What got you "Over the hump?"

[M4RKeM4RK]

In the initial stages after the purchase of a PV kit there is sometimes some back and forth between analogs and the PV. Is there any specific thing that got you "over the hump" and on to only using the PV? My mother is in this stage right now a little over a week after I gifted her with a few Volt batteries and about 12 different HHV flavors. I don't want to push her so I have been trying to open my eyes and ears and see what is the limiting factor here. But if you all had a few things to look out for that would be great. I mean, I guess I am just happy she is using it at all, but I would like to help her make that transition if possible. Thanks in advance.

Mark

 

[Thrasher]

when i switched from a little ecig style battery using 16-18mg carts and started using an ego with a ce2 clearo filled with 24mg. that was the last day i had a cig.

 

[r77r7r]

Sometimes, it's just Time. Took me 6wks. Well worth it. If she's using it at all, that's a good sign. The equipment you've gotten her should be good enough.

 

[patkin]

I was there but went back... long story and a conscious decision. What worked for me was not starting the day with a cigarette and vaping a stronger nic juice I liked that didn't taste like a fruit or dessert. I always smoked more right after getting up so that's why the stronger nic and the throat was important. It was more reminiscent of a cigarette and each day the time I had a real one got later and later until it was 3pm before I even thought of one. I also started not taking any cigarettes anywhere where I used to smoke... like sitting outside. I took my PV instead. But I do believe that the juice is the biggest key. Vaping dessert or fruit just never made me feel satisfied. My brain picked it up as having smoked. You can't get a juice that's exactly like one but I've come pretty close.

ooops... that didn't sound right... I didn't go back to my old 2PAD smoking. I still vape but was doing it exclusively and found I did better allowing myself to smoke if/when I wanted to within reason. I don't beat myself up if I have 4 a day as opposed to 2 a day or none. I figure there are other things in my cig brand that my body wants an awful lot so I do better satisfying that when need be. I also smoke whenever I get seriously upset and don't beat myself up for that either. I don't do it enough to have all the health problems I did heavy smoking.

 

[Chimney34]

I think it's just different for different people! I wasn't even expecting to quit so soon after starting. If she's down for it you may want to adjust her nic level to the next highest. I work manager retail & thought I'd lost my mind trying to quit during the busiest shopping season of the year but I went & purchased some stronger nic for my really bad cravings & that worked for me. But every time she Vapes instead of smoking an analog is a victory!!!

 

[M4RKeM4RK]

Yeah I got her 5 tobacco flavors and 7 sweet (fruit, chocolate etc) flavors. I also made sure she had plenty of batteries, a portable charger, several wall/usb chargers... So I took care of the obvious stuff. I am spending tomorrow with her so I can do some more recon

 

[WV_Mountaineer]

For me the cravings really didn't subside until I tried Halo smokejuice, after that as long as I had some Halo on hand I would be ok

 

[M4RKeM4RK]

She smoked "Lights" or "Golds" as I think they are called now. So I got her 18 mg for the most part, but some of the sampler packs came in 12mg. Maybe I will grab her a 24 just to try out. Thanks again for all the insight!!

 

[Dana A]

Yup...she probably needs 24. When I started out I had to use 24 and I smoked marlboro lights or golds as you said. 18 left me ready to claw the walls.

 

[TCasualties]

For me it went... cigg's>patches>hookah>dip>cigg's>patches>hookah>blu>ego>silver bullet>provari. Been about 4 months with only vape, no problems. But damn that was a long haul... wish I had discovered the vape world earlier in my days.

 

[M4RKeM4RK]

Haha I may wait to tell her about 24 mg until she makes it through 5 or ten of these other bottles. Or I will try to trade them to someone on here if she decides 24mg is the ticket. Do you know if we are allowed to trade partially used juice?

 

[Katz67]

What really pushed me over the edge was realizing I wasn't waking up every morning feeling like I had a bag of sand on my chest anymore!

