I lingered in these forums a few years back when I was still in graduate school, but I have now dove head first into quitting smoking to switch over to vaping completely. No tapering off period, the day I got my package in the mail from Ebay I tossed my trusty Marlboro Lights in the trash and headed to my nearest vape shop to hang out and buy juice. I got the RX2 2700 with a big baby beast tank. Not a bad setup, though I admit I do not have a great deal to compare it to. My exposure to vaping the last few years has mainly been from randos I see at the bar. Fortunately, the people at my local shop have been quite helpful, and it's only about a 4 blocks from my apartment.
I tried a multitude of different juices that first day, but I simply could not stomach any of the fruity kinds that so many people seem enamored with. I gravitated completely towards the towards chocolates, custards, and one variety in particular named after the dessert Creme Brulee that I stocked up on heavily I liked it so much. I intentionally avoided tobacco flavored juices at the instruction of the shop, and it honestly shocked me that I was so into desserts and chocolate type flavors. As far as my food preferences, I do not have a sweet tooth hardly at all. I would much prefer to pound down a plate of chili cheese fries with ranch than have a pint of Ben and Jerry's or any dessert. Weird, but OK.
So now for the not so fun aspects of the last week and a half, which I suspect are symptoms of quitting smoking in general. That first 24 hours was not fun. Not fun at all. I felt like chewing my arm off, and chain vaped almost the entire time. While technology has no doubt improved in recent years, it's still not a cig. I was waiting at the vape shop when they opened the next morning at 10 to show me how to change out the coil (yes I went through the pre installed one in less than 24 hours).
I also had wicked rushes of anxiety and borderline paranoia those first 72 hours, along with generalized anger at everything and everyone. I am normally a pretty pleasant dude most of the time, but you would not of wanted to encounter me during this time period. Driving was the worst, as even the slightest inconvenience sent me into bouts of road rage.
After 72 hours my psyche mercifully began to calm down a bit, only to be replaced by some of the worst bouts of coughing I have ever encountered. I would spit up god awful chunks straight out of a horror movie. This was the worst when I would first wake up in the morning, and it made vaping almost impossible, which obviously made a bad situation worse. This only really started to subside substantially in the last day or so. Yes, I am still rocking lots of phlegm, but I am not on the verge of death like I was previously.
Today was really the first day I have felt semi-normal, which explains why I wanted to reach out to this community as I feel it might be helpful to learn from people with some experience and to motivate me to stay on course. I suspect the worst is now behind me, or at least I hope anyway. I am glad I had the weekend to get past some of the more nightmarish stuff, because being at work sucked during those initial days. I am feeling much more confident and do not feel chained to my vape for my very existence.
Anyway, that's a little bit about my rather short life post cigarettes. I am determined never to go back.
Thanks for listening.
I tried a multitude of different juices that first day, but I simply could not stomach any of the fruity kinds that so many people seem enamored with. I gravitated completely towards the towards chocolates, custards, and one variety in particular named after the dessert Creme Brulee that I stocked up on heavily I liked it so much. I intentionally avoided tobacco flavored juices at the instruction of the shop, and it honestly shocked me that I was so into desserts and chocolate type flavors. As far as my food preferences, I do not have a sweet tooth hardly at all. I would much prefer to pound down a plate of chili cheese fries with ranch than have a pint of Ben and Jerry's or any dessert. Weird, but OK.
So now for the not so fun aspects of the last week and a half, which I suspect are symptoms of quitting smoking in general. That first 24 hours was not fun. Not fun at all. I felt like chewing my arm off, and chain vaped almost the entire time. While technology has no doubt improved in recent years, it's still not a cig. I was waiting at the vape shop when they opened the next morning at 10 to show me how to change out the coil (yes I went through the pre installed one in less than 24 hours).
I also had wicked rushes of anxiety and borderline paranoia those first 72 hours, along with generalized anger at everything and everyone. I am normally a pretty pleasant dude most of the time, but you would not of wanted to encounter me during this time period. Driving was the worst, as even the slightest inconvenience sent me into bouts of road rage.
After 72 hours my psyche mercifully began to calm down a bit, only to be replaced by some of the worst bouts of coughing I have ever encountered. I would spit up god awful chunks straight out of a horror movie. This was the worst when I would first wake up in the morning, and it made vaping almost impossible, which obviously made a bad situation worse. This only really started to subside substantially in the last day or so. Yes, I am still rocking lots of phlegm, but I am not on the verge of death like I was previously.
Today was really the first day I have felt semi-normal, which explains why I wanted to reach out to this community as I feel it might be helpful to learn from people with some experience and to motivate me to stay on course. I suspect the worst is now behind me, or at least I hope anyway. I am glad I had the weekend to get past some of the more nightmarish stuff, because being at work sucked during those initial days. I am feeling much more confident and do not feel chained to my vape for my very existence.
Anyway, that's a little bit about my rather short life post cigarettes. I am determined never to go back.
Thanks for listening.
