Like a lot of the others here I got my E-cig and that was that, didn't even finish the opened pack of analogs I had, and to be perfectly honest I haven't missed it at all. This from a 20+ year pack a day smoker. Only been a little over a month now but I can't even imagine going back to analogs.
Switch to Vaping "cold turkey" or did you transistion slowly?
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Hey, Welcome guys and gals !
I quit the day I got my eGo-c kit, and that's from a 40+ yr, PAD 'burro red' man.
I did the same as Emily- vaped like crazy, blankie with me 24/7- training my mind that I would not deprive it of Nic...if it would accept vaping for smoking ciggys. And It Worked...no withdrawals, and no craziness.
I find Kele's observation Very interesting. I tried 'bacco' Flavors...didn't like any of them.
Found I liked 'coffee' in the AM, fruit or Butterscotch or Carmel latter..... very interesting.
It's been about a month am I'm still working on quitting. 16 years smoking 1 1/2 PAD. I'm down to about 10/day. Got my Ego Twist two days ago and I'm down to 6 today and probably two more before bedtime. Once I find a juice I like, it'll most likely be smooth sailing.
The day I got my kit in the mail was the day I quit the stinkys. That was Oct. 1, 2009! I've never looked back.
Best thing I've ever done. Vaping saved my life!!!!!!!
Best thing I've ever done. Vaping saved my life!!!!!!!
I did it slowly I went from a PAD, to 10, to 5, to 3, to 2 (the one when I first wake up and after dinner were the hardest), then I stopped.
I realized how much better I felt when I only had 5 that I knew I had to stop completley
I realized how much better I felt when I only had 5 that I knew I had to stop completley
As soon as i got my starter kit in the mail two weeks ago was the last time i had a stinky cigarette...matter of fact, i smoked one on the way to my post office box to pick up my kit..filled it with juice when i got in the car and never looked back
And now i own a VAMO mod and several tanks as it has now turned into a cool hobby! I don't think i will ever smoke again
And now i own a VAMO mod and several tanks as it has now turned into a cool hobby! I don't think i will ever smoke again
I had two analogs left when I got my ecig. Finished those, tossed ALL the 'butts' and haven't looked back since. Vaping all the way.
Emily, I could have written that myself. Exactly the same experience here, from the mind trick to trying a real one and feeling absolutely grossed out. Same time span too. I am now almost 2 years quit and that ONE experience in my early days has kept me free from them (gladly) and probably for life.
I am doing it slowly but I am down to 2 maybe 3 cigs a day. I'm happy that I have done so well.
Tomorrow will be two weeks since I bought my 1st 'e-cig' (A FIN kit from Wal-mart
) & I quit analogs cold turkey right then & there. Well, almost...actually my battery went flat the very next day & I bummed a cig from a buddy after lunch. I'm using an ego/clearo style set-up most now & really like TW Titan tobacco e-juice @ 18ml. After 40 yrs of 1.5 PAD I've tried to quit a few times & two weeks is the longest I've ever made it. So tomorrow will be sort of a milestone, & every day after that will be new ground for me. Praise God I don't even want a cigarette!
) & I quit analogs cold turkey right then & there. Well, almost...actually my battery went flat the very next day & I bummed a cig from a buddy after lunch. I'm using an ego/clearo style set-up most now & really like TW Titan tobacco e-juice @ 18ml. After 40 yrs of 1.5 PAD I've tried to quit a few times & two weeks is the longest I've ever made it. So tomorrow will be sort of a milestone, & every day after that will be new ground for me. Praise God I don't even want a cigarette!
I bought a kit and brought it home. I finished my pack of cigarettes and opened up the kit and began using that. That was a little over a month ago. Surprisingly to me, the transition was pretty easy. I've not picked up an analog since and don't have the desire either.
After 30 yrs/PaD I quit almost immediately. Had a couple packs to get rid of first.
Waste not, want not!
Waste not, want not!
I went semi-cold turkey. Serial quitter here, I would go on and off the patch. Have for years. So instead of going on the patch along, I went to half a patch and used the vaping to cut the cravings. Month later I was off both cigs and patch.
I was a slow transition. I think I got back into vaping on 4th November 2012 as I was driving the 250miles back to uni from a friend's. I'd been giving it a go the night before as there was a small child in the house and I didn't wanna go outside and disturb her with the front door, security light or talking outside. On my drive home, I alternated between that and my roll-ups. The following day, I was trying to use it more and more and by 20th November 2012, I was down to one a day. I was using an app on my Android which counted the cigarettes you smoked in a day, allowed you to set a maximum amount and counted the time in between cigs. It became a game to compete against myself and try to prolong it longer and longer.
