Has anyone quit real smoking?

[cliff5550]

I smoked for 45 years and quit totally the same day I started vaping. My wife had smoked for 34 years. She stopped analogs the same day as I did, when we received our first kits. Kept no analogs anywhere and we haven't even been tempted. Oh yeh, I smoked about two packs a day and she smoked a pack to pack and a half a day.

 

[Porphy]

2 puffs off an analog June 24th and none since. I officially quit the day I got my 510 in the mail (21st) but I took two "test puffs" three days later and about tossed my cookies on the balcony.

Not sure how many months that makes me (I've quit keeping count) I just know I've quit for good. On a side note, I've downed my mix from 36mg to 24mg and haven't noted any problems at all. I'll try 18mg in a couple weeks and see how it goes.

 

[AngusATAT]

I quit two days after I got my first PV, and really I was just finishing off my last half of a pack of smokes. I didn't want to waste them. I think I could have quit the first day, easily.

 

[TheB0lt]

Dear 'ole Mum (40+ year smoking) and I (25+ year off/on smoker) quit on Thursday, September 10, 2009 at 10:30 AM.

There are no signs of us ever returning to analog cigs.

And we feel proud, liberated, free and quite happy!

Good luck to all,

Dan

 

[Brian1976]

Yes i've only had 2 analogs since the end of may and neither one of them got smoked all the way i took 2-3 drags and had to put it out it tastes horrible... I couldn't be happier with switching to vaping

 

[Twilightmom]

I quit smoking analogs on Aug. 12, 2009 using the Greensmoke e-cig but have since upgraded to a Joye510 which came in the mail today! The only thing I don't like is that I have gained 10 lbs since then. I was smoking a pack of Marlboro Menthol Lights a day. I also still need my nicotine, I get crabby without it.

 

[baby driver]

Long answer:

I was down to about 4 cigs a day with my e-cig, then I got the passthrough in the mail and stopped smoking that day. The passthrough allows you to vape at the computer, the TV, and in the car without fiddling with the batteries. Over the course of the last 18 or so days of quitting I did smoke about 5.5 analogs which were left in the last pack I had. They tasted real bad compared to the lovely flavors in the e-cigs. I have really gotten into making my own flavors. I mostly like VG, and only use PG if it is in a pre-mixed flavor that I have around.

As far as I am concerned, I am quit. Been trying for about 8 years now, so that is an accomplishment. Now if I start lowering the nic levels I could eventually get down to zero nic, and then decide whether to keep vaping or not.

I love the fact that I can vape anywhere, doesn't smell up the house or clothes, doesn't upset many people, and doesn't turn my teeth brown.

Right now I am vaping an "off" flavor I made that is not quite ready for prime time. It is champagne, pear, peach, and cinnamon. Pretty good, but I've had better.

I hope your husband will try it. If he doesn't like the tobacco flavors right off, cappuccino, is real good and surprisingly like tobacco in many ways. And I always add tobacco to the peach, my favorite.

So the short answer to your question is: YES.

 

[Angelz]

I quit two days after I got my first PV, and really I was just finishing off my last half of a pack of smokes. I didn't want to waste them. I think I could have quit the first day, easily.

Pretty much the same thing here. It's a bit difficult to throw your analogues away when you know you've spent good $$ on them...

 

[Niya]

Yes, I quit cigarettes on November 8, 2008 and have not had one since. As a matter of fact, X-rays showed "mild emphysema" for the past 10+ years. I had to have abdominal surgery in August, so the anesthesiologists required a chest x-ray prior to surgery. NO EMPHYSEMA was detected on the chest X-ray!!!! My regular doctor said that doesn't mean e-cigs healed emphysema, lol. She said it had diminished enough from November 2008 to August 2009 from not smoking that is no longer perceptible. I am thrilled that 1) no more smoking and 2) no perceptible emphysema.

Great reading all the comments on this thread!

