How easy is the switch?

[machineelves]

Well, I'm new to the whole pv/e-cig thing and I've never actually tried one(should receive 510 in mail tomorrow) so please excuse my ignorance.

I've been researching the e-cig phenomenon for the past week, I've read and watched(on youtube) countless of testimonials from people who were long time smokers who claim that they've started smoking pv's and never looked back to smoking analogs with pretty much no problem at all.

I have also read about people(from posts in this forum) who claim that the switch over from analogs to PV isn't easy, some people are even saying that it took them as long as three weeks before the urge to smoke analogs went away.

Three weeks? This is confusing to me because if it actually takes that long before urges for analogs go away then whats the point? I've made it three weeks without a cig in the past and at that point I would consider myself over the hump and pretty much a non-smoker because the physical cravings are over with by then.

Now I'm reading about people "falling off the wagon" and going back to analogs after months of being smoke free. ?

I was under the impression that vaping is basically the same as smoking minus all the negative physical side effects. I understand that analogs contain other chemicals besides nicotine that might also be addictive, but if it takes as long to kick the habit of these "other" chemicals as it does to kick the habit of nicotine then what is the point?

 

[bostonwhaler16]

took me about 5 days, did not really push or anything wanted to quit someday, just vaped some and smoked some eventually turning into my last day with cigarettes was feb. 2 and i had two cigarettes that day...

just take it slow and get through the learning curve and find the flavors you like you should be good to go.... and we cant wait to hear you go a hole month without etc. etc.

goood luck its a good ride for me so far... not looking back..

 

[garyd]

It's different for everyone, I suppose it depends on how much you want to quit analogs. I smoked for 37 years and I was determined to quit. It was pretty easy for me, been 40 days now without one, I suppose I had cravings for an analog for the first 2 weeks but when I had the craving I just did some heavy vaping. Good luck to you!

 

[Katmar]

As they said, it is different for everyone. Some people never smoke another analog when they pick up their pv. Some people take a few days or a few weeks. A few even still smoke one or two a day. Don't push yourself and learn to enjoy the vaping experience. Getting off the analogs may just come naturally. I just kind of went with the flow and was done smoking in 6 days, after 46 years.

 

[CaffeineFreak]

I've been a smoker for 15+ years. I've been using the ecig since Monday and I can't tell you how amazed I am. Since monday I have gone completely without analogs. The transition was seamless. Not to say it's as easy for everyone but if I can make the switch I'm pretty sure anyone can. Good luck!

 

[AJMoore]

I've been without an analog for 3 months. Yes, there were moments that I wanted I cig but with the aid of the e cig I was able to get over the hump. I could NOT have done that cold turkey, I know, I've tried (41 year smoker). This has not only made giving up the analogs easy, but pleasurable as well.

More power to you if you decide to go the cold turkey route!

 

[DeaninSJ]

The point for me was an immediate reduction in intake of tar, carbon monoxide and other chemicals. The point was a slow reduction in nicotine intake.
It's not perfect. it's an option.
No addictive habit has one easy answer. E-cigs are a tool, an option.
And they're working well for me.
Dean in SJ

 

[Metstoo]

I suspect that it is the mental/emotional addiction that takes longer to get past then the actual physical addiction. Many people smoke for many different reasons and the nicotine addiction is a side effect rather than the cause. If it were solely the physical addiction to nicotine that switching to e-cigs could help with than I suspect that all of us would quit the analogs on the spot. Some here have done just that!

Others take a while longer to let go of the smoking for other reasons. It's never a 'one size fits all' situation and shouldn't be treated as such.

 

[Huffheinz]

I was a half pack a day smoker for almost 20 years...I switched to a PV on March 10 and I've found the transition pretty easy so far. My wife is still on the analogs and they smell pretty rank to me right now. I'm also starting to get my sense of taste and smell back.

Make sure you get a variety of juices to start with so you can find the one you like...it helps.

