What should I expect over time after switching to e-cigs?

[barmanvarn]

I promise I searched the forum. I'm sure this has been asked, but I couldn't find it. So apologies in advance.

Firstly, I've quit smoking twice in the past (for a year each time) by using the patch. It worked fine. I just went back to smoking for no particular reason. My point is that I know what to expect when you quit smoking completely. After a few weeks you can expect to start hacking up crap as your lungs clear up and you find that you're not as winded when doing things that would have had you panting before. I also know that for some they find their senses of smell and taste improving/changing.

All that being said, what can I expect now that I've switched from analog to e-cigs? Is the process basically the same? Will I still find that the e-cigs still have some bad effects on my windage?

I switched over for several reason but one of them is I wanted to take up running but didn't want to attempt it while I was still smoking analogs.

Thanks in advance for info.

 

[Bontasia]

I had my first vape 12 days ago and my last cigarette that same day. I smoked 1-2 packs a day for 29 years and so just the fact that I quit us amazing. I'd never even tried before, I didn't think it was possible and I didn't want to.

I haven't noticed much if a difference to be honest. My hair doesn't constantly smell like smoke so that's cool. I think that I had smoked so long that it's gonna take time for all the stuff to kick in. The extra energy and easier time breathing etc. I'm willing to wait. I honestly can't see myself ever smoking again. If you'd told me 13 days ago that I'd say that I'd have laughed in your face.

I feel like this was very unhelpful in regard to your post =) I guess my point is you just have to wait and see but whether you see results in 6 days or 6 weeks or 6 months there's NO doubt you just added a lot if health and years to your life. Good luck!



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[barmanvarn]

I had my first vape 12 days ago and my last cigarette that same day. I smoked 1-2 packs a day for 29 years and so just the fact that I quit us amazing. I'd never even tried before, I didn't think it was possible and I didn't want to.

I haven't noticed much if a difference to be honest. My hair doesn't constantly smell like smoke so that's cool. I think that I had smoked so long that it's gonna take time for all the stuff to kick in. The extra energy and easier time breathing etc. I'm willing to wait. I honestly can't see myself ever smoking again. If you'd told me 13 days ago that I'd say that I'd have laughed in your face.

I feel like this was very unhelpful in regard to your post =) I guess my point is you just have to wait and see but whether you see results in 6 days or 6 weeks or 6 months there's NO doubt you just added a lot if health and years to your life. Good luck!



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No worries. Glad you're doing well.

I was 1 pack a day until I started working from home about 8 months ago. Since then I was up to 2 a day and more if I went out on the weekend.

Just ready to get back in shape.

 

[Bontasia]

Mannn I can't even imagine if I had worked from home how much I'd have smoked. A LOT. I work in a call center on the overnight shift so it's been really cool to be able to vape at my desk. I look around like a guilty child before I take a puff though. I'm looking forward to the energy and improved lung capacity as well. I'm ready to be more active and actually enjoy a life that doesn't revolve around cigarettes.


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[cbrite]

I think you will find pretty much the same changes as when you stopped smoking. I got up to a couple of packs a day after I retired and had no one watching me, LOL, and that is why I knew I had to do something to at least curtail the smoking. After the first day on an e-cig I wasn't interested in cigs at all. After a little over 2 months, I can walk upstairs carrying two dogs and not be winded, actually walk for quite a few blocks without a rest stop, etc. House doesn't stink, clothes don't stink, and neither do I.

One thing "different" for me this time around is that previous quits had my nose running non-stop for quite a while. I didn't have that this time. I did cough up stuff, but not right away. Some people say that they didn't gain weight after the switch or actually lost--sadly, I have gained. BUT I figure I can do the gym without having a heart attack or something, now, so am hoping to get back to normal on the scales before long.

 

[Buggainok]

Of course, everyone will have their own personal experiences, depending on your age, physical shape to begin with, and how long and heavily you smoked.

I'm a golden oldie, smoked about 2 packs a day for more than 40 years. In spite of that, I was pretty healthy, and had no complaints really to start with, except for a bad morning cough which was worriesome.

