I'm a 60 yo man, and I smoked up to 2 1/2 packs a day , probably about 60-70 smokes a day. I could be a poster boy for a nicotine addicted man. It costed me about $900 a month ( no-name brand) and coughed so hard in the morning ,I thought I would die. Anyway ,though I appreciate input from anyone ,I would REALLY like to hear from some real heavily addicted individuals like myself. I bought a kanger emow ECIG and have cut down to about a pack a day,vaping 18 mg eliquid. The problem is I still really crave analog cigs. I try to limit myself to 1 analog per hour, but even when vaping my head off, all I can think of is for the hour to come to have a real cigarette. I've been vaping about 2 months now, 18 mg ejuice. I started to think there was something other than nicotine in analogs that im addicted to ,that I'm not getting vaping? To anyone ,who sees a little bit of themselves in me, do you think I should start vaping at 24-36 mgs? That seems pretty high, but I'll never quit analogs still craving analogs like i do.
HELP...still crave cigarettes
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You could definitely try 24mg and see if that helps any.
Otherwise, you could be right; some people are more dependent than others on all the other alkaloids -- I can't vape over 10mg, but even vaping as much as I possibly could, I still had terrible cravings. My suggestion would be WTA (whole tobacco alkaloids); it's 95% nicotine, but also provides the other tobacco alkaloids, anabasine,anatabine, and nornicotine; there's some dispute about whether WTA also contains MAOIs; I tend to think it does, but I have no factual info. What I do know for sure is that WTA completely removed the horrible cravings, using it as only 10% of my ejuice -- but I've heard that some vape the 24mg WTA "straight" rather than just mixing it into their ejuice.
I recommend wholecig.com - that link goes to their unflavored, but they also have tobacco flavored, and Kiss of Sweet. Theirs is much cheaper than aromaejuice.com, but of a similar clarity and purity.
Hope that helps! Welcome to ECF!!
Andria
I was never a heavy smoker or now vape that much...
In the UK, we have a famous reviewer and e-cig advocate who vaped 36mg liquid to get himself off 60 cigs a day. He always claimed he wouldn't drop down to 24mg but recently the power of vaping devices has increased a great deal. The EMOW is a nice e-cig, but in the 'starter' catagory. He would certainly be vaping 36mg in something like that.
I think you should consider stronger liquid, but, as I said, I cannot say from personal experience.
In the UK, we have a famous reviewer and e-cig advocate who vaped 36mg liquid to get himself off 60 cigs a day. He always claimed he wouldn't drop down to 24mg but recently the power of vaping devices has increased a great deal. The EMOW is a nice e-cig, but in the 'starter' catagory. He would certainly be vaping 36mg in something like that.
I think you should consider stronger liquid, but, as I said, I cannot say from personal experience.
I was smoking a brand from Costco called "studio" a Canadian cig,I'm from winnipeg.
Hello Dwittick 
I also used to smoke, on average, 2 & a half packs a day. (I'm also a similar age to you & also used to cough so badly most of the time).
I started off with a ciggie lookalike as that was more or less all that was available 7 years ago. That helped me cut down, but not give up.
I also think you need a higher strength juice & a a more powerful e-cig.
I also used to smoke, on average, 2 & a half packs a day. (I'm also a similar age to you & also used to cough so badly most of the time).
I started off with a ciggie lookalike as that was more or less all that was available 7 years ago. That helped me cut down, but not give up.
I also think you need a higher strength juice & a a more powerful e-cig.
Hello Dwittick
I also used to smoke, on average, 2 & a half packs a day. (I'm also a similar age to you & also used to cough so badly most of the time).
I started off with a ciggie lookalike as that was more or less all that was available 7 years ago. That helped me cut down, but not give up.
I also think you need a higher strength juice & a a more powerful e-cig.
Being in the UK, I'm not sure what is available to you in Canada. But anything with either a variable voltage or wattage would be a good start.
The lady speaks truth.
I'd say bump the nicotine up. My dad was 2 packs a day and 18mg worked for him. He's at 11 weeks with no cigarettes. I also know with my dad flavored juices was disgusting to him. He'd rather smoke than vape a flavor out there. I started making him unflavored, which as he says it is "The closest thing to a marlboro light". Doesn't gunk coils up, no scents, all is good in his mind with it. He's also using an iStick 50w and subtank, so when he lung inhales 3-4 seconds he feels better and doesn't crave cigarettes.
Yeah, try upping the nic to 24mg and see if that helps.
I had some serious cravings after coming off the Swisher Cigarillos that I was inhaling. I was using 18mg at the time. I upped it to 24mg and it helped a lot. I use 18mg most of the time now and lower if I'm vaping from a low ohm RDA.
If that doesn't work, try WTA as AndriaD suggested. I think it's more expensive but worth it for your health.
I had some serious cravings after coming off the Swisher Cigarillos that I was inhaling. I was using 18mg at the time. I upped it to 24mg and it helped a lot. I use 18mg most of the time now and lower if I'm vaping from a low ohm RDA.
If that doesn't work, try WTA as AndriaD suggested. I think it's more expensive but worth it for your health.
I just pickup my first ecigarette about 3 hours a go so far so good. I do not know how to post so I figured I would start here.
Well I Di not see this. So hello I am Allison, just started vaping about 3 hours a go well about 4 now LOL
Hi, and welcome
3 hours... good for you!
Maybe start your own thread if you have questions or want people to know you've arrived on ECF.
Hello gandymarsh how do I get that banner you have saying how long I have not had a cigarette?
Thanks for the help
Where do I do that at?Hi, and welcome
3 hours... good for you!
Maybe start your own thread if you have questions or want people to know you've arrived on ECF.
It's been a while (many thousands of posts ago...) but new members seem able to start/post new discussions (in new members only). You need 5 posts to then get "access more areas".
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