cigs still on your mind?

[Dan321]

Hey all.

I have had my e-cig for around 4 days now. I was wondering if you guys completely quit the cigs as soon as you got your e-cig? Well I did. But I'm still finding it quite hard even though I am getting my fix of nicotine. I used to be a 10-15 a day roll up smoker. If you did give up as soon as you got your e-cig, how long did it take before you stopped "missing" cigarettes?

thanks

 

[efaglil]

Hiya Dan,

I gave up nearly four months ago and wouldn't entertain a real cig now.

The first couple of weeks were the hardest, especially first thing of a morning driving to work. Others on the forum have said it's hit them after a eating.

I noticed after a couple of weeks that I wasn't yearning for a real cig anymore, it was the e-cig I had pictured in my mind. Might've been easier because I found I really liked coffee flavour. If you have a favourite flavour it gives you something to look forward to and takes some of the quitting pain away.

Best of Luck!

 

[Dan321]

Hiya Dan,

I gave up nearly four months ago and wouldn't entertain a real cig now.

The first couple of weeks were the hardest, especially first thing of a morning driving to work. Others on the forum have said it's hit them after a eating.

I noticed after a couple of weeks that I wasn't yearning for a real cig anymore, it was the e-cig I had pictured in my mind. Might've been easier because I found I really liked coffee flavour. If you have a favourite flavour it gives you something to look forward to and takes some of the quitting pain away.

Best of Luck!

thanks mate, I appreciate the post. It's a real pain when there's a fresh sealed 200 carton in the house lol

 

[efaglil]

flog 'em!

 

[Mr.Darcy]

Dan...i think determination and the right mind set are important if youre struggling...

you are at an early stage,and real smoking is still very fresh in your mind...just tough it out,and it'll eventually get easier...

i was a 20-30 a day golden virginia roller,and occasionally i still give them the odd thought...but now its more in a nostalgic way than anything else...

if you want to quit fags,i suggest getting rid any fags in the house...otherwise its just temptation thats always there...

i think its important to find an ecig you like,and eliquid to your taste that satisfies you as well...its early days mate...

 

[Dan321]

Dan...i think determination and the right mind set are important if youre struggling...

you are at an early stage,and real smoking is still very fresh in your mind...just tough it out,and it'll eventually get easier...

i was a 20-30 a day golden virginia roller,and occasionally i still give them the odd thought...but now its more in a nostalgic way than anything else...

if you want to quit fags,i suggest getting rid any fags in the house...otherwise its just temptation thats always there...

i think its important to find an ecig you like,and eliquid to your taste that satisfies you as well...its early days mate...

Thanks Darcy.

I have found my favourite e-cigarette so far is the intellicig. However I was thinking of filling up my dse901 with e-liquid not too sure though.

Just received 75 cartridges for my intellicig this morning so they should last me a while. Yet to try menthol (ordered a trial pack).

 

[Tallulah]

Hi Dan,

I bought my first nic-vaporizer purely so I could continue "smoking" without stinking up my house during the winter, I had NO INTENTION of quitting analogs, and used both for a month. Then, during a holiday trip to visit family (none of whom smoke, all thrilled by my new device, allowed me to use it IN THEIR HOME) I stopped analogs completely, without even thinking about it. It's now been a month since I used tobacco, and the only time I think about analogs is when I pass someone on the street using one of those foul-smelling things.

Be patient with yourself, and just have fun experimenting with the nic-vaporizer.

Good luck!

 

[Steph2323]

I bought my first e cig thinking that I would use it when I was somewhere that I could not smoke. Didn't intend to quit analogs,but haven't had a cig since I started vaping. If I think about it, I mentally want a cig,but not physically. It's been 10 days for me so I guess it will take a while to stop thinking about the old habit.
Stephanie

 

[Sun Vaporer]

Dan, I vaped for only two days, then tried a cigarette again and it tasted nasty!! After a week I could smell the stench of others who smoke even when they were not smoking--I said to myself, Did I smell like that all these years--that is nasty. It has been 2 months now and I can smell a real "smoker" a mile away. I also took a hit off one a couple of weeks ago a coughed my brains out--Hope you have the same experience. I do not miss nor will I ever smoke an analog again

 

[Mufftrix]

Hi Dan!
Think you done well to go cold turkey on analogs, It took me a week or so to ween myself off them after meals, first thing in morning etc was worst! Then one morning didn`t have one and never looked back! Like sun vapour says try a cig after a few days they taste awful! I still like smell of them as my missus smokes but don`t want one just get a niggle now and again but after 20 years of smoking suppose it to be expected? I also have a emergency pack in my work bag but not touched them and hopefully wont they just in case of electrical melt down 8-o

 

[Dan321]

Thanks for sharing your experiences all.

I will continue vaping and not smoking, and I just hope the psychological thought of wanting a cigarette will pass. I'm sure it will.

It does seem to get easier day by day though.

Cheers.

