Analog-Free... but Vapor-Free in the Future?

[Raynen]

Okay, so many analog smokers that have found the e-Cig have transitioned to the E-Cig and are now Vapers or Vapor smokers.

For those who have successfully transitioned (I just straight up never smoked an analog again ), and are proud vapor smokers... my questions are as followed:

• Do you plan to vape, and just keep vaping? If so, will you always use nicotine vapor juice, or are you in the process of/plan on weaning nicotine?
• Do you plan to wean off nicotine, and eventually stop vaping?

I'm more curious than anything. Me personally, I don't think I'll be able to stop vaping, at least not in the near future. Unfortunately analogs made me used to the fact that I needed "breaks" in life for no other reason than to enjoy the art of smoking. Vaping has helped me in so many ways, but I still have this need to smoke. I need something in between my fingers as I drive. I need that break when my day goes bad. I *REALLY* need my e-cig when I'm drinking. I don't think I'll stop vaping, but it's MUCH better than just smoking analogs to me. What are everyone else's thoughts?

 

[Automaton]

I plan to wean off and quit eventually. If I were older, maybe I wouldn't. But I'm young enough that if I ever want to be able to quit, the next few years is my window of opportunity. It's easier for people under 25 or so.

If I can't do it, I won't be completely heart-broken. At least I've chosen a better alternative. But if I can, I will.

And if I do, I will still keep some vaping supplies around. Always. For the rest of my life. The reason being, that if I ever get hit with a really bad urge, and I don't have vaping supplies, it's a lot easier to just go to the gas station and buy cigs than it is to order e-cig stuff and wait 3 days for it to get here. I want to have a "relapse buffer" so to speak.

 

[keyzygirl]

Ive lowered my nic,but Im enjoying vaping and plan to vape for quite some time.

 

[Raynen]

That is true, I am young, and within the next few years I do want to quit vaping. It's just difficult that analogs gave me that reason to pause life, and e-cigs- though MUCH LESS- have given me that same excuse to take a break.

I hope for the best for both of us

 

[Automaton]

That is true, I am young, and within the next few years I do want to quit vaping. It's just difficult that analogs gave me that reason to pause life, and e-cigs- though MUCH LESS- have given me that same excuse to take a break.

I hope for the best for both of us

It's absurd that we need an excuse to just go take 5 minutes to ourselves these days, isn't it? It's good for your mind, to just have a little time to itself every couple hours in the busy kind of world we live in.

We breathe deeply when we smoke (or vape), which is calming. We zone out a bit and let our mind play when we're alone and just having a few puffs. And you're right, this is one of the hard things for us to give up. Because it's good for us - it's just that our excuse to do it isn't.

Personally, I think everyone should just be taking 5 and going to sit outside and breathe deeply a few times a day. That's probably the only thing about the smoking habit that's genuinely good.

I plan to keep that habit in my life. Maybe replace it with yoga or a few minutes of listening to some calming music or something.

 

[Raynen]

It's absurd that we need an excuse to just go take 5 minutes to ourselves these days, isn't it? It's good for your mind, to just have a little time to itself every couple hours in the busy kind of world we live in.

We breathe deeply when we smoke (or vape), which is calming. We zone out a bit and let our mind play when we're alone and just having a few puffs. And you're right, this is one of the hard things for us to give up. Because it's good for us - it's just that our excuse to do it isn't.

Personally, I think everyone should just be taking 5 and going to sit outside and breathe deeply a few times a day. That's probably the only thing about the smoking habit that's genuinely good.

I plan to keep that habit in my life. Maybe replace it with yoga or a few minutes of listening to some calming music or something.

My sister convinced to go to her yoga class this week. I'm secretly excited. I'm a very hyper-active person, so this will be really interesting.

If I can't quit vaping, I'll at least wean off nicotine. But I think I'll just be done and gone once the nicotine is gone. Even now I forgot about my 510, and then see my charger and go "Oh yeah, that thing, I need my nicotine."

It's tough to think about, but vaping is so much healthier than analog smoking that if it really stresses me out I will continue the vaping. The last thing I need is another seizure because of smoking (analogs OR vaping).

 

[ropetrick]

I fully plan to eventually wean myself from nicotine altogether, and then then move away from vaping. We don't know that it's 100 percent safe, so I don't see it as a a great life-long habit.

I will certainly keep an e-cig around for those rare times when I drink During the recent year I was off nicotine altogether, I did occasionally get the urge, and I'd much rather hit a PV than smoke an analog in those circumstances.

 

[Raynen]

I fully plan to eventually wean myself from nicotine altogether, and then then move away from vaping. We don't know that it's 100 percent safe, so I don't see it as a a great life-long habit.

I will certainly keep an e-cig around for those rare times when I drink During the recent year I was off nicotine altogether, I did occasionally get the urge, and I'd much rather hit a PV than smoke an analog in those circumstances.

