I quit vaping cold turkey 7 weeks ago. Didnt want to feel like a slave to nicotine. Anyone else....?

[AndriaD]

I think my doctor is more concerned with the build-up of plaque that nicotine can contribute to. Nicotine can also cause expansion and contraction of arteries (and vessels), which can be a concern when those arteries have begun to harden. I'm 62 and got three stents on my first heart cath and will be going back in soon for another round. I'm being extra careful. But damn, I sure did have to throw out a lot of juice that had nic in it. Most of it was very tasty stuff, too. Ah well, at least it gives me an excuse to have to spend the next few weekends mixing!

I'd say your wakeup call was a pretty mild one; back in March, my stepfather got a similar wakeup call, 3 coronary arteries 95% blocked... which led to a MASSIVE heart attack, and IMMEDIATE triple-bypass surgery. That surgery and recuperation seems to have gone very well, but the places on his legs where the blood vessels were taken to provide the new blood vessels in his chest suffered a terrible post-surgical infection, which seems to be impossible to clear up, it keeps coming back.

He hasn't smoked in nearly 30 yrs, since he had his first stroke (he had a 2nd one later). And even when he smoked, he never smoked more than a half-pk a day.

Andria

 

[Robert Cromwell]

Ohh there is plenty of stroke and heart issues without smoking.
Many factors in play tobacco only being one of them. Genetics plays a noticeable part so does diet and lifestyle.
And all the chemicals we are subjected to in our daily lives.

Same with Cancer. Not all smokers get cancer and not all with lung cancer ever smoked.
But I am convinced that smoking will greatly increase the risk of lung cancer, and will also increase coronary complications.

I did not start vaping for health reasons. I did to save money and it was more enjoyable and it made my wife happy. Always easier to live with a happy woman

With that said I am very convinced at this point that vaping is FAR safer than smoking but not without some risks.
An SMPL mod loaded with an Efest battery blowing yer face off being one.

 

[AndriaD]

With that said I am very convinced at this point that vaping is FAR safer than smoking but not without some risks.

This exactly. For most people, nicotine is fairly innocuous at the levels we use, but anyone with a serious cardiovascular issue would be well-advised to avoid it.

Just as alcohol is pretty innocuous for 90% of the population, if used in moderation; unfortunately for some of us, it's the substance that literally makes our brains go haywire, and must be avoided. "E-beer" would be a great thing, but since the actual active ingredient is what causes the problem, it doesn't seem that it would answer, for alcoholics.

I used to have daydreams about the mythical "synthehol" they served in 10-Forward on ST:TNG... And some years later, I finally got over it.

Andria

 

[Canadian_Vaper]

This exactly. For most people, nicotine is fairly innocuous at the levels we use, but anyone with a serious cardiovascular issue would be well-advised to avoid it.

Just as alcohol is pretty innocuous for 90% of the population, if used in moderation; unfortunately for some of us, it's the substance that literally makes our brains go haywire, and must be avoided. "E-beer" would be a great thing, but since the actual active ingredient is what causes the problem, it doesn't seem that it would answer, for alcoholics.

I used to have daydreams about the mythical "synthehol" they served in 10-Forward on ST:TNG... And some years later, I finally got over it.

Andria

Yes, powdered alcohol is real. It’s already banned in New York and at least 20 other states.

 

[AndriaD]

Yes, powdered alcohol is real. It’s already banned in New York and at least 20 other states.

Yeah.. as noted, wouldn't do me a bit of good -- alcohol is what scrambles my brains!

Andria

 

[Robert Cromwell]

Never any danger of me being an alcoholic. With the bitter gene alcohol tastes horrible to me.
Like drinking paint thinner or something.

Studying why people became alcoholics is why they discovered the bitter gene.

 

[Canadian_Vaper]

With the bitter gene alcohol tastes horrible to me.
Like drinking paint thinner or something.

Studying why people became alcoholics is why they discovered the bitter gene.

Meh all artificial sweeteners taste bitter to me, it makes most ejuice taste just horrible :X I know its not alcohol related but though I'd mention it

 

[Lessifer]

I must say I am shocked, SHOCKED, that this particular poster's journey has ended this way. At least I hope it has ended.

Live long and prosper!

 

[YoursTruli]

It was not my plan to keep vaping long term when I first started because I don't like being tied or dependant on it like I was to smoking. It was actually my goal when I first started vaping to keep it short term versus trading one habit for another. Now, 5+ years later, although I have reduced my nicotine intake levels quite a bit I have no plans of quitting mainly because nicotine has been proven to be beneficial to a similar medical condition I currently have (and I will take any edge I can get with this) and if I am honest with myself I am addicted to the physical act of vaping itself as much as I was to the same with smoking.
Good on for you though OP for quitting

 

[Robert Cromwell]

Meh all artificial sweeteners taste bitter to me, it makes most ejuice taste just horrible :X I know its not alcohol related but though I'd mention it

All artificial sweeteners are horrible to me as well. I gave up on bought juice and DIY and use GNC liquid Stevia as a sweetener.

