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!