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Anybody been on the E-cig
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And actually given up smoking with it?
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My friend tried to give up smoking and went on the e-cig. He then got back into the smoking habit.
That's what Im thinking... have given up for Stoptober and managing okay but thought about getting the E-cig for my tough days, but don't want to start something off again
Same here, well and truly hooked, but does`nt seem to do me any harm:)
I too have given up for Stoptober. I am doing pretty well and have only had the odd stick of gum at desperate times. Those times have been very few and I have smoked since very early teens. I am now 37, so a long time as a smoker.
A friend of mine has been using e-cigs a while and says she now has them more often than she smoked regular cigarettes. Where she used to go outside to smoke, she now has e-cigs while watching TV, while ironing, etc. Although they may not be as harmful, they definitely replace one habit for another. I won't be buying them.
Best way to give up is use approved stuff like patches, gum or nicotine inhalers or beat still willpower.
Good luck Bex
Oh not another one...:)
Thanks
I realise that if I start again, it will be a silly mistake. The only thing that will get in my of staying off the cigs will be my own stupidity.
We smokers romanticise our enjoyment of smoking. The longed for cigarette doesn't live up to the reality. From giving up and starting again before, I know that fact only too well.
BTW I haven't had coffee or alcohol this week, because there is too much association between them and cigarettes for me. Had a bit of a caffeine withdrawal headache. That has been the worst symptom since giving up smoking and not directly related
Other withdrawal symptoms have been racing thoughts (my ADHD was self medicated with smoking believe it or not), restless leg syndrome has been pretty bad and nightmares.
Migraines, coughing and tight chestedness have nothing to do with e-cig use what soever they are perfectly normal symtoms of quitting smoking. Although I would be wary of some of the cheap market stall rubbish, most long term Vapers like myself either buy from reputable suppliers or blend our own liquids so we know exactly what goes in it.
I think you may be missing the point of them. If you want to attempt quitting go with Allan Carr, cold turkey or NRT. Vaping is an alternative to smoking, not a method of quitting.
Good luck with the quit btw.
I am sure many on e-cigs would ideally want to do neither though.
Thanks for the good luck. I am pretty proud of myself so far:)
A very pleasnt alternatie to smoking, also give up tomatoes
and beans,potatoes,aubergines ,and you can be almost nicotine free.:)
Neither what? Sorry, tired.
Correct, also another symptom I hear associated with e-cig use bleeding gums again not a symptom of e-cig use at all just the normal blood flow returning faster than smoke damaged blood vessels can repair them selves.
Neither wish to smoke cigarettes or use e-cigs. I too am tired. Night:)
E-Ciggers almost out number smokers now at my workplace.
Good luck banning them.
I gave up previously for 4 years cold turkey and it wasn't the same as when I went on to e-cigs. E-cigs made my throat very sore and dry even on VG vapour and I had a permanent migraine and heavy tight wheezey chest. It felt like I had a permanent chest infection. Yes I'll admit you do cough up rubbish after giving up but every day I felt a bit better but after I gave up for the second time and tried to use vapours it genuinely made me feel a whole lot worse. I bought a bottle of glycerine and some flavouring and mixed my own after trying the market stall stuff but still found I had a bad chest. Possibly because it wasn't actually killing my craving so I was vaping constantly but as I only smoke about 15 to 20 a week I wasn't what you'd call a heavy smoker I found that also it was costing me more. What I paid for a starter kit was the equivalent of 5 weeks in ****. Plus after buying the starter kit, the cartomizer packed up after only 2 weeks so had to fork out another fiver for a new one meaning it was costing me a lot more than what I was spending on cigarettes and felt a lot worse in the process. Also with cigarettes at least you're aware of how much you're smoking but you can easilly chain vape and have no idea how much you're inhaling or indeed 'what' you're inhaling.
At present, vapours do not by law have to state their contents so for all I know I could have been taking in God knows how many toxic chemicals. These things are not regulated or medically tested so there's a chance they could be doing you more harm than smoking.
But it just so happened that the way things turned out I just ended up stopping anyway without even trying.
That was just coming up to 3 years ago now.
I had another attempt last year, I used the Allen Carr method and have been smoke free for almost a year now. E-cigs didn't work for me but I know that's not true of everyone who tries them. I found that stopping without any NRT was the best way for me but we're all different.
E-cigs should never be used if it your intension to quit smoking, they are not a smoking cessation product they are a tobacco alternitive. All of the reputable vendor advise not to use e-cigs if you intend to stop smoking.