Has anyone quit real smoking?

[Turk1sh]

i smoked for 16 years, past 5 years have been smoking 2 packs a day. I have not have one cigarette since i got my 510. As for my liquid, my 1st order was 24 mg then i got 18 and today my 3rd with 0 nicotine should arrive. So yes i`m proud to say i QUIT

 

[aidanfdamage]

I've been smoking for about 17 years now, 1/2 pack - a pack a day, never a hardcore 2 pack a day or anything crazy like that, but a very social smoker. It's been really rough. I quit once for a year just cold turkey, quit for 6 months with Chantix, quit for a week with the patch (oh my did that suck), quit for 3 days with some holistic hippie stuff from the health food store (that sucked worse).

I found about the e-cig one night in January of 2009 when I was recovering from a gnarly cold and going outside in the rain with my hacking cough. I just thought to myself "what the heck? 2 weeks with this phlegm and you're dumb enough to go out in the pouring rain while struggling to catch your breath". So I went inside and googled for electronic cigarette, because I figured someone had to have invented it by now!

I purchased a 901 and all the bells and whistles, and it worked ok, but I still wanted to smoke. I then got this other little one from Pure Smoker, can't remember the name, really sleek and s....y looking, and I still wanted to smoke.

I've bought a stock-pile of juices and atomizers - and still wanted the sweet sweet tar in analogs UNTIL I finally got a screwdriver from totally wicked last week. This thing is friggin' genius I love it!! I'm not completely off the analogs - I still have 5 remaining from a pack that I purchased on Monday - but I have no intention of touching them unless I absolutely have to.

I've come to the conclusion that initially it just takes a lot of experimentation. I also find that for me, I'm oddly shy about whipping it out in public (dirty). Although analog smoking is frowned upon (especially in California) when I pull out the screwdriver I feel like it looks like I'm trying to do something illegal, it's a mighty lookin' thing.

Only time will tell, but this week was definitely my most successful venture with the e-cig.

 

[aidanfdamage]

I've been smoking for about 17 years now, 1/2 pack - a pack a day, never a hardcore 2 pack a day or anything crazy like that, but a very social smoker. It's been really rough. I quit once for a year just cold turkey, quit for 6 months with Chantix, quit for a week with the patch (oh my did that suck), quit for 3 days with some holistic hippie stuff from the health food store (that sucked worse).

I found about the e-cig one night in January of 2009 when I was recovering from a gnarly cold and going outside in the rain with my hacking cough. I just thought to myself "what the heck? 2 weeks with this phlegm and you're dumb enough to go out in the pouring rain while struggling to catch your breath". So I went inside and googled for electronic cigarette, because I figured someone had to have invented it by now!

I purchased a 901 and all the bells and whistles, and it worked ok, but I still wanted to smoke. I then got this other little one from Pure Smoker, can't remember the name, really sleek and s....y looking, and I still wanted to smoke.

I've bought a stock-pile of juices and atomizers - and still wanted the sweet sweet tar in analogs UNTIL I finally got a screwdriver from totally wicked last week. This thing is friggin' genius I love it!! I'm not completely off the analogs - I still have 5 remaining from a pack that I purchased on Monday - but I have no intention of touching them unless I absolutely have to.

I've come to the conclusion that initially it just takes a lot of experimentation. I also find that for me, I'm oddly shy about whipping it out in public (dirty). Although analog smoking is frowned upon (especially in California) when I pull out the screwdriver I feel like it looks like I'm trying to do something illegal, it's a mighty lookin' thing.

Only time will tell, but this week was definitely my most successful venture with the e-cig.

 

[tallytown]

Off the analogs completely since 10/2/09. I never felt deprived. I used to smoke a pack a day.

 

[linlorra]

Yeh Steph, and you two can as well. I took me about a month to transition completely. I am now analog free since 12/20/09. Yea! No more smokers cough for me.

 

[jadeninja]

Just a counter check!

 

[Mista Lyle]

Analog free for 9 days now...

It's just the bginning. I'm a newb and the e-cig seems to be doing the job for me!

 

[Tuesday]

Analog free for 4 months and never want another analog again. After vaping for the first time 4 months ago that was the end of analogs.
Every other attempt failed and included the whole line up of patch, gum, cutting back, etc. Nothing worked.
This is a fantastic break threw for me and wow I DID IT!!