 

[youtubecommercial]

Yes, I quit cigarettes on November 8, 2008 and have not had one since. As a matter of fact, X-rays showed "mild emphysema" for the past 10+ years. I had to have abdominal surgery in August, so the anesthesiologists required a chest x-ray prior to surgery. NO EMPHYSEMA was detected on the chest X-ray!!!! My regular doctor said that doesn't mean e-cigs healed emphysema, lol. She said it had diminished enough from November 2008 to August 2009 from not smoking that is no longer perceptible. I am thrilled that 1) no more smoking and 2) no perceptible emphysema.

Great reading all the comments on this thread!

This is good to hear Because your Dr said:

"that doesn't mean e-cigs healed emphysema, lol. She said it had diminished enough from November 2008 to August 2009 from not smoking"

So your Dr agrees that Vaping is NOT SMOKING....

 

[Snarkyone]

Only a complete uninformed tool would continue to argue that vaping is smoking in any way shape or form really. Luckily I have not had the displeasure of running into anyone like that.

 

[Niya]

Yes, Youtubecommercial, my doctor does not believe it's smoking. Also, all the MDs and nurses in November 2008, when I was hospitalized for a fracture and in August 2009, when I had that other surgery were fine with me using my e-cig while I was an inpatient. I can use it during office visits. No problem at all. They are curious, mostly. I call it a nicotine inhaler rather than use the term "cigarette." A couple had heard of them. LOTS of med people wanted websites to purchase for friends, spouses, parents.

 

[toomuch]

I quit smoking on 2/7/09. The patches worked with a support group. Howevrer, I still miss not smoking. I have been toying with the idea of using an e cig 0 nic for quite sometime. See my other posts. Well, I broke down and ordered a 501. I will use non nic juice and see how that goes. I am committed to never smoking a regular cig again. Waiting for my e cig.

 

[UtdVare]

So far been 2 weeks without any analogs, after many unsuccesful quits in the past I can see myself staying off the analogs! Currently vaping away on the 510 with Low/Med nic, first week was tough, but getting through it.

 

[xaiver56]

I am on day 6 without an analogue and I feel great, the USB passthru really is awesome and does help. I am currently on 24 mg nic, I plan on stepping down my nic in the next couple of months. My cravings are totally under control with with e-cig. I currently own a 510, SS Micro, and a Vapor King.

 

[ournature]

i quit smoking the day i received my first 501, it was 4 month ago.
i used to smoke 1 pack+ a day (camel) for about 12 years.
i started with 11mg nic liquid, now i'm doing 6mg and it's ok.
i used non-nic liquid for 10 days and didn't miss nicotine at all but i missed throat hit so i got back to 6mg.
i really don't miss real cigarettes at all, i will never smoke again in my life, pretty sure about that.

 

[I Luv Vaping]

I smoked on & off for 30 years! (Was up to 1 pack/day.) I have not smoked one single cigarette since the very first day I received my first e-cig on July 2, 2009. (Almost 3 months ago.) It was completely effortless with zero cravings for a cigarette. The e-cig is 100% as satisfying as a cigarette, but no stinky cigarette odor, my lungs feel better, and I'm not spending $6/day on a filthy smelly habit anymore. I really love the e-cig. It was so easy to kick cigarettes using it.

I'm almost completely off the nicotine addiction entirely also. (I may actually be, but I haven't tested that theory yet to find out for sure.) I started with a few high nicotine cartridges, then moved down to medium, then to the lowest nic level. I now have a combination of low nic and zero nic cartridges in my current supply, and to tell you the truth I don't know which are which, so...I may actually no longer be nicotine dependent at all. I just love vaping still, so I keep on, but I honestly don't think I really NEED to anymore at this point.

I 'tasted' someone's tobacco cigarette once and it was horrible! I could not smoke it if I wanted to. It taste so bad, smelled so bad, and one puff made me feel lightheaded. I am so over cigarettes now!

 

[athlon14]

Tobacco free since 5/11/09 Woo Hoo!!

 

[Anonomo]

Last ciggy was on Easter Sunday.... man, it's seems longer that that.

 

[Aquarius777]

I smoked 20-30 analogs for 23 years. I received my IntelliCig Evo on 27th July 2009. Immediately I stopped smoking analogs at work however I still smoked them at home (mainly because I had remaining supplies). I switched to e-cigs completely on 16th August 2009. I use medium liquid now and I'm going to use low and then 0 mg in future.

Regards,