The e-cig (ego) works for me in the day. Satisfies both the craving for nicotine rush and the actions of smoking. Plus I like the energised head and body rush I get from it (like a caffeine pick me up) , as during the day I want to feel energetic, not tight chested, lethargic and stinky, which is how cigarettes make me feel.
It does not work at all when drunk or just before bed time if I feel the craving for a cig.
Before bed vaping just gives me insomnia whereas a cigarette actually relaxes me.
Same when drunk, the e-cig does nada but a cig realxes me and gives me that dry hit I need.
I am pretty sure this is due to the carbon monoxide effect. Lower blood oxygen will of course make you feel sleepy. Nicotine itself does not relax anyone as it is a stimulant.
So there is more to vaping and smoking than mere nicotine addiction.
I'm still happy with vaping even though I have not entitely quit smoking (am puffing a Dunhill Orient right now with a beer before bed.)
Smoked for 21 years but for the last 5 years only smoked 3 -4 in the evenings at home and maybe a pack over a weekend if out with the lads or the same 3 -4 a day if not.
I am now down to 1 -2 per evening, usually only 1 (I start my evening with vaping then have 1 or 2 cigs before bed.) And have cut my weekend intake by about half when out on the town as the e-cig satisfies right up until and actual alcohol buzz kicks in. Once that buzz kicks in - e-cig goes out of mind.
Have been reccomended to get a high mg nic juice for drinking and add pga for good th. Will try it but will be surprised if it works as well as a Dunhill or a Camel Blue.
My point is - nicotine is not the only thing that addicted us to smoking at all. I'm hoping to blend some of my own juices that give me the th I need down to a t; complex and strong flavors (want to mix RY4 with a strong tobacco juice and a strong espresso juice) to realy combine, th, nicotine and complex, strong flavors to add up to a satisfying vape.
But vaping will never make you feel like smoking did and that is why the gum and patch did absolutely nothing for me even though they did give me a massive nicotine buzz.
Tobacco and it's alkaloids are very complex and nicotine makes up only a small part of the patchwork imho. Which makes me wonder if e-juice makers should experiment with adding other tobacco alkoloids to their juices to make them more effective.
pvs give the nic, flavor, th and the hand to mouth behaviour as well as inhaling and exhaling a cloud.
I think it is an awesome invention and will keep mine forever as like I said it has probably halfed my cigarette intake and I am a lot less lethargic (I also find a good morning blast on the pv, especially with menthol, clears up my lungs if I smoked a few cigs the previous evening.)
Doubt I'll ever quit that before bed cig and the drunk cigs though.
It does not work at all when drunk or just before bed time if I feel the craving for a cig.
Before bed vaping just gives me insomnia whereas a cigarette actually relaxes me.
Same when drunk, the e-cig does nada but a cig realxes me and gives me that dry hit I need.
I am pretty sure this is due to the carbon monoxide effect. Lower blood oxygen will of course make you feel sleepy. Nicotine itself does not relax anyone as it is a stimulant.
So there is more to vaping and smoking than mere nicotine addiction.
I'm still happy with vaping even though I have not entitely quit smoking (am puffing a Dunhill Orient right now with a beer before bed.)
Smoked for 21 years but for the last 5 years only smoked 3 -4 in the evenings at home and maybe a pack over a weekend if out with the lads or the same 3 -4 a day if not.
I am now down to 1 -2 per evening, usually only 1 (I start my evening with vaping then have 1 or 2 cigs before bed.) And have cut my weekend intake by about half when out on the town as the e-cig satisfies right up until and actual alcohol buzz kicks in. Once that buzz kicks in - e-cig goes out of mind.
Have been reccomended to get a high mg nic juice for drinking and add pga for good th. Will try it but will be surprised if it works as well as a Dunhill or a Camel Blue.
My point is - nicotine is not the only thing that addicted us to smoking at all. I'm hoping to blend some of my own juices that give me the th I need down to a t; complex and strong flavors (want to mix RY4 with a strong tobacco juice and a strong espresso juice) to realy combine, th, nicotine and complex, strong flavors to add up to a satisfying vape.
But vaping will never make you feel like smoking did and that is why the gum and patch did absolutely nothing for me even though they did give me a massive nicotine buzz.
Tobacco and it's alkaloids are very complex and nicotine makes up only a small part of the patchwork imho. Which makes me wonder if e-juice makers should experiment with adding other tobacco alkoloids to their juices to make them more effective.
pvs give the nic, flavor, th and the hand to mouth behaviour as well as inhaling and exhaling a cloud.
I think it is an awesome invention and will keep mine forever as like I said it has probably halfed my cigarette intake and I am a lot less lethargic (I also find a good morning blast on the pv, especially with menthol, clears up my lungs if I smoked a few cigs the previous evening.)
Doubt I'll ever quit that before bed cig and the drunk cigs though.
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