How long did it take you to be analog free?

[Gab-Zilla]

Hey, there, ECF!!!

I'm a new vaper, started a little over 2 weeks ago. Although I've noticed that I have gone from a pack a day to about 1 1/2 packs per week, I'm wondering how long I can expect before I'm completely analog free. I love the fact that vaping has helped me greatly reduce analog usage. I also know that this is a process and will take some time. I don't want to relapse and completely revert to analogs which is why I decided not to quit analogs cold turkey.

So my question to the forum is: What process did you use to get yourselves free of analogs?

I know the process is relative, but I'm look for suggestions to help guide me through my own experience. Thank you all for being so helpful in sharing wisdom & advice. I look forward to your responses.

 

[AttyPops]

Don't buy anymore. It's that simple. Clean out the house/car/coat pockets. Finish up what you have. Get good with e-cig hardware and make sure you have backups and spare atomizers/cartos/batteries.

I went through some withdrawal. But I promised myself "no more $$ for stinkies!". It wasn't bad. Push through it. Vape.

 

[subreptice13]

You don't need it at all (to smoke) ; first day I smoked 3 analogs these were the last I ever smoked (2 months ago)

 

[I Shall Not Recant]

Picked up a cigalike and threw my tobacco in the bin.

 

[mzic81]

Surprisingly.... i tried a month ago and havent looked back. Dont even have an urge... amazing! love my ecigs!

 

[meloyo]

Don't buy anymore. It's that simple. Clean out the house/car/coat pockets. Finish up what you have. Get good with e-cig hardware and make sure you have backups and spare atomizers/cartos/batteries.

This is what I did. I thought I'd keep some cigarettes with me for "insurance" but I'd end up smoking them. So I stopped buying and spent about 5 days away from friends who smoke because we always share cigarettes. I'm only on my 8th day of being smokeless and I still find cigarettes tempting but I'm enjoying the vaping. I'm also undergoing withdrawal symptoms now -- a stuffy nose and bit of a cold, a flu-ish weakness yesterday which I slept off, and crankiness. I can't say quitting is easy but I'm happy about it. I feel like I'm doing myself a big favor. Two things have helped: 1) reading through the different threads in this forum is like attending a support group meeting hehe 2) and online window-shopping for vaping accessories is fun.

 

[dianam]

The day after starting vaping tried a cig, took 2 drags and that was it. It has been 3-1/2 weeks now. Have not had even a thought of going back. Good luck.

 

[Kable]

Hey, there, ECF!!!

I'm a new vaper, started a little over 2 weeks ago. Although I've noticed that I have gone from a pack a day to about 1 1/2 packs per week, I'm wondering how long I can expect before I'm completely analog free. I love the fact that vaping has helped me greatly reduce analog usage. I also know that this is a process and will take some time. I don't want to relapse and completely revert to analogs which is why I decided not to quit analogs cold turkey.

So my question to the forum is: What process did you use to get yourselves free of analogs?

I know the process is relative, but I'm look for suggestions to help guide me through my own experience. Thank you all for being so helpful in sharing wisdom & advice. I look forward to your responses.

Once I started vaping, I was done with tobacco forever. But, like you said, it's relative. We're all different. I would advise you to be patient with yourself, while you find what works for you. The most important things to get set up, in my opinion, is to have a battery powered mod (VV would probably be nice, but not necessary), at least two batteries, liquid container/heating element combo with plenty of spare heating elements, and lots of samples of e juice from several reputable vendors. Once you find a juice you really enjoy and become accustomed to operating your device, I doubt you'll want to smoke.

 

[gizzmo]

i have been smoke free since may 2nd may 2012 still vaping and loving it

 

[KillTheNoise]

I was a dipper, and I went through a can a day (gross!). I bought a new can the morning before I bought my ego, I went after work and haven't even thought about touching that can since. It's been around 5 or 6 days.

 

[kariM]

I guess I actually quit - and I wasn't even planning to. I started vaping on Oct 30th with a cigarette like - I was very surprized that it actually worked and within a few days I was only smoking 3/4 cigarettes. I then found ECF and started to read about all the different batteries, clearomizers, cartomizers and decided to order 2 eGo twists, some Stardusts clearomizers, some cartomizers and a Vivi Nova. Once the twists arrived along with some new juice - I even stopped smoking the one a day I was still having.

I still had 5 packs of cigarettes - I just put them in the freezer last week - still can't believe that I have not a cigarette since Nov 22 after smoking a PAD for 46 years.

I just found that the cigarettes didn't taste any better - so I questioned why I was still smoking that one a day. I also found that once I got the 18mg juice - I wasn't craving them. Then next batch of juice I ordered some at 15mg and it seems to work pretty good - I have had a few thoughts of smoking - so I just vape some of the 18mg when that happens and I am good.

I think there is great advice from many here and the best for me was to think of it as changing brands and to not count the ones you smoke - but the ones you avoid. Be kind to yourself and celebrate any progress

 

[patsfan1130]

I got my reo on 11/30/12. Have not had a cig since and have zero intentions of doing so. I love vaping too much. And feel so Mich better

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[Nubbie]

What I did was jack up the nic level in the juice, the first stuff I bought was 18mg and found that it really helped the urge to smoke, but when I went to 24mg it completely killed the urge. I have since gone back down but need that little extra at the start.

Might help.

 

[gsolo19564]

I've been analog free for just over a month. It took me four days. I had ten each the first 2 days and four each the next 2. Since then I have bummed drags off friends 3 times. All 3 times it was horrible and I had to wash my mouth out. i still have and urge and think about it occasionally. And when I do, the 3 times so far, I bum a drag off someone. That reminds me why I'm vaping and not smoking. My wife started about a week after I did. She still has her moments, especially at work, where she still smokes. When she is at home though she only vapes. So, it's going to be different for everybody. I took to it right off and love it and she is still struggling some. Good luck though and keep on Vapin!

