Can't wait to switch over to my e-cig...

[Ace5High]

Hey everyone, I'm Ace5High and in a few days I will be switching completely over from regular cigarettes to the electronic one. I plan to only use it for a few months in order to quit smoking completely. I simply can't breathe as well as I used to get winded too easily, so that's why I'm glad that I've already purchased everything I need to start on the e-cig. Also, I'm a lead guitarist in a band, so I HAVE to be able to move around onstage. I know that will be much easier to do once I DON'T smoke anymore. The only question I had so far is if anyone else on here has any experience quitting smoking completely with the e-cig (meaning that you were able to stop using cigarettes AND e-cigs) and what the success rates are, on average. My plan is to start with a pack of 1.8% cartridges, then move immediately down to 1.2% cartridges, then 0.6%, and finally 0%. I only bought a starter kit and one pack of each strength in order to do this. I hope it works, so if anyone has any advice/experience to share I'd really appreciate it. Thanks in advance to anyone who has any input on this subject.

 

[Retriever]

Congratulations and welcome to ECF! You will really have to judge by your reactions to the nic level of your ejuice. If you try to quit too fast, you will know. vaping should help you with your breathing issues, as you detox from smoking. Good luck.

 

[VapourMonkey]

welcome Ace5High
Good luck with quitting, you will find plenty of support here.
As Retriever said, don't get too enthusiastic and cut down too fast, reduce your nicotine content slowly over a few months and you will find it a lot easier. Don't beat yourself up if it takes longer than you expect or if you have the odd cigarette relapse.
You have already decided to do something about your tobacco habit, that's the most important step taken

 

[hairball]

One pack of 5 cartomizers wouldn't last me but one day...a very short day. No way could I drop at that rate. I honestly hope you can do it. Good luck and welcome to ECF.

 

[Warren D. Lockaby]

Hey everyone, I'm Ace5High and in a few days I will be switching completely over from regular cigarettes to the electronic one. I plan to only use it for a few months in order to quit smoking completely. I simply can't breathe as well as I used to get winded too easily, so that's why I'm glad that I've already purchased everything I need to start on the e-cig. Also, I'm a lead guitarist in a band, so I HAVE to be able to move around onstage. I know that will be much easier to do once I DON'T smoke anymore. The only question I had so far is if anyone else on here has any experience quitting smoking completely with the e-cig (meaning that you were able to stop using cigarettes AND e-cigs) and what the success rates are, on average. My plan is to start with a pack of 1.8% cartridges, then move immediately down to 1.2% cartridges, then 0.6%, and finally 0%. I only bought a starter kit and one pack of each strength in order to do this. I hope it works, so if anyone has any advice/experience to share I'd really appreciate it. Thanks in advance to anyone who has any input on this subject.

Welcome to ECF and congratulations on your choice! I can't really add much to the comments already given, except to say this is a healing process and it takes what it takes. Fact is, the nicotine itself is not nearly as great a threat as all those other 4000+ nasties in cigarette smoke. Once you start vaping and STOP SMOKING you'll probably notice you'll be coughing up crud that's been accumulating in your lungs during the years you've been smoking. This is a good thing, and I'm not a doctor but I suspect the vapor (regardless of the nic content) is helping to loosen that stuff up. This probably won't last too long anyway, and you'll notice your breathing improving steadily (again, regardless of the nic content).

I'm not trying to discourage you from tapering off the nic down to zero and/or giving up vaping once that is done... I think that's an excellent idea. But once on the path I think you'll see that creating a timetable may not be in your best interest, particularly if it's going to create stress in your life. There will only be urgency involved if YOU impose it upon yourself.

Good luck, God Bless, & Happy Vaping!

 

[bigtiime]

Welcome to the ECF. That's a pretty tight schedule that you've given yourself. Good luck!