I'm sure that the adjustment period is different for everyone. And the e-cigs take more work and effort than analogs, so you need a fair amount of dedication (or a huge nerdy streak, like me) to stick with it.

 

[schaedj]

Absolutely different for everyone. My best friend and I got e-cigs the same day. I quit smoking and didn't have any cravings, he alternated between smoking and vaping. Now, six months later, I've gone back to 50/50 because I ran out of supplies once and bummed a smoke (MAKE SURE YOU HAVE ENOUGH STOCK), and he has quit completly (smoking and vaping). If you switch to vaping, and stick with it for a few days, an analog will taste like ****. Stick to it and keep plenty of supplies on hand. I thought I had it covered until my batteries failed.

 

[keveck]

I haven't smoked an analog since I got my Sidesho on the 8th.

A few things have happened:
I absolutely hate the smell of burning cigs
I love being able to stealth vape practically everywhere
And I had a craving today, picked up a cigarette, and immediately put it back because it seemed disgusting to me. I had no desire to smoke it after I picked it up.

 

[Rosa]

I was able to quit without vaping too. And I was able to quit for 6 months! THREE times! Each time I quit before it was absolute torture for me, even six months later. Finally, I would always decide it wasn't worth it if it meant I was going to spend the rest of my life dreaming about and basically obsessing about it. I knew it was killing me, but I felt like I really didn't have a choice: quit and be miserable for the rest of my life, or smoke and be happy but die a horrible death. How do you choose?
Anyway, today is my second day vaping and I really don't feel anything for analogs one way or another. I still have half a pack sitting outside on the deck and I honestly don't really care. Maybe I'll smoke them later, or maybe I won't. The past couple of days at least I haven't had the urge to do it. I HAVE had that random nagging feeling that I have forgotten something a couple of times (if you've quit before than you know what I'm talking about), so I vape for a while trying to decide what to do about it: smoke or vape. After a minute or so I forget about it and feel totally normal again. Maybe the difference is that I don't ever plan on quitting nicotine or vaping. It doesn't have anything harmful in it, doesn't smell bad, won't kill me or my kids, so what if I substituted vaping for smoking: it's not hurting anyone.
As for those folks who ended up smoking again after a few months: I wonder how many of them tried to give up nicotine by vaping (ei: dripping 0mg nicotine) I already know that won't work for me.
As for you're statement: "I've made it three weeks..." -You are smoking again now, right? So really you just took a break. Just like me when I took my 6 month breaks. It's not quitting if you start up again.
I know I'll never quit--now I don't have to. That's vaping (for me).

btw: smoked between 3/4 to 1 pack a day since 1985.

 

[machineelves]

Thanks to everyone for the replies, it's very reassuring.

I feel pretty confident that the switch won't be a problem for me because I've cut back over the past couple months from a pack a day to half a pack a day and at this point I'm just disgusted with the analogs, but I have too much going on in my life right now to just quit cold turkey.

I've been talking to my Dad about e-cigs since I discovered them and he is just as excited as I am to try it out. He's been smoking for 40+ years and I really want to see him succeed so it just worries me a little when I read about people having a hard time switching or going back to analogs.

Can't wait to try it out!, thanks again.

 

[FiveIronSox]

Be patient and stick with it, as long as your commtied you should transition smoothly

 

[mini_art]

It is different for everyone. I smoked for 40 plus yrs, 2 pks a day.

I totally quit really by accident. I got my first ecig and after about a week I just didnt buy cigs anymore. I really had not intended to quit, it just worked out that way.

It has been about 6 weeks and already the thought of smoking is becoming repulsive to me. My sense of smell is coming back as well as my sense of taste.

Good luck with your journey into vaping, I think you will like it. Its painless really LOL

 

[satoshi]

I've only been vaping for two days now, but I smoked for a little over 12 years, with the last 5-6 of them being 2 packs/day.

