I tried because I couldn't make it even through day 1 off analogs. I am so grateful, I am sure I'd still be on the stinkies.
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My father has wanted to see me kick the habit for years. I've tried the patch once before but that didn't last more than a week. He saw one of his co-workers using an e-cig and asked him about it, then passed the info to me and said it helped his buddy to quit for over a month at that time. So I decided to give it a shot, started with V2 then moved on to ego and so forth. I give credit to my dad for getting me started on them, because up til that point I didn't believe in them. By am I a believer now!
The reason I started way because I had tried everything else with no luck. Chantix, gum, patches etc... Everything. This has worked wonders and it's way more fun than smoking. It's been over 2 years here and I'm loving it! Plus, I want to live longer, that's an added bonus.
I could not quit and knew it was killing me. Plus, a carton doubled in price overnight which made me mad. I didn't think vaping would work but decided to give it a try. Almost four years smoke free after smoking for over thirty years.
Tax increase here in MN. I wasn't actually thinking I would quit, just a benefit. 
I do wish I had known about it before, but alas, I am here now and grateful that I did find vaping!
I do wish I had known about it before, but alas, I am here now and grateful that I did find vaping!
njoy in the 7/11 was calling my name then just moved up from there to the real thing lol
I had an argument with some dude over smoking cigs and something other than tobacco and which was better if not the same. He finally said why don't you try an e cig to quit smoking.
I decided to try one and well I vape now instead of smoke.
I decided to try one and well I vape now instead of smoke.
Some people at work had them. But I kind of thought they were a gimmick.
It wasn't until a co-worker that I trust was telling me about he tried one out and was gonna get one that I developed an interest. He was gonna buy an evod kit from someone for $85 dollars. I told him I wanted one and figured if I could at least use it for 8 days it would pay for itself($10 a pack up here).
But then that night I started doing some research and ended up ordering an eRoll and off I went.
It wasn't until a co-worker that I trust was telling me about he tried one out and was gonna get one that I developed an interest. He was gonna buy an evod kit from someone for $85 dollars. I told him I wanted one and figured if I could at least use it for 8 days it would pay for itself($10 a pack up here).
But then that night I started doing some research and ended up ordering an eRoll and off I went.
My lungs immediately and rapidly went into a fast downward spiral when they added the neoprene or ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer emulsion or whatever the hell they added for the fire "safe" cigarettes (FSCs). I felt it and tasted it and smelled that it was even more foul. But it still took me a few years to run into the vaping alternative, which turned all of that around.
On July 29th I was down to my last analog....I'd tried the gum, patches and pills....NADA!! Couldn't quit the "stinkies"!!!
So.....on an impulse I asked about e-cigs at the local convenience store...the Blu Starter Kit was "marked down" by 50% (read: they weren't selling!!!) so I gave in....
Long story short....That did it!! Now, the Blu won't win Brownie points for loads of vapor, long battery life and 1000's of flavors....
BUT....it HAS ushered a LOT of folks like me into the Vaping World...and I haven't had - or WANTED - an analog since July 29th!!
My Blu still serves me well when I'm looking for a quick "fix" (I use blank carts with my own juice now!!)....but my eGo-C Twists and Protank 2's are my everyday equipment.....and I'm quite content with my current "state of affairs", thank you!!
Happy (vaping) Trails!
So.....on an impulse I asked about e-cigs at the local convenience store...the Blu Starter Kit was "marked down" by 50% (read: they weren't selling!!!
) so I gave in....Long story short....That did it!! Now, the Blu won't win Brownie points for loads of vapor, long battery life and 1000's of flavors....
BUT....it HAS ushered a LOT of folks like me into the Vaping World...and I haven't had - or WANTED - an analog since July 29th!!
My Blu still serves me well when I'm looking for a quick "fix" (I use blank carts with my own juice now!!
)....but my eGo-C Twists and Protank 2's are my everyday equipment.....and I'm quite content with my current "state of affairs", thank you!!Happy (vaping) Trails!
My doctor.
Who followed the standard of practice and waited until I aksed about electronic cigs. He told me that he could not specifically recommend them to me because they are not an FDA approved therapy, but that if I was serious about quitting, I should consider trying them.
He then went into a five minute dissertation of what was known about them, what was unknown about them, and what the potential risks were. This he said, he was doing in the interests of helping a patient make an informed decision on his own initiative.
Who followed the standard of practice and waited until I aksed about electronic cigs. He told me that he could not specifically recommend them to me because they are not an FDA approved therapy, but that if I was serious about quitting, I should consider trying them.
He then went into a five minute dissertation of what was known about them, what was unknown about them, and what the potential risks were. This he said, he was doing in the interests of helping a patient make an informed decision on his own initiative.
A coworker told me about vaping. It very much appealed to me for several reasons:
Would help quit smoking
Cheaper than smoking (after the initial output)
Sounded like fun
I'm a tech geek so any sort of gadget is AWESOME!
For about the first 6 weeks I continued to smoke and vape. I gradually decreased my smoking and increased my vaping. I haven't had a smoke for 6 days now and I don't miss them.
Love vaping!
Would help quit smoking
Cheaper than smoking (after the initial output)
Sounded like fun
I'm a tech geek so any sort of gadget is AWESOME!
For about the first 6 weeks I continued to smoke and vape. I gradually decreased my smoking and increased my vaping. I haven't had a smoke for 6 days now and I don't miss them.
Love vaping!
Ouch! Mine was a health moment too. I reached the end of the road with smoking. Now or never. I was so scared. My mom sent me an article about e-cigs. I looked on the net and ECF came up. Saved me.
I did the same thing for about 4-6 weeks. That morning cig was the hardest one to give up, but eventually I conquered that demon, too.
About a year ago, I met a really nice guy. Only problem was, he smokes. I had quit, tried vaping many years ago, and the equipment left a lot to be desired. I looked on the internet and found ECF again, and they had these new things out called clearomizers. I found my old eGo batteries from a few years ago, bought a clearomizer, and loved it ever since. I only vape 6mg, so eventually, I will quit again. It was enough to take the edge off and kept me away from the analogs.
Patches and pills didn't work. I couldn't breath and I want to live to see my grandkids, e-cigs seemed like a good option to try.
Thank you. Right now we're just hoping he can get one. He has polycystic kidney disorder, so more testing is needed to see if the new kidney would just have the same issues. He's right at 20% function right now so the ball is rolling. Then, I'm adopted, so we've gotta see how things match up. My mom is diabetic so can't even try, and my brother is their natural child, so a chance of him getting the same disease, so crossing our fingers on me right now.
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