Vaping for 5 weeks and still smoking analogs

[pandatera]

Well I been vaping for 5 weeks now and still smoking around 5 - 10 analogs a day. Use to be 1 1/2 - 2 packs a day. I wasn't really planning to quit smoking when I first started, but I saw so many members from ECF actually quit smoking and I thought to myself I can, too. I'm kinda disppointed at myself. Once in awhile I will find my self liting up an analog and just puff one time and I would totally forget about it and just vape. I tried using different strength nic, but it didn't seem to help stop the craving. I tried many different flavors ejuice and so far haven't really find one I really like. What's worst is sometmes I'm testing flavors by dripping onto the atty, and it leaks I go wash my hands after that I took an analog instead cuz i didn't want to bother to go wash my hands like every few vapes. I been getting bad batteries problems lately and that cuz me to go pic up an analog instead, too.

I keep seeing that people quit smoking on the forum, and didn't seem to struggle much. Wonder if there anyone like me that coudln't completely quit as well? I smoke less when the vaping process is smooth. But when I get leaking issues, batteries issues I get really annoyed and go pic up a ciggy instead.

 

[Michelle M]

Getting dialed in with the right battery/cart/juice really is a big part of the equation. It's hard to quit when you feel like you're missing out on something.

Instead of getting yourself stressed out over it, you should be proud that you have given up almost ALL of your cigarettes.

You don't say what device you're using.

I find that smoking nothing less than 24mg works for me. I even "went there" with 36 mg but made myself a bit dizzy-ish. Couldn't figure out why at first!!

Keep working on finding the perfect vape. And remember that it will never be exactly like a cigarette.

When your battery issues get ironed out and you have a system that you really like... tell yourself you're not going to get any real cigarettes. And then just stop. But make sure you're ready for it with a good system so you won't feel robbed.

Good luck. It's a never-ending process finding your groove!

 

[kot1rc5]

Keep at it. It took me 2-3 months to totally drop the analogs. After using a 808 cig looking auto e-cig for 1 month or 2 I got an ego, LR atty, and and some TastyVapor tobacco 48mg that finally did the trick. Now it's been 9 months analog free and I'm down to 18mg for my daily vape. I do have some 36-24mg stashed just in case.

 

[Raynen]

Keep up the good work! You're doing great, and pat yourself on the back.

What's your e-cig type? I have a 510.

It seems like you're flooding your atomizer when you drip, but I don't drip very often. How many drops are you putting on your atomizer?

As for battery issues, clean off the threads (carefully) from your atomizer, battery, and any charging unit (A/C charger or PCC pack charger) with rubbing alcohol and a q-tip. I had battery problems but I clean all of those off once a week and now I'm doing great.

Have you tried carts or cartos? I'm a cart (cartridge) person, but they can be a hassle. Cartos are pretty nifty, but I haven't found the carto for me. For some reason I just really love my carts, but I have a filler mod. I use an ultra-dense poly-fil.

Again, be proud that you've cut down. My favorite juices aren't even tobacco flavors. I am in LOVE with Snickerdoodle cookie, Arctic Ice (a very VERY smooth menthol, not at ALL minty), Peach... I know you'll find your flavor!

 

[Frick]

What are you using now?

I'm still smoking 1-2 a day, so I can't sit here and say "here's how I did it", but I'm extremely close to giving those couple-cigarettes-a-day up for good.

I went through trying a bunch of flavors, eventually strictly dripping on 510 attys with eGo batteries, and a drip tip.

I think I discovered something: for ME, tasting tasty flavors was nice and all, but wasn't really giving me that analog replacement I needed. I was vaping because it tasted good, but when I needed a cigarette, I still needed one.

Now I vape tobacco flavors. I have nice, lovely sweet organic flavors sitting here from Vaperite; Caramel Cream and Cappuccino, and both taste lovely. BUT, they don't work that well at lowering my craving for an analog, and I think it's because of this: I'm vaping them as an enjoyable experience, but it's nothing like smoking.