 

[M4RKeM4RK]

I would say that is a heck of a good reason!

 

[Rachy_B]

After my first attempt at vaping ended (lack of support by those around me), I came back because I felt ready. Actually, no, I didn't feel ready, I just wondered if I could do it. I didn't plan to quit, just maybe cut down a bit...after a couple of weeks I was analogue free. The final hurdle was the first one of the day and, as others here have advised, I took the advice to up my nicotine from 18mg to 24mg. This worked. After a couple of weeks (and with a stinking hangover) I couldn't face the 24mg and dropped it.

The other piece of advice that really helped me was to not count the cigarettes I smoked, but the ones I didn't. Cutting down is a huge step for a lot of people so it's great that she's taking steps in the right direction.

Finally, if she's tech savvy, can she get on this forum? I credit this, my most successful quit attempt ever, to the support and help I receive in this forum. Or is there a nearby group she could go to?x

 

[Buggs5347]

For me, honestly, it was the desire to quit and being frugal in that I wasn't going to pay for both. So, when I ran out of cigs, I just didn't buy anymore. I just looked at ecigs as if I was changing brands of cigs.

 

[RosaJ]

When I started vaping I made a conscious decision not to put my body through withdrawal symptoms. So I made sure I lit at least one cigarette every day. One day I woke up and realized I hadn't had my daily cigarette the day before, so immediately I went to my half pack I had left and lit one. Took one drag and it tasted awful, took a second drag for good measure and it didn't taste any better. Took a third drag and I almost puked. I found that my body was telling me I didn't need cigarettes any more. That was 10 months ago.

 

[donesmokin]

I had to go to mods to switch over. The little guys just didn't have the power or last long enough for me. I've started recommending the eGo twist for new vapers.

 

[eHuman]

You have to want to quit first. For a long time, I knew I should quit, but I enjoyed cigs too much. I tried all the methods to quit and came across an add for e-cigs, I figured "maybe it will help me cut down" (I had already gave up on being able to quit). When I bought my first (greensmoke I think) it was enough to tell me that there was something to e-cigs that patches, gum, cold-turky, drugs, therapy or hyptnosis didn't have...

I found ECF at the same time I was waiting on my kit to arrive in the mail and started educating myself. Mail comes in and I find a DOA batt and 4 dead carts. GS replaced them promptly. I cut back from 1.5 PAD to 2 cigs a day while trying out all the 14mg sampler cart flavors I got. Bad carts, good carts/bad longevity, short battery life... By the time I realised how crappy my GS gear was, I was educated just enough to venture into some kr808 gear. I was back to smoking while waiting on the mail and was analog free two days after getting it in (mainly because I had one full pack of smokes left and I didn't want to waste the $$). A week later I pull the half pack out of the fridge "just to see..." and realised that I hated the taste of them.

Never looked back.

 

[Racehorse]

In the initial stages after the purchase of a PV kit there is sometimes some back and forth between analogs and the PV. Is there any specific thing that got you "over the hump" and on to only using the PV? My mother is in this stage right now a little over a week after I gifted her with a few Volt batteries and about 12 different HHV flavors. I don't want to push her so I have been trying to open my eyes and ears and see what is the limiting factor here. But if you all had a few things to look out for that would be great. I mean, I guess I am just happy she is using it at all, but I would like to help her make that transition if possible. Thanks in advance.

Mark

Mark, just encourage her to vape a little each day. Tell her to try to replace a few cigarettes with vaping.

Sometimes, it takes a while.

If she wants to quit, she will transition, even if her pace of doing so is different than yours, mine, etc.

 

[Crazyinariz]

The day my v2 starter kit came in the mail i had just opened a fresh pack of camels. I smoked 1-2 camels every morning, vaped all day and had 1-2 camels right before bed. When that pack ran out I just vaped and haven't had a tobacco cigarette since. That was July 28th.