hia all, im really glad i found this site. Just a little about me.. ive been a smoker close to 16 years and to say i enjoyed could be true.. i dont undestand how i manage to enjoy something i found to be so disgusting. Nothing really stopped me the smell, nicotine stains, my chest infections... the feeling of knowing you cant breathe and another trip to doctors for steroids and antibiotics. I think the fear of trying to fall asleep whilst wheezing so bad was my last straw...i have 3 kids to think about and im like this at 30... admitting ive done this to myself is the worst part. I am totally adicted to nicotine and there is no question my health has suffered. But i have been using a blue starter kit pen the last 3 days and so far havent had a ...... ive had sweats and shaking hands is that normal? i cant tell you how much i want to quit, but that fear of picking up baci or fags at shop..is constant... The normal me has a ... everytime i drop kids off, done washing up, after dinner, with my friend, ....finding it hard to forget that ive given up is that happined to you? any tips would be great? i look forward to any support..xx
New to this..would love some support x
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It all sounds pretty normal. If you've gone 3 days without a cig using just the blu's, WAY TO GO! A lot of us found them either icky, or just inadequate, so it sounds like you're highly motivated! Good job!
It does get better, and a LOT easier. There are alternatives (to the Blu's) that most of us find a lot better, but someone from your side of the pond would know more, about what's available over there.
Hang in there! And welcome to ECF!!
Andria
It does get better, and a LOT easier. There are alternatives (to the Blu's) that most of us find a lot better, but someone from your side of the pond would know more, about what's available over there.
Hang in there! And welcome to ECF!!
Andria
Hi @elaine17 and welcome to the forum. First this link (symptoms from changing to an e cig) :
https://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/f...g-tobacco-and-changing-to-an-ecigarette.3305/
Secondly congrats on your vape journey. The cig a likes didn't work for me but they seem to be working for you so thats awesome. I used a couple techniques when I was first quitting.
When I was trying to quit I used a cheap clearomizer/tank with the next higher nic in it. When the "itch" got to where the regular vape wasn't scratching it I would hit the higher nicotine tank once and go back to the regular nic vape. It usually took from 3 days to a week to get adjusted to the lower nicotine level. I said usually because I used this same technique to reduce my nicotine content in steps from the high level down to the under 3mg I now enjoy.
I kept one flavor of juice just for the mornings. Instead of reaching for the cig in the mornings I knew I had the one flavor juice I enjoyed waiting on me (a blueberry muffin type). After the morning vape I would not use this flavor for the rest of the day. What this did was to give me something to look forward to every morning instead of the cig.
The "automatic smoke" like in the morning, the car, after a meal, were the most difficult times for me. Sometimes you just have to vape through them, sometimes redirect your attention, and every time remind yourself you no longer smoke.
If your vape gear gets to the point you decide to try other avenues, just post in ECF, there are many here to help.
Here are some shopping links for vape :
http://allaboute-cigarettes.proboar...-vendors-discount-codes?page=1&scrollTo=23191
https://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/forums/uk-forum.537/
https://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/forums/uk-and-ireland-suppliers.478/
http://myepack.co.uk/
COUPONS - http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/coupons/stores/
Congrats on your journey.
https://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/f...g-tobacco-and-changing-to-an-ecigarette.3305/
Secondly congrats on your vape journey. The cig a likes didn't work for me but they seem to be working for you so thats awesome. I used a couple techniques when I was first quitting.
When I was trying to quit I used a cheap clearomizer/tank with the next higher nic in it. When the "itch" got to where the regular vape wasn't scratching it I would hit the higher nicotine tank once and go back to the regular nic vape. It usually took from 3 days to a week to get adjusted to the lower nicotine level. I said usually because I used this same technique to reduce my nicotine content in steps from the high level down to the under 3mg I now enjoy.
I kept one flavor of juice just for the mornings. Instead of reaching for the cig in the mornings I knew I had the one flavor juice I enjoyed waiting on me (a blueberry muffin type). After the morning vape I would not use this flavor for the rest of the day. What this did was to give me something to look forward to every morning instead of the cig.
The "automatic smoke" like in the morning, the car, after a meal, were the most difficult times for me. Sometimes you just have to vape through them, sometimes redirect your attention, and every time remind yourself you no longer smoke.
