How easy was it for you to change from analogues to vaping?

[DaveP]

People have different experiences in transitioning from smoking to vaping. I went from 2 PAD to just 6 or so the first week without trying. I convinced myself that I needed a couple with coffee, one after each meal, and one or two between supper and bedtime. I hung onto those for a couple of years after I started vaping. I was one like Altaire.

Altaire Versailles wrote in post #8: Easy, never really needed the cigarette, i needed the habit

One day I decided to drop the last half dozen or so and did. There were no adverse effects when I did that. I just didn't smoke anymore and that went on for the last 14 months. I still don't need or want a smoke. My PV is all I need. It has the ability to support the habit Altaire talked about. I still get the nic and none of the nasty chemicals in cigs. Should I decide to quit vaping, I can taper off and then drop it ... but, I don't want to. I like the vaping habit even more than I liked the smoking habit!

 

[Johnnie Price]

I struggled for 6 months to get rid of cigarettes completely. It wasn't until I started dripping that I was able to kill the cravings for cigarettes. Even now, if my equipment fails I'd rather bum a smoke from a co-worker than use a disposable or anything with a carto on it.

The only way I vape now is dripping or with an atomizer tank. Nothing else works.

 

[MikenGA]

Those panic attacks are the worst!

 

[Countum]

I've been vaping for about 2-3 months now and I still have a cig every now now then just can't kick it Completely yet

 

[DaveP]

I rotate around from a carto to the Vivi Nova to the Protank. Each has its own little set of reasons to use. The carto is slim and fits in my jeans pocket on a Provari. The Vivi Nova has warmer vape if I want it and good taste with vapor about like a carto. The Protank works well with juices I wouldn't vape in the other two. It seems to smooth out the harsh juices that I like but my throat doesn't care for. It also produces the largest vapor clouds of the three.

Some of the best flavors I've experienced have been with drip atomizers. It's just a little involved to do on a regular basis for me. I use them to sample new juices and occasionally vape while watching TV where I can set the bottle next to me and keep the atomizer filled.

 

[donnah]

I started with a mall kit and while I didn't care much for it, I recognized the possibilties. I started researching which led me here. I vaped and smoked for 3 months... gathering knowledge and equiptment. By the end of 3 months I was only smoking one a day. I went on a camping trip and didn't take cigarettes with me and never bought any again. It was pretty painless but I had to have time to build up my supplies and figure out what I liked before I quit completely. I didn't pressure myself.. just went with it

 

[Sanmeek]

My transition was easy. Bought my ego on a Saturday afternoon and haven't touched an analog since. That's been about a month ago. My husband has had a rougher time putting down the analogs. But he went from about 2 packs a day down to maybe 3 or 4. Sometimes not even that. Everybody is different. Each will put them down when their ready.

 

[Proverb31]

When I changed from analogues to vaping, I found it very easy to do, it was enjoyable with no pain, side effects or craving whatsoever, one day I was smoking analogues the next I was happily vaping and I haven't smoked or wanted to smoke an analogue since.

I thought that this would have been most peoples experience till I joined this forum and read of the problems some people have had adjusting to vaping.

Was I one of the lucky few? or is this most peoples experience?

What was your experience when changing from analogues to vaping?

If this question has been asked before, or this post is in the wrong section, I apologise in advance.

I was similar to you and had given up on quitting. I had been smoking for decades and went without a smoke for three days, when I realized vaping wasn't switching brands.

 

[AaronM]

I'm just over four months off of smokes now and I still want one everyday. Some days aren't so bad, just the occasional thought about lighting up. Other days however are much worse. Today my PV has not left my hand, yet all day, I have been feeling like I used to smoking. You know, your stuck in a hospital or something for hours and can't smoke... That kind of feeling. Headaches, lack of focus, generally tired feeling, moody, and that craving you get that you just have to smoke. Every three to four days I am like this and it has not got any better since I stopped smoking.

AHH... I really need to stop thinking about it. I want a cigarette so bad. I can still taste those smooth Winston Reds hitting the back of my throat.

 

[Hippieangst]

I made the mistake of trying to make the switch during the end of the semester (I teach college English), and one of my absolute weaknesses is smoking like a chimney while grading. In between papers, have a cig. Need to read a few, take them outside to have a cig or two. Get done with the day's quota, have 3 or 4 with a beer or two. So, the transition took a while. I did manage to cut down on the analogs during that end of the semester monster grading session. It was about two weeks for me to find my comfort zone with gear that actually worked, juices that gave the vapor I needed, and flavors that made me want to do it again and again. Right after the semester ended, I lit up the last of them in my pack and didn't look back. I'm nearing 3 weeks of vape only and loving it.

