E-Cig Success Rate?

[leannebug]

I've cut down my use to about 15-20% analogs. BUT I've only been vaping for about 2 weeks now. So I expect it to go down even more.

Part of my (clinging to analogs) is that it's a respite. I go outside to 'smoke', and I love to be outdoors. It gives me time; away from the kids, the noise, to relax, to just chill and breath some f r e s h air. So I think that is what a lot of the driving force behind my continued analog use. However, I'm liking them less and less, and hope to give them up entirely by a months time.

Ironically, it never was my intention to quit. A friend of my son introduced me to them, and it all started out of curiousity >^..^<

 

[Above God]

I've completely quit analogs with e-cigs

havnt touched one since the first hit of my e-cig

 

[Kate S]

I got one of those free trial spam emails yesterday. e Cig-a-what now?

I started researching online and visited my local smoke shops. Ended up getting the joye 510. I bought it because I want to quit stinking, but hopefully it will help me cut down/ quit too. The posts on this thread are really encouraging. Thanks!

 

[redeyedancer]

It took about two weeks on the ecig before i totally quit.I cant stand to be in a car now if someone is smoking.

 

[Vocalek]

With over 1600 responses, we are still showing over 80% (nearly 83%) of people have completely replaced all their analogs. Good show. Wish we had 5000 responses.

 

[nicadd]

I've gone from 190 cigarettes a week to between 21 and 28, meaning 85% fewer, since the end of January. The original plan was to cut my tobacco consumption at least 50%, so no complaints here.

 

[Chief Rocka]

Ive been on e-cigs for about 4 months. As long as I have juice I don't smoke analogs even at the bar im not tempted. If im out of juice or limited to premixed carts. I start to slip back to one or two here and there. so on average im down to about 3 analogs a week.

 

[Vocalek]

Look at those numbers! Going on 1700 responses, and the percentages are holding - > 80% completely replaced all their analogs with vaping. Way to go, former smokers!

 

[AlexTM]

And those 20% - which are a fairly consistant number in several polls - probably all could get the rest of what they need from smokeless tobacco, getting their risk very low, too.

 

[USinchains]

And those 20% - which are a fairly consistant number in several polls - probably all could get the rest of what they need from smokeless tobacco, getting their risk very low, too.

Not likely over here, I don't need any more than I get from PVs, I just need my friends and family to stop lighting up around me, cigs are too alluring. All in time though, they're having more and more of an adverse effect on me as I lose tolerance for them, got some nice swollen gums right now from the few I heaved on last week.

 

[AlexTM]

Yes, but what is so alluring about those analogs? Their great taste? The smell a few hours later? That clogged feeling in your lungs?
Probably not …

 

[USinchains]

It just might have something to do with years of addiction. No... maybe?

 

[bhima]

From my first use of my old Smoking Everywhere 4081 I've been tobacco free for over 6 months now after about a pack a day habit. I'll never ever go back so long as I have my e-cig.

 

[msqun]

So thankful I found e-cigarettes. Only regret is not finding them sooner. I haven't had an analogue since my e-cig finished it's first initial charge...
I'd LOVE to see an update from everyone who posted here previously!!


Oh! I never intended to "quit" the analogues entirely, this was a mere convenient "accident"!!! Yay for accidents!

 

[sunriseha]

Ecigs definately has helped me avoid analogs. I have weaned to 0 nicotine in a couple of weeks. However, it's not the nicotine that had me hooked, it's the other effects like the menthol TH that had me hooked. I still crave the analogs when having some drinks and probably always will. But, I have avoided 21 packs in three weeks!! So, I call that a victory.

 

[msqun]

Ecigs definately has helped me avoid analogs. I have weaned to 0 nicotine in a couple of weeks. However, it's not the nicotine that had me hooked, it's the other effects like the menthol TH that had me hooked. I still crave the analogs when having some drinks and probably always will. But, I have avoided 21 packs in three weeks!! So, I call that a victory.

I am still Nicotine dependent so you bet your sweet Apples that that is DEFINITELY a VICTORY!!!

Go shout it from the mountain tops! That is AWESOME!!!!

 

[reverendg]

Started off with those crappy $30.00 ones found on all the china sites for around 6 buck, still had to smoke analogs with that until I got my 510, My sig on the bottom says the rest.

After a 35 year long 1-2 pack a day habit. I am proud to call myself a non smoker. Never again. Just keep the juice coming

 

[jmpenza]

3 weeks, no analogs at all, no desire, love the flavors of eliquid !!!!

 

[nubee]

25 years......pack a day marb light 100's.
Quit day one for almost a year now!!!

 

[paise]

Leannebug:

The thing that got me completely off the analogs and onto the e-cig was increasing the nicotine levels until it was equal to what my analog cigarettes were. I had to bump my e-liquid up to btw 30-36mg then gradually I was able to drop the nicotine amounts until now when I am at btw 14mg and 24mg. I still have to bump the nicotine dose up for my 1st hit in the morning, then after meals, and before I go to bed but then it's only bumped up to 24-26mg and then I'm back at 14mg again.

You have to remember that I've been on the e-cig since July 7th, 2009. As of July 2010, I will have been on e-cigs for one full year. I only had approx 10 analogs between July 7th and July 14th (?), 2009. Afterward it was strictly e-cig and nothing but e-cig.

I explained this to other who have had problems giving up the analogs. They come back to me weeks and sometimes months later to tell me that increasing their nicotine dose was what did the trick to get them completely off the analogs and onto the e-cigarettes. Hopefully, it will work for you. I hope it will if you decide to try it. It worked for me and a few dozen others I've spoken with in the past year.

Paise

I've cut down my use to about 15-20% analogs. BUT I've only been vaping for about 2 weeks now. So I expect it to go down even more.

Part of my (clinging to analogs) is that it's a respite. I go outside to 'smoke', and I love to be outdoors. It gives me time; away from the kids, the noise, to relax, to just chill and breath some f r e s h air. So I think that is what a lot of the driving force behind my continued analog use. However, I'm liking them less and less, and hope to give them up entirely by a months time.

Ironically, it never was my intention to quit. A friend of my son introduced me to them, and it all started out of curiousity >^..^<