10th day vaping, but cig craving is growing

[Scarey]

I quit 2 weeks ago. I smoked a pack a day of full flavor menthol 100's. Previously, I smoked full length non-filters (the length of a regular filter cig, not the shorter ones). I went straight into 24mg liquid. It's been working out pretty well. I would definitely suggest upping the nic.

 

[Sane Asylum]

What e liquid have you been vaping? For me, it's not just about the nic content but about the throat hit as well. I know it's all psychological when it comes to throat hit but it just 'satisfies' me more at this stage to have that. And make sure you're vaping properly to get the nic in your system.

 

[PurpleV]

Took me a week to stop cigs, and I was a 1-2 packs a day guy to. But I really, really, wanted to quit. So I did. Now im a month in and no cravings whatsoever. So stay strong and you will do it.

 

[cmdebrecht]

Imo, if you really want to quit the coffin nails for good, you will. If not, then not. It's up to you.

I vehemently disagree with this statement. I spent 24 of my 25 years of smoking analogs wanting to quit. To say someone cannot quit because they don't want to badly enough is demeaning and implies some character fault or innate weakness.

 

[sdep]

Warzoid,

do NOT give up, think you just need to make a few of the suggested adjustments increasing the Nic level possibly get more Vape clouds with a higher VG base. This forum is a fantastic way to help you learn and stay motivated. it sure is helping me . I NEVER want to end up on the Operating table again like I did less than 30 days ago. !!

Steve -

 

[Shadav]

I vehemently disagree with this statement. I spent 24 of my 25 years of smoking analogs wanting to quit. To say someone cannot quit because they don't want to badly enough is demeaning and implies some character fault or innate weakness.

While I agree with you I believe, I could be wrong, they didn't mean to imply that. I think they were just saying that mentally. Some people are not mentally ready to vape...vaping is different than smoking. Once you get the technique down and up the nicotine vaping becomes much easier and very pleasing as apposed to trying to vape like you smoked you will find it unpleasant and unhelpful.

My other issue is that I always took long hard drags off my smokies...can't do that vaping or I'll choke lol baby drags baby drags....slow down relax and enjoy I'm not smoking to hotbox and get back inside anymore lol I'm vaping for pleasure well and curb nic fits but 50% of the time it's for pleasure anymore.

 

[PurpleV]

While I agree with you I believe, I could be wrong, they didn't mean to imply that. I think they were just saying that mentally. Some people are not mentally ready to vape...vaping is different than smoking. Once you get the technique down and up the nicotine vaping becomes much easier and very pleasing as apposed to trying to vape like you smoked you will find it unpleasant and unhelpful.

My other issue is that I always took long hard drags off my smokies...can't do that vaping or I'll choke lol baby drags baby drags....slow down relax and enjoy I'm not smoking to hotbox and get back inside anymore lol I'm vaping for pleasure well and curb nic fits but 50% of the time it's for pleasure anymore.

Well put

Sent from my SGH-M919

 

[cmdebrecht]

While I agree with you I believe, I could be wrong, they didn't mean to imply that. I think they were just saying that mentally. Some people are not mentally ready to vape...

Perhaps. Many people begin vaping with no real intention of, or desire to, quit smoking. But frankly the OP seems to be vaping with the goal of quitting in mind, otherwise he or she would not be reaching out for help.

 

[Shadav]

I dont understand how 18mg can be not strong enough.
I mean I was a heavy smoker, about 50 cigs a day, but thats about what, 50mg a day?
now im smoking about 3ml a day so thats 54mg of nic a day.

As cardigan already posted the body absorbs nic differently. When smoking the lungs absorb better but that's because it's smoke, tar, nic and other chemicals. While vaping is water based, nic and flavoring. Think of a Vic's vaporizer/humidifier you in hail the vapors into you nostrils/sinus cavities not into your lungs you don't want water in your lungs. And as it is more water based even though what you are vaping is said 18mg you aren't fully ingesting (lack of better word) the full 18mg. I'd really have to say almost all new vapors start around 24mg to curb the nic fit because you are now only getting the nicotine and not all the other chemicals from smoking.
Lol 3ml that's all I go through that in less than 30 mins but that's also because I'm trying to go from 24/36 mg to 12/18mg atm so I'm back to chain vaping.

