If you couldn't vape anymore
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Your story is the same one that the former CASAA president (Elaine Keller) tells.For me, addiction requires a physical response from withdrawal. For me, absence of nicotine causes a sort of scrambled brain effect, inability to focus on anything, confusion, and anger. These effects don't go away in my case even months after withdrawal, at least, they didn't the one time I went cold turkey for about three months. At that time I almost lost my job, and my wife at the time shoved a cigarette into my hand with a lighter, and said, either smoke it, or get out! I could feel the nicotine hit my brain, and the change was night and day in my personality and cognitive abilities. It was like I flipped a switch and was "normal" again.
My doctors always brushed off what I told them regarding this. They just can't seem to comprehend it.
You can find some of her posts by searching for Vocalek on this forum.
Oooh, I don't miss those headaches!To further expand on dependency
I am dependent on caffeine to keep me from having a headache.
No caffeine per my doctors, they told me only water(since I moved to the high desert)
Now, I drink so much water(climate) that it depletes my system of sodium and potassium.
Now I have to eat salty potato chips, doctors tell me I have to stop eating those also.
I think they just enjoy billing me.
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Don't you mean killing instead of billing? (probably both)
Wow i could not honestly answer that, it's like cross that bridge when i get there. Hope that time never comes.
I think many of the answers show how EFFECTIVE vaping is. I mean, you have ppl who've been off cigarettes for a long time, saying they would try their hardest, but ultimately know, deep inside, they may fail. I am dependent on my vape at this point not to smoke, and I don't mind saying that as personally, I don't see it as anything like as harmful as smoking.... I think many of us are willing/happy to accept that dependence, I know I am, at least for now.
The harm reduction thing is really working for me, my brain needs nicotine as well. I won't be buying up Costco's stock of lozenges, either, if you get what I'm saying. Vaping WORKS. That's kind of my takeaway message. We have a lot of folks who might die of smoking, if they couldn't vape. That's a big deal.
Anna
The harm reduction thing is really working for me, my brain needs nicotine as well. I won't be buying up Costco's stock of lozenges, either, if you get what I'm saying. Vaping WORKS. That's kind of my takeaway message. We have a lot of folks who might die of smoking, if they couldn't vape. That's a big deal.
Anna
I'm a massage therapist and I when I have a client that smells like stale smoke it turns my stomach. I'm in a tiny room for an hour or more with that smell. If their hands are really stinky I make sure they are always tucked under the sheet and I don't massage them.
Every time I've quit my mantra was "I'm a puff away from a pack a day." And it was always true, relapsed every time. I don't think that will ever happen as long as I can vape.
I agree, completely. It's that hand to mouth, inhale and visible exhale that I need more than anything. Vaping fills that need in a way no other cessation method can.
My number one priority for stock up was nicotine, for that reason.
Me too.
I really don't know the answer to that question. I have used an ecig exclusively for over 8 years now but I don't sub-ohm so still at a pretty high nic level. I have never really tried to step now on nic level cause I'm happy where I am.
I have noticed I can go 6-8 hours with no jitters and that "I just have to have a smoke" feeling. I have stocked up just in case so hopefully I won't have to ever answer the question.
I have noticed I can go 6-8 hours with no jitters and that "I just have to have a smoke" feeling. I have stocked up just in case so hopefully I won't have to ever answer the question.
I honestly say i physically and mentally couldn't go back to cigarettes. Since I started vaping 5 years ago after smoking for 18 years I have had cigarettes here and there, could not finish one. I love tobacco; the aroma and taste which I can get a pure taste from quality tobacco I dredge and extract for my juice. It is the best of both worlds without hacking up a lung every morning just to start my day. If vaping stopped I wouldn't I would simply make everything from scratch which isn't that hard to accomplish albeit it is a pain in the ....
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I've been vaping for over 5 years now. In a nutshell, I smoked for 37 years, switched to vaping, weaned off nic, and then went back to a small amount of nic. These days small is about 0.75 mg/ml at around 20 watts. I've been vaping this about 50% of the time for the last year and zero nic the rest of the time, around 8-10 ml a day.
1 1/2 weeks ago I spent 2 days in the hospital getting a hip replacement. I vaped no nic only for the last couple of weeks before that and have only had a few drags of nic juice since I got home. That was easy. I did not have any vape gear in the hospital. I thought about a vape a few times a day but they were just passing thoughts. Now, being in the hospital on a whack of meds and stuck in bed most of the time is probably not the most conducive situation to make me want to vape a lot, but when I was smoking I would really have struggled.