Now that I have some RY4 and a few other tobacco flavors (Vaperite's Organic Tobacco is fantastic), I feel more like I'm smoking, and not eating dessert.

 

[zeroed4x]

I stopped smoking analogs the day that I picked up my first e-cig.
I want you to know that if I can do it anyone can do it.
I started smoking in my teens, from the time I was 21 until I started vaping I was trying to quit at least 2 or more times per year.
I tried The Patch, Nic Gum, Hypnotherapy, acupuncture, and just about everything that could be bought over the years and nothing worked. Nothing. Vaping to me was and is the only thing that has kept me away from analogs.
I received my first (crappy 4 volt white fake looking ) e-cig and ordered the carts that tasted like absolute crap, the flavor was weak, the vapor was weak, the nic was just strong enough to keep me from cheating and picking up a cigarette.
I quickly learned from the mistake of the wimpy little e-cigs that there is something better out there. I started building my own mods and have never looked back. I also could not resist getting a Silver Bullet, awesome commercially available mod.
I'm a success story with vaping vs analogs because I made the choice to do so.
I did not use excuses or give up at all. It was the nicotine that I wanted mentally and physically but the delivery system was what I really needed to be able to quit. It was easy for me and I never thought that I could say that but its true.

As far as leaky attys, well that just part of the .... we put up with until some one comes up with a better design for us.
The Chinese are not going to make a better atty until some American company makes one so they can copy it.
As far as e-liquid, I was tired of all of the dekang and other Chinese fermented monkey piss they call e-juice and especially tobacco flavors that I still crave so I found Vaperite. Vaperite is pretty damned awesome but I decided that I would take it to the next level with my own e-liquids so I created Vape Center. ( opening soon) I now manufacture my own blend of "organic all natural" tobacco e-juices. I specialize in tobacco flavors for those of us whom have not broken out of the comfort zone that we rely upon with the tobacco flavors. The last thing that I want is a cigarette. I don't want to be around them or people who smoke. Damed if I ever thought that would ever come out of my mouth, seriously. I used to be the other guy who would put my smoke out on your tongue and exhale into your eye while you made your complaint about smoking.

I only crave a good vape that has the best flavor available with ingredients that are safe and natural.
I refuse to trade one evil for something that could possibly be worse for me. I created the solution to this personal problem.
Now I have no problems except for the leaky atty's from time to time. Eventually I will solve that issue too.

If I can quit smoking after over 30 years and literally over 50 or more FAILED attempts to quit, you can stop making excuses and just do it like I did. Find a way, get the money, buy what you need, ask for help here on this forum or the others.
Get to it.

 

[pandatera]

Currently using the Riva 510, started out w/ a Joye 510. I didn't like the battery life on the JOYE 510 and upgraded to Riva 510 after a week. I'm having batteries problems with the Riva 510, but the suppliers are very nice, sending me replacements and answering all my questions and emails fast which is great or I would had been more frustrated. I tried 12mg -24 mg nic ejuice. The 24mg nic was alittle too strong for me I think I didn't really like it, it was giving me a headache. 18mg didn't seem to satisfy me either though. I use the 12mg a few hours before I go to bed because when I use the 18mg, I can't sleep or sleep well. So now i'm still trying different flavors on 18mg and see if they will work out. Even though the juice isn't that expensive but it does really adds up, and what worst is you don't really realize it till your credit card bill comes.
I'm only dripping like 2 drops at a time till i get a burn taste, sometimes it's all good no leaks. Once in awhile it gets a leak and that just throw me off. Most of the time when I'm out i'm using carto's, I didn't get much leaking issues with those. I also have a Ego-Tank atty, but one of my Riva batteries is not working properly and I'm waitin for a replacement. The good working one is charging right now so can't use it for now. I did try using alcohol and all kind of tips other ECF members have advice and it didn't help.

