Quitting smoking and ECigs (Vaping)

I started vaping a few months ago after being quit almost 4 years. No judging, please - this is keeping me from picking up the cigarettes, and I am no longer in any danger of starting again like I was before I chose this alternative. I also think they aren't as addictive as regular cigarettes... if mine runs out of charge or I forget them I don't get all panicky like I did when I forgot my smokes. But it sure calms my nerves again when I am stressed - and this last couple of months has been VERY stressful. They aren't helping me lose any more weight, I am still kinda stuck... but being a ginormous emotional eater I am also not GAINING any - which in and of itself is a victory right now.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3068875/

http://www.abcactionnews.com/dpp/news/health/some-say-vaping-e-cigarettes-is-worse-than-smoking-the-real-thing

First Congrats to all of you who are trying! That is a big accomplishment, and the below is advice only, based on personal experiance and a lot of research.

Vapping is still smoking, nicotein is a drug, it is what you are addicted to, not the cigarettes, and even at low levels it is harmful.

Do a serach for the Book below in the forums and see how many it has helped, I smoked a pack a day for 13 years, my bf smoked more, and we both quit. And I didnt even want to! I read the book becasue I didnt believe it could work.


"The easy way to quit smoking" by Allen Carr.

$15 and can be read in a weekend.

You will never smoke again.

Good Luck on your journey

I see this is an older post but just reading some of these comments I must add my 0.02..particularly with the last 2 comments...First, its not wise to comment on a subject you have little knowledge on...particularly like jam and deez..Vaping is not smoking..the definition of smoking is intake of tobacco products which Vaping does not consist of...yes you can purchase Vaping liquids that contain nicotine (1 component of cigarettes) but tobacco is absent, along with all the deadly chemicals that cause cancer and various other diseases. When you smoke cigarettes you are also becoming addicted to a multitude of addictive chemicals, not just nicotine. When someone quits smoking that means they quit smoking tobacco. Vaping is called Vaping because you are inhaling vapor, not smoke. So yes, those who stop smoking cigarettes are quitting smoking and starting to Vape, plain and simple. Comments below are just plain ignorant and should be ignored. Vaping goes much deeper then those Blu e-cigs, which incidentally create a false impression by using the term "E-Cig" because they aren't cigarettes at all. Mainstream Vaping tools like Blu are designed and marketed with that E-Cig term to merely help potential customers relate to their cigarette addiction, but in reality it is a personal vaporizer. Vaping is saving millions of lives everyday and will become mainstream culture in the near future due to its amazing harm reduction characteristics. I smoked analog cigarettes for 18 years and "QUIT" cold turkey when I switched to using a personal vaporizer with a liquid juice (produces the vapor-either PG or VG along with various levels of nicotine OR without nicotine completely ....PG stands for Propylene Glycol, while VG stands for Vegetable Glycerin. These two components are what make up most of the e-liquid. Both of these main components are essentially non-toxic, meaning that they are safe for the use of human beings.)
If you are interested in quitting and love to smoke then this is the answer. Go and research the culture first, do not just go and grab the first E-Cig you find at your local drugstore because they more than likely won't help you. Buy a personal vaporizer that uses e-liquid, you will quit immediately as it gives you the same sensation as a real cigarette, i.e. throat hit, exhale...but with zero odor or toxicity. And folks, lets not be negative and down people for switching from cigarettes because the whole point is for people to stop killing themselves. Mark my words, Vaping will eventually KILL big tobacco, as soon as people wise up. PM me if you want some good links.

After trying to quit for 25 years, I bought an eGo c-Twist and haven't smoked since. Yeah, what a horrible thing vaping must be to save/prolong so many lives for the people that have given up analogs for vape. Tradgedy. Especially sad that it hasn't caused the usual feeling of black death (all smokers who've tried to quit and failed know what I'm talking about).

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First Congrats to all of you who are trying! That is a big accomplishment, and the below is advice only, based on personal experiance and a lot of research.

Vapping is still smoking, nicotein is a drug, it is what you are addicted to, not the cigarettes, and even at low levels it is harmful.

Do a serach for the Book below in the forums and see how many it has helped, I smoked a pack a day for 13 years, my bf smoked more, and we both quit. And I didnt even want to! I read the book becasue I didnt believe it could work.


"The easy way to quit smoking" by Allen Carr.

$15 and can be read in a weekend.

You will never smoke again.

Good Luck on your journey

Or you could save $15 and just use this free PDF: http://media.wix.com/ugd/74fa87_2010cc5496521431188f905b7234a829.pdf

Try VaporKings.com for e-cigs. I have the Joyce eGo-C and it does really help. You can choose your nicotine level juices to start, then go down from there to slowly quit nicotine. I was smoking them more regularly before my stepdaughter passed away in November, and my husband smokes them more than I do (They come in a pack of 2). He is on a lower level than I am.

But the point is, you smoke the highest level for 30 days, then go down from there 30 days at a time til you are smoking 0% nicotine. The additive that are in cigarettes aren't in these, so they are better for you, although, yes, nicotine is bad for you. I understand that.

