At what point did you quit analogs while vaping?

[galex]

I got my 510 at the end of November. Started vaping as soon as the batteries had charged. Had 2 cigarettes to start the day the next morning. Since then I've only had 1 analog and I hated the taste. Turns out I actually prefer vaping. I bought a couple of mods along the way and now I can vape at a variety of voltages and form factors for whatever situation I find myself in.

I started out with 11mg but that wasn't cutting it for me, so I moved up to 16mg. But lately I've been able to move back down to 11mg. So hopefully I can eventually move down to 6mg or so, then who knows? Maybe I'll be nicotine-free. But I'm resolved to taking it one day at a time.

 

[Madame Psychosis]

its nice to know that even if i cave i can go back to ecigs like others have and not let it stop me for good...

Christ, with all the **** our ancestors endured (my great-grandparents came from Ireland) a cigarette's not even a scratch! [/shameless nationalist rationalization]

Quitting 100% has been a choppy process for me over the past several months (tapering down and then starting to vape). Vaping has made it a lot easier, but I'm back to smoking 2-4 cigarettes a week (usually in a span of one or two days in some particular situation) and that's what I do to be stable for this moment.

(There's something else in tobacco cigarettes -- the alkaloids/MAOI actions, much discussed in the Health/Nicotine subforums -- that has had a crucial antidepressant effect for me and it's going to take a little more time for me to find the right mix of substitutes for that effect.)

I just had to find that edge for me where I'm pushing myself, but not to the point that I exhaust myself emotionally and mentally with the effort.

I learned quickly when trying to quit earlier this year that getting into the frame of mind that I've "failed" makes it so easy to keep lighting up.

Viewing it as just another way I need to find "tweaks" to my vaping or behavior makes it into a puzzle rather than a trap.

 

[jghunter1]

I never took a decision to stop smoking, I new if I threatened the addicted part of me, there would be a backlash and I'd end up smoking more. So, I bought a PV just to see if it may, possibly, replace a few cigarettes, sort of sneaky flank attack on my psyche.

I was absolutely the same. I never felt ready/wanted to quit and I DIDN'T quit for a while. (If you want details search "Diary of a noob" -part one is on the new member forum and part two is on the general forum). Basically, for me, quitting just kind of happened. It wasn't totally effortless but as time went on I just enjoyed my 510 more than analogs. It had so many advantages over an analog- indoor use, lack of stink, lower cost etc. I did have a bit of a "crisis" about 2 weeks into quitting= really stressed and wanted an analog bad. So I tried (several times) to smoke one. Tasted TERRIBLE. I couldn't finish one and wound up throwing out my remaining "reserve" packs. I'm not a big believer in "forcing" yourself to quit. I really think that many, if not most people who use an e-cig will "naturally" switch at some point. It just may take longer for some than for others.

PS. For all those interested in blue foam ... Strictly e juice sells a 10 pack of pre cut slugs for 75 cents- great for lazy people like me who want to try it but don't want the effort of finding it, cutting it, etc! Can't wait to get mine.....

 

[BuzzKill]

Hey Cass your doin the right thing for you AND your daughter IMO , take your time it worked for me , I was a hardcore smoker 1-1/2 to 2 packs a day and I'm a hard drinker and I have managed to quit ?? I have no idea how ?

I broke my heel bone very badly on Oct. 7th , the doctor told me to QUIT or he would NOT perform the surgury !! ( smoking has horrible effects on foot injuries ! ! )

ANy how I told him I would do my very best to quit , I found E-cigs at that time , My goal was to reduce my smoking I did not really intend to quit smoking it just happened !

I can drink all night and VAPE my head off in the bar ( people trip on it , and some are trying it ) fortunately all of the places in my town are COOL with it , I can vape everywhere I go so far.

Anyhow be patient

LAter
Marlbuzz

 

[the86d]

Got my CHUCK yesterday at about 1:30PM and have used nothing since...

My guess that I will be able to use this for a few days with no batt swaps... This thing is a vape monster! OMGosh! TERMINAL GREEN, OH MY.

The vape keeps on rolling, it shows not sign of slowing.

Like an everlasting gobstopper!!!

 

[Spiker]

I got my 510 with no intention of quitting, just to 'check it out'. A friend had loaned me his first PV, a SE Gold, and I played with it for a few days out of curiosity and thought hmmmm... Then I ordered the 510, got it a few days later (fast service from Cignot!), and I think I had 6 real cigs that day (it was Thanksgiving), only 1 the next day, 1 more the day after, and that was it. I smoked about 1-1.5 packs a day for about 25 years, and nothing worked like this, and I didn't even mean to quit! I think what really helped was the flavors, I liked the Vanilla, Mocha, etc more than the actual flavor of real tobacco.... I still have a hard time saying I have quit, and don't really consider myself an ex-smoker, just that I don't currently smoke cigarettes. That way I wouldn't feel as bad if I did slip, but so far it has been painless. When I do get a real twinge for that 'something', I just drip some high nic juice and put in the 6 volt batts in the Silver Bullet, and it is gone in no time.