If your vape gear gets to the point you decide to try other avenues, just post in ECF, there are many here to help.
Here are some shopping links for vape :
http://allaboute-cigarettes.proboar...-vendors-discount-codes?page=1&scrollTo=23191
https://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/forums/uk-forum.537/
https://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/forums/uk-and-ireland-suppliers.478/
http://myepack.co.uk/
COUPONS - http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/coupons/stores/
Congrats on your journey.
All good advice above and nothing to really add except to say Congratulations. I also could not quit on cheap starter kits till I bought and MVP and a Protank back almost two years ago. Never looked back and after 42 years of smoking it still shocks me I no longer smoke. My doctor changed my file to Non smoker in which I never dreamed I would see in my lifetime. CHEERS!
Thanks all for your advice and positivity 
i hope im like you all ,a success story soon! Ive noticed a few people mention ego or istick mvp protank? are these types of devices that might be better suited? the blu is ok but not getting that drag hit feeling and not much vapour, are there any products you would advise ? xx
i hope im like you all ,a success story soon! Ive noticed a few people mention ego or istick mvp protank? are these types of devices that might be better suited? the blu is ok but not getting that drag hit feeling and not much vapour, are there any products you would advise ? xxWelcome. I will be in Wales tomorrow....
Quitting smoking for vaping is not always an easy road. It would also be fair to say that any product made by BLU is going to come with all sorts of serious issues.. mostly, that you have almost no chance of getting the proper dose of Nicotine from the disastrous products.
BLU are barely an e-cig, sorry to say it. They are a product made by a tobacco company that will "take you to the cleaners" in every last respect.
I tried to quit with E-Lites 3 years ago (you might know them too).
I failed and got in a terrible state from using a dreadful, dreadful product. I nearly lost my wife and my job with the Nicotine withdrawal. They just lied about everything from start to finish. BLU will do the same.
So - a "tough love" post from me.
Good luck.
Quitting smoking for vaping is not always an easy road. It would also be fair to say that any product made by BLU is going to come with all sorts of serious issues.. mostly, that you have almost no chance of getting the proper dose of Nicotine from the disastrous products.
BLU are barely an e-cig, sorry to say it. They are a product made by a tobacco company that will "take you to the cleaners" in every last respect.
I tried to quit with E-Lites 3 years ago (you might know them too).
I failed and got in a terrible state from using a dreadful, dreadful product. I nearly lost my wife and my job with the Nicotine withdrawal. They just lied about everything from start to finish. BLU will do the same.
So - a "tough love" post from me.
Good luck.
Where are you (not your postcode and house number !?* ) but generally?Thanks all for your advice and positivity
I ditched the supermarket stuff and bought online.
(after £500 by the way)....
The e-cig you have is the refillable one, yes? What strength is the liquid?
I quit smoking over 3 years ago, and vape low nicotine (6mg) liquid these days. It was easy; once I got the right hardware.
no not got refillable one, just starter kit one that is shape of a ... and takes little cartridges. are the refillable ones better? the strengh is 18mg nicotine... im sucking the life out of it lol ...well done you 3 years wow .. dont think i could do 6mg nicotine as i was shaking and sweating yesterday with the 18mg feel bit more in control today tho..! x
feel bit more in control today tho..! x
However long it takes, that's ok -- you've already made great strides!
I vaped *and* smoked for about a month after I started vaping, with the amount I smoked going down, down, down, each day... I kinda had to prove it to myself, that it really would work, before I was willing to really commit to quitting cigarettes -- after 39 yrs of smoking and 4 failed quit attempts, I was BEYOND skeptical.
And I did have a relapse last summer (2014) which really didn't have anything to do with vaping or my smoking addiction, just some health issues; but now, 14 months after returning to smoke-free, I'm still amazed by how easy it's been, compared to everything else I ever tried, for quitting.It might take you a little while to find just the right hardware, just the right flavor of e-juice... but you're on the right road.
Andria
no not got refillable one, just starter kit one that is shape of a ... and takes little cartridges. are the refillable ones better? the strengh is 18mg nicotine... im sucking the life out of it lol ...well done you 3 years wow .. dont think i could do 6mg nicotine as i was shaking and sweating yesterday with the 18mg
Oh... there's your problem then. Oh dear...
