My good/bad conscience is fighting and I don't know who will win.

[Jode]

I will probably show my age here but oh well. Remember the old cartoons that would show an angel on one shoulder and a devil on the other? Well, I feel like I can almost hear them today. I have been vaping for 5 1/2 weeks and quit cigs at same time. Now for the past day or so I cannot seem to get smoking off my mind. It is like the cravings are almost constant. After 38 yrs I have never been able to quit this long so this is new to me. I thought I was out of the woods with downright cravings anyway. I am not 100% sure what is the best way to fight this. If I listen to the devil and give in to temptation I am risking my smoke sobriety and I know from the past that the ahhhhh moment is very temporary so most of me says the risk is just not worth it. Now, if I listen to the angel and keep my PV close and fight through it will this awful craving period go away again soon or will it continue to rise until I just jump completely off the wagon into the tobacco fields again. I always thought the cravings part worse the first week and was so thankful this time it was not too bad, so I am saying why now? BTW I know this doesn't have an answer per say, just looking for some encouragement.

 

[TamiPac]

I completely getcha Jode!!! I had the same issues after smoking for the same amount of time as you. I only quit June 2nd. I found getting the better equipment seemed to help but it was a very rough few weeks waiting for it to get here and learning to build. Finding a juice you absolutely love helps too as well as having a high enough nicotine level for the "cigarette" throat hit.

I would go to your nearest vape store and sample their juices.

You can do it, retail therapy in the vape sections!!!!

 

[KenD]

In my experience, the worst cravings come after a month or so after having quit, so that would fit what you're experiencing. Try to ride it out is my suggestion.

 

[pfaber11]

I've been off the cigs for a few years and still vaping like a trooper. for the first year or so i still had days where i still wanted a cigarette and would last upto 3 days then would be ok again . just ride it out as it will get better . try getting some 36mg for these times. best of luck. also as time goes on you will notice the cravings become less intense.

 

[M3CH M0D M4DN355]

Hi Jode, You have done so well so far! Just fight the cravings and stay strong as best you can. Just think if you an get through this you will be unstoppable!

You can do it!!!

 

[JHDublin]

what ecig are you using ?

I found the smaller ones not as good, 2nd time around I got myself a MOD and some good clearomizers and haven't looked back, 9months off today so stick with it, it only gets easier and don't knock yourself to much over it if you do end up having a ..., just get straight back vaping after, chances are you wont even like the taste of a ciggie already

 

[Shootist]

You are dealing with the Mental Obsession. This is completely normal. Your Brain is saying "Lets have a Smoke". There are many more chemicals in cigarette other than Nicotine. I went through a depressive period about 3 months in. It got so bad I sought professional help for about 5 weeks.

Bottom line is Suck It Up and Do NOT Smoke.

 

[futureshock]

I quit smoking in April. Last week I gave into temptation and smoked a cigarette. Let me just say that after vaping so many wonderful flavors, well, it was horrible. It just tasted absolutely disgusting...like burning newspaper that a cat had peed on. I don't know if it will stop me from ever giving in to that craving ever again, but I think it will be a loooooong time until I'm even tempted. I'm not advocating that you do it, but if you do, I bet you won't want to again anytime soon.

 

[eratikmind]

Jode, do not give into the call of the nails. Thus far, you have been able to free yourself of its life sucking effects.

Continue your victorious battle against that, that would confine you in its smokey chains.

 

[DaveP]

Those of us who were seriously addicted to cigarettes went through the same woes. I vaped and smoked in parallel for a long time before finally quitting cigs. The first week I vaped I went from 2 PAD to about 6 cigs a day. After a while I started vaping and smoking side by side after a meal. That made me realize that cigs tasted nasty and my vaped tasted good. Both were supplying nic, so why did I want that cig? Coming to that conclusion and being happy with it allowed me to just not buy another pack one day. I had no withdrawal symptoms because I had been down to about half a pack a day for a long time when I dumped them.

Cold turkey is good if you can keep your sanity. If not, taper off and dump the rest over time. Gradual quitting while vaping can help you keep your sanity through the process. 25mg juice should be enough to satisfy the urges. If not, then there's 36mg. Some people find that WTA (whole tobacco alkaloid) juice makes all the difference. Google WTA ecig juice or search here on ECF for suppliers.

 

[67Tele]

When I quit drinking I realized that I was in a certain mourning period over losing my old friend, confidant, protector. It is like the death of a close one. Going through it some now with cigs. Hang in there Jode. You've gone far. Keep on...