BTW, you will love the Blue Foam mod, Cass!

 

[Kent C]

Not intending, I accidently quit the day my joye 510 (Dura C) arrived. 3 packs a day to 0. I made a game out of it - when I had the urge I'd hit the ecig first for three hits and then if I wanted a cig after, I'd have one. Nic hit the bloodstream and I was good. I'd have a cig today if someone offered me cash ;-) but I have no desire for one. Never thought I'd type those words....

 

[JustJulie]

I had tried to quit many times before--with no success--so I had given up on the idea of quitting. But when my smoking got up past 2 packs a day, I really wanted to find some way of cutting back.

I ordered a 510 (they were brand new back then) with the sole intention of cutting back on my cigarettes. Like Kent, I told myself I'd basically try to vape through a craving, and if I still wanted a cigarette after that, I'd have one.

Within a couple of days, I was done with cigarettes.

At first, I was able to tell myself that while vaping wasn't as good as cigarettes, it was good enough . . . after only a few weeks, it was clear to me that vaping was better than cigarettes.

I think one of the things that really helped me to leave the cigarettes behind is I didn't tell myself I couldn't smoke . . . I told myself that if I really wanted one, I could have one. All other attempts to quit before that were filled with dread and anxiety. The thought of NEVER having another cigarette didn't make me feel good . . . made me feel panicked. Deliberately saying that I could smoke if I really felt I wanted to (and meaning it) virtually eliminated the sense of panic.

I will also say that when I first started vaping, I vaped non-stop. Seriously. In fact, I pretty much chain-vaped until I picked up higher voltage mods. Since I've been vaping at a higher voltage, I generally feel more satisfied after only a few puffs, and those few puffs seem to satisfy me longer.

 

[Navajo]

Not intending, I accidently quit the day my joye 510 (Dura C) arrived. 3 packs a day to 0. I made a game out of it - when I had the urge I'd hit the ecig first for three hits and then if I wanted a cig after, I'd have one. Nic hit the bloodstream and I was good. I'd have a cig today if someone offered me cash ;-) but I have no desire for one. Never thought I'd type those words....

kent pretty much the same for me only a shorter period of quitting i got my joye 510 last week and havent had a analog since it came in even held a analog for my wife and didnt have the urge to take a drag . its been a week today i really didnt intend to quit basically trying it as a way to save money and i still buy my wife analogs amd really so far no temptation .

 

[just-cass]

still checking in on these stories...

my plan tomorrow is to get a calendar and mark each days mg of nicotine i use and how many analogs i have(am beginning new year in hopes of none but if i have a slip i will document it)...am hoping after january the calendar wont be needed for this purpose....

but an excuse to have johnny depp on my wall nonetheless!!!

 

[just-cass]

ps. cant wait to try the blu foam!!!!

 

[Connman]

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...-foam-plug-updated-v2-0-slug-search-over.html

You can stop smoking. I sure did and wasn`t trying but as said you need to find that happy spot.
I had a 901 but with the auto battery. It didn`t work as well for me and yet I cut my smoking in half for that week.
The 510 and that's with manual battery filled what I needed. I also use a 24 strength nicotine juice or it wouldn`t have worked. Also I still found myself wanting to smoke but I rolled my own and I would hit my 510 while going for that cig and by the time I got the roller out I had my fix already and was satisfied.
I think as long as you hit the 510 first and have a small amount of time to get that cig out you also won`t want it.
I was not planned on stopping smoking it just happened. Wow I still can`t believe it. As mentioned the Blue foam was also a big part of the complete step for me. The blue foam, 24 nicotine and 510 stopped my cigarette intake all together. Now what to do with a pound of tobacco I didn`t smoke.

 

[Kent C]

I think one of the things that really helped me to leave the cigarettes behind is I didn't tell myself I couldn't smoke . . . I told myself that if I really wanted one, I could have one.

Hi Julie

I think that mindset is.....operative. ["Crucial" was too hard.] And I have that same outlook today even. Hence the 'dare or bet' thing where if someone offered me money, I'd have a smoke. RJ Reynolds? Phillip? Lorilard? Bueller? Bueller?

It's why I never put a banner in my sig.

 

[Thulium]

Christ, with all the **** our ancestors endured (my great-grandparents came from Ireland) a cigarette's not even a scratch! [/shameless nationalist rationalization]

My family is originally from Ireland as well, but a lot farther back than Great-grandparents...the first Marney in America was a soldier in the Revolution.

Quitting 100% has been a choppy process for me over the past several months (tapering down and then starting to vape). Vaping has made it a lot easier, but I'm back to smoking 2-4 cigarettes a week (usually in a span of one or two days in some particular situation) and that's what I do to be stable for this moment.

(There's something else in tobacco cigarettes -- the alkaloids/MAOI actions, much discussed in the Health/Nicotine subforums -- that has had a crucial antidepressant effect for me and it's going to take a little more time for me to find the right mix of substitutes for that effect.)

