Background:
I saw an associate at work (about a year ago) with a
weird looking pen with an orange light and smoke coming out of it! I asked her about it and researched these “e-cig” things and it made complete sense to me that it was a much safer way to get my nic fix.
I got on this forum, and after many days of frustration (TMI)
, I bought a 510 kit and tried it out. At first I had a hard time because I didn’t know how to “draw” but eventually I figured it out.
Then I gradually started to trade Analog for E-cigs. I cut down from 2 packs per day to one pack and then to ½ pack. (In the meantime, the UPS deliveries went from 1x/mo to 4x/mo!)
. Then I switched from regular, to lights to ultra-lights while maintaining the ½ pack per day.
During the year long “proof of process” I rediscovered my sense of smell (most of it) but my lungs also went through periods of hurting like crazy!
And I haven’t had one since.
Was it easy? Like falling off a log.
Something funny happened though. I can’t figure it out.
I was Vaping 24mg/ml, about 2.5 ml/day, and then on day three I started to get the nicotine OD symptoms (hands shaking, rapid heart beat, and headache).
So I went down to 18mg/ml. Guess what…three days later I got the nic OD again!
Long story short, I went through that same scenario (cutting the nic level) until about day twenty. I finally settled on 3 mg/ml without getting the nic od.!!!!!!!!!
I did notice that the 3 mg/ml mix didn’t give any throat hit so I used a LR atomizer and the throat hit came back! A few days later, the LR was too much of a TH and I switched back to a regular atomizer!
I don’t think it will be much longer before I’m at 0 nic.
It turns out, for me at least, I wasn’t addicted to the nic as much as all the other crap they put in cigs.
Also, I get a lot of pleasure now out of the E-cig (3mg/ml) in the morning and after meals. Just as much as I used to get Analogs!
34 days smoke free
1,360 cigarettes avoided
19.6 grams of Tar avoided (19,600 mg)
16.8 grams of CO avoided (16,800 mg)
I saw an associate at work (about a year ago) with a
weird looking pen with an orange light and smoke coming out of it! I asked her about it and researched these “e-cig” things and it made complete sense to me that it was a much safer way to get my nic fix.I got on this forum, and after many days of frustration (TMI)
, I bought a 510 kit and tried it out. At first I had a hard time because I didn’t know how to “draw” but eventually I figured it out.Then I gradually started to trade Analog for E-cigs. I cut down from 2 packs per day to one pack and then to ½ pack. (In the meantime, the UPS deliveries went from 1x/mo to 4x/mo!)
During the year long “proof of process” I rediscovered my sense of smell (most of it) but my lungs also went through periods of hurting like crazy!
Quitting Analogs:
35 days ago I was down to my last pack of cigs and went to the store to buy another carton. On the way back I decided I was ready to go full “Vape”.
And I haven’t had one since.
Was it easy? Like falling off a log.
Something funny happened though. I can’t figure it out.
I was Vaping 24mg/ml, about 2.5 ml/day, and then on day three I started to get the nicotine OD symptoms (hands shaking, rapid heart beat, and headache).
Long story short, I went through that same scenario (cutting the nic level) until about day twenty. I finally settled on 3 mg/ml without getting the nic od.!!!!!!!!!
I did notice that the 3 mg/ml mix didn’t give any throat hit so I used a LR atomizer and the throat hit came back! A few days later, the LR was too much of a TH and I switched back to a regular atomizer!
I don’t think it will be much longer before I’m at 0 nic.
It turns out, for me at least, I wasn’t addicted to the nic as much as all the other crap they put in cigs.
Also, I get a lot of pleasure now out of the E-cig (3mg/ml) in the morning and after meals. Just as much as I used to get Analogs!
34 days smoke free
1,360 cigarettes avoided
19.6 grams of Tar avoided (19,600 mg)
16.8 grams of CO avoided (16,800 mg)
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