 

[Robert Cromwell]

The ingredients in many flavorings also disagree with me some a bit violently. I can develop swollen lymph nodes and sores in my mouth if I ignore the warning signs and keep vaping an offensive flavoring.
And many flavorings taste horribly chemical to me.
yeah a curse but I am weeding out the offenders and building a safe group of flavorings to use.
I throw out over half of the flavorings I buy.

Not many like me on here. I expect they give up on vaping really quick and keep on smoking. And tell everyone how dangerous vaping is...

I wonder how many are like me with ejuice /flavoring sensitivities?
The juice companies will for sure not say what they know about it.

 

[Canadian_Vaper]

I wonder how many are like me with ejuice /flavoring sensitivities?
The juice companies will for sure not say what they know about it.

Back when I bought juice I only ever found 4-5 flavors I really liked, I've tested hundreds! I diy now, I keep it simple, sometimes I even go unflavored the VG is sweet enough for me, generally I only use about 5% flavors in my juice anything higher I can't stand it and my taste buds mute.

 

[Robert Cromwell]

Back when I bought juice I only ever found 4-5 flavors I really liked, I've tested hundreds! I diy now, I keep it simple, sometimes I even go unflavored the VG is sweet enough for me, generally I only use about 5% flavors in my juice anything higher I can't stand it and my taste buds mute.

5-7% is pretty much my flavor level as well.
And I NEVER have "vapers tongue".

If I try someone's recipe I automatically knock of 75% on the flavors.

 

[Canadian_Vaper]

And I NEVER have "vapers tongue".

I have some sinus problems that cause it, happens with some food as well.

 

[Just Me]

Let me just kill this thread right now by saying--whatever your status in life...EAT MORE GREEN LEAFY VEGETABLES (spinach, collard greens, turnip greens, etc.)...and no, I'm not kidding, unless you're taking a medication that prohibits that.

 

[AndriaD]

Let me just kill this thread right now by saying--whatever your status in life...EAT MORE GREEN LEAFY VEGETABLES (spinach, collard greens, turnip greens, etc.)...and no, I'm not kidding, unless you're taking a medication that prohibits that.

How about tastebuds that prohibit it?

Seriously... I can tolerate spinach if it's raw (salad), collards if they're barely cooked (stir fried lightly mixed with mustard greens)... but turnip greens??? Not even with YOUR mouth!

Andria

 

[jordycakes]

Tbh yes i do feel like a slave to nicotine and i will panic if my battery dies or my coil goes and i instantly think how the hell am i going to get my fix.
But do i want to give it up? No way at all... i enjoy far too much, i love waking up in the morning and getting that hit, i went cold turkey from cigs for 1year and started the hole ill have 1 cig todays... o know iv had 5 its okay ill have one tomorrow... its a very slippery slope and i slid right to the bottom again but then i found ecigs, it was the best thing iv ever done and i love it!

 

[Just Me]

How about tastebuds that prohibit it?

Seriously... I can tolerate spinach if it's raw (salad), collards if they're barely cooked (stir fried lightly mixed with mustard greens)... but turnip greens??? Not even with YOUR mouth!

Andria

I didn't say you had to like them!

I don't like making beds, doing dishes or cleaning toilets, either, but those things are necessary. Eating greens a couple of times a week are necessary, too.

 

[Robert Cromwell]

Let me just kill this thread right now by saying--whatever your status in life...EAT MORE GREEN LEAFY VEGETABLES (spinach, collard greens, turnip greens, etc.)...and no, I'm not kidding, unless you're taking a medication that prohibits that.

Greens typically do not work for those of us with the bitter gene.

 

[Coldrake]

I'm not saying the OP has an agenda, (cough, cough), but there's definitely a pattern....

E-CIGARETTES now linked to LUNG INJURY and PNEUMONIA.......
Ecigarette EXPLODES in mans face! AGAIN??? This is becoming an epidemic.
There is POISON in your E-Cigarettes!....(according to this news article)
Cell harm seen in lab tests of e-cigarettes...
Chemicals in e-cigarette flavors linked to respiratory disease...?
Are you "addicted" to e-cigarettes?
Do E-Cigs make you look old and ugly just like analogs would?
Are you embarrassed people might think your mod is some kind of illegal drug delivery device?
Should Electronic Cigarettes be Regulated as a Medicine? Like the Nicotrol Inhaler or the Nicotine Patches and Gums?
Should E-Cigarettes be regulated like a medicine? Such as nicotine patch, gums and inhalers
Do you still occasionally smoke analogs? Or have you switched entirely to e-cigarettes?
Remember when they used to say "light cigarettes" and "low tar cigarettes" were a safer alternative to full flavored cigarettes.......................
Do you take your ecig everywhere you go?
Is nicotine a necessity for you?