 

[rejoice]

I am having a problem too with analogs. I have a new plan. Since I can't seem to quit analogs all at once. I am going to put my cigarettes in a box and only allow myself 5 a day. The rest of the time vaping. Do this for a week and go down to 4 a day etc. Until I have finally done it. I usually smoke 2 packs a day of analogs. Since vaping I am down to 1 pack a day. Everyone I am around smokes cigarettes. At work smoke all you want. So this is hard for me.

 

[GabbyD]

I had no intention of quitting but immediately found myself only having 3-4 a day after a 25 year habit of a pack and a half a day. That motivated me to give them up completely, which I did a couple of weeks into vaping.

So now I'm at just over a month. I do have times when I want a real one. It's few and far between now though - maybe once a week or so the thought crosses my mind. I know, logically, that I don't really want one. I know they taste like trash to me now, burns when I inhale (Yes, I gave it a try a couple of weeks ago just to see) and even make me feel a bit queasy. BUT, that said, there is an occasional brain fart where I think maybe it sounds good to me. That's mostly after a big meal or when stressed out about something. Old habits die hard, I guess. It only takes a second of my logical new mind to remind my old self that smoking isn't what I'm truly craving. Those times when I find I'm missing it, I put a couple of drops of stronger liquid in my cartridge and sit and vape. A few minutes later, that urge is gone.

 

[SpaceCadet]

I am going to put my cigarettes in a box and only allow myself 5 a day. The rest of the time vaping. Do this for a week and go down to 4 a day etc. Until I have finally done it.

That's precisely where I'm at just now! this week is 4 a day, though I kinda broke that Monday as it was my birthday so I had 6 as a 'treat'

I'm finding it incredibly hard to foresee not having my work cigs - on the way, at lunch and home time. In these situations, vaping truly isn't the same

 

[turbojunk]

like others have said, it's all about your frame of mind. I bought my first e-cigs in october 08 with the intention of quitting the analogues altogether. And I did.

Ecigs taste better, smell better and provide a better nic hit (if you use the right concentration of nic juice) than analogues ever did imho.

Kev

 

[Tasdad]

I've smoked 1 1/2 - 2 packs of analogs a day for 20 years. Never have been able to go 12 hours without one, and I tried all the normal methods to quit. I have had 2 analogs since I started vaping a week ago, and both of them were within the first 24 hours.

Whenever a craving hits, I ask myself what I want. Do I want the smoke? The hit at the back of the throat? The nicotine? all of these are present with my ecig. If it's the nasty smell and taste, the burning of the throat and lungs, the hacking cough, or something like that, I remind myself that I am no longer allowed to smoke indoors or in my car(self-imposed rule), so I have to go out into the freezing temps. That seems to help calm the cravings.

Just remember that you have to WANT to quit. And one great thing about vaping as a quitting method is that having one analog will not make you stop vaping and go back to smoking full time. If you fall off the wagon, it will catch you in a cloud of vapor and pull you right back on.

 

[spyderuk]

Keep at it.

1. Sell that sleeve of cigs and spend money on liquid.
2. Top off your carts. You will save more ££'s. Use the same cart for 2-3 days.

As others have posted the smell of a smoker a mile off is right on.

MY first e-cig arrived 20th Dec. Had 5 cigs left, they got smoked upto new years eve, 1 here and there at night. Didn''t really enjoy any of them. Not had one since 1/1.

Good luck.

 

[Figurehead]

I also purchased mine not with the intent to quit analogs, but in 2 days enjoyed it so much, the only time I would have one is when my battery was dead, the carts empty, or the unit was malfunctioning (yeah, thanks alot Smoke Everywhere).

When I get 2 or 3 e-cigs I like, quiting the real thing will be a piece of cake, I already enjoy them more than cigs. It just tastes better IMO.

 

[BadSeed]

I've still been smoking regular cigs (nowhere near as many as I used to. I think I've had four today), but I really haven't been enjoying them, so I've thrown out the cigs I had left, all lighters and ashtrays and this is it. I'm quitting smoking. I'm certainly not quitting the e-cigs.

 

[SpaceCadet]

I've still been smoking regular cigs (nowhere near as many as I used to. I think I've had four today), but I really haven't been enjoying them, so I've thrown out the cigs I had left, all lighters and ashtrays and this is it. I'm quitting smoking. I'm certainly not quitting the e-cigs.

Well done! And the other comments above are also encouraging. One thing that is bugging me now is the smell of other folks smoking, which is largely why I vape in the loos at work rather than join my colleagues in the smoking shelter with my Evo! Honestly, I have gone off the smell so much. Also TW menthol tastes way better than Richmonds menthol to me now. Hurray!

Just one thing - I have trouble using my ecigs outdoors, I feel like folk are watching me taking massive drags, so I do weaker puffs that do little. Gah!

One other positive though - I agree about falling off the wagon not leading back to full-time smoking. Vaping is a pretty nice safety net! I doubt I'd ever get back up to my previous cig count unless we went all Australian!