Quitting nicotine addiction using an e-cig

[gooseberry]

I was wondering how many people out there are cutting down on their nicotine using the e-cig and who has been able to cut it down to 0? How did you do it? How long did it take? What are the benefits? Is that the ultimate goal of most people here or are most people here looking for a healthier way to intake nicotine?

I really want to kill my nicotine addiction in a year or so...it's pricey and I find it kind of disturbing that for the past several years I have relied on nicotine for getting me through all stresses/events in life. I am currently a nicoholic and I want to be free of it's grips eventually. I'll probablly continue to puff on e-cigs for awhile though just because they taste so yummy...

 

[dtweedieiii]

A coworker of mine used an e cig to completely quit while cutting down her nic intake. To smooth the transition between mgs, she would drop distilled water into the batch to slowly cut it down. Took her two months.

 

[kabonk]

I stepped my down 2mg at a time over about 6 -8 months when I decided that I was going to cut it down I was vaping 18mg I'm now vaping 4mg and this is probably where I'll stay. it was easy for me to do because I DIY my juice

 

[gooseberry]

good stuff. :] thanks. ill definately want longer than 2 months but didn't even think of cutting it down between mgs.

 

[gooseberry]

kabonk, Do you buy your flavoring or create them? that sounds kind of fun actually lol...do you feel any improvement on dependency since you've cut down? I wake up and NEED to smoke a cig first thing before I eat or drink or anything really, that has to go...

 

[kabonk]

when I was a smoker I would be climbing the walls after about 2 hours without a cigarette now that I vape if I go all day without vaping I don't really think about it. so I definitely feel less addicted

 

[gooseberry]

Wow, good job...I can't wait until I'm there :]

 

[zoiDman]

I use 0mg a lot when the Sun goes down. Find I sleep better.

I didn't do any do any Ramp Down. Just made some 0mg in the Same Flavor as my Day-to-Day e-Liquid.

The first couple of Nights I felt a Little Edgy. But after that it seemed to be about the same as if I was using my Regular 12mg.

BTW - Many times I will mistakenly use my 0mg Clearos all day without knowing it. To me, my Addiction is more Mental than a Physical Dependency on Nicotine.

 

[MorpheusPA]

I'm stepping down now, a lot more slowly than some seem to. I drop my mix 2 mg/ml (I DIY so that's easy) every time I mix.

From 22 mg/ml in December, I'm now at 14 mg/ml and about to drop to 12. At that rate, I don't even notice it.

 

[Billie-cig]

It took me about 2 months to go from 18mg nic to 4mg and im staying here.For a heavy smoker like me (70-75 cig per day) i think it's a miracle!

 

[Hotwire]

I found I vaped more than I smoked because it is easier to do anywhere you are.

Still felt healthier than smoking though and i have just today got back on the vape after 2 years back on analogues.

Had same problem as ZOIdman - if vaped anything over 4mg a cpl hour before bed would get really bad insomnia, so would use low mg juice in the pm and drip it for more th etc.

 

[lynch]

It took me about 2 months to go from 18mg nic to 4mg and im staying here.For a heavy smoker like me (70-75 cig per day) i think it's a miracle!

Great job ! and I thought I was a heavy skoker at 1 1/2-2 packs a day

 

[KerryK]

I stepped down from 18mg to 6mg in about 8 months. It was so easy it surprised me, I feel more in control of vaping than I ever did with analogs.

 

[gooseberry]

It took me about 2 months to go from 18mg nic to 4mg and im staying here.For a heavy smoker like me (70-75 cig per day) i think it's a miracle!

:O That's a huge change in such a short time! So happy I jumped on the e-cig bus with you guys, hope my order gets here fast...I'm craving my package way more than my next smoke.