There's a lot I feel is missing after quitting analogs and starting vaping. My smoker's cough is missing. Constanly clearing my throat is missing. Wheezing while taking deep breaths is missing. The smell on my breath and clothes is missing. Feeling more tired all the time is missing. And having low general stamina is missing. And spending $7-$8 a pack of analogs is missing. And most of all, my wife nagging me about quitting analogs is missing.
Why would I want to introduce another addictive substance beyond nicotine into e-juice, with the possibility of FDA bans on nicotine juices looming on the horizon? One substance addiction is bad enough, why add a second that would make it even harder to stay off analogs if nic juice is banned?
If WTA's help anyone stay off analogs, and Nic only juices couldn't otherwise, that's great, but if a vendor I use started adding WTAs into all their juices, I'd switch vendors.
For me, it was more of a "Yeah, the PV/e-cig works, but going out to chain vape for 10 minutes is getting irritating and it isn't fulfilling- except in the nicotine headache department". At the time, I had to go outside to use my PV because my blends were stinking up the house. I looked and saw a post by DVAP about WTA. I was very interested- could this be the reason why the 'normal' blends I had weren't satisfying and I was vaping so much of them?
I discovered there were two vendors selling WTA. Jerry was selling out of his product amazingly fast, I kept poking around the site, stalked the thread announcing availability. Later on, another nicotine headache managed to get me a little concerned about my general health and well-being.
So I did a little research, and I found a review by AaronY on a WTA juice. I was impressed, not just because of the review itself, but more because of the subjective experience AaronY reported- being able to sit the PV down and avoid it for a while.
Once I read that, I decided to order some WTA from Ethan. I ended up receiving it shortly afterwards, with Trumpeter, Pear, and Oakwood in tow. After I tried the blends, I was able to actually view cigarettes as disgusting. Before, I could easily get stressed out and consider smoking one. My sleep became more regular, and I stopped getting down about everything and agitated. "Cigarettes are obsolete", were my exact words.
If anything, for me, WTA is less addictive than nicotine alone, but maybe that's because it's so long-acting? I don't know, but whatever the case, I have been buying WTA liquids to accompany my nicquids ever since (for about 2 months,
all I vaped was WTA liquids)- I suppose it just feels "right", if that makes any sense.
The amount of vaping I do when I have zero WTA is at least 4-6 times higher than if I had WTA. For me, that makes WTA the more effective option, plus for me personally, my consumption of WTA juices slowed as I vaped more of them- it does take a little while to learn how your body responds to what.
Remember, nicotine used by itself is far less researched than the full-spectrum of alkaloids (WTA), but myself, having tried the patch, gum, and numerous things that do not have the minor alkaloids in conjunction with nicotine, they simply never worked for me- probably because the one thing missing was exactly what I didn't know
wasn't in these at all.
My subjective experience and opinion on WTA is this: WTAs may very well be harm-reduction chemicals built-in to tobacco plants, in order to trigger self-moderation of nicotine consumption by increasing the efficacy of nicotine (though it could be argued this is the plant's mechanism to discourage animals from eating it). I can't say for certain, but I know that it makes me feel less anxious, less tense, my joints ache less than usual, and I'm more focused- all without having to puff on a cigarette to receive the same benefit.
The flavor difference is ever so slight, but the 'feel' is pronounced and most definitely adds
something to the TH & mouth feel of the blends.
However, DVAP categorized the different groups of people who may or may not respond to WTA better than I could, and from all indications his assessment appears to correlate with subjective experiences being reported. That being said, if you don't need/miss it or it doesn't seem like something is amiss or lacking with your normal nicquids, you probably don't need it.
As an interesting side note, I was in GNC a few days ago, and noticed a supplement designed to help stave off inflammation (Anatabloc) for a large sum of money (somewhere between $75-100). I looked at it, one of the minor tobacco alkaloids (anatabine) was the main ingredient. The manufacturer says that it (the alkaloid) is apparently, "found in many peppers, eggplants and green tomatoes."
Since tomatoes, peppers, and tobacco are all related, it makes sense that they would share minor alkaloids. Does this mean that people who eat lots of hot sauce are ingesting extra anatabine? I mean, anatabine in capsaicin-containing peppers would make exactly as much sense as it being inside of tobacco- if it can affect nicotine, why shouldn't it potentiate or moderate the anti-inflammatory effects of capsaicin?