You are dealing with the Mental Obsession. This is completely normal. Your Brain is saying "Lets have a Smoke". There are many more chemicals in cigarette other than Nicotine. I went through a depressive period about 3 months in. It got so bad I sought professional help for about 5 weeks.

Bottom line is Suck It Up and Do NOT Smoke.

 

[Flavored]

I quit smoking in April. Last week I gave into temptation and smoked a cigarette. Let me just say that after vaping so many wonderful flavors, well, it was horrible. It just tasted absolutely disgusting...like burning newspaper that a cat had peed on. I don't know if it will stop me from ever giving in to that craving ever again, but I think it will be a loooooong time until I'm even tempted. I'm not advocating that you do it, but if you do, I bet you won't want to again anytime soon.

This^

You won't like it, they are nasty after vaping.

 

[joeybear]

Stand around a heavy smoker and smell how terrible cigarettes infect everything. Hang in there, vape strong, beat the urge

 

[house mouse]

I went through the same thing when I was 9 months into vaping. A plumber had been to the house and left a partial pack of cigs on my porch and I wanted one of them VERY badly. Early on into my vaping I moved away from tobacco flavors and only vaped sweet stuff, coffee and cinnamon flavors. When this craving hit hard and wouldn't go away I dug out an old bottle of tobacco flavored juice at a higher mg of nic and started vaping it. It took the craving away and I was satisfied and no longer wanted the cigs left on my porch. If you are using tobacco flavor now, then that won't help. But if you're using flavored juice it's worth a shot.

 

[r77r7r]

Some of us have had it easy because we didn't come to use these to quit- just cut back. Which happens quick for most. No mental stuff at all.

Then, one day maybe after several weeks, cigs taste badly and that's that.

We can walk around happy that we cut back, or walk around unhappy because we're not where we Think we Should be. The second part doesn't have future success written all over it.

 

[JimmyDB]

Hang in there! <insert kitty picture>

You CAN do it, but you don't HAVE to. I was 2 PAD+ for quite a long time, I didn't even come to vaping to quit stinkies really... started as a 'when I can't smoke', then as a 'this is neat as an alternative just like cigars and pipe'... quickly became 'ew, stinkies are tasting bad', then I just stopped the stinkies. This was over about a week once I started using an APV versus an ecig once in a while.

Anyway, it IS WITHIN YOU to not smoke if you don't want to, the hard part will be admitting you really don't want to. Say it out loud if it helps, write it down on paper if it helps, type it into the computer if it helps, spray paint it on a wall if it helps ( your own property, I wouldn't suggest violating anything

It's been about 6 weeks or so for me without a stinkie ( I did try one a while back but it tasted really bad, then I wanted to see if I would get a nic buzz so I lit one last week but it tasted so bad I couldn't only take 2 hits, sad... ) and the urges come and they go. When this happens I mainly remind myself it's habbit... habbit... habbit and the ONLY way to break habbit is to not give in.

 

[Shootist]

Stand around a heavy smoker and smell how terrible cigarettes infect everything. Hang in there, vape strong, beat the urge

I work with someone that still smokes, although I have tried to get him to vape (just gave him 2 eGo's and 2 Aspire ET tanks to see if that might work for him), and I can't stand being around him. He STINKS. It is totally repulsive to my senses.

 

[dirtybirdy]

Cravings can last forever. My grandparents were both smokers and have been quit for 30+ years and they get cravings from time to time.

The longer you have been quit the cravings will be less and less

 

[AegisPrime]

A couple of months ago I had some (very) bad news which sent me spiralling back into depression - I stopped vaping altogether and smoked 60 cigarettes a day for around a month - at the end of that, with my finances devastated by the cost of smoking I got back into vaping by ordering a new mod and a Kayfun plus some really nice e-liquids - I'm back to vaping full-time now and don't miss the cigs at all - you can slip up and smoke - many of us do - just don't give up on vaping because if you can find yourself back in the right place you'll quickly forget you ever smoked.

Of course it's best if you can resist the temptation, but if it's making you unhappy or anxious then smoking a pack won't 'ruin' everything you've already accomplished - be proud of yourself for achieving what we probably all thought at one time or another was impossible

 

[bluecat]

I had cravings up to a year and a half + after. I finally bought a bottle of WTA liquid. The craving was gone in 3 days and it hasn't been back. For 20 bucks it may be worth a shot. I still have some left just in case.