Hang in there it gets better, easier and is well worth it in the end and as suggested there is no right from wrong. I spent the better part if a year vaping and smoking because I was only using a blu had know of ecf and an ego vv spinner sooner I'd have been able to quit sooner.

(Edit) grr blasted iPhone and auto correct. Please forgive typos and crap it keeps changing words on me)

 

[mycrimsondemise]

I think vaping takes a bit of experimenting until you find out what really works for you. You need to find the right device, flavor and mgs. I thought I would need 24mg but Ive come to realize it gives me a headache and went down to 18. My flavor of choice is fireball. The cinnamon, to me, tickles my throat like the menthol in the analogs did. Another thing that really helped me is inhalation techniques. I was doing it completely wrong and I don't think I was really getting much nicotine hence the cravings. After reading the techniques, finding the perfect flavor and mgs I had an ah ha! moment. Don't think you must immediately give up smoking if you are vaping. Go at your own pace and if you do smoke every now and again don't be hard on yourself. Good luck and know everyone here is rooting for you!!

 

[Mrs C]

I dont understand how 18mg can be not strong enough.
I mean I was a heavy smoker, about 50 cigs a day, but thats about what, 50mg a day?
now im smoking about 3ml a day so thats 54mg of nic a day.

I was a lil over a PAD for 37 yrs started with 24mg, and have been slowly cutting down when my body says enough on the nic. Don't be afraid to go a bit stronger to get you past the rough part.

As others have already mentioned you body absorbs the nic differently when vaping vs burning even when you inhale. The vape molecules are bigger and don't get as deep into your lungs so you dont get as much nic. That's why you don't the rush of nic to calm the craving like you would from a few good deep hits off an analog. Get something that gives you a nice warm TH. That will help it feel more like lighting up psychologically. I like a good full flavor cinnamon bun mixed with some fruit.

If you have to burn one don't feel like you failed. You certainly didn't start out at 2 1/2 PAD. If there's a day now and then that you do have 1 or 2 thats still a heck of alot less and a whole lot better for you than throwing in the towel. I've spent the last month with my pv in one hand and a glass of ice water in the other.

Don't hesitate to come to ECF for moral support everyone here has been there. We know what helped us, and will gladly offer up tips and suggestions. Hang in there it does get easier.

 

[co18]

honestly, i just vaped like crazy when i had cig cravings. as in, huge, huge hits, over and over. saturated myself with nicotine and vapor... after i'd sort of get 'full' on a series of intense vapes, i would think - "imagine if that was with tobacco". it actually went a long way, to sort of tear up my lungs and throat with huge successive vape hits - and then realize how much damage i avoided just by vaping rather than burning tobacco.

try it - just rip your vapes at those times, plus concentrate on what you're NOT doing to your lungs (as you feel that same delicious burn you crave after food). it does wonders.

 

[nmackan]

If you did not smoke during these 10 days Try my friend. I wonder how this missed smoke should taste. I bet you can not smoke a whole analog. It is long past my friend. It doesnt smell or taste as before. Now you have a problem though, Change your liquid to something better and increase the nic level. Dont worry your old habit is compelling you. Dont fight with it. Cigarette has lost his battle against you. RIP

 

[mackman]

I feel your pain. For me it was that first cigarette in the morning with the cup of coffee it was basically the only one I smoked. After a couple of weeks they just started to taste bad but i needed that nicotine rush. Eventually I made a conscious effort to grab the ecig with the coffee. After that every once in a while I would try one of the wife's cigarettes and after a couple of puffs it tasted so bad I'd grab a vape.

My suggestion is to get some juice you really like and vape the hell out of it till the craving is gone. Don't know what you like but for me it was RY4 and Blue or Burly beard from Velvet Cloud Vapor in 24mg.

Hang in there if you are determined to quit you will. I never thought I could I tried everything under the sun and then some.

