strong cravings after 1 year

[lynch]

Anyone else have cravings for a smoke after over one year ? Went into a store today
and behind the counter they had the smokes and thats what triggered it...weird .
Came close to buying a pack but didnt.

 

[Killjoy1]

Hasn't been a year for me, yet, but I know ex-smokers who still occasionally crave one after many years. I had a craving fairly recently, but it was a momentary thing and passed quickly

 

[seadooman]

Still have a smoke every now and then, maybe 1 or 2 a week but once I smoke one the flavor and taste are not the same as I remember. Try useing the higher nicotine juices.

 

[dupont]

My wife quit cold turkey a little over 10 years ago (neither one of us had heard of e-cigs back then) and still wants one every now and then. I agree with the previous post - keep some high nic. juice around for bad days.

 

[zer0ith]

Its been exactly 6 months for me and I am put off by the smell of 2nd hand smoke (that started around the 2-3 month mark). The smell of an unlit smoke is still appealing though.

 

[hairball]

Get a bottle of your favorite juice in a higher mg. I keep one myself. It's been a little over a year for me and yes, I still get a craving now and again but just the thought of the nasty taste has stopped me. I vape my higher mg and the craving goes away. Hang in there and walk away...don't dwell on it...don't even think about it. It will pass.

 

[majekh]

I’ve been smoke free for 2+ years now and still get that craving that you are talking about. I believe that it’s part of our addiction, and there are times that we remember how much we enjoyed (or thought that we did) smoking. When I get the craving I turn to a strong tobacco flavored juice and crank the VV up. A few drags from a hot, burnt, nasty drag that makes me cough is enough to kill that craving. Keep vaping!!!

 

[lynch]

Thank's to all, It was just that one day when I saw all those packs of smokes . I've been in other stores and seen all the smokes and didnt have that reaction, thats what was weird about it.
After the 2nd week smoke free I was good with no cravings, just in case I made 10ml of 30mg juice.

 

[needtoknow]

The last cig I had was on 11/15/10. I was down to only smoking one each day just out of spite. I was only going to go two weeks with out smoking any more and had 4 cigs left in my pack. I still have those 4 cigs and keep saying I am going to have one, I just don't know when?? Maybe after I get past the year mark (as I am so close) I will fire one of those bad boys up. They are probably very stale and nasty by now. I still get cravings all the time, cause no matter what I do vaping is just not exactly like smoking...... I have cut my nic level down to abt 6mg juice (I mostly mix my own) and I am now trying some zero nic too. All the while I was and am cutting back on the nic level I do definatly vape ALOT more than I smoked ( I was 1 1/2 pack a day) I do believe that the nic addition is almost beaten but the pure addiction of smoking something is far from gone.

 

[lynch]

Thats great with the nic level so low, I'm at 18-24mg tried making it lower but lower than 18 dont work for me.

 

[johnnydotexe]

I've been smoke-free since (see banner). Yesterday, I had a weird craving...so I smoked half a marlboro short. It tasted horrible, and didn't have that same rewarding feeling I remember. After brushing my teeth and washing my hands to get rid of that awful smell/taste, I picked up the reo and took a long puff and felt satisfied. For the rest of the day I did sort of have a "blah" feeling, like I was coming down with the flu or something. Slept that right off, felt great this morning.

I want to say it was more curiosity than craving, but either way I don't want to do that again.

 

[prometheus]

My father still has cravings after 53 years of not smoking. Lets face it... our bodies were, are, and always will be addicted lol.

 

[MickeyRat]

I vape 12 mg juice but, I still keep some 24 for crave times. I haven't had to use it for some time though.

The last time I had a cigarette, I'd been off them for a while. I was glad I did it before I had my morning shower. The smell that stuck to me was intolerable.

 

[Mathew R Taylor]

I agree with many people - It's been more than a year for me, and I still vape on 18, with a bottle of 24 just in case. The smell of cigarette smoke has finally lost it's appeal to me several months ago. On the 4th, I tried a drag and the cloud of smoke was thick tasting almost like SUPER PG, and the taste was of burning leaves; not at all like the enjoyable smoke I used to have.