 

[alisa1970]

I'm just over four months off of smokes now and I still want one everyday. Some days aren't so bad, just the occasional thought about lighting up. Other days however are much worse. Today my PV has not left my hand, yet all day, I have been feeling like I used to smoking. You know, your stuck in a hospital or something for hours and can't smoke... That kind of feeling. Headaches, lack of focus, generally tired feeling, moody, and that craving you get that you just have to smoke. Every three to four days I am like this and it has not got any better since I stopped smoking.

AHH... I really need to stop thinking about it. I want a cigarette so bad. I can still taste those smooth Winston Reds hitting the back of my throat.

You're not alone...I would suggest looking at these threads and seeing if WTA might be helpful for you.

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...bacco-alkaloid-wta-faq-info-aroma-ejuice.html

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/general-e-liquid-discussion/230570-wta-e-liquid-issues.html

 

[E Dub]

It was like falling off a log for me. I smoked 30 years, pack a day. Ecigs are a Godsend for me.

 

[jfango]

I was just absolutely stunned by how easy it was. I still have a hard time believing it's true! I must have died and gone to heaven! I got the hardware one day, the next I smoked the last two in a pack and haven't touched but one since. All that after 45 yrs of smoking! I had to try one after two months without just to see if it would taste as bad as everyone here said it would.....but I found that it tasted the same as it always did.......but I still don't want any! Vaping is soooooo much better than the smokes!

 

[DaveP]

I think the most successful quitters have let the ecig take away what it will during the first period of vaping and then gradually reduced the number of cigarettes they smoked. If you quit because you think you should instead of because you realize you dont need them, the urge to continue is stronger.

Let the Vape take them away gradually and you probably won't have the desires to try them again. If you read my story, you know that I kept the coffee and after meal cigs for two years after starting to vape. It was when I found out I really didn't need them that I just quit. Could have done that a long time before I did, but didn't realize it.

Keep the pressure at a low level and don't worry about quitting them all at once. Ecigs will eventually get you there when you are ready.

 

[spegtoast]

It's been a breeze so far. Only time I had a problem was when I couldn't keep the flavor, and or dead battery from my Blu. Since I got my Ego C and a tank. No problems.

 

[RadarLuv1]

Like a light switch. PAD to nothing thanks to vaping. What I understand is that nicotine @ 16 mg is as harmless as a cup of Joe. Is that correct?

 

[DaveP]

Like a light switch. PAD to nothing thanks to vaping. What I understand is that nicotine @ 16 mg is as harmless as a cup of Joe. Is that correct?

Yes, Nicotine is generally regarded roughly as safe as caffeine in low quantities. The general estimate is that we get somewhere between 10% and 30% of the nic we got from smoking cigarettes and almost none of the bad stuff that was in tobacco.

 

[Andy Morris]

Walked by a stall in a shopping center, had 5 mins to spare, tried it out of curiosity, light bulb moment, 'this is fantastic, hello new friend'.

I bought a starter kit, on my first weekend I went to see a band and felt very self conscious standing outside, so had a few roll ups, got over that, saw another vaper, made a new friend.

After a couple of week found out about e liquid and got an eRoll, as I have a problem with the whole 'robot c***' thing.

Never really hanker after a stinkie, still looking for the perfect liquid, but happy with American Red and Gitanes for an occasional treat.

Might get an spinner and some clearo's for those time when I would of chain smoked till my lungs hurt.

Had a cold a few days ago and got thru and over it so much easier. Menthol e iquid is nice for that, but stinks out your kit for days.

Its been incredibly easy for me. I'm feeling loads better, but keep buying loads of kit, had broken even last week, but decided I should have a spare full kit just in case.

 

[nevrdowhatheydo]

I also found it relatively easy. My first week vaping I had maybe 5 analogs--not so bad considering I was at a pack a day. In the month that has passed since I haven't had a single analog.

TBH, I think it was easy for me because I was really ready to quit smoking. I hadn't quit because I didn't really know how to. Vaping made that transition very smooth.

And once I went through finals week--which meant a couple tests and multiple term papers--without having a smoke, I knew that I was no longer a cigarette smoker. That was the turning point.

 

[Maggiemw]

I think I'm doing OK. It seems to have been fairly easy for the moment, in retrospect. It's only been a few days, though, so I have no real idea if this is going to be permanently, definitively easy.

The first few days, when I was still smoking a few cigarettes as well as beginning to vape, I had anger issues. I realize that I also had sciatica, and the meds I was taking at that point for my back were probably also affecting my mood. So were my students...brimming over with pre-exam jitters and turning into mini-monstrosities...a bad time was had by all.

I have a tendency to mild depression, so I am really watching that aspect of my existence. I know that cigarettes were a way for me to self-medicate, and just hope that my present nicotine intake will be enough to keep these episodes at bay.

I feel a LOT better physically, and love being able to taste things fully, after more than 40 years of cigarettes. Smells are really cool, too, in all their diverse glory!

In any case, in comparison with the horrors I experienced the rare times I tried to stop with patches or non-existent will-power, this is fantastic! I'm really, really, really pleased!