 

[PaporPlas]

I am vaping to eventually quit all nicotine. Long story, but even vaping will not work for me in the long haul - I have 3 teen boys, so I don't want them having any excuses to be "smoking". And, trust me, kids will find every reason in the book to justify their wrong choices! : o LOL

Anyway, I started vaping in mid December on 24mg and went 18mg in January - that transition actually helped me enjoy vaping even more. The 24mg was too high for me and kept me awake at nights. I went to 12mg this last order of eJuice, so I've been vaping 12mg for the month of February. And, I find myself vaping more than when I was at 18mg. A sign of having too little nic in the juice from all I have read. Going to order some more 18mg and mix it with my 12mg to end up with 15mg. Hope that wasn't too math crazy. In short, I do want to get to 0mg and stop vaping all together, but it might take me almost a year at this rate.

As for breathing easier. That happens in the first couple of weeks away from the death sticks.

Good luck!

 

[Ace5High]

Welcome to ECF and congratulations on your choice! I can't really add much to the comments already given, except to say this is a healing process and it takes what it takes. Fact is, the nicotine itself is not nearly as great a threat as all those other 4000+ nasties in cigarette smoke. Once you start vaping and STOP SMOKING you'll probably notice you'll be coughing up crud that's been accumulating in your lungs during the years you've been smoking. This is a good thing, and I'm not a doctor but I suspect the vapor (regardless of the nic content) is helping to loosen that stuff up. This probably won't last too long anyway, and you'll notice your breathing improving steadily (again, regardless of the nic content).

I'm not trying to discourage you from tapering off the nic down to zero and/or giving up vaping once that is done... I think that's an excellent idea. But once on the path I think you'll see that creating a timetable may not be in your best interest, particularly if it's going to create stress in your life. There will only be urgency involved if YOU impose it upon yourself.

Good luck, God Bless, & Happy Vaping!

I doubt that it's going to create any stress for me. And just in case it does, I still got my script of Valium to calm me down and make me not stressed out. The whole idea of using such a tight schedule came from the few friends of mine who have quit using the e-cig. They used the same schedule and it worked on them (they were also MUCH heavier smokers than I am), so I don't see why it wouldn't work on me.

 

[sandscards]

I guess everyone is different but I didn't want to drop down too quickly and get the big urge for an analog. I started at 18 and went to 12 after a week. Found that I was vaping a whole lot more and went and got some more 18 and things improved. I now keep two pv around and go with the 12 and when it doesn't seem like enought i get the other which has 18 in it. It gets me over the urge and I can go back to 12 for a while. It's working so far and I kind of think I will probably do that for a while until I am on all 12 and then mix in some 6 every once it a while and work my way down. Just don't put unreasonable expectations on yourself or set yourself up to fail. Took us a long time to get in this mess and will probably take a while to work ourselves out of it. Slow and steady seems the best route, at least for me.

 

[Fazer]

Welcome and good luck!!!

 

[36tinybells]

welcome, and best of luck achieving your goals. . Me, I am okay with nic, it's okay, I'm all about just not laying out the welcome mat for cancer anymore. I have certain issues that nic helps
Please, do not be too hard on yourself if it takes longer than you have planned. Every day you spend away from burning tobacco will heal you. Don't get discouraged, you can achieve your goals! And remember- drink more WATER. Vaping does dehydrate you some and it also helps rid the cig toxins quicker!

 

[Ace5High]

Well, I've started this morning on my new e-cig. I've only puffed on it 4 times since I got up around 7:45 AM. It feels a little like these 1.8% cartridges are slightly too strong for me, but I'm still tolerating it. Also, I should have tried this brand before I bought it, since it doesn't exactly taste like tobacco (it SAYS "Tobacco Flavor" on them, but they taste more like honey/ginger). If I had tried before I bought, I DEFINITELY would have bought a different brand. Oh well...at least I have no choice but to puff on this e-cig I already have. Maybe the not-so-good taste will help me quit faster.

 

[nansc]

Welcome to the forum.Do whatever works best for you.Good Luck

 

[Gingerzeronic]

Welcome! We have a Switching Forum in Health and Wellness. A lot of people (myself included) are doing the same thing.

Some people take it very slow and some take it very fast - it really is just an individual thing. I find that I vape a lot less than I smoked. Go figure. I also think that vaping makes you think about those times when you're puffing but not really "needing" a smoke. I've found that a lot of those times are very easy to ignore with vaping.

Good luck!