Little update about my vaping experiences

[Ceristimo]

So for whoever is interested. My first post can be found here.

In short, I've been a smoker for 15 years. Most of the time about one pack a day, since I got married got it down to about 7 a day (my wife hates smoking).
Tried a cheap e-cigarette a year and a half ago. That was a leaking piece of crap, so I tossed it and went back to smoking. Have tried quitting 8 times, but eventually always started smoking again.

And then I became a member on this forum to see what options were out there, and ZeroOhms recommended the Kangertech Evod.

ZeroOhms, if you are reading this: THANK YOU SO MUCH!

I have not smoked a real cigarette since a week and a half. I have been vaping on my Evod.

The first juice I ordered was tobacco flavored Evo. That was not half-bad, but it did have a chemically/burning aftertaste upon exhale.
So I splurged a little and bought a bottle of 24mg nicotine "Tobacco Pure" from Volcano. Wow, I am happy now. Pretty much tastes like the "real" thing.

So far this has been my experience:

- The first few days when I was only vaping I had a sore throat and a stuffy nose. Almost like getting a cold. This apparently is normal.
- At day three I went through what felt like some serious nicotine/cigarette withdrawals. I was day dreaming about cigarettes and felt anxious. Tingling in my fingers, and was very irritated at work. The vaping did not entirely fill the void, but got me through it. A week and a half have passed and I'm over it now. Would I not have had my vaporizer, I'd be smoking again now.
-at work I vape outside, as I did during my normal quick smoke breaks. I haven't asked my boss about vaping in the office, because:
- My wife says she gets a head ache from the vapor. She prefers me not vaping right next to her on the couch. Apparently vaping should be treated like real smoking in that regard: it can irritate people. I would never vape in a restaurant or any other venue where smoking is not allowed for this reason. When I'm home alone I vape in the living room, but when my wife gets home I take it to the kitchen.
- I felt kind of silly the first couple of days, standing outside with my vaporizer. I am over that now though...
- The Kangertech Evod had some problems in the beginning with a lot of gurgling and juice leaking out. Found a fix online that says to take off the rubber washer at the bottom of the atomizer and put it back upside down. That helped. No more gurgling.
- I go through a little less that 1ml a day of juice. After I got married I only smoked 7 cigarettes a day anyway. I do thoroughly clean the Evod every night when I refill it. I take the atomizer apart and clean the bottom out where the wick is. Otherwise it sometimes starts gurgling again.

All in all I am a happy camper! Thank you E-cigarette-forum for your awesome advise and for getting me off cigarettes.

Now, I do plan to quit nicotine entirely somewhere in the not too distant future, but for the next couple of months I'm gonna go and stick with vaping...I am planning on slowly reducing the amount of nicotine, and see if I can get it all the way down to 0.

I am so so so so so thrilled about this, I can't even properly put it into words...I finally feel like I can actually beat those nasty cancer sticks once and for all!

THANKS!

 

[Cool-breeze]

I had a similar experience. Tried cig a likes wasn't impressed, got married and cut down to 1/2 a pack/day. I got a ego twist and pro tank in a starter kit so I could "smoke" at home without bothering her. 2 weeks later the vapor took over. I may or may not have fogged out my living room and given my wife a headache. I use multiple flavors and I've learned anything chocolate she thinks "smells funny" and will get to her shortly. Also strawberry kiwi, it's very strong smell. But most flavors don't bother her. I'd consider looking for a desert type flavor and see if that bothers her. I lived on a key lime pie for about a month and it never bothered her that I know of. On the nic if you want to cut down I say go for it... Later. IMO let the vaping take roots before you tinker with your nic too much unless you're vaping yourself a headache. I started at 16 and currently use 12. Not because I wanted less nic but because I wanted to vape more! Welcome!

 

[Bigflyrodder]

Good on ya! I've only been off the analogs for six weeks myself but was a two pack a day smoker and started nearly thirty years ago. Tried a disposable ecig from 711, total garbage, then got lucky and stopped into a local B&M shop that set me up with the same Kanger Evod system you are probably using with some good Boba's Bounty and Havana Gold ejuices from Alian Vision. Kept smoking for maybe two weeks while I started vaping but cut my smoking in half without even trying. After that I tried to stop all together and haven't picked one up since.

Started at 24 nic, dropped to 18 within maybe three weeks, now almost entirely down to 12 with a few bottles of 6 mixed in for using in RDAs late at night. Had to drop the nic because it was giving me insomnia otherwise I wouldn't have pushed it.

Glad to hear it's working for you, keep on vaping!

 

[Iffy]

I never tire of these stories!

 

[TheReign]

Always good to hear another success story from another fellow vaper! Some people are more sensitive to the vaping especially if it has nicotine, mainly because they have never had any nicotine in their system ever, Or it's all in her head

 

[DetraMental]

Thanks for sharing with us Ceristimo! Congrats on making the switch to vaping and keep us posted as you go further into your journey. I know that ECF has really helped me during my vaping travels to find new items, troubleshoot, and just to be there when ya need someone to understand. Good luck and Happy Vaping

 

[WillyZee]

congrats Ceristimo ... welcome to the best place for everything vape.

great quit story you got brewing there

 

[Buggainok]

What a nice story to read, and you told it well! Congratulations to you for keeping on, even through those scary first times when you weren't sure you could.

We are all of us beating that horrible smoking habit, one vape at a time. Keep it up!

 

[Zauyrio]

Commends to you, good sir. Happy to see you're doing well!