I had a friend that switched over completely that went through a withdrawl period upon totally switching over. He was more addicted to the additives than the nicotine! He has since went down without problems. And he has smoked for decades. The point is, these things work, and I plan to go back to them once my stress level is down a bit more.

I'm seriously considering ECigs to help me quit.

I'm really concerned about putting weight back on (YES I know all about calories in). I think it's the hand to mouth thing that would be difficult, plus the fact that I really still enjoy smoking. I'm torn between trying these and trying Chantix. Of course, the possible side effects of Chantix are also scary and at this point I'm not even sure if I can go that route because of a bleeding disorder I have (a lot of drugs cause an issue for me). I haven't had that discussion with my doctor yet so don't know if Chantix is even an option for me. I think I'll check out the links you folks have provided. I'm very interested in people who "love smoking" experiences.

I've read a few books (can't remember the titles) but none have helped. I think for those to work you have to really want to quit. Me... I know I should, but really don't want to! Sad but true. :frown:

I switched from tobacco to vaping over 3 months ago and haven't looked back.

Ignore the nay-sayers. It's a great stepping stone tool and has a very high success rate of preventing people from going back to cigarettes. So if you're not wanting to go the nicotine gum route or whatever, it's a decent alternative.

Of course nothing is better than not smoking at all, but hey, sometimes we gotta take these things one step at a time. My lungs are much clearer and I'm actually able to exercise now. Keeping track of calories has prevented me from putting weight on. The loss is slow, but that's alright. Better than going in the other direction !!

You can always wean yourself to a lower grade nicotine juice over time and eventually quit altogether. That's my plan anyway. Good luck!

Just an update on me... ordered my ecig and haven't had a smoke since it arrived (March 12... so shortly after my first post). They are amazing. I am working on tapering down my nicotine level but not in a huge rush to get to zero. Got my 19yo daughter switched over too. To the negative posts above.... no one claims ecigs are 100% safe, they just claim they are much safer than smoking. When you look at the studies that the articles above posted, it's very obviously skewed. One study shows "carcinogens" but they are in trace amounts, some no more than you would find of you were trapped in a small room with a heavy breather. It's interesting that there is so much controversy about them without proper studies being done. I've read all the pros and cons I could find and my conclusion is it's much better than smoking and of course not as good as going cold turkey. However, if going cold turkey worked well for everyone no one would be smoking now! LOL

I've never smoked, but both parents did. I have no idea what it is like to have such a craving. Much congrats to those of you who are not only on this site hoping to improve your health, but looking to healthier alternatives to cigarettes.
I believe, no matter what, it is about making HEALTHIER choices--we are never going to be perfect (my McDonald's craving is a perfect example!)...but making healthier choices leads us in the right direction.

Best wishes, all!

I've been vaping nearly a year and love it. I smoked for about 20 years before I started. I'm not going to get into your study sucks type of argument but this is on the NIH website about how the exhalation of vapor is not dangerous to human health and anyone who says vaping is worse than smoking is full of it. There are hundreds of chemicals and tar in a cigarette and you are breathing in smoke... Vape juice has 2 chemicals and flavoring...

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23033998

Good job on putting down the smokes and going to something that is to a degree healthier.

This is an old thread, but one worth commenting on again. I posted on this thread last April and I'm still smoke free. I quit smoking right around the same time as the OP...September 25, 2012 was my last cigarette.

For me, I had tried everything else...I tried cold turkey, patches, gums, prescription meds, etc...nothing worked. I was a 2-3 PAD smoker and almost gave up even trying to quit...thought I'd just end up dead...then a buddy introduced me to the e-cig. I took to it pretty easy...not so say I didn't want to pick up a cig, but every time I got that urge I just picked up my PV.

For me it was about harm reduction first and foremost. I had a plan in place when I started vaping to ultimately get off the vape as well, and I have. I started out with the highest nicotine level possible and puffed away on my PV like no other early on. That was me for about 12 weeks or so and then I started incrementally cutting the nicotine back to zero. I hit zero nicotine in May of 2013 and continued to vape for a few months thereafter...eventually my battery completely pooped out on me in October of 2013 and I just never bought another one so I've also been vapor free since then.

I give a lot of credit to the e-cig for saving my life and ultimately helping me get on the right track to health and fitness. I couldn't have imagined two years ago being where I am today. I went from a beer swilling (ok, I still probably drink too much beer..but not as much as I used to), chain smokin', couch sittin' sloth to a highly motivated, getting my fitness on and rocking my nutrition 40 Lbs lighter mofo....

I would encourage anyone looking to quit smoking to at least look into it...it may or may not be for you...but like I said...life saver for me for sure.

I can't imagine being addicted to anything. That sucks.

I was finally able to quit cigarettes with an e-cig almost 4 years ago. Best thing I've ever done for myself. Currently I'm cutting down the nicotine so eventually I'll vape a non-nicotine solution. No more cough, no more cig odor, no more upper respiratory infections - plus it's WAY cheaper than cigs!