I've been vaping for about 3 months, and the cough disappeared in the first couple of days of ditching the cigarettes! I am still stunned and amazed that I'm not smoking, as I never thought I would quit.

Congratulations on doing this good thing for yourself.

 

[rurwin]

 

[Baditude]

E-cigs will have none of the tar and smoke side effects which are known to cause cancer, emphysema, chronic bronchitis, and COPD. For years, I used to cough up a lung for 2 - 3 hours every morning. I used to get nasal congestion each night when I retired for bed. Since I quite smoking, I have none of those symptoms.

E-cigs still have nicotine, a known stimulent like caffeine. It is also a vaso-constrictor on the circulatory system, so if you have coronary artery disease or hypertension, nicotine can adversely affect these medical conditions. The nice thing about e-cig liquids is that they are available in different concentrations of liquid nicotine, so you can ween yourself down to a lower dosage or eliminate the nicotine completely. One can continue to vape using no-nicotine e-liquid just for the flavors, hand-to-mouth ritual, and inhale/exhale satisfaction.

One reason that e-cigs are more effective to stop smoking over the patch/gum, is that not only are you physically getting nicotine, you are also replicating the hand-mouth ritual and the inhale/exhale experience which is so closely tied into smoking real cigarettes.

 

[MorpheusPA]

Wait and see? Unfortunately, we all differ.

I was a 2 1/2 pack a day smoker for 25 years. For the first six weeks or so, I hacked things up, and I vow that a few of them were stamped "1987."

After that, things improved fast. By month three I noticed my lung capacity seriously improving. By month six my endurance was up a lot. Post that, I didn't notice too many dramatic changes, but my sense of smell and taste continued to improve.

Nowadays I only cough when I eat pepper or I'm sick...and sick doesn't happen that much any longer, either!

 

[Dogeggs]

I felt like i'd take a small dose of el es dee after a couple of weeks off cigs, colours were brighter, i felt a bit odd in a good way and had that weird feeling in my mouth/teeth, guess my senses were rebooting or something.

 

[ACQPL]

The first few days I couldn't even taste the e-cigg I was using - After a week I had started to hack up the gunk, and that cleared up after about the 6-8 week mark. I've had an improvement of either lung capacity or stamina for sure, there is a hill I walk up on the way to work, and it used to kill me ! Now I can walk it at a brisk pace, and only work up a slight sweat !
Best of all, is none of the "death rattle" I used to get when going to sleep & sleeping.. used to drive the other half insane !
And no more "oh grief it won't even go down the plug" gunk

 

[barmanvarn]

Thanks for all of the info.

Luckily (I guess) I didn't/don't do much that requires any kinds of stamina but I'm doing this so I can be healthier and don't have to pass on a pick-up basketball game should the situation arise. LOL

Am getting older and figure it's best to get in (better) shape before it's too late. I'm in pretty good shape now, just need to burn off a bit of excess fat. Figured running would be good for that. I can walk now with no prob, but I get bored pretty quickly with that.

 

[vic2978]

Overall you will experience the benefit of e-cig pretty soon. For example, you will not have to worry about smoke smell getting into your cloths, tar or ash.. Also, you will end up saving lot of money. Yup especially if you are smoking a pack of cigarette every day then you might end up savings $xxxx yearly.

 

[Completely Average]

You will learn to fear public restrooms, especially ones at gas stations.

You will find that there are people who you will have to stand several feet away from because, well, their hygiene isn't the greatest.

You will find that you use too much salt when you cook.

 

[Completely Average]

What is with the forum double-posts today?

 

[drummerskey]

I quit on accident...........just didn't want to go buy more smokes and never went to get any more.

1. You will notice your bank account dropping rapidly
2. You will see your internet usage increase dramatically
3. You will get tired of seeing the question "Are you 18 years of age, click to enter"
4. You will learn more about batteries and electronics than you ever cared to know
5. You will realize how badly you smelled when you smoked
6. You will develop a mild case of OCD to ensure your batteries (note that it is plural) are charged before leaving
7. You will leave the house and forget something!!!!.........Once
8. You will theeeeeennnnn earn an honorary merit badge from the Girl Scouts/Boy Scouts for being prepared
9. You will learn that you almost always only have one free hand