When I got home I vaped very little the first few days. I think a 4 ml tank lasted me the first 3 days. Now that I'm feeling better I vape more again, but still less than before.
I'm pretty confident that if vaping disappeared tomorrow I would not smoke again
1 1/2 weeks ago I spent 2 days in the hospital getting a hip replacement. I vaped no nic only for the last couple of weeks before that and have only had a few drags of nic juice since I got home. That was easy. I did not have any vape gear in the hospital. I thought about a vape a few times a day but they were just passing thoughts. Now, being in the hospital on a whack of meds and stuck in bed most of the time is probably not the most conducive situation to make me want to vape a lot, but when I was smoking I would really have struggled.
When I got home I vaped very little the first few days. I think a 4 ml tank lasted me the first 3 days. Now that I'm feeling better I vape more again, but still less than before.
I'm pretty confident that if vaping disappeared tomorrow I would not smoke again
Smoked over Fifty years, heavily, had my first ecig seven years ago, got completely off the cigs over Five years ago.
I'd like to think I could go without but not planning on rolling the dice.
Had a vicious craving for a cigarette a couple of months ago. Just hit out of nowhere. Kinda shook me up. Just a reflexive response to something, I know not what.
I do know I'd be dead and gone already if not for vaping.
I'd like to think I could go without but not planning on rolling the dice.
Had a vicious craving for a cigarette a couple of months ago. Just hit out of nowhere. Kinda shook me up. Just a reflexive response to something, I know not what.
I do know I'd be dead and gone already if not for vaping.
I'm done with cigarettes and will very likely never smoke another one. If I couldn't vape, I would smoke the very rare cigar (5-6 a year) which I do now (I don't inhale).
Congrats on the new hip and I wish you a speedy recovery! Good to see you buddy!I've been vaping for over 5 years now. In a nutshell, I smoked for 37 years, switched to vaping, weaned off nic, and then went back to a small amount of nic. These days small is about 0.75 mg/ml at around 20 watts. I've been vaping this about 50% of the time for the last year and zero nic the rest of the time, around 8-10 ml a day.
1 1/2 weeks ago I spent 2 days in the hospital getting a hip replacement. I vaped no nic only for the last couple of weeks before that and have only had a few drags of nic juice since I got home. That was easy. I did not have any vape gear in the hospital. I thought about a vape a few times a day but they were just passing thoughts. Now, being in the hospital on a whack of meds and stuck in bed most of the time is probably not the most conducive situation to make me want to vape a lot, but when I was smoking I would really have struggled.
When I got home I vaped very little the first few days. I think a 4 ml tank lasted me the first 3 days. Now that I'm feeling better I vape more again, but still less than before.
I'm pretty confident that if vaping disappeared tomorrow I would not smoke again
That's a good point. I've gone without vaping for a day and wished I could do it, but it was nothing like a day without a cigarette. I've done long most of a day plane trips as well. Sucked on a few lozenges and barely missed it.
So maybe I could stay off the cigs. Not altogether confident though. Who knows what would happen when some stress comes along. And I've never gone more than one day. No idea what day 2 would be like.
Congrats on the new hip and I wish you a speedy recovery! Good to see you buddy!
Thank you my friend
The new hip has been fantastic so far. It was amazing to wake up and not have that joint pain I was so used to. I'm hobbling around on a cane in the house now, but I still take a crutch for my walks around the block. Looking forward to having the staples out on Wednesday and being able to lay on that side more comfortably again, but hey, I'm in no way complaining. One day at a time is working well for me
I've been vaping for over 5 years now. In a nutshell, I smoked for 37 years, switched to vaping, weaned off nic, and then went back to a small amount of nic. These days small is about 0.75 mg/ml at around 20 watts. I've been vaping this about 50% of the time for the last year and zero nic the rest of the time, around 8-10 ml a day.
1 1/2 weeks ago I spent 2 days in the hospital getting a hip replacement. I vaped no nic only for the last couple of weeks before that and have only had a few drags of nic juice since I got home. That was easy. I did not have any vape gear in the hospital. I thought about a vape a few times a day but they were just passing thoughts. Now, being in the hospital on a whack of meds and stuck in bed most of the time is probably not the most conducive situation to make me want to vape a lot, but when I was smoking I would really have struggled.
When I got home I vaped very little the first few days. I think a 4 ml tank lasted me the first 3 days. Now that I'm feeling better I vape more again, but still less than before.
I'm pretty confident that if vaping disappeared tomorrow I would not smoke again
I get my left hip done Thursday. Doc says I can vape in the hospital.
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