still want a morning cig

[Amish Ed]

This is a great thread for me. I just started vaping again after a 2yr break. I never gave up the cigs completely last time. And after a week I still haven't this time. I'm down to half a pack, but beating myself up over it. Going to just try to keep cutting down. It's encouraging to see that other vapors have gone throught the same problems. It's easy to read this forum and get the impression that everyone gave up cigs after their first day vaping.

 

[recruit]

Yep, tried all the options given to me by the Doctors and it was vaping that made me quit.


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[Amish Ed]

I'm using 24mg with some 36mg too. I think it's mostly a mental game at this point as I'm starting to crave the vaping even after I smoke.

 

[filter]

just got the 24mg and they feel perfect. 18mg just wasnt cutting it, even though i smoked lights and i wasnt a heavy smoker. so ya i think it better to start high and move down if needed.

 

[kotje]

well im still very new to e-cigs but ones I started I haven't touched a normal cigs any more
cant even stand the smell of it and I smell it from miles away.
3 to 4 weeks now
the first 5 cartridges were 1.8% then 2.4% I also make sure I have a fully loaded battery in the morning because those first hits really do it

 

[X P3 Flight Engineer]

just got the 24mg and they feel perfect. 18mg just wasnt cutting it, even though i smoked lights and i wasnt a heavy smoker. so ya i think it better to start high and move down if needed.

Congratulations so far! You were smoking 10 per day so you do not need 24mg all day long. You definitely need something extra in the morning. Remind yourself to hit the Vape in the morning, as much as you can, before that smoke. Never let the smoke come first.

Try someting different like a Twist or Volt, if you can. I also found tobacco flavors reminded me of cigarettes. Then I couldn't stand tobacco flavors, then they were OK! All in the space of a month! Lol Don't expect the same thing to work the same everyday. Try different approaches. Keep some 24mg handy for when strong urges hit.

You beat 9 out of 10 smokes! That's Great. The other will drop when you are ready!

 

[filter]

Congratulations so far! You were smoking 10 per day so you do not need 24mg all day long. You definitely need something extra in the morning. Remind yourself to hit the Vape in the morning, as much as you can, before that smoke. Never let the smoke come first.

Try someting different like a Twist or Volt, if you can. I also found tobacco flavors reminded me of cigarettes. Then I couldn't stand tobacco flavors, then they were OK! All in the space of a month! Lol Don't expect the same thing to work the same everyday. Try different approaches. Keep some 24mg handy for when strong urges hit.

You beat 9 out of 10 smokes! That's Great. The other will drop when you are ready!

ya i have the volt with (15) 24mg carts but i still have (5) 18mg "green smart living" carts that i can switch off with. none of them are tobacco flavored lol.

 

[gthompson]

I've seen the number one reason why Newbies fail is that they start on e-liquid that is too weak.
If I'm an alcoholic and used to 7 scotches a day. Than you give me 3 sips of beer every hour to replace my scotch. Do you think I'm going to switch to beer? 12mg-18mg is almost laughable for a Marlboro Red Smoker.

I agree, and I recommended earlier in the thread the OP move up in strength. As far as 36 mg, there's no magic number, and I'm sorry if I made it sound that way, but the higher the nic level the more dangerous it is. I've read that somewhere around 36 is where it begins to get that way (but I'm really not an expert). I daresay 36 would make a non-smoker quite ill.

 

[niczgreat]

just got the 24mg and they feel perfect. 18mg just wasnt cutting it, even though i smoked lights and i wasnt a heavy smoker. so ya i think it better to start high and move down if needed.

I'm glad the 24mg worked for you. Less is better so no need to go higher. I think that it's better to progress upwards gradually like you did and find the level that's right. For me under 36 never really left me satisfied but that's me and the Vapers like me.

Everyone is different and reacts to Vaping in a different way.

 

[niczgreat]

I agree, and I recommended earlier in the thread the OP move up in strength. As far as 36 mg, there's no magic number, and I'm sorry if I made it sound that way, but the higher the nic level the more dangerous it is. I've read that somewhere around 36 is where it begins to get that way (but I'm really not an expert). I daresay 36 would make a non-smoker quite ill.

No need to be sorry, All's good.

My feeling is that the 36mg is the maximum that you could put a non-smoker on and not risk injury. When mass marketing the retailers have to worry about lawsuits so they probably found any higher than 36mg and it would create legal liabilities. Some only go as high as 24mg for that reason.

 

[cure.the.radio]

maybe, maybe not. i have only been smoking about a half a pack a day for a year. prior to that a few cigs a day for 6 months. prior to that not a single cigarette in 7 years. so im not super deep into cigarettes, i just want to stop before it gets worse. for me, 2 volt batteries should probably suffice. one can be in use and one can be charging. i may go for the bigger badder stuff later but i also may not.

To each his own. Honestly if you've only smoked regularly for a year, your lungs are probably fairly virgin. I know stressing out makes me want a cig, lol. So chill, you're fine. You'll drop that 1st cig of the day when you're ready.

 

[glauserjg]

Just dont do it for a few days and it will go away

 

[filter]

didnt have a morning cig today. but i still want one. seems one smoke per day is all i crave anymore. i dont wanna buy a pack though. arg

 

[HighlanderNorth]

MY good e-cig kit wasnt even in yet as of this morning(it came in after I got home from work) so I was using a weak disposable e-cig, and I was in a hurry, so instead of immediately going outside to smoke as soon as I got out of bed, I took some drags off my disposable e-cig, and got in the shower and didnt even think about needing a ciggy....

As long as you get nicotine from some source, like an e-cig, that should definitely help curb your appetite for smoking real cigs.
You will have to use a little will power, but as long as you are getting nicotine, the rest is all psychological....

 

[filter]

still havent had one today and probably wont. my gf will have cigs when i get home though she'll give me crap if i have one since i told her once i had a good setup i wouldnt be using them at all.

 

[gthompson]

I can't even remember the last time I jonesed for an analog anymore.

 

[X P3 Flight Engineer]

still havent had one today and probably wont. my gf will have cigs when i get home though she'll give me s**t if i have one since i told her once i had a good setup i wouldnt be using them at all.

So you are where all this stress is coming from! Stop doing this to yourself. There is no time limit on this. If you don't enjoy it then it will become something to avoid.

If I need a cigarette, I will have one. It may be bad for my health; but it might save someone else's life! (If you know what I mean) Lol

 

[teamscon]

best thing to do is just not buy anymore cigs. if you dont have them, you cant smoke lol. theres still some pain, but its minimal.

 

[DantesInferno]

Oddly enough I kicked this desire for a morning cig by vaping nasty tasting dekang 555. For some reason that did it for me.

 

[X P3 Flight Engineer]

best thing to do is just not buy anymore cigs. if you dont have them, you cant smoke lol. theres still some pain, but its minimal.

His gf smokes so that strategy is doomed. Just get out of bed and Vape. Or Not get out of bed and Vape! Lol