Well Kimber and all, lots of advice for the struggling vaper. Some good...some bad. The good is if you want to stop smoking, try again. You haven't given up til you give up. That's about it. So many folks trying to tell someone who has been vaping for 6 months to up the nic....duh
. The bewildered period is over long before 6 months. I know everyone wants to be helpful and that's great, that's what makes this such a good forum for all of us. Education is part of the program, though, and if I know something others don't, I have a responsibility to share it. I know I'm stepping on toes, but so be it, everybody listen up. There are folks on this forum that have, indeed, found the perfect alternative to smoking and live happily ever after. That's the way it ought to be. Unfortunately, there are also those who aren't as lucky and if you're one of those unlucky ones, as I am, PV's aren't the be all, end all. I'm the "been there, done that" guy. I spent loads of cash on anything I thought would satisfy my quest for throat hit, I vaped 75mg/ml eliquid that was taboo, I vaped myself sick, never took the PV out of my face except to sleep and still couldn't stop the crave. I wasn't smoking, but I wasn't living either. Depression symptoms in the form of loss of motivation for anything but breathing and loss of appetite, plus growing anxiety had me sinking into a very dark world.....all 'cause I didn't smoke cigarettes. The fact is, many smoke not only to feed a nicotine addiction, but to use the associated maoi effects to self-medicate and regulate those normal bodily functions that aren't normal for some of us. Normal folks automatically produce a certain amount of dopamine when they do, eat or feel things they like. That's our natural pleasure drug. After a predetermined time the body reabsorbs it. That doesn't happen like it should in some of us and cigarettes have been the key to normal living, but we didn't know it until we stopped smoking.
All eliquids
only contain the stripped nicotine molecule,
not the associated alkaloids. For me and many others, eliquid was a mere stimulant that had no effect on calming, relaxation or mental focus....the very things we desperately sought. For some, a short period of transition is needed for the body the correctly regulate itself after walking away from smokes. For others regulation never comes....ever. Those are the one I address. The fact is
tobacco is not bad. I know, the anti's have us convinced, but they're wrong. Tobacco has medicinal value as does tea and other herbs. The anti-anxiety and anti-depressant quality is top-notch. No harm in responsible use. Smoking is bad. Be it full time or part, studies show little difference in smoking related health problems between those who smoke a lot or a little. Hard to believe? Check it out
http://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/pubs/contents/4fc74817-64c5-4105-951e-38239b09c5db.pdf. I use smokeless tobacco in the form of Swedish snus. It's not dip or chew, but while studies show certain health risks associated with their use, dip is not as bad as the anti's would have us believe and a far cry safer than smokes. No, I use Swedish snus because it's been used for over a couple centuries and has the studies to back up its claim to reduced harm. It's effective in keeping many of us off smokes because it gives back all the psychoactive ingredients of a smoke without the smoke. For anyone who still has to have a few smokes to get through the day and have been vaping for a while, or those who are on and off and can't seem to keep from going back, I challenge you to try some real Swedish snus
http://getsnus.com/snus/sample_offer.asp, have a nice casual vape and deny the fact that the combo is more satisfying than cigarettes ever were. And until there's evidence to the contrary, I consider Swedish snus to be at least as safe and wholesome as PV's, if not safer. The studies are there. Some of have no choice but to "fall off the wagon" if we don't know there's a better way. For those who found success in your PV, keep it up and live happy. For the rest who want to quit smokes, but can't get the job done with just a PV, go to the Smokeless sub-forum
Smokeless tobacco - E-Cigarette Forum and start new thread with all your questions. Lots of good and helpful folks there, and every one has been in your shoes. And to be clear, guys and gals alike are using Swedish snus. It's discrete, spit-less, tastes good and it works
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