E-Lites (like those you have, except Blu are/were Skycig) were 24mg and didn't do a thing, not a ....** thing.
You are suffering from effectively quitting nicotine and smoking. Your sweats and shaking are almost certainly from not smoking anymore.
If you want to match the nicotine (you will still get certain withdrawals by the way) you would need to be using multiple cartridges a day.
How many would you smoke, on a bad day?
Thank you andrea for your support, hearing how well your doing makes me believe i can do it. I can understand being skeptical i feel that way myself , being a smoker was such a big part of my life, trying to fill these voids ( ... breaks) is quite difficult and knowing my usual routine ive got to keep reminding myself ive given up haha...im probably using the e cig a bit too much but right now im just trying to focas on not buying fags and baki... thanks andrea xx
djsvapour, i used to smoke about 30 a day but has been up to 40 on bad day... so the sweats ive been experiencing do you you think its because im on too little nicotine? i thought it could be due to lack of carbon monoxide but i dont have a clue, my hands arnet shaking bad today but still sweating .. i shall get a new e cig one i can refill and hopefully suit me better. thanks for your advice and helpxx
1. You CAN do it.
Chrissie (she runs a forum called AAEC UK and comes on here often too!) was up to 40-50 (?) a day from what I remember. She quit with the very early products... if you can find her, she'll reassure you.
2. Refillable is better, from a price and nicotine point of view.
E-Lites would have cost me £3,500 a year.
Blu will cost £2,500 *at least* to match the nicotine...
I vape for about £1 a day.
3. I "googled" Aber' and found a mixture of SCAM websites and genuine e-cig shops.
Have a look here - this might help. This is the AAEC map.
http://allaboute-cigarettes.proboards.com/thread/26182/new-ireland-shops-market-stalls?page=22
Chrissie (she runs a forum called AAEC UK and comes on here often too!) was up to 40-50 (?) a day from what I remember. She quit with the very early products... if you can find her, she'll reassure you.
2. Refillable is better, from a price and nicotine point of view.
E-Lites would have cost me £3,500 a year.
Blu will cost £2,500 *at least* to match the nicotine...
I vape for about £1 a day.
3. I "googled" Aber' and found a mixture of SCAM websites and genuine e-cig shops.
Have a look here - this might help. This is the AAEC map.
http://allaboute-cigarettes.proboards.com/thread/26182/new-ireland-shops-market-stalls?page=22
I chain-vaped CONSTANTLY when I first started; I only smoked maybe a pk a day or less (20 or less), and I smoked ultra-lights for 20+ yrs before quitting, so I had to go down to 6mg so I didn't get nausea, with all that chain-vaping.
My major reason for starting in the first place really didn't have anything to do with quitting; it was the dead of winter and I was sick of freezing to death on the front porch, so I wanted something I could use indoors. So anytime I felt like smoking (which is nearly constantly when you're trying to quit, it seems!), I'd just vape.
At one point, my husband sez "you sure do that a lot... like, ALL the time!" At about 100 decibels, I said 'DO YOU WANT ME TO GO BACK TO SMOKING?!?!?!?!' He backed up REAL quick and hasn't said another word about it.
Andria
Yea your going to need to up the gear a bit at 30 to 40/day. That was me as well.
Even once you upgrade gear you still have a few days of sweating out the nasties from the cigs, but decent nicotine delivery helps A LOT! Not so much using more, but using a more efficient delivery system.
Sounds like your proving you are capable of pulling it off though, just need better....
and I wish you luck.
1. You CAN do it.
Chrissie (she runs a forum called AAEC UK and comes on here often too!) was up to 40-50 (?) a day from what I remember. She quit with the very early products... if you can find her, she'll reassure you.
Have a look here - this might help. This is the AAEC map.
http://allaboute-cigarettes.proboards.com/thread/26182/new-ireland-shops-market-stalls?page=22
That me that djsvapour is talking about
I was a very heavy smoker - averaged 50 a day
Bought my first e-cig (a ciggie lookalike) over 7 years ago. I didn't completely quit with it, but I did cut down drastically. It took a while & better kit, to give up the final 2 a day.@elaine17 it sounds like you are doing really well so far
Blu are over priced & under perform, so with better kit & a higher nic e-liquid, you will make it - Status
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