Analog Cravings While Drinking

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HazedMojo

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Hello all,

Long time lurker, but I decided to finally post. So I have quit analogs for a little over 3 months now, except when I'm drinking. I still vape, but I can't help but smoke a cigarette, or two, or three, etc. I have even tried to not bring cigarettes, but I find myself bumming from friends. I have also tried Snus, but they weren't any help. I know the easy answer is not to drink, but hey, one problem at a time folks! Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance!
 

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Welcome neighbor! Street is correct unless you're already using a high nic juice. The other alternative is to have a cigarette. We know many that have one or two at different times and it's really not a big deal. There's nothing written in stone that you have to quit analogs completely when you pick up a PV. Don't be to hard on yourself Mojo. :)
 

HazedMojo

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Woah, another Midlo vaper. Nice! I have been vaping with my vv sabertouch and lr attys when I'm at the bar. One thing I have been trying to do is pairing different flavors with craft beers. Sort of like pairing cheeses and wines. It's been keeping my mind off wanting a cigarette and kind of a challenge when I'm a little buzzed. However, I like the idea of combining 2 of my favorite hobbies to create 1 super hobby. I'm curious to see if any other members have any pairing suggestions. Thanks for the advice.
 

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I usually use 24mg for day2day useage but I always, and I say always have some 36mg carts when I drink. One time I thought I would be ok with 24's with me and leave the 36's. Bad Idea for one, I had my new favorite flavor, and I was like this is it, didn't realize how light the vapor clouds were compared to other flavors, and was at a bar with ceiling fans, wisking every puff away as if it didn't exist, same bar different carts I never had the problem in the past, ended up being ...... the whole time, also couldn't taste the flavor for the beer, ended up bumming one smoke, was so ...... that I had to do that, really I think the lack of being able to see my clouds and not being able to taste my fave flavor for the beer did me in. Try getting a 36mg for Drinking, its a strong TH and make sure before you go out it has a good heavy cloud, will give you more of a smoking feel and definitely gives you the nic buzz which is the things you crave whilst drinking.

Good luck.
 

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It cannot be said enough that quitting the stinkies is a mental(case?) thing. You will quit if you decide to. The e-cigs are without question the best alternative to smokes but one must first make a firm commitment to quit or you won't. I had my first trip to the bar with some buds the other night and just decided to try going one night at the pub without and see what happens. I caught myself several times reaching for an analog but went vape instead each time. I even carried a pack with me the whole time just in case. It worked. But it wouldn't have if I hadn't first sworn on a stack of nuns that I had finally quit once and for all. No more cheating and chipping, period. Full stop. The vape really does make it much easier though and I set a new record for amount of sqeeze consumed in 6 hours. I loaded several flavours into cartos before leaving to satiate that craving each time the urge got strong.
 

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Let me start I'm not a menthol smoker and never really liked them. I got sample bottle of spearmint when I placed an order and thought....dang. so I was getting my drink on pretty good and was finding the same problem... no flavor. I started to panic. Then grapped for that spearmint... bingo hit the spot. Now I have picked up some more and some wintergreen. Also I found it helps with some of the other flavors I was not tastings while drinking. So I found after a few flavors drop some wintergreen extra flavor and vape on... it works for me...:D
 

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Hello all,

Long time lurker, but I decided to finally post. So I have quit analogs for a little over 3 months now, except when I'm drinking. I still vape, but I can't help but smoke a cigarette, or two, or three, etc. I have even tried to not bring cigarettes, but I find myself bumming from friends. I have also tried Snus, but they weren't any help. I know the easy answer is not to drink, but hey, one problem at a time folks! Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance!

Do you think it might be "the act of smoking" that you're craving? If you're using a high nic juice it probably isn't the nicotine. This is how I am when I'm drinking. I used to chain smoke and feel like sh** after from all the nic and smoke, now I chain vape and feel a little less like sh** because I only OD'ed on nicotine haha.

Have you tried a slim battery when you're drinking? If it's the act of smoking it might help you a bit.
 
i have found after about three times drinking and vaping you get more used to it. i do chain vape when drinking, and do agree it most likely has more to do with the act than the nicotine level. i smoked more when i drank = vape more when you drink so you end up getting more nicotine just by vaping more often. i use 24mg but i was a pretty heavy smoker, and when i drank especially if it was a long night i could go through three packs. a few co-workers were makin fun how i was at parties one behind the ear, one in the hand, one in the mouth, and opening the pack to get another. i thought i would fail with my first buzz but i didn't, but this is my second go at vaping(first time lasted maybe a day). almost two weeks analog free, and i am a heavy drinker too. hope i didn't carry on too much
 

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Yeah that one can be tricky .... I usually have a glass of wine every night, and I almost always want an actual ciggie, but it is purely psychological. The good news is that I very much enjoy vaping with a glass of wine, so I think you just need to allow yourself to enjoy vaping while drinking as an alternative.
 
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Warren D. Lockaby

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Part of it, I think, is that the mind you made up to quit analogs is probably not exactly the same mind you'll have after a few drinks. I know that would be true for me. These days my drink (and drug) of choice is coffee, but a few years ago I did some right serious drinking. And no matter what I made up my mind to do, after just a half dozen drinks or so my mind was subject to change without reason.

BTW I like your idea of coupling juice flavors to different drinks/beers. And you've gotten some good advice here IMO. Good luck!
 
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