Hey guys. New vaper here.
I've been smoking for almost 20 years, and over the years, built up to about 2 packs a day. Over the passed few years, I've been feeling pretty crappy: low energy, bad skin, mood swings. I was able to go cold turkey for awhile a few years ago, and it was amazing how much better I felt in such a short period of time. Unfortunately, I relapsed, and have been trying to quit again without much luck.I had tried the cig-a-likes without any success, and given up on the e-route completely.
Recently, though, a customer of mine (I work in a restaurant) told me he had managed to stay off for 4 months with something that looked like an over-sized cigar. I told him, "man, those don't work." He set me straight, and told me to invest some cash in something with a bit more power. I decided to do some research.
After weeks of vids, forum lurking, reading, and talking, I took the plunge yesterday; got myself an iTaste 30w, a Nautilus mini tank, and some 18mg coffee e-juice from the local vape shop. The whole research process reminded me a lot of building a computer, with all the different components and price variances.
Last night I set it up, and took a few vapes to make sure everything was working. This morning, I had 2 cigarettes for the dopamine kick (I understand that vaping takes some time for the nicotine to "register"), and had the intention of alternating between a cigarette and the vape as the day progressed. To my surprise, I haven't had a cig since those initial morning ones....that's about 11 hours, so far, and to me, that's....mind-boggling.
I'm not entirely sure how I want to take it from here. I have a pack of cigarettes sitting on the kitchen counter, but I don't really have an urge for one - this coffee vape is taking care of that. I am getting that "spaced-out" feeling from excess oxygen (that I remember from cold-turkey), but other than that, I'm great. I still think I'll have a cig or 2 tomorrow morning and maybe even one tonight. I'd like to slowly try to phase them out completely, but don't want to rush the transition.
Apologies for the long rant, but this is kind of new and exciting to me! This forum has been a great source of info, so thanks to all.
I've been smoking for almost 20 years, and over the years, built up to about 2 packs a day. Over the passed few years, I've been feeling pretty crappy: low energy, bad skin, mood swings. I was able to go cold turkey for awhile a few years ago, and it was amazing how much better I felt in such a short period of time. Unfortunately, I relapsed, and have been trying to quit again without much luck.I had tried the cig-a-likes without any success, and given up on the e-route completely.
Recently, though, a customer of mine (I work in a restaurant) told me he had managed to stay off for 4 months with something that looked like an over-sized cigar. I told him, "man, those don't work." He set me straight, and told me to invest some cash in something with a bit more power. I decided to do some research.
After weeks of vids, forum lurking, reading, and talking, I took the plunge yesterday; got myself an iTaste 30w, a Nautilus mini tank, and some 18mg coffee e-juice from the local vape shop. The whole research process reminded me a lot of building a computer, with all the different components and price variances.
Last night I set it up, and took a few vapes to make sure everything was working. This morning, I had 2 cigarettes for the dopamine kick (I understand that vaping takes some time for the nicotine to "register"), and had the intention of alternating between a cigarette and the vape as the day progressed. To my surprise, I haven't had a cig since those initial morning ones....that's about 11 hours, so far, and to me, that's....mind-boggling.
I'm not entirely sure how I want to take it from here. I have a pack of cigarettes sitting on the kitchen counter, but I don't really have an urge for one - this coffee vape is taking care of that. I am getting that "spaced-out" feeling from excess oxygen (that I remember from cold-turkey), but other than that, I'm great. I still think I'll have a cig or 2 tomorrow morning and maybe even one tonight. I'd like to slowly try to phase them out completely, but don't want to rush the transition.
Apologies for the long rant, but this is kind of new and exciting to me! This forum has been a great source of info, so thanks to all.