I just had to find that edge for me where I'm pushing myself, but not to the point that I exhaust myself emotionally and mentally with the effort.

I learned quickly when trying to quit earlier this year that getting into the frame of mind that I've "failed" makes it so easy to keep lighting up.

Viewing it as just another way I need to find "tweaks" to my vaping or behavior makes it into a puzzle rather than a trap.

I think I know what you mean. The problem I always had when quitting was with the very concept of "quitting"--I could cope with the cravings by themselves, but if I let myself realize that to really quit it meant that I could never ever smoke again and that was a really scary thought. To stave off that fear, I'd give myself permission to burn one every once in a while...then I'd tell myself that I would only smoke when drinking...then when I realized I was starting to drink constantly so I'd have an excuse to smoke, I gave up and realized that I was full on smoking again. *sigh*

That's where vaping has worked for me where NRT's or hypnotherapy didn't: Thanks to vaping, I don't have to "quit", but I can stop smoking. With my 5V Xhaler, rather than deny my "triggers" (many of which are actually healthy reasons to take a "time out"), I can follow the impulse but I'm actually producing a bigger cloud than the smokers that tastes better than any analog. An analog-free future isn't scary to me anymore, it's actually exciting because what I used to be afraid of feeling like I was missing something from life...and I really do not miss smelling like an ashtray but not even realizing it. I don't miss having to spend $6 every day. I don't miss feeling guilty about what I was exposing my daughter to, or not giving her a hug out of fear that the stink would rub off on her, and I REALLY don't miss having to tell her to go away because I was smoking. I don't miss having to choose between having enough to EAT or having a smoke when finances got tight.

Now, I have my vape and feel better too.

 

[Thulium]

still checking in on these stories...

my plan tomorrow is to get a calendar and mark each days mg of nicotine i use and how many analogs i have(am beginning new year in hopes of none but if i have a slip i will document it)...am hoping after january the calendar wont be needed for this purpose....

but an excuse to have johnny depp on my wall nonetheless!!!

I was just thinking: Perhaps you need to go on a "flavor quest". If you can't find a flavor that you like better than the nasty ashtry taste of an analog, you should probably keep looking. Once you find that flavor (for me, actually, it's the ability to match my flavor to my mood), it can be your motivation to avoid the analogs. For one, why would you want one of those nasty things when you've got something much tastier in your pocket...and if you can get through just a few days (pacify yourself with chain vape until you can't take any more nicotine if you wanted to if necessary!) as you regain your sense of smell and taste, the analogs will become rather pointless.

You might need to repeat the "flavor quest" again after you are analog free for a couple weeks because you may find that flavors that you disliked before might be more appealing now that you can actually taste and smell them.

 

[SquirrilahFish]

I quit smoking within 2 days, I got my JOYE 306 in the mail and decided then and there to give it an honest try. Had an analog 8 hours later at work, had another 12 hours after that, and another 24 hours after that, the following morning (ab another 24 hours) I tried another and could not bring myself to finish it, been vaping ever since, I now use a 510 with a PSPT, favorite juices (at the moment) VT exotic tobacco, and JC black cherry. Looking to quit vaping this new year as well, but we'll see got alot of juice left LOL

 

[Thulium]

Looking to quit vaping this new year as well, but we'll see got alot of juice left LOL

Why is that? If nicotine doesn't provide you enough benefit to be worth the risk to you, you should stop using it as soon as you can do so without picking up the analogs. ...but why stop vaping? As far as I'm concerned, to stop vaping altogether after you've got the analog monkey off your back is like deciding you're going to stop chewing gum altogether after you stop using Nicorette.

 

[GoG8trz]

I quit the day after my 510 came in the mail and haven't turned back. This has officially became a hobby for me and I am loving it. I think the most important part of the process is coming up with "the" reason why you are doing it. For me, it was for my son and newborn daughter. I was supposed to quit after my son was born and it never happened. I tried the Nicotrol Inhaler and it was a utter failure for me. It worked for about a month, but without any smoke, my mind took over. This time around, I got my mind "right", and was motivated. The added $$$ saved and health benefits are just the constant reminder that I need to stay on track. I have heard people say that "you have to be ready to quit" and never really understood it until this time around. Maybe thats why I think its so important find that foundation of a reason. Again...just my 2 cents....

Happy New Year to all, and hears to seeing our forum grow exponentially after....

 

[laurieok]

I was one that took awhile. 40 year habits are hard to kick!! When I got my first ecig..it wasn't a good one, I went from 2 packs to about 10 analogs immediately. Then I found this forum and got a 901 and went from those 10 to 3. Breakfast, dinner, and bedtime. It took me about a month to go to none and I haven't had an analog in over 6 months. I don't want one either!! No cravings at all! Its great!

 

[Interstink]

The day I started Vapping is the day I quit smoking analogs. I still have a half a pack of analogs left over from that day and dont have the urge to light one up at all. Maybe I should just toss them...