On 20th November, I had my first cig free day in YEARS. After that, it became a game to not smoke. I was in another competition with myself and it seems to work for me. That first one of the day was always the hardest and the advice I was given was to up my nicotine from 18mg to 24mg on a morning, just for that extra hit. It worked and by Christmas I was using 11/12mg.
We're all individuals and the wonderful part about vaping is that we can tailor it to meet our needs at any given time. I'm going to be cutting down my nic usage 1mg at a time over the next few months as jumping from 12 to 8mg is too steep for me. It was the same with NRTs, I think. Slowly but surely wins the race. To quote my favourite statistic of the FDA conference (I swear, I post this EVERYWHERE!), NRTs have a 95% failure rate within 20 months of cessation and BP know that the periods of cessation 'treatment' (ie, the 3 months we get in the UK) aren't long enough for any real success.x
On 20th November, I had my first cig free day in YEARS. After that, it became a game to not smoke. I was in another competition with myself and it seems to work for me. That first one of the day was always the hardest and the advice I was given was to up my nicotine from 18mg to 24mg on a morning, just for that extra hit. It worked and by Christmas I was using 11/12mg.
We're all individuals and the wonderful part about vaping is that we can tailor it to meet our needs at any given time. I'm going to be cutting down my nic usage 1mg at a time over the next few months as jumping from 12 to 8mg is too steep for me. It was the same with NRTs, I think. Slowly but surely wins the race. To quote my favourite statistic of the FDA conference (I swear, I post this EVERYWHERE!), NRTs have a 95% failure rate within 20 months of cessation and BP know that the periods of cessation 'treatment' (ie, the 3 months we get in the UK) aren't long enough for any real success.x
vaping for about 1 and 1/2 months. Was down to 2 cigs per day immediately and took a while to break that. stoppe dfor several days and then slipped but only 1 or 2 a day. Now about 4 days since the last and getting easier every day. I was vaping zero nic in the beginning and now using more nic which seems to make it easier.
I have a slightly different story than most. I quit smoking January 1st 2010 cold turkey. I didn't touch a cigarette for 2 1/2 years, but I always missed the cigarettes. I bummed a few here and there, mostly at bars and when I was drinking. I had run into a guy through my hobby of brewing beer that sold vaping equipment and was intrigued, but since I didn't smoke full time again, I wrote it off.
Fast forward a few months and work becomes incredibly stressful and before I knew it I was buying a pack. And then another. And then two packs at a time. After a few weeks I was back smoking a pack a day, and my wife wasn't happy. So I remembered this guy that sold the equipment a few months ago and have been vaping ever since. I had a random one or two when I first started vaping because my batteries would die at the most inconvenient times. But now that I have my eVic and the battery last me all day plus some and everything is smooth sailing.
Now that I have found vaping, I can have my cake and eat it too. I get the enjoyment of smoking, but I don't have to put up with all the nasty smell of cigarettes.
Happy Vaping!
Chris
Fast forward a few months and work becomes incredibly stressful and before I knew it I was buying a pack. And then another. And then two packs at a time. After a few weeks I was back smoking a pack a day, and my wife wasn't happy. So I remembered this guy that sold the equipment a few months ago and have been vaping ever since. I had a random one or two when I first started vaping because my batteries would die at the most inconvenient times. But now that I have my eVic and the battery last me all day plus some and everything is smooth sailing.
Now that I have found vaping, I can have my cake and eat it too. I get the enjoyment of smoking, but I don't have to put up with all the nasty smell of cigarettes.
Happy Vaping!
Chris
I ordered my first kit on a whim. I had tried gums, lozenges and others stuff over the 40 years of 2-3 pad. I never thought it would actually work, just hoped to cut down some. I started at 6pm on Friday night and had 2 cigarettes before bed. Had a couple the next (Saturday) morning, one in the afternoon, and one before bed. On Sunday I had 2 in the morning, and 1 on Monday morning. That was it. Three days was all it took. Now look at my banner...6 MONTHS...unbelievable.
For me, once I picked up the PV, I put down the smokes. My cravings were pretty much gone. This is completely different from every other quitting experience I've had. Gums, lozenges, patches, cold turkey, candy... I was cranky and craving 24/7...
I didn't have a difficult transition either.. None of the typical withdrawal symptoms, no irritability AT ALL. I'm now stepping down from 2mg to 1mg nic (all I mix now is 1mg, but I still have a bit of 2mg juice left).
I was a lucky one I guess.
I didn't have a difficult transition either.. None of the typical withdrawal symptoms, no irritability AT ALL. I'm now stepping down from 2mg to 1mg nic (all I mix now is 1mg, but I still have a bit of 2mg juice left).
I was a lucky one I guess.
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