 

[devo6786]

about 2 weeks of almost analog free. i slip up once in awhile but im trying hard ! and the fiances happy

 

[datacreek]

Smoked for 35 years. Was smoking 2+ packs a day when my 510 arrived. After my first vape I haven't touched another analog. Put up all my ashtrays.
Now it's only been seven days but I don't feel the need for an analog at all.

I can't say more than that. vaping is by far the best way to get off cigarettes.

 

[SBRFC]

I have quit nicotine smoking, although i still sometimes smoke it when i don't have e-cigarette with me.

 

[chuaa]

ive quit smoking analogs totally.....feels great...

 

[Big Hit]

I have had 3 cigs (for comparison) since the beginning of Oct.

 

[houstonplanner]

I started vaping on Saturday - it is now Thursday, Feb. 4, 2010. I smoked my last few analogs over the weekend and maintained my nic levels as best I could. Wednesday, the 3rd, I bought another pack of analogs, just because I had to be sure.

I wasn't getting what I wanted from the e-cig, so I thought the first thing to check would be the nicotine levels. Not only did the analogs taste the exact same, but the smoke was nice compared to the puny vapor I'm getting. The one nice thing in all of this is that it wasn't the nicotine. So, I can quit analogs completely, and just focus on breaking the psychological effects of the analogs.

I'm planning on breathing deeply for about 3 minutes a few times a day, and simply taking time to mentally decompress, which are two of the things I miss the most about analogs. I really did relieve stress that way, and now, all I do is vape... it takes 2 puffs and I'm good. While it is convenient not to have to go outside and take 10 minutes with travel time for a 3 minute smoke, I miss the talking with random other smokers, the deep relaxing breaths, and the feeling of the dirty smoke hitting my lungs.

I'm trying to transfer the feelings that I have for the analog smoke onto the vapor. Easy enough, except that, if I do it in the bathroom, or even my car, I sorta feel like I'm doing something wrong and it makes me uncomfortable.

Other than all of that mess, I'm super happy with the e-cig. I'm able to smell things properly again, I feel healthier - there's not a menthol elephant standing on my black little lungs anymore, I really like going into meetings without smelling like old tar, etc.

 

[BigD]

I smoked analogs for 42 years, quit back in may 2009. Haven't looked back. Thanks to e-cigaretts.

 

[Wild Clover]

There has to be something else in those analogs besides nicotine that is addictive

I agree...Got my first e-cig the week before Thanksgiving, "the cheapest electronic cigarette"-one battery, one atomizer... was cut back to about half my normal smokes in time for the great Thanksgiving roadtrip... smoked an average of 3 analogs/day Wednesday-Sunday, bought an NJoy on the trip back because waiting for my single battery to charge was torture. By Christmas was down to 1/2-1/3 my normal smoking, ordered a 401 set, started that the day after Christmas (one Njoy battery had blown up by then, and the other was sucky)and was down to about 3 -5 cigs a day from my pre-vaping 20-30. This past week or so I'm still vaping, but smoking nearly a full pack of analogs a day, and am not sure why, except that work sucks and the weather is truly nasty.(yeah, like I have this need now to go out in the cold and smoke). Maybe the carpet glue in the fire safe cigs I've been smoking is extra addictive?

 

[justplainolder]

Yep, Been off analogs for 3-1/2 weeks so far, when I started Vaping, said why not quit and thats been great so far. Not interested in analogs at all...

 

[SharpandPointy]

Smoked analogs for 35 years. Started vaping about 5 months ago and continued smoking the same amount of analogs while vaping in between. I could never make that leap to 100% vaping. For some reason I had that mental tie with the analogs. I looked at analogs as a friend no matter how much I hated them and how they made me feel.

Fast forward to a week before Christmas 2009. I received information from my doctor that no one wants to hear. I'm not going to go into details but I will tell you that I had the biggest scare of my life. Anyway, it's been over a month analog free. I guess it took a good slap in the face to get me to realize that it was time. The move away from analogs (thanks to e-cigs) has not been that difficult now that I look back at it. I'm breathing better, the car, my clothes and my home office no longer smell like ashtrays and my general health is improving. I cannot see myself ever going back to analogs.

 

[aubergine]

30 plus years smoking. Heavily. Plenty of agonized quit efforts, it's really hard for me. Just started vaping on jan. 27 and I haven't even been remotely interested in a cigarette since. Sounds foolish to say so soon, but i'm SURE. I love these things. And am already taking in less nicotine than i was. At my own pace, and with relaxed pleasure.

 

[Wildsky]

24 years of smoking a pack a day.

9 months tobacco free so far!