Analog relapse

[tomsa34]

Do any of you guys ever occasionally relapse onto the analogs? I myself don't anymore but when I first switched I would occasionally bum a cig from a friend or the sort. What about you guys? How long before you stopped cheating now an then? For me it was after like 3 months or so I was totally rid of them

 

[SleeZy]

Do any of you guys ever occasionally relapse onto the analogs? I myself don't anymore but when I first switched I would occasionally bum a cig from a friend or the sort. What about you guys? How long before you stopped cheating now an then? For me it was after like 3 months or so I was totally rid of them

I did snatch one of a friend and i didn't like it at all. So i was convinced that i would never relapse. Then one day at a party, my batteries died on me.
So i was fooling myself: "Well i'll buy a pack of smokes just for tonight and continue vaping tomorrow."
Well i shouldn't i was stuck for 2 weeks until i finally got back to vaping again. And even then i had the morning cigarettes every once in awhile. But now i've been free again for a long time.

Anyway even for the dual users It's great to vape, each cigarette less is one more step into the right direction.
So instead of someone having 20 ciggs a day, It's great if he/she only have 5-10 a day + vaping.

My tip for everyone is not to fool themself "I can smoke just for tonight." When you're at a party It's a high risk that you'll be back on the cigarettes faster than you know it.

 

[Warpigs]

I have not had an analog since I started vaping.

 

[tomsa34]

Exactley, you are only cheating yourself. My argument to myself was always "why smoke when vaping actually tastes delicious?" You just can;t beat some wookie cookie in a kayfun at .5 ohms, yummm

 

[supertrunker]

i didn't because restarting the counter would royally piss me off!

Never underestimate the sense of achievement from the counter - there have been times i'd be gagging for a smoke; vape more. much more if you have to.

T

 

[msgnyc]

I still find myself having 1 or 2 every so often. Usually after a stressful night at work I'll have one, but not all the time. A couple here and there a week is far better then my old pack a day habit. ;-)

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[xibxang]

I have not had an analog since I started vaping.

This is me, almost. I started vaping on the 4th of July this year (I lost my dependence on analogues!) and immediately ditched smoking. A week later, my battery went dead on my VV twist so I lit up a Marlboro light while I waited for my battery to charge again. Two puffs and I turned green. I hadn't realised just how foul it would taste after vaping sweet flavours. I stubbed it out but the smell was stuck to me for the rest of the evening.

 

[SleeZy]

This is me, almost. I started vaping on the 4th of July this year (I lost my dependence on analogues!) and immediately ditched smoking. A week later, my battery went dead on my VV twist so I lit up a Marlboro light while I waited for my battery to charge again. Two puffs and I turned green. I hadn't realised just how foul it would taste after vaping sweet flavours. I stubbed it out but the smell was stuck to me for the rest of the evening.

That's how i feelt aswell.
But months later well i still got stuck, i blame it partly because i was drunk and my batteries died on me. But after 3-4 ciggs they taste normal and "good" again.

So try hold on to your experience for when you have a craving.

 

[acka]

7 months without a cigarette since I started vaping. Stopped vaping last night to see if I could quit. Had 5 analogs today by 2pm. Freaked the [MODERATED] out and bought a disposable blu just to switch it up (after buying 20 Marlboro....). Scary. I'm blaming my new Aspire Minis. Don't know why but I am. Genuinely thought I'd quit smoking, depressing.

 

[SleeZy]

7 months without a cigarette since I started vaping. Stopped vaping last night to see if I could quit. Had 5 analogs today by 2pm. Freaked the [MODERATED] out and bought a disposable blu just to switch it up (after buying 20 Marlboro....). Scary. I'm blaming my new Aspire Minis. Don't know why but I am. Genuinely thought I'd quit smoking, depressing.

You'll need to progressivly lower your nicotine before you can quit totally.

As i've done atm, started out with 24mg -> 18mg -> 12mg and now i'm slowly going down to 6mg.
And i don't think im that addicted anymore, since i can go pretty much all day without vaping.

Also remember that nicotine by itself isnt more addicting than coffeine in coffee.
Why did you buy a pack of smokes and not go back to vaping when you tried to quit? Did you sell your equipment or something?

Well don't worry you'll be able to quit eventually.
Do as i've done/doing.

 

[Dougk9589]

So yesterday I relapsed, went to a music festival and both of my batteries died!! So I smoked two Marlboro reds and I am paying for it today, throat hurts and I've been coughing all day. I am going to try my best not to put myself in that position again.

 

[acka]

You'll need to progressivly lower your nicotine before you can quit totally.

As i've done atm, started out with 24mg -> 18mg -> 12mg and now i'm slowly going down to 6mg.
And i don't think im that addicted anymore, since i can go pretty much all day without vaping.

Also remember that nicotine by itself isnt more addicting than coffeine in coffee.
Why did you buy a pack of smokes and not go back to vaping when you tried to quit? Did you sell your equipment or something?

Well don't worry you'll be able to quit eventually.
Do as i've done/doing.

I'm on 12 now though, although I vape a lot when it's in my hand. I've had cravings before and the smell of an analog was enough to snap me out of it, this time I don't know. I got really p1ssed off with my aspires - juice on my hands, in my mouth, tissues everywhere, sore throat, spending money all the time, and the smell and look even of juice really started getting to me...arrgh I just snapped. Weird, probably nothing to do with vaping and just a bad day/week. The cigs were disgusting, but also familiar and reassuring and and less disgusting with each drag. Tbh I don't want to vape anymore and I mistakenly believed that I didn't smoke. Lesson learnt. Still depressing to realise I haven't quit.