I do worry about it's safety. I mean, I know I already feel MUCH better from switching to e-cigs, but long-term effects can't really be discussed until years from now. I do know that there are a lot less safety issues with vaping, but you never know. There are diseases and cancers out there that are caused by the weirdest things.

 

[Automaton]

I'd say the biggest risk is from flavoring. We already have a good idea about inhaling PG in the long term - we have inhaled medications with PG in them. We have a good idea what nic does. As to VG... it's not as well-studied as PG, but probably still relatively safe.

The flavorings? That's where the research literally doesn't exist. We've never used them for anything resembling this application before.

Some people vape with minimal, or no, flavoring for that reasoning. I'm not *that* concerned about it, but it's probably not a bad idea either.

I think a few years down the line, we'll start having purpose-made flavorings for e-cigs. Right now, we do have flavors that are flavored to be vaped - tobacco flavors and such - but their chemical composition isn't much different from any other flavor, so from a health perspective, the same unknowns exist.

 

[Lisa B]

I do plan on reducing my nicotine, I have gone down to 18 from 24mg. I plan on doing it slowly because I don't want to take a chance of going back to analogs. I smoked for 33 years and I don't know if I will ever give up vaping or not, don't really care if I do. That may change someday but for now I am happy not wanting to smoke analogs anymore.

 

[Raynen]

Yeah, the flavor is my only "concern".

As for nicotine... I already bought 18mg nicotine juices online, and I'm waiting for them. I really wanna reduce my nicotine, but slowly- as I mentioned a few times, stress is a big issue because I'm seizure-prone. I need to take as much time as needed.

But for now, I'm enjoying my Berry Green Tea vapor

 

[grandmato5]

I've reduced my nic from 20 mg when I started to 6-8mg most of the day with 12 mg a few times during the day. Still have the 18mg in reserve if I feel that I need it but delighted to now feel as if 18mg is too high to use on any regular basis. I'd like to be nic free in the future but only time will tell if that is possible and even if I do make it to using 0nic I foresee the need to still vape for as long as that habit of vaping is needed to avoid the feeling of a need to smoke. Habit was a huge part of smoking which was fairly easy to replace with vaping but getting rid of that habit factor is not going to be easy.

 

[mustymom]

I really don't have any intention to stop vaping. I enjoy it! The same way I enjoyed smoking (which I did for 42 years). At my age I don't think I'll be around for any long term effects to really matter. I vape 24mg at work during the day and 18mg in the evening when I can just sit and enjoy the relaxing feeling.

 

[Jimbo52]

Smoking is definitely a two part addiction; 1) the NIC and 2) the psych issues with something to hold in the hand, puff on, etc.

I started using e-cigs to get away from analogs and that worked. I've gone from 36mg to 6mg in the process; but I've plateaued. The way I look at it, I've almost beaten #1 and don't see that much harm in #2!

I really like vaping and will continue to do so; but I find that I can go 4-5 hours now without the NEED to vape, which for me, is a blessing in disguise.

As for that 'personal time' you mentioned, I used to go out to the smoking area at work and vape. Got away from the desk and introduced quite a few people to the benefits of vaping in the process.

 

[Heartbskts]

It's absurd that we need an excuse to just go take 5 minutes to ourselves these days, isn't it? It's good for your mind, to just have a little time to itself every couple hours in the busy kind of world we live in.

Strange......I am 44 years old and have been a smoker over half of my life. I have been vaping for over 2 months now. Honestly, I don't think I would know how to relax without smoking or now vaping.......I've never really thought about that before until now.
I am currently vaping at 30mg nic and have been since day one. I have TONS of juice all @ 30mg nic, but I think I'm going to start ordering lower levels for when I run out of the 30mg. Ditluting the ones that I have would really not be an option I don't think, because I would lose the flavors.
I think I will reduce my levels in 2mg increments, say, maybe a month at a time. Does this sound reasonable? Lisa- how long did it take for you to drop from 24 to 18 and was it fairly easy?

 

[Heartbskts]

Oh, and when I get to a low enough- maybe 6-8mg, I will stay there because I really DO enjoy the whole thing

 

[Lisa B]

I just lowered mine down about 3 weeks ago, been off analogs for about 10 weeks, I decided to do it when I started to DIY, so now I have more control, in a few weeks I will try and lower it some more, if I am not ready, I can just add more nic to my juice. But as for you lowering the ones you have now, you could order the same flavor in say 18mg and mix it with your 30 mg and would make it around 24mg

 

[WarsawNan]

Eventually stop vaping completely???? Are you MAD, woman???!!!
8-o

 

[Raynen]

Eventually stop vaping completely???? Are you MAD, woman???!!!
8-o

Hehehe, I understand- I don't see it happening. I don't wanna put that in my mind (then again, I saw that with analogs and look where I am now :thumbsup: ) but I'm afraid to stop since it'll be very bad since I'm seizure-prone.

 

[Slea]

I'm down to 12mg from 24mg nic. But I didn't push quitting smoking and I'm not gonna push this either.