Thank you all for the reply it makes me feel better that I'm not alone

 

[techtony]

I've converted 4 people here at work, one of them still smokes a few now and again. There is no pressure to quit, don't let it get to you.

Hell, I started vaping a year ago for 5 months and then started smoking again. Now I'm back on the vapewagon, it's different for everyone.

 

[Mark Mayhew]

i'm not an expert (vaping for just under two weeks now) but I'd say you're doing pretty good, having cut down from 2 packs a day to 1/2 a pack...keep doing what you are doing and don't stress.

 

[jtpjc]

I guess it also has to do with the other stuff in analogs. When I was still smoking them exclusively, I managed to reduce my anti depressants to half. Now that I'm half vaping/half smoking, I had to up the dose again. It's not only about the nicotine.

Edit: the good news is that I have been able to reduce my blood pressure medication a little bit.

 

[shadowseed]

I chain vaped through my cravings. If you really force yourself to just vape for 1 or 2 solid days I think it might do the trick for you. I too had to fiddle with my system a lot when I started. Just force yourself to only vape for 1-2 days then try an analog... I did and that was my last one (didn't even finish it!). I had 2 ecigs going. One with 12 mg juice that I could chain vape, and one with 36mg that I could use for a bigger hit if I felt I needed it. Part of it also is the want to switch. I had been wanting to quit for years, just never had the right tool!

 

[beetlespin]

It does take some will power to stop. When I first started vaping I would crave for smoke right after I ate and some time just because I needed a fix. When I did crave I would vape Instead and it took 2 month before I stop crave for that cig "or in other word not think about a smoke".

The other thing that would help you the most Imo either get 5v mod that is regulated so the hits are constantly the same Or any mod that can have it's volts regulated This will help alot. It good to have a back up when you have failing equipment. Leaking from dripping is to many dropsbeing added" like you don't know". Once you prime the atty "6 or 7 drop for fresh dry atty" you only add 2-3 drops the most after that and only after you lose taste or it taste burnt.

For me I had no choice but to quit!!!!. My lung just hurt every day, the coughing, whizzing I had to make it work. 25 yrs of smoking was winning the war on my health!!!!!

Good luck man it's hard to stop and I'll prey for you.

 

[Juicehead]

I've tried everything to quit smoking. The only thing that worked for me in the past was going cold turkey- which worked for a couple months, but then I got drunk with smoking friends...

When I ordered my E Cig kit, I made sure I had enough batts and cartos and ejuice to last and make a full time switch to e cigs.

If you're serious about dropping those nasty analogs for good, I feel you cannot have any analogs on you.

 

[Slea]

5 weeks?

I didn't quit for a year and a half. There's some good advice here. Stop worrying, try some different things, and don't push it. You'll figure out your magic setup, I'm sure!

 

[MsOceanCity]

I cut down from 15 analogs/day to 3 within the first 2 weeks of vaping but it took me 15 MONTHS before I finally gave up the "stinkies" for good! Like others have said, DON'T FEEL BAD! You're doing great! Just keep it up

 

[Vapor Pete]

Well I been vaping for 5 weeks now and still smoking around 5 - 10 analogs a day. Use to be 1 1/2 - 2 packs a day. I wasn't really planning to quit smoking when I first started, but I saw so many members from ECF actually quit smoking and I thought to myself I can, too. I'm kinda disppointed at myself. Once in awhile I will find my self liting up an analog and just puff one time and I would totally forget about it and just vape. I tried using different strength nic, but it didn't seem to help stop the craving. I tried many different flavors ejuice and so far haven't really find one I really like. What's worst is sometmes I'm testing flavors by dripping onto the atty, and it leaks I go wash my hands after that I took an analog instead cuz i didn't want to bother to go wash my hands like every few vapes. I been getting bad batteries problems lately and that cuz me to go pic up an analog instead, too.

