Well...that's WEIRD?

[2pksAday]

I'm down to approx. three 'real' ciggs a day..have been for over a week.
The weirdest thing happened this afternoon.
I took a nap earlier (not feeling to good today ) and when I woke up I immediately grabbed my smokes and lit one up...but when I took a 'drag' of it, it was like smoking a 'light' cigarette. There was hardly any of the normal 'full flavor' cessation. I kept puffing on it thinking to myself "what the hell is wrong with this cigarette...taste like a damn 'light'"

I then reached for my clearo and took a few puffs on that...MUCH BETTER.
Perfect cessation in the back of my throat, perfect amount of 'vapor'...

So..I light up yet another 'real' cigarette LOL...cause at this point, I'm thinking that perhaps it's just me, but nope...AGAIN, the same thing happens.
I've been smoking the same brand, 2 packs a day, full flavor, 100's, for YEARS...and now, since using my clearomizer this past week, it's like I can't 'taste' my real cigarettes or like someone switched them out for ultra lights, LOL!

Does that sound weird??

I'm using 'tobacco' flavored e-liquids, 18mg nicotine (80vg/20pg)....

 

[440BB]

Good tobacco flavored liquids can taste much better than the smokes. Richer flavors and many choices sure are a step away from just picking up another pack of the same old thing. It sounds like you're becoming a happy vaper! Congratulations!

 

[chemicalemily]

I ABSOLUTELY know what you mean. I'm new to vaping (about 2 weeks in) and am still smoking a few analogs a day. And you're absolutely right. You get that full, rich taste from the vape, and then you go to smoke an analog, and it just tastes like nothing. Just nasty smoke.

 

[mountaingal]

Congratulations! You are doing great! I love my tobacco flavors, it is all I really use.

 

[Danbrooks2k]

Sound like they are broken... probably a bad batch...

You better just throw them out and vape for a while...

 

[LeftofCenter]

I did the same thing, mine just started tasting more like the ashtray than cigarettes to me. I definitely like my vape far better!

 

[kkahmann]

After 2 months and Iam still at 3 cigs per day--kinda discouraged about that but I noticed the same thing. Analogs taste almost tasteless--thought there was something wrong with me.

 

[LeftofCenter]

After 2 months and Iam still at 3 cigs per day--kinda discouraged about that but I noticed the same thing. Analogs taste almost tasteless--thought there was something wrong with me.

I was having the same problem and someone here suggested I might benefit from WTA juice. It is a bit expensive, but I decided to give it a try. I got it today and added a little bit to my regular juice and it does the trick! I am not pacifier vaping, I feel calm and have zero thoughts about a cigarette. I will try to wean myself off of it and get back to regular nic juice, but in the meantime the WTA will be keeping me well away from the death sticks!

 

[Rat2chat2]

Does not sound weird to me at all (but I'm just weird anyway). The same thing happened to me accept my normal brand cigarette that I had smoked for so many years, started tasting nasty to me. I had no intention of quitting but I enjoyed vaping so much, it just happened. Continued success to you and I look forward to reading more about your journey. Happy vaping to you.

 

[DadEh]

Well done...
Nearly a month for me but it was an immediate quit from annalogs, the very evening I started vaping, so I can't relate to your experience.

Keep it up

 

[EBates]

I'm thinkin' that the issues you folks are describing as weird is what I would describe as great. I started vapin' and have never tried or wanted a cig since. In fact, I gave away 3 1/2 cartons after going a couple of weeks without wanting one. So, sorry I never experienced your weird issue, only my great one.

 

[LeftofCenter]

I'm thinkin' that the issues you folks are describing as weird is what I would describe as great. I started vapin' and have never tried or wanted a cig since. In fact, I gave away 3 1/2 cartons after going a couple of weeks without wanting one. So, sorry I never experienced your weird issue, only my great one.

