Is this normal? I hate regular cigs after one day

[heyvern]

I can't believe this is normal. I got an ecig about a day and a half ago. After a day with NO "real" smokes I can't STAND smoking a real cigarette. I am a fairly heavy smoker but after a day I realize that my addiction was mostly psychological. With an ecig I only take a few drags and put it away. With "real' smokes I would smoke the whole thing.

After one day I had no urge to smoke a real cigarette. For an experiment I lit one up... and it tasted AWFUL. It was terrible compared to the non smelly lightly sweet taste of an ecig.

The other thing that I am looking forward to is no ash trays, no lighters or matches to worry about. No worrying about dropped ashes. No worries about having to go outside in the winter to smoke etc etc etc. No smell of smoke on my clothes.

 

[Jules22871]

Yes, that is very normal. I couldn't stand them the next day either but it still took me a couple of months to totally get off them. I was a 2+ ppd smoker and immediately went down to 5 cigs, and tapered off from there until I was down to not smoking any at all.

Welcome to ECF and happy vaping!

 

[Canute]

My experience is nearly identical with one exception. I can't hardly put my 510 down! I puff less than I would smoking an analog but I can't stay away from it for to long.

 

[angjen0816]

I hated regular cigarettes right away too! It was so easy just to put them down and not pick back up. The only time I want one is when I am stressin.

 

[Arkayne]

I feel the same way. I haven't had an analog since I got my PT, and I am almost repulsed by the thought of smoking a real cig now. But I really wanted to stop smoking them. To me, vaping is infinitely preferable to smoking. It's been 3 weeks and I'm still a little giddy about how great it is.

 

[queevil]

The same thing happened to me. I had a few analogs left in my pack after I got my 510 and lit one up and could only take two or three drags off of it before I had to put it out. It was horrible.

 

[blackbug]

I've always hated my cigarettes, even before e-cigs, I was just addicted. So to dislike them now I've got a viable alternative came naturally to me.

 

[sstambo]

Consider yourself one of the lucky ones!
There are many who haven't been able to kick the analogs as yet.

 

[ruready]

Somewhat similar. The day I started smoking my e-cig was the last day I smoked an analog. I just love vaping! so much more than smoking.

 

[Shortstuff116]

Instead of the word "normal" I'd say it's more "common". Myself and several others I know took their very first vape and an analog has not touched their lips since.

 

[VapingRulz]

I can't believe this is normal. I got an ecig about a day and a half ago. After a day with NO "real" smokes I can't STAND smoking a real cigarette.

I haven't even tried to smoke a real cigarette, which is astonishing to me. I picked up my e-cig a month ago and haven't smoked a single cigarette since.

I'm not one who hates the smell of smoke. I actually like to smell it while the cigarette is burning, even now. It's the after-smell that I hate - and I no longer have to deal with that. I'd say that it's the biggest vaping perk for me.

One thing I have noticed is that I can smell a smoker from pretty far away now, and it's not a pleasant smell.

We smokers put up with a lot when we began to smoke; we had a huge learning curve back then with lots of drawbacks, but we kept at it. We learned to tolerate the addiction, the mess and the smell along with the coughing and wheezing. The learning curve with e-cigs is far more pleasant... and it smells much better.

 

[cliff5550]

Smoked those things for over 40 years and quit them the same day our e-cigs came in the mail. Haven't even considered having one since.

 

[nubee]

I had the same experience only I wasn't geared up to go 100% vaping ("starter" kit) and had to suffer with mixing vaping and analogs until I could get a full 901 kit.

It was hell as I couldn't stand the taste, smell, flavor - nothing about analogs felt right.

Not I'm geared to the gills and haven't looked back.

 

[mudmanc4]

Great thread !

As for myself, I really quit the same day, although over the next two days, I wont lie, I did light one up , but couldn't deal with it. I smoked regular since I was somewhere around 16-18 , and I'm 40 now. I did quit for one year to the day. Stupid. < yea, I said it.

I too can smell a smoker from a far distance, and the loger I'm off them analogs , the stronger they smell to me.

I've taken a personal stand against becoming one of those that is a hypocrite, where they used to smoke, now there oh so belligerent about , and towards smoker. Hey, I did it too.

I'm amazed at the fact that I quit them. Simply astonished. And I tell you something else, I am now able to go extended periods of time with out my PV.

 

[plantlvr]

Isn't great? I did take two quick puffs on my analogs the second day because I wanted to see if they really were no longer for me, yuck! Never looked back, and I have 5 unopened packs in my house! Going to see if i can get a refund or sell them

 

[Lyndale]

I can't believe this is normal. I got an ecig about a day and a half ago. After a day with NO "real" smokes I can't STAND smoking a real cigarette. I am a fairly heavy smoker but after a day I realize that my addiction was mostly psychological. With an ecig I only take a few drags and put it away. With "real' smokes I would smoke the whole thing.

After one day I had no urge to smoke a real cigarette. For an experiment I lit one up... and it tasted AWFUL. It was terrible compared to the non smelly lightly sweet taste of an ecig.

The other thing that I am looking forward to is no ash trays, no lighters or matches to worry about. No worrying about dropped ashes. No worries about having to go outside in the winter to smoke etc etc etc. No smell of smoke on my clothes.

I haven't gone back to smoking since I picked up vaping, but I did notice one thing (story time!): After a couple of days of vaping I went outside with my boyfriend (smoker) to join him while he smoked. I was puffing away on my PV and I caught a whiff of the smoke from his analog. It smelled pretty damn disgusting to me.

I find this odd because my father smoked in the house when I was growing up. I've smoked in every place I've lived. I've been surrounded by cigarette smoke my whole life and I don't remember it smelling that incredibly horrible before I started. But now, yuck.

 

[blackbug]

Fresh cigarette smoke still smells good to me, but stale smoke on clothes and houses don't. I didn't notice them before.

And oddly, in the 5 year gap that I gave up smoking cold turkey they didn't smell bad to me then either.

 

[AngusATAT]

I actually tried a cig after having quit for 2 months... and it tasted great. It actually tasted better than before I quit because my sense of taste has returned since I quit.

However, my lungs felt like crap afterwards.

 

[Tristar4]

Consider yourself one of the lucky ones!
There are many who haven't been able to kick the analogs as yet.

Have to agree with sstambo. I fall in to the "lucky ones" category, I haven't picked up an analog since the first day I started vaping.

Yet I have 2 friends who bought e-cigs after seeing my success and their experiences have been different. They started on the same day; one has cut out the analogs completely after 2 weeks, the other still smokes 4-5 analogs daily, though she has cut down her habit tremendously. We were all heavy, long time smokers. Go figure!

 

[$igmund]

At this point, analogs taste and smell disgusting to me. I still feel like I want one when I am at work though. I think I really just feel like I want to get up and go outside for a little while.