It's almost 11:00 and I've smoked less than half a pack today. Part of the problem is that a morning analog for me is substantially more satisfying than morning vaping. I had a sort of morning 'chain-analog' ritual with my coffee.

I'm using 16 mg cartomizers I got from my local tobacco store. Placed an order for stronger ones...that may have a lot to do with it, too.

 

[AaronB]

My suggestion is to give it a try and see how it goes. I would be prepared to get frustrated now and then especially if you don't have enough batteries at first and the atty's clogging. Try it, if you like it then purchase more batteries and then you should be set.

 

[DerekPGH]

I had a hard time for the first week quitting because of my crappy first PV(51-trio) and the fact that my body didn't know what to do without the tar and all of that other fun stuff. I got my 510 about 6 days after i started vaping, and by the middle of the day with my 510 i realized i didnt crave cigarettes anymore. I do believe that quitting nicotine is going to be much easier now because i don't get it via cigarettes. With the ability to lower my nicotine levels, i could incorporate a system to completely ween myself off. And if i ever feel the need for that hand-mouth motion, i can vape 0 nic juice. when the time comes of course, im having too much fun

 

[bbruiser]

Well, I'm new to the whole pv/e-cig thing and I've never actually tried one(should receive 510 in mail tomorrow) so please excuse my ignorance.

I've been researching the e-cig phenomenon for the past week, I've read and watched(on youtube) countless of testimonials from people who were long time smokers who claim that they've started smoking pv's and never looked back to smoking analogs with pretty much no problem at all.

I have also read about people(from posts in this forum) who claim that the switch over from analogs to PV isn't easy, some people are even saying that it took them as long as three weeks before the urge to smoke analogs went away.

Three weeks? This is confusing to me because if it actually takes that long before urges for analogs go away then whats the point? I've made it three weeks without a cig in the past and at that point I would consider myself over the hump and pretty much a non-smoker because the physical cravings are over with by then.

Now I'm reading about people "falling off the wagon" and going back to analogs after months of being smoke free. ?

I was under the impression that vaping is basically the same as smoking minus all the negative physical side effects. I understand that analogs contain other chemicals besides nicotine that might also be addictive, but if it takes as long to kick the habit of these "other" chemicals as it does to kick the habit of nicotine then what is the point?

3 weeks now since i started with my 510. I did the research. once i took my first hit off my 510 i knew i wasnt going back to analogs (smoked a pack and a half a day).but also i had told myself i need to quit analogs, for me it was a simple transition. i love to vape. trust me my friend you are going to love it. just give yourself a week of nice vaping with different flavors, then tell us. i believe it will work for you.

 

[BB2009]

I was under the impression that vaping is basically the same as smoking minus all the negative physical side effects. I understand that analogs contain other chemicals besides nicotine that might also be addictive, but if it takes as long to kick the habit of these "other" chemicals as it does to kick the habit of nicotine then what is the point?

Obviously vaping is a different experience for everyone hence the different opinions and successes/failures but from my own experience I must have been addicted to the nicotine only because I have found that other than, oh lets see, dripping liquid, charging batteries, flickin' ashes, filling/changing carts, huntin'/emptying an ashtray, the smell and all the other things that I may have missed/forgotten the actual vaping feeling is "EXACTLY" like smoking to me. If I was blindfolded I couldn't tell the difference, with the right juice of course! And that's a "whole 'nother animal"

Maybe I'm not typical but I know after smoking 35+ years and trying and failing numerous times to quit that I would have smoked to the end. The very first time I tried this my exact words were" Wow, this is gonna be huge" That was a month ago and I haven't even thought about a cigarette since the very first time I tried this, amazing! I have actually told friends that I don't think people will be smoking tobacco 10 years from now, call me crazy or whatever but thats been my experience.

I think people that want to quit smoking cigarettes for a "safer alternative" can do this very easily. Now that being said, I'm just hooked on the e-cig now because of the nicotine but that's ok, I feel alot better and I like it! Good luck.