That IS great EBates and I am happy for you that you had no trouble switching over to vaping! Sadly for some of us it isn't that easy, but we do stick with it and keep trying our best. With a little effort, trial and error we to will make the switch.

 

[EBates]

That IS great EBates and I am happy for you that you had no trouble switching over to vaping! Sadly for some of us it isn't that easy, but we do stick with it and keep trying our best. With a little effort, trial and error we to will make the switch.

Amen brother, hang in there

 

[Robino1]

Took me a month to switch over. Yeah, I do know what you mean by the cigarettes just weren't cutting it after getting a good vape system.

Some are able to stop right away, others take some time to do it. Count the ones you Don't have, not the ones you do. Let the vape take over

Welcome to the forum

 

[Dini]

Doesn't sound weird to me either. I started Vaping as an experiment 6 weeks ago. I'm In Australia, so I have to get my nicotine on line. The evening it arrived I prepared my juice (thinking .....this is never going to replace my beloved menthols), and consciously stayed with my starter pack. Next morning, as usual, I grabbed my packet and lit up....DISGUSTING. I Tried another one 5 days ago, no 'hit' just a reay nasty chemical flavour on the first puff of a fresh pack. Second puff saw it butted out, and the pack given away.

 

[2pksAday]

I have very much been enjoying everyone's reply and want to thank you AGAIN.
I have to be truthful in saying that I'm quite envious of those members who have been able to quit 'smoking' just like that..
I've not been able to do that YET.

For me, this past week when I've lit up a cigarette, it's not so much that I've been craving one or that I'm anxious in the way you get when your trying to 'wean' off nicotine. I think it's been more of a psychological dependency, up and over a nicotine dependency. Cigarettes have been with me the better part of my life, almost 30 years. There isn't a day that has gone by that I haven't had them either on me or by me at all times. I think I mentioned this before in another thread, but for me, it's a little scary letting go of those last 3 or so ciggs.
I have about 10 cigarettes left right at this moment and earlier today the thought came over me "what am I going to do when they are gone?" which I have to tell you, left me feeling somewhat depressed, so much so that I actually called my husband to pick me up a pack of smokes on his way home from work.
It's not that I want to or even feel much of a desire to smoke them these days...but just knowing they are right there is comforting to me.
And what do I do in the mornings? Again, it sounds stupid, but for 30 years, just as soon as I wake up, the first thing I do is smoke.
When I woke up this morning I actually lay there for about 10 minutes trying to talk myself out of lighting up a cigarette, but for the life of me, I just felt compelled to light up so I could then go about my normal morning activities without thinking about it.
I'm sure someone who has never smoke will read this and perhaps think that this all sounds stupid, but I'm not quite sure how else to describe it.

I'm glad that my 'analogs' are starting to have less and less appeal and like someone mentioned above, hopefully there will come that day where I can comfortably let go completely.

 

[440BB]

Some are able to stop right away, others take some time to do it. Count the ones you Don't have, not the ones you do. Let the vape take over

Exactly what I was thinking. Many vapers are somewhere between cutting down smoking and not smoking at all, and as long as you are smoking less it is a victory!

Some of us still have an occasional cigarette and it's no reason to be hard on yourself, you are still making a huge positive step for your health. That morning habit is a hard one to break, but when you're ready to give it a shot, start the day with no smokes in the house and vape heavily with that first coffee. The nicotine rush should help you kill off the cravings!

 

[Hulamoon]

It sounds just great to me. Congratulations!

 

[HazyShades]

When I finally quit smoking ciggies I chain smoked 4 packs and put the ash tray right in front of me where I could smell it really well. It worked.
I quit drinking beer more or less the same way. I drank 25 tall boys and puked for days. Now I don't like the taste at all.

 

[Mapultz]

Not weird at all! It didn't take me long to prefer the taste of the vapor over my old analogs. Every once in awhile, I'll take a hit on a friend's cig to see what it's like. And every time, I say "I can't believe I ever thought that tasted good"