EDIT: I have tons of equipment. I hate it all.
Sorry, just needed a moan

 

[tomsa34]

back when I would sneak an analog even just one the next day my throat would hurt so bad when I woke up. I sure don't miss that.

acka don't go back to the stinkys my friend! if your goiong to quit vaping I hope you don't pick up analogs again, that would be very sad. Make sure you keep all your vape gear incase you get that urge. Good luck friend

 

[SleeZy]

I'm on 12 now though, although I vape a lot when it's in my hand. I've had cravings before and the smell of an analog was enough to snap me out of it, this time I don't know. I got really p1ssed off with my aspires - juice on my hands, in my mouth, tissues everywhere, sore throat, spending money all the time, and the smell and look even of juice really started getting to me...arrgh I just snapped. Weird, probably nothing to do with vaping and just a bad day/week. The cigs were disgusting, but also familiar and reassuring and and less disgusting with each drag. Tbh I don't want to vape anymore and I mistakenly believed that I didn't smoke. Lesson learnt. Still depressing to realise I haven't quit.

EDIT: I have tons of equipment. I hate it all.
Sorry, just needed a moan

Don't you worry! Keep your gear as you might want to use it later.
I feelt the same kind of, stock coils were just to bad and i wasn't in the mood of rebuildning anymore (at that time i rebuilded protank coils.) Got tired of all flavors i had.
Then i moved on to real RBA and it opened a whole new world for me again. Also trying new brands of juice helped alot, i'm focusing more on testing new juices so keep my interest up.

A good idea if you haven't tried it, is to buy a good NET. It's almost like tobacco and works great as an ADV.
I like Strix elixirs vanilla bogart, it's simply awesome.
And there's other vendors that ppl say are even better, which i haven't tried yet but i will.
I think that'll also help you to quit your cravings.

And yea i agree after 2-3 ciggs they don't taste bad anymore. Or well they do but we're used to it, as you said familiar feeling.

 

[shorty70]

IMO...once a smoker, always a smoker. It takes a damned bunch of willpower to not light up again. Every few days, I smoke one, and it's a like/dislike kind of thing with me. One a week is way better than 22 a day. That's my approach, and I been here awhile...

 

[optsmk]

I started vaping in the summer of 2009 and one year later I fell off the wagon and went back to cigarettes. It was partially because I missed the taste of a cigarette, bu mostly because it was such a PITA to get stuff. There were no B&M's around here back then except for a few kiosks at malls, and they are such a rip off. I went back to smoking for about 3 years. Then last summer I discovered there were B&M's popping up all over the place. I bought a new Ego battery and a small plastic tank. I don't remember what kind of tank it was, but it was a cheapo. Then I found other B&M's and started buying and trying other devices. Now I'm pretty much just on a Provari and a Stingray and loving them both. I still use my other devices from time to time, but for now it's the Provari and Stingray. Since stuff is so easy to get these days, I doubt I'll be going back to cigarettes any time soon, if ever.

 

[acka]

^^Good shout re NETs, I'm going to try one. I don't even have any tobacco flavours anymore and may have just missed that taste. I know they get a bad rep, but that cigalike was pretty satisfying to me. If they weren't more expensive than the real thing I'd be happy to use it for a while just cos it felt a bit closer to regular smoking with its draw and size.

But I'm being stupid, if I go back to cigarettes I'll go back with a vengence just like all the other times. However many is in the box, is however many I'll smoke so [MODERATED] that.

 

[SleeZy]

^^Good shout re NETs, I'm going to try one. I don't even have any tobacco flavours anymore and may have just missed that taste. I know they get a bad rep, but that cigalike was pretty satisfying to me. If they weren't more expensive than the real thing I'd be happy to use it for a while just cos it felt a bit closer to regular smoking with its draw and size.

But I'm being stupid, if I go back to cigarettes I'll go back with a vengence just like all the other times. However many is in the box, is however many I'll smoke so [MODERATED] that.

I suggest you to look in this thread.
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...ussion/519685-natural-tobaccos-part-deux.html

Cigalikes are not a recipe for sucess sadly. Atleast for most people. However if you want a cigalike you could try a E-roll i've heard that they're pretty good. But i still recommend a better setup which i guess you already have? Or did you quit for 7 months with a cigalike? Or maybe i missunderstood your post.

Oh well just don't give up entirely on vaping.

 

[fishj]

I smoked for 45 years and loved every one. I still crave cigarettes occasionally but I won't give in because of my heart, which is why I stopped the day I bought my first start up kit. I smoked cigars too but I won't have one. It's tough, but hang in there.

 

[SleeZy]

I smoked for 45 years and loved every one. I still crave cigarettes occasionally but I won't give in because of my heart, which is why I stopped the day I bought my first start up kit. I smoked cigars too but I won't have one. It's tough, but hang in there.

This made me curious if smoking a cigarr would increase the odds for a relapse. For me i don't think it would since i rarely smoked cigarrs. Just occasionally. And you don't inhale cigarr tobacco as you would with a cigarette. Hmm interesting.