Is this too easy?

[Greyhound]

It’s been 9 days now since my 901b arrived and I haven’t had, needed or even wanted a real cig since the first vape. It’s the best £60 I’ve ever spent.

I was a heavy smoker (40 a day for 40 years, last 8 years on roll ups) and I thought it would be so much harder than this. Until now the longest I have been without a real cig since the age of 12 is a 10 hour plane flight and that had me climbing the walls!

How can something this effective be a healthier, cleaner and so much cheaper alternative? Is there a catch? I hope not and after the publication of the NZ report I am even more hopeful.

I wonder if the tobacco giants and big pharma know how good these things are, they should be afraid, very very afraid!!

Does it get harder or is this it? I so wish e.cigs had been around 30 years ago! For one thing I would be not far off 100k richer!

 

[Kimmiegrif]

I am the same...once I got the ecig...I never looked back. It has been months since I smoked burning tobacco. I did have a craving for a burning cig the other day but it passed. I don't even know what triggered it. Now let's just hope that we are able to continue to get ecigs and supplies...that the big money tabacco companies don't try and stop this new trend away from their products.

 

[CaSHMeRe]

Grey ... Like Kimmie, the transfer can be quite easy. I have met several people personally, that start and never go back. I have also talked to many people that cut down, eventually getting down to just a few per day, but can't get over the edge and completely quit. At that point, I normally advice to step up a level or two to a higher nic content, and this has helped a few people finally get over the edge!

36mg juice is no joke ...

Either way! Consider yourself lucky for having the transfer be so easy!!!

 

[Dale]

As an e-cig newbie (3 weeks in) I can say I have had very few analog cigarettes since I started vaping, and the only reason I had to use them is that I haven't established a "rythym" yet as far as staying supplied with refil carts. At first I was buying refill carts from Njoy, which made the super-mini I bought before I knew anything about e-cig tech, but soon realized they were a ripoff and found a more reasonable price from a local SoCal supplier. Once I get an use/ordering rythym established, I expect to have no trouble staying off analong cigarettes... which will please my non-smoking wife no end! She was wary of the up-front cost of e-cig supplies at first, but seeing me go three days without an analog cigarette and without turning into a surly ... - not to mention no longer stinkin' up the car -completely changed her mind. Now she's behind e-smoking 100%!

 

[m1sterlurk]

I wouldn't say e-smoking is "too easy", as you do have to learn certain tricks and stuff.

You do have to deal with the "burning taste", which usually means swapping the cartridge, topping off the cartridge, or dripping. Doesn't seem too much harder than lighting a cigarette until it happens to you while you're driving. (if anybody has any tips on doing any of these three things while driving a car, please advise ).

Atomizers and batteries do crap out. There's loads of discussion on this throughout the forum, and it is a bit of a cost to either replace them or buy a product that has a guarantee. It still winds up costing less than smoking real cigs. For a 2 mL a day smoker (which is pretty heavy, but I'm sure there are people on this forum that smoke heavier than that), it would probably cost less than $20 a week. For the equivalent nicotine from 18mg "high" nicotine cartridges for a week, in my area I'd spend $50 a week on a dozen packs of cigarettes.

Now, since e-smoking doesn't wear on your lungs like real smoking does, something I could see developing into somewhat of a problem for e-smoking is people routinely taking in larger and larger amounts of nicotine. There wouldn't be a risk of a fatal overdose unless you were just stupid (still smoking on it even if you were feeling really sick), but nicotine is rough on your circulatory system and will cause your arteries to harden and your blood pressure to go up over decades of use, however high blood pressure is much more manageable than lung cancer.

See a doctor at least once a year or so and if your blood pressure starts to climb up considerably (your doctor should tell you if it 's starting to hit the "high" range), you'll know it's time to step down off the nicotine.

 

[Mr.Darcy]

with esmoking,like anything else,youll have good days and bad days...its a long journey...just take it one day at a time...

 

[Nosmo King]

That sounds like good advice Mr Darcy

 

[Lurker]

I wonder if the tobacco giants and big pharma know how good these things are, they should be afraid, very very afraid!!

My guess is they know for sure and have a very specific plan. Just waiting for enough hype to pull the trigger. I think it is too easy for now, and it is us that should be very afraid. Hope I'm wrong!

 

[Bastage]

actually Lurk... since I started dripping exclusively I haven't had to deal with that burned taste anymore. Once the flavor changes a little you know it's time to set it down, or drip again. Dripping is great!

 

[legioneer]

It’s been 9 days now since my 901b arrived and I haven’t had, needed or even wanted a real cig since the first vape. It’s the best £60 I’ve ever spent.

I feel exactly the same - No real cravings, it's like I haven't stopped smoking.
Bloody marvelous .

 

[Pangoo]

Two weeks and counting without having a real cigarette. I haven't had the desire for one either, the e-cig for me is close enough to completely replace tobacco. Not to mention the flavors are much better and more varied!

 

[Miss Diane]

i'm the same i would never have believed in a million years how easy it has been, even when streesed out i have just picked up my bag of batteries and e;cig made a cup of tea and vaped on some 36mg of one description or another and i have been fine.

People always said you needed alot of willpower to pack in smoking well i just moved the addiction from tobacco fags to a more healthy way

 

[someone]

Here's to hoping my transition will be as easy as yours have been!