 

[BillLouisiana]

I quit smoking Oct 11 and have been vaping ever since. Not even one stinkie smoked

 

[gsolo19564]

I guess I actually quit - and I wasn't even planning to. I started vaping on Oct 30th with a cigarette like - I was very surprized that it actually worked and within a few days I was only smoking 3/4 cigarettes. I then found ECF and started to read about all the different batteries, clearomizers, cartomizers and decided to order 2 eGo twists, some Stardusts clearomizers, some cartomizers and a Vivi Nova. Once the twists arrived along with some new juice - I even stopped smoking the one a day I was still having.

I still had 5 packs of cigarettes - I just put them in the freezer last week - still can't believe that I have not a cigarette since Nov 22 after smoking a PAD for 46 years.

I just found that the cigarettes didn't taste any better - so I questioned why I was still smoking that one a day. I also found that once I got the 18mg juice - I wasn't craving them. Then next batch of juice I ordered some at 15mg and it seems to work pretty good - I have had a few thoughts of smoking - so I just vape some of the 18mg when that happens and I am good.

I think there is great advice from many here and the best for me was to think of it as changing brands and to not count the ones you smoke - but the ones you avoid. Be kind to yourself and celebrate any progress

Oct 30 was my vape date too. And like you, wasn't planning on quitting, but just did. Wound up giving about 4 packs away and haven't regretted it at all.

 

[BuGlen]

It took me about a week, and I wasn't even planning on quitting when I found vaping. For the first week, I just had my ritual smoke with my morning coffee, and one after dinner, and vaped the rest of the time. A week later, I couldn't stand the taste or smell of cigarettes, so the rest of the carton went in the trash.

 

[RosaJ]

1 1/2 weeks after I started vaping. I didn't want to go through withdrawal symptoms nor did I want to feel deprived, so I vaped and vaped and smoked 2 to 3 cigarettes at the beginning. After a week and half I woke up one morning and realized I hadn't smoked the day before, so my brain kicked in and I lit one. OMG, I wanted to puke on the first drag. So to make double sure, I took another one and it was so awful it was a good thing I was hovering over the kitchen sink. My breakfast didn't come up, but it was close. That was 10 months ago.

 

[Envithyx]

Was a PAD for 25yrs, but had cut back to 1/2 PAD last year or so.

Tried a disposable, said this might work and ordered a kit (before I found ECF). I was done 9 hrs after receiving it. I tried one more after 9 hrs had passed, and it didn't feel right.

Granted I went through some withdrawal symptoms over the next 48 hrs, but nothing like cold turkey or using the other less effective methods. Actually I really can't call them withdrawal symptoms, more like I really wanted a cig badly symptoms. They never lasted more than 15 to 30 minutes, and actually only 2 required me to get on a phone and have a buddy help me talk past it.

I think the rate will be subjective for everyone. I was ready to quit and that helped me get through those 2 days. I tried to take a hit I think one week later, to see if was anything like the 3 weeks when I managed to struggle quitting with gum years before. Surprisingly it wasn't and actually tasted really really bad. I finally was rejecting them.

The first 2 days really were the hardest (weaning off the 4000+ chems), it went downhill fast from there and by end of week I wasn't even thinking of analogs anymore. Probably didn't help that I was so immersed in PV options and gear here at ECF and figuring out what I wanted to get next -- this stuff was fun.

I even had 9 left over in a pack on the shelf as and object I could refuse to use. Felt that if I had none and wanted one bad enough and broke down to go buy a pack, it would have been all over. There were times during the first two days where I had grabbed one, smelled it, held it, and then put it back in after talking myself through it.

Anyhow that's my story and I'm sure everyone's journey will be different. Just wanted to chime in, as here I am, 9 months later, still analog free. It can work if you want it to. Just take it at the pace you are comfortable with.

As for any advice I would have from my experience, just make sure that you have a strong enough nic rating to hep quench any cravings, maybe buy a bit of 2 or 3 different nic levels, as it won't go to waste. And try to never run out of juice. Get to know your consumption rate and order before you are in danger of running out, or at least have a backup plan that doesn't involve buying another pack. I have a gas station nearby that stocks disposables and is open 24hrs as my backup to my backup.

I got 24mg to start and found that I'm more in tune with 18mg about a month later; however, it was handy to have 24mg laying around for those moments where the vape wasn't fully satisfying.

Even today, sometimes 18mg just isn't doing the trick for me and a few vapes at 24 does the trick. Even have 12mg now and find that it's working better, especially when I find myself vaping more.

 

[RANGERmsr]

I too, quit without really planning on it. I picked up a "kit" at a pipe store out of curiosity one day (march 2010). I had just taken my new job working with a youth organization, and wanted a better way to "hide" my habit. Plus, I didn't want to smoke around my family anymore so I would go outside to smoke. I thought I would use it as an "alternative" on a long car trip, or for really cold weather. I really enjoyed smoking (30 + years), and had no plans to quit. Needless to say, I was impressed with vaping. I gave it the "test" after meals, for the occasional drink, and the "first thing in the morning with my coffee"......all was GOOD! So.....I decided to see how many cigs I wouldn't smoke in a day, and as one thing led to another, I eventually quit. I think over a period of about six months. I couldn't hardly stand smoking as I did before. I had tobacco the whole time (bugler, I finally threw it away). I seen how much money I'd saved by not smoking, and that was it. Now I like to shop around for cool new toys, but I still don't spend as much as I did on tobacco. I can "hide" this from the youth real quick, and I can honestly tell them I don't smoke (and neither should they). I think if one wanted to quit smoking they could do this lots faster than that, but keep in mind I wasn't trying to, It just happened that way