I never, ever, thought I would be writing such a success story. I could write a book, but will try to keep it brief. I'll just say that I'm a physician and tried everything without success. The success rates of pills & patches, etc. are not high, and those reported are higher than reality (drug co. have ways to skew results). Like so many of you, I was able to transition to ecigs - a story in itself. Also, like many of you, I found that I substituted one habit for another (obviously it is the similarity that's responsible for the high success rate). Of course, the ecig is by far healthier, and much less costly. I was finally tobacco-free. For me, it took 18-24 mg./ml. to be successful.
Next, I tried reducing the nic. conc. 12 mg. wasn't all that satisfying, but at certain times of the day it was. I went on for a while (like many) alternating strengths by time-of-day, or what was going on.
One day I came to grips with the fact that I was trying to quit one of the most addicting habits without mustering much will-power ...the easy way. Indeed, it had been relatively easy so far.
Soooo, I mixed up some 6 mg. and used some will power for a day or two. Low & behold, in little more than a day 6 mg. worked fine. That was easy - just a LITTLE will-power.
Next I was going for some med tests, which if positive would make basically immediate surgery necessary. OMG, I could never survive w/o nicotine in a hospital. I feared climbing walls. So, I decided to reduce my nic down to the point where I could take-it-or-leave-it, well, with minimal distress.
I did 4 mg. for a couple of days, then 2 mg. Bottom line, in one week, with minimal will-power, the most addicted guy in the world was satisfied with 2 mg. !!!
I now buy a good tobacco flavor with zero nic. Some is true zero, others have trace amts. of nic (like about 1 mg./ml. I am completely satisfied and now not only tobacco cigarette free, but nicotine free. Yes, I still enjoy vaping, but I am no longer dependent on ANYTHING. When necessary, I can go as long as I want without vaping. I'm truely free at last.
The real shame, no, it's actually a sin, is that if left up to our FDA, I would still be smoking tobacco - I simply couldn't quit. E-cigs cannot be marketed a cessation devices (because of our FDA - big government in your face at it's worst), but in my professional opinion, they are the best cessation device by far - they really work!
Next, I tried reducing the nic. conc. 12 mg. wasn't all that satisfying, but at certain times of the day it was. I went on for a while (like many) alternating strengths by time-of-day, or what was going on.
One day I came to grips with the fact that I was trying to quit one of the most addicting habits without mustering much will-power ...the easy way. Indeed, it had been relatively easy so far.
Soooo, I mixed up some 6 mg. and used some will power for a day or two. Low & behold, in little more than a day 6 mg. worked fine. That was easy - just a LITTLE will-power.
Next I was going for some med tests, which if positive would make basically immediate surgery necessary. OMG, I could never survive w/o nicotine in a hospital. I feared climbing walls. So, I decided to reduce my nic down to the point where I could take-it-or-leave-it, well, with minimal distress.
I did 4 mg. for a couple of days, then 2 mg. Bottom line, in one week, with minimal will-power, the most addicted guy in the world was satisfied with 2 mg. !!!
I now buy a good tobacco flavor with zero nic. Some is true zero, others have trace amts. of nic (like about 1 mg./ml. I am completely satisfied and now not only tobacco cigarette free, but nicotine free. Yes, I still enjoy vaping, but I am no longer dependent on ANYTHING. When necessary, I can go as long as I want without vaping. I'm truely free at last.
The real shame, no, it's actually a sin, is that if left up to our FDA, I would still be smoking tobacco - I simply couldn't quit. E-cigs cannot be marketed a cessation devices (because of our FDA - big government in your face at it's worst), but in my professional opinion, they are the best cessation device by far - they really work!