 

[Limner]

I was fortunate to have a relatively seamless and gentle transition into vaping. The worst of it for me was during the first two weeks, during the first hour of the day. Not only did I crave a cigarette, but the idea of vaping was slightly nauseating.

My solution was to get a cheap, unadorned, funky, mass market sort of "tobacco" flavor at 24mg to address cravings, instead of vaping my usual tasty boutique/designer flavors at 12 or 16mg.
I thought it tasted more like insecticide-infused ashtray with an undertone of maple than it did tobacco -- and it still tastes that way to me.
For the first hour of the day in those first weeks, and still today when I get the periodic craving, it's my Go-To juice.

As a possible solution to cravings it probably, and justifiably, seems counter-intuitive to deliberately go for a funky tasting e-liquid instead of a good tasting tobacco clone. I'm not completely sure why this works for me.

I suspect it's because it's a kick-me-in-the-head nicotine experience which also reproduces quite nicely what (to me at least) a cigarette actually tasted like after smoking 18,000 of them a year for four decades: Insecticide-infused ashtray with a maple undertone.

I have a close friend who quit drinking alcohol a decade ago.
Today, she makes the worst coffee in the universe -- "stewed mud" describes it benevolently. I've always suspected she makes coffee that strong as a kick-in-the-face replacement experience for straight shots of bargain-basement whiskey.
Basically the same theory as me and my Ashtray Liquid.

One nice thing I've noticed about the few cravings I still get, is that they aren't crazed nic-fits like I used to have when I smoked. I don't experience them physically any longer. Now, cravings are much like remembering an old girlfriend: A fleeting, dreamy nostalgia for an old love whose face isn't remembered with complete clarity.

 

[notdanielbutdaniel]

Up your nicotine intake, chain vape till you pass out... do whatever it takes to stay away from ciggies

I found that getting the little signature counter I have at the bottom of my posts helped me. Also googling and reading up on the effects of quitting smoking, and various different timelines outlining what one can expect really helped.

 

[Jcdew67]

I smoked a carton and a half-2 cartons a week and smoked USA Gold. I started with 24mg juice.I loved Swisher Sweets so I found a mix that had that sweetness along with tobacco flavor.I tried the 12mg initially and knew it wasn't enough.I went to the 24mg juice of the same kind and it was my sweet spot.I got the same throat hit and vapor I did when I smoked so I stopped analogs period. It took a month or two before my cravings for a analog went away but once you find the right amount of nic to have and a flavor you like it will get much easier. I always remind myself of why I enjoy vaping and the bad about analogs.

 

[unknown_shooter]

i was a 2 pack a day smoker.. I started vaping for a few weeks, and stopped analogs when my last carton ran out.. like you, so far, my biggest cravings were after about 10 days without analogs..

what worked? I got an njoy king & rationed a few puffs with my coffee .. i spent a weekend home & vaped until my pinkies were numb..i brushed my teeth 5x per day.. i bought some breath drops.. cinnamin gum by the costco box.. I made some chili & ate the whole freakin pot..

believe it or not, I also bought a pack of analogs.. burned one.. it tasted awful.. i really got *nothing* from it.. so having one cig to convince yourself of how awful real cigs are isnt the end of the world..

im at about a month off the cigs now.. i still want *something*.. i know cigs arent it, but there is an undefined craving.. its better now than it was a month ago..

give yourself credit.. a 5-10-20? year habit isnt going away in three days without any trace.. its ok to do whatever you need to do to quit.

 

[bluecat]

A year plus into vaping a little less cig free. I still get the urge. I still smell smoke. I hoping one day it goes away completely. Right before bed I get a huge smell of cig smoke that smells absolutely wonderful.

It may or may not go... I still take it one day at a time... It been over a year without having one.

BTW.. I enjoyed smoking, but decided I wanted to quit.

 

[grob1963]

I feel your pain....mine wasn't quite as bad as yours but being a former Camel smoker I found Turkish Tobacco from The Vapor Room and it really did the trick for me. I just vaping and every time I got near a smoker and could smell the smoke I just kept saying I don't want to smell like that and also the health benefits of not smoking...hang in there and good luck my friend.