I keep seeing that people quit smoking on the forum, and didn't seem to struggle much. Wonder if there anyone like me that coudln't completely quit as well? I smoke less when the vaping process is smooth. But when I get leaking issues, batteries issues I get really annoyed and go pic up a ciggy instead.

Up your nic level, grab a kr808-d, and the analogs will find their way into the garbage can. Im two months away from my 2yr mark. Good luck.

-VP

 

[bryanwithay]

I have been quit for 1 Month, 6 hours, 17 minutes and 8 seconds (31 days). I have saved $93.77 by not smoking 937 cigarettes. I have saved 3 Days, 6 hours and 5 minutes of my life. My Quit Date: 1/8/2011 12:15 PM

 

[fb305]

My first try with the e-cig didn't work either, I tried it for a little while but kept smoking and then just quit using the Ego all together. I then started buying bagged tobacco and tubes and making my own cigarettes. It's way cheaper and I think there's way less chemicals than store cigs, at least they didn't have that chemical taste to them. After 6 months of that I decided that I would try the Ego again and wasn't going to smoke cigs anymore. That was 17 days ago and I haven't smoked one. It's been much easier this time. I smoked for at least 25 years and have tried everything to quit in the past. I don't know if it's been easier this time because I already had cut out some of the chemicals from the store boughts or if I'm just more determined but it has been easier than I ever thought possible.

 

[Frick]

Up your nic level, grab a kr808-d, and the analogs will find their way into the garbage can. Im two months away from my 2yr mark. Good luck.

That right there is great advice. I never got a "hit" off any 510 equipment that truly satisfied.

Get some 24-26mg juice and any KR808-D unit. I've been using the Bloog maxx fusion and it's a much warmer hit, much more "analog-like". I'm down to ~3 cigarettes a day, and this weekend was the first time I skipped the "after dinner" cigarette completely. Stick with tobacco flavors until you quit, because I think they remind your body more of smoking and lower the cravings. RY4 in particular does that for me, although I don't think I actually like the flavor as much as it makes a good replacement for tobacco flavor.

When you have a craving, chain vape the PV for a good few minutes. I find this helps.

Good luck.

 

[Hotwire]

I am going to give it another try after failing miserably the past 3 weeks.

Have ordered what I hope will be decent quality liquids compared to the last shipment of utter cr@p I received and which are in some of my favorite food flavors and I think I have also identified the correct mg of nicotine for me now - 6mg -that won't give me insomnia at night (another reason I went back to the cigs is that I couldn't vape before bed without getting awful insomnia from the nic buzz) and also one strong tobacco flavor at 18mg that I am truly hoping will satisfy when drinking. If it doesn't, then hopefuly the only time I will smoke is when drinking, a time when will power to not smoke just falls down flat.

It will still be hard and I will still need willpower in droves. The pv mainly a 2nd best alternative rather than the pleasure a lot of vapers seem to find it to be. Reason probably is that I'm relatively young (34) and my health is not that badly affected by the 3 or 4 cigs I have at night (not even tempted during the day when at work, haven't been for years) and maybe 1 pack over the weekend IF DRINKING. Apart from lethargy and occaisional bronchitis, I don't get any wheezing, coughing or any other serious health problems and my Blood pressure is 64/63 and my lungs passed all doc's tests with flying colors also. So there is no extreme, pressing motivation for me to quit and where I live a pack of Dunhills is only the eqvt of $2.18usd a pack...

But still, the lethargy in the mornings (even after only 3 or 4 cigs the previous evening with a movie and a cpl of beers) and the occaisional bronchitis are not things I want in my life.

So my new tasty (fingers crossed) liquids with good flavors and the right nic mg for me plus the aid of direct dripping when at home and having a beer (one of my main times I smoke and I find direct dripping gives pretty satisfying hits) and using 18mg Dessert Ship in my pv (ego-t) when out at a bar drinking (the other main time I smoke and a time when dripping not for me) might do it for me.