I think the only thing I couldn't get rid of at the moment is I still enjoy cigarette smoke smell...
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the moment i vaped, i knew i would quit smoking. its like 100 times better than analogs. once in a while they offer me an analog and it taste yucks !
Smoked about a pack a day for over twenty years. Started vaping about a month ago. Fell off the wagon midway through the month and smoked a couple of packs. (mainly because I was frustrated with the battery life of my kit) For the last two weeks I have only had two analog cigs...while waiting for my battery to charge.
So YES I believe this is the way for me to quit cigarettes.
Good Luck!
So YES I believe this is the way for me to quit cigarettes.
Good Luck!
Get more batteries and spare parts/ecigs! I did the same thing 3 weeks into vaping. I was so disgusted of analogs, I had to smoke menthols. Back analog free almost 7 weeks with that exception...
I was never a smoker although I have tried an occassional smoke. I have used smokeless tobacco for way too long. Started vaping to see if I could lower my tobacco use or quit. Only 2 weeks in and I have reduced my dipping by at least 50%. I think if I could find a more convenient way to vape that I could finally quit the dip for good.
For me the verdict isn't in yet on PV's. I haven't quit cold turkey I can tell you that much, but there may be a couple reasons for this.
For starters I didn't plan to quit overnight. My plan was to taper off of smoking slowly and increase my vaping as I smoked less cigarets. Before I got my first PV about 2 weeks ago I was smoking almost a pack of cigarets a day, probably about 18 cigs or so.
Right now I'm smoking about 8 cigarets and using my PV to fill the gap. So I'm down to about half of what I was smoking before I started vaping and I'm right on schedule with what my plan was for quitting. However at this early stage this isn't enough to convince me yet.
Part of the reason Im smoking less is because I just moved to an apartment where I cant smoke inside. This is basicaly forcing me to put on my shoes, grab my keys, and walk down 3 flights of steps whenever I want to smoke. Priror to moving I could light up anytime I wanted, and I did this almost unconsciously. Now it takes at least some effort and thought before smoking a cigerete, which is a good thing although it makes it more diffult to tell if my PV is doing its job.
There is another factor playing into my experience with PV's. Ive hit somewhat of a limit on how much vaping I can tolerate in a day. With my first order I bought 6 different E-liquids from Madvapes top vapor line. Every one of these liquids is making me cough, which means Im vaping less than I would be if I had better liquids.
Unfortunately Im stuck with these liquids for another week or two until I can try some with a higher VG content, from another distributor. So the real test for me will come when I find the liquids I like and can enjoy vaping.
Hope this helps, it seems that vaping can require some patience at first and having the right equipment and liquids is crucial if this method is to be used effectively. I think I did great on the equipment (Maxi Roughstack V2), but finding the right liquids will take me some time.
For starters I didn't plan to quit overnight. My plan was to taper off of smoking slowly and increase my vaping as I smoked less cigarets. Before I got my first PV about 2 weeks ago I was smoking almost a pack of cigarets a day, probably about 18 cigs or so.
Right now I'm smoking about 8 cigarets and using my PV to fill the gap. So I'm down to about half of what I was smoking before I started vaping and I'm right on schedule with what my plan was for quitting. However at this early stage this isn't enough to convince me yet.
Part of the reason Im smoking less is because I just moved to an apartment where I cant smoke inside. This is basicaly forcing me to put on my shoes, grab my keys, and walk down 3 flights of steps whenever I want to smoke. Priror to moving I could light up anytime I wanted, and I did this almost unconsciously. Now it takes at least some effort and thought before smoking a cigerete, which is a good thing although it makes it more diffult to tell if my PV is doing its job.
There is another factor playing into my experience with PV's. Ive hit somewhat of a limit on how much vaping I can tolerate in a day. With my first order I bought 6 different E-liquids from Madvapes top vapor line. Every one of these liquids is making me cough, which means Im vaping less than I would be if I had better liquids.
Unfortunately Im stuck with these liquids for another week or two until I can try some with a higher VG content, from another distributor. So the real test for me will come when I find the liquids I like and can enjoy vaping.
Hope this helps, it seems that vaping can require some patience at first and having the right equipment and liquids is crucial if this method is to be used effectively. I think I did great on the equipment (Maxi Roughstack V2), but finding the right liquids will take me some time.
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Does vaping help you quit smoking - for me the answer is No. Vaping is a great substitute for smoking, though. I smoked for 50 years, then I started vaping and have not smoked a cigarette for 18 months now, but I also realize that vaping has kept my nicotine addition alive and if I could not vape, I would not last 5 hours before I was back to puffing away at a cigarette.
I am on day 4 of using my vape after 25 years of 1 pack a day (more at times) and haven't had as much as a inkling of a craving to go back.
