few years but was on Nicorette gum for about 10 years, then fell in to a smokeless tobacco habit for the last year or so. Really still occasionally missed the whole cigarette ritual, and wanted to get off the tobacco/gum so jumped in to vaping. The only time I've felt a buzz from it is if I got too much liquid on my skin or in my mouth, and that was not a 'good' buzz...
But then again, it's been a really long time since any nicotine product gave me much of a buzz. 30 years of exposure/addiction will do that to you I suppose.
But then again, it's been a really long time since any nicotine product gave me much of a buzz. 30 years of exposure/addiction will do that to you I suppose.
Results here seem pretty mixed, although they lean towards the 'non buzz' side. My first e-cig arrives tomorrow (hopefully) and I was wondering this exact same question.
I tried my friends 6mg last weekend. I too admit that it doesn't 'feel' like an analog feels. That being said, I puffed on that thing pretty good, and I didn't need an analog for many hours after that.
Perhaps that joy of an analog will be gone forever once I switch over. I think all new vapers should expect to make some sort of sacrifice. If they (we) don't expect the exact same feeling as an analog, it might make the transition to vaping easier. Otherwise, they (we) are just hoping for something that a pv cannot deliver.
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I tried my friends 6mg last weekend. I too admit that it doesn't 'feel' like an analog feels. That being said, I puffed on that thing pretty good, and I didn't need an analog for many hours after that.
Perhaps that joy of an analog will be gone forever once I switch over. I think all new vapers should expect to make some sort of sacrifice. If they (we) don't expect the exact same feeling as an analog, it might make the transition to vaping easier. Otherwise, they (we) are just hoping for something that a pv cannot deliver.
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OK - first off let me say I'm just responding to your initial post...have not read not one reply post.
With that said I know what you are saying! I've been analog free for over 5 months now...I question if my addiction is actually physical nicotine addiction or simply the habit of "hand-to-mouth" ...I can now go hours without my nic fix. The thng is I catch myself thinking/realizing I haven't thought about having a vape. I will say this though - on the drive home I crave my smoke (vape). That's why I wonder if it's more a habit thing happening now? Even if it is I'm quite happy where I am at now!!!
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I almost wonder if nicotine absorption depends on length of time smoking and age. I'm 27 and damn near get high if I direct drip on 24mg too often! Lol, I get a buzz almost every time I vape. I just started though, and ordered all my first liquid in 24mg which is too high for me, 18 would probably be perfect.
I thought this too for a while... I even lowered my nic mg's and didn't notice any difference in the way I felt stress-wise or whatever. But I noticed that I would start thinking about cigarettes sort of fondly throughout the day... not like a craving, just sweet, sweet memories of the good ol' days. I put my mg's back up to 24 and the "fond memories" went away. Maybe I'm more addicted to the actual nicotine than I thought? I decided that just because the buzz is gone and I'm not craving a smoke the way I used to doesn't mean the addiction to the drug (not to mention the hand/mouth) is over.
Maybe? But I really feel if worse came to worse I can quit vaping if I had to. I never thought that way about smoking...but I've also had some personal issues watching a love one die from L-Cancer recently. That in itself (I believe) gives me that "Never wanting to go back" attitude more than some. The mind plays a big role in all of this!
I totally agree. I think if worse came to worse I could probably quit vaping. But I couldn't quit smoking without real depression setting in. I always felt like being told you have to quit smoking is like being told you have to hold your breath until you die -- when I quit I felt like I was being made to gnaw off my arm or something and the feeling never left no matter how many months went by.
But vaping? I could probably stop if I HAD to stop - I wouldn't want to, but I probably could.
And I'm sorry to hear about the loss of your loved one. I'm sure they are looking on you now with pride, happy that it's not too late for you.
Holy thread resurrection! (this is a cool thread tho).
Yeah, I get a nicotine buzz, but not a cigarette buzz. So I agree with the replies above. The MAOI and CO comments in particular. There are about 3900+ other chemicals too.
I quit smoking 6/30/2010, smoke free on 7/1/2010. And I "fall back" on e-cigs many times a day, to avoid analogs. There are other sources of nicotine, but without vaping, when we fall off them we fall back to the nasty cigs.
TropicalBob did the math a year ago (post #20) and I find that amazing too. I hope to not quit quitting.
Yeah, I get a nicotine buzz, but not a cigarette buzz. So I agree with the replies above. The MAOI and CO comments in particular. There are about 3900+ other chemicals too.
I quit smoking 6/30/2010, smoke free on 7/1/2010. And I "fall back" on e-cigs many times a day, to avoid analogs. There are other sources of nicotine, but without vaping, when we fall off them we fall back to the nasty cigs.
TropicalBob did the math a year ago (post #20) and I find that amazing too. I hope to not quit quitting.
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