Anyone just NOT feel "so much better"

[martinc]

A bit of alarmism:

The Cleansing Process

The body and lungs begin cleansing away the toxins of cigarettes almost immediately after smokers quit, according to the American Cancer Society. Twenty minutes after quitting, the heart rate and blood pressure drop back to normal levels. Within 12 hours, unsafe levels of carbon monoxide leave the body. Two weeks to three months later, blood and oxygen circulation improve as lung capacity increases. Sometime within the first nine months of quitting, ex-smokers begin coughing less and cilia, which are tiny hair-like structures in the lungs, regain function. Healthy cilia clean the lungs of mucus and reduce chances for infection.

Long-Term Health Benefits of Quitting

The American Cancer Society reports several long-term benefits of quitting, including reducing by half the risks of coronary heart disease within the first year. Five to 15 years following the final cigarette, an ex-smoker's risk of stroke declines to that of a non-smoker, and the risk of lung cancer reduces by half. In the long term, quitting also reduces respiratory illnesses, according to the CDC.

 

[joey16]

The general rule of thumb is that you will only instantly feel better after you have not smoked for as long as you have smoked. Example: you smoked 25 years, it will take 25 years for that amazing feeling of feeling 10 years younger to come. The downside is you'll have aged 15 more years (25-10=15) sucks for those of you who have smoked for 40 years



HA KIDDING! you'll instantly start feeling better and it will come more and more. Don't give up, you look better already!

 

[scbelle1965]

I keep seeing on here that everyone feels so much better than when they were smoking. I really want to feel better but honestly I just can not see a difference. Did this happen at different times for everyone or right away? I quit analogs on the day I got my kit on April 2. So, I am about 6+ weeks.

On June 17th it will be a year since I quit and changed over to vaping. I was trying to remember when I really noticed the difference and I think it was about 4 months in. Almost immediately I stopped coughing and could breath better which was great because I had COPD and now all of those symptems have gone away. I started tasting things better about six months in. I noticed because I made myself some Thai green curry chicken and have always loved it "hot", but that plate I couldn't finish because it was actually too hot for me. I was almost a 3pk a day smoker and have smoked for 36 years.

 

[Andy Thatcher]

Nearly 4 months and apart from losing the morning hacking cough and REALLY noticing tobacco smoke ermmm no change.

All good though. Happy to be done with the smokers cough as it was starting to irritate me.

Did I expect to be able to leap over a building in a single bound? Nope not really.

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[HawkeyeFLA]

I love vaping but today my husband pointed out to me that my insomnia started when i quit smoking. I never sleep anymore but i wont go back to smoking. My body just needs time to adjust. I smoked for 25 years.

I've always had a bit of insomnia and usually battle it with some melatonin. I have noticed that since I switched to vaping that my insomnia is a bit more pronounced. I'm wondering if it has to do with any difference in how we achieve nicotine now. And the fact that ... at least for me ... I do vape a lot. Kind of a chain vaper at home right now (Which is why I chose a 12mg flavor for my at home use. Might experiment with even lower soon) ... But I still manage to get to sleep, and still make it up in time to mostly make it to work on time, so I deal with it all.

This coming weekend is kind of a big test for me. Large social gathering / convention / expo with lots of social drinking and so on. First real out and social drinking I've done since I switched. But I think I'll be fine. I'll have all my needed equipment with me, including my first set of 808 batteries charged with some cartos on hand as an emergency back up.

 

[thepiercefamily2001]

I smoked cigarettes for 15 years. I was up to two packs a day. It took about 8 months for noticeable changes for me. Once they started, things just continued to improve dramatically. I have been vaping for two years now. I don't regret my decision to switch at all! Vape on my friend.

 

[restatelady]

The general rule of thumb is that you will only instantly feel better after you have not smoked for as long as you have smoked. Example: you smoked 25 years, it will take 25 years for that amazing feeling of feeling 10 years younger to come. The downside is you'll have aged 15 more years (25-10=15) sucks for those of you who have smoked for 40 years



HA KIDDING! you'll instantly start feeling better and it will come more and more. Don't give up, you look better already!

You are a nut! LMAO--Thanks for the "rule of thumb"

 

[restatelady]

Nearly 4 months and apart from losing the morning hacking cough and REALLY noticing tobacco smoke ermmm no change.

All good though. Happy to be done with the smokers cough as it was starting to irritate me.

Did I expect to be able to leap over a building in a single bound? Nope not really.

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Congrats on your almost 4 months and thanks for your input. It has really helped me to hear from everyone and their experiences.

 

[restatelady]

I smoked cigarettes for 15 years. I was up to two packs a day. It took about 8 months for noticeable changes for me. Once they started, things just continued to improve dramatically. I have been vaping for two years now. I don't regret my decision to switch at all! Vape on my friend.

Yea!! I will keep vaping. I like it way better than the stinkies. I don't regret switching either just thought there was something wrong with me because all the posts that I had read were talking about how after a couple of days they just felt so much better.

 

[DaveP]

This link has a chart on the right side of the page that briefly lists the timeline for health improvements after you quit. It takes time for your body to make the large improvements.

Timeline of Events After You Quit Smoking

A month after you quit, you stop the hacking cough. 2 months after you quit, you begin to notice improved breathing and better sleep due to oxygen levels rising and CO2 levels that have dropped. It's not instant, but it's noticeable over a short time. As you continue not smoking, it gets much better, especially as your body returns to normal and those little brain burps quit telling you that you want to smoke. The urges you have to smoke aren't for nicotine, but are a result of habit. The more you use your PV, the more you will satisfy the hand to mouth part of the habit. Vape, Vape, Vape!

 

[m00nshake]

I keep seeing on here that everyone feels so much better than when they were smoking. I really want to feel better but honestly I just can not see a difference. Did this happen at different times for everyone or right away? I quit analogs on the day I got my kit on April 2. So, I am about 6+ weeks.

I can run eight miles or bicycle over twenty miles, and I do one or the other twenty five to twenty eight days of each month. I wasn't able to do that when I was a smoker. You will feel better...

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