I quit after 33 years of smoking a pack-a-day. You've got to want to quit though. Nothings easier the picking up a cigarette and lighting it! If you can get over the first week of using an e-cig, your golden.
Might wait for that cig urge to hit, and then take 5 or 6 drags on the e-cig and wait a minute or two. If you still feel like walking outside, then go for it, but I've been finding that vaping really does help keep the cravings at bay. If it doesn't kill the craving, you might want to try a higher nicotine mg juice. I started at 18mg and that wasn't quite cutting it for me. I moved up to 24mg and it's worked like a charm since.
I'll agree there, finding the right liquid is critical. You aren't going to stick with it if the liquid you have tastes nasty. Out of the 40+ liquid flavors taking up space in my cupboard right now, I'd only consider 4 or 5 to be really tasty to me. I've probably spent more on liquids than hardware already.
Lot of wasted money there on flavors I don't like, but in the long run I'm still saving a truckload compared to smoking.
I found this to be the same... 24mg - 26mg (because of my juice vendor doing 26mg)
Mikenet,what kinda atty or carto are you using on that Roughstak...that could be the reason you are coughing...an all PG based juice could do it as well as the technique you are using..........
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I also have the same thing going on. Haven't felt like picking up those nasty analogs since I got my pv's. It's only been a week so far, but I am enjoying not having the stink, and knowing that I am not paying for the privilege of killing myself from all the crap in burning tobacco. I still haven't quite broken even cost-wise yet, but it's close and I am still building up my supply kit. I figure a battery, some juice and some cartos every couple of months is going to end up cheaper in the long run. It may not be the optimum solution, but it HAS to be less bad. I can already breathe easier, and the kids don't complain that I smell like an ashtray anymore. Very nice.
It's a really great substitute for me since one of the great things about smoking was watching the smoke. Even better, there are so many different flavors to play with it may take me a while to get off the pv. Once I have a rhythm down on refilling and resupplying, I'll begin the taper, but I'm not going to force it.
I don't. There are too many people who have tried many ways of quitting, all of which were unsuccessful, who then started vaping and were able to quit.
I've no doubt that willpower helps. But their willpower wasn't enough on it's on with other methods, and then when they started vaping, they were able to get off the cigs.
To me, that says that vaping helps a lot of people. Maybe not everyone, but many.
I think it's a combination of two things. You still get the nicotine, for one. That cuts out the biggest part of the addiction. And I think that the process helps. You still pick it up, you still "smoke" it much like a cig, you still see the "smoke". I think somehow that helps.
I keep telling people it's like 80% of the real thing! I so believe in the product that I want to sell it... not just for monetary profits but it'll help people as well!
As other chemicals that are addictive in cigarettes far more than nicotine that government and cigarette manufacturers don't want you to know about, it's no surprise that some people struggle with a complete stop of analogs. It would seem to happen more in the 1+ pack a day smoker. Saying this, I would like to think that long term the 1+ pack a day smokers who are weening well will eventually not be so dependent on these other addictive substances!
As other chemicals that are addictive in cigarettes far more than nicotine that government and cigarette manufacturers don't want you to know about, it's no surprise that some people struggle with a complete stop of analogs. It would seem to happen more in the 1+ pack a day smoker. Saying this, I would like to think that long term the 1+ pack a day smokers who are weening well will eventually not be so dependent on these other addictive substances!
I was a 3 to 3.5 PAD smoker. Got my ego about 2.5 months ago. Now I'm smoking 10 to 15 a day most of the time. I'm not pushing very hard to quit, so far. I read about people getting various side effects when they quit, and I decided that after 30+ years of heavy smoking, I'd rather go slow. Mornings are pretty easy for me, which surprised me. I can just vape and be fine. I don't tend to eat breakfast, and most of the time, my first cig comes after lunch. Eating always means cravings for a real cig, and I usually have to smoke several before it quits. Vaping through it doesn't seem to help very much. I've been using 24 mg nicotine, and I just ordered juice with a 30mg level hoping that might help.
I go out dancing fairly often, and I drink a few beers when I do. I'd sort of expected that to be a problem time, but it really hasn't been. Vaping does a good job for me there. I did have my EMDCC fail on me recently when I was out, and I didn't have any kind of backup with me.
Sitting here in front of the computer, if I keep cigs easily available, I tend to smoke, so now I try to keep them out of reach. I haven't, so far, set a "must go outside to smoke" rule, but I expect to do that at some point.
When I first started vaping, I didn't expect it to work. But I'm very happy with the progression so far, and I feel that it's just a matter of time before I'm cig free. Before I tried vaping, I didn't think it was possible for me to quit, so it's a big change.
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