Still Craving...even after Lots of Vaping

[misterspiffy]

Hope this is the right forum. Seems like there ought to be a support forum. Gave in and smoked another one. I have been vaping all day and this is my 7th cigarette of the day (been up since 5am). I still enjoy the taste of my marlboro. I am so hoping these cravings will subside as I really like vaping and was so looking forward to vaping being the magic bullet to help me finally quit smoking. I was even thinking of quitting until I tried vaping. Sometimes my resolve is high and others I feel pretty vulnerable to the cravings. When I decided to start vaping, I gave myself permission to still smoke, only planning to cut down, but then it seemed possible I might be able to quit. I feel the like possibility is slipping away. Damn, I really want this too as I had resigned myself to being a smoker til the day I died, and likely dying of a smoking related illness.

 

[brandontrjn]

How long have you been vaping? It took me 2 weeks to completely quit analogs. Don't feel bad about smoking in the beginning, it's best to make a slow transition.

How many cigs would you have normally smoked in that amount of time?

 

[misterspiffy]

Hi brandontrjn,

I've been vaping for two days now. By now, I likely would have smoked almost a pack. I usually smoke between 1.5 and 2 packs a day and have been smoking 27 years (damn now that I think about it, I've been smoking a long time).

 

[Hoosier]

Pppphhhhtttt!

Took me closer to 5 weeks to make a full switch. Vape when you can and smoke when you have to, but keep trying different juices. There is a juice out there that will make everything fall into place and it will probably be something you never thought you would like. I know, once I found one juice that worked, there would be others and I woke up one day and realized I had forgotten to smoke the day before.

Now, try to wrap your head around that concept, I forgot to smoke. Seems so natural now, but back then it was something of an impossible dream.

 

[OrionLonestar]

It does take alittle time to make the switch fully.. What strength are your carts or juice? most people usually start with a high nic content 24mg from what i have seen tends to be the most common.

 

[dearme]

What PV are you using? And what strength nic? Maybe we can fine tune some things for you.........

 

[swedishfish]

What type of pv are you using and what strength nicotine?

Click on Info Pages at the top left of the forum and read through the tutorial. Page 2 tells you about selecting a nicotine strength for you.

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/index.php/beginner-ecigarette-tutorial-2.html

 

[misterspiffy]

That is where I would like to get...forgetting about and forgetting to smoke. Seems an impossible dream but I have alot of faith in the stories I've read here as most seem to be as diehard a smoker as me....almost 2 packs of Marlboro Reds a day.

 

[Vapoor eyes er]

Hi misterspiffy and welcome to ECF. You are successful in my eyes as you've cut down on your analogs drastically. Some quit immediately while others slowly cut down until 1 day they wake up and detest the taste of analogs and prefer vaping. This is not a contest or a race...ever heard the story of the tortoise and the hare? It could be your nicotine level is not high enuff. What PV are you using and what nic level? I'm a smoker of 40+ yrs and at one point I also believed I'd being going to my grave a smoker.

 

[KC:]

I agree--it might be the particular e-cigarette & nicotine strength you're using. Especially the e-cig itself---I was given the Joyetech Ego-C as a Christmas gift & even though it's my 3rd e-cig, I pretty much instantly stopped smoking. That wasn't even my goal! After a day of vaping, went outside with my brother for a smoke and EWWWWWWWWW!!! Hated it!!!! I love this thing!

 

[misterspiffy]

I am using a 35 mg mixed berry juice from Vermont Vapors. I have the Joye 510 basic kit for now, but will be purchasing the Joye eGo tank kit on Saturday when I make the trip to the Vermont Vapor retail store. I plan on picking up some different samples at VV when I go.

Eventually I've like to get a voltage mod like Provari as it's my understanding you can get the most vapor out of it.

 

[Vapoor eyes er]

I don't drink, don't take any "medications" of any type and had no sense of taste or smell...My ONE LOVE in life was analogs...don't mention this last part to my wife

That is where I would like to get...forgetting about and forgetting to smoke. Seems an impossible dream but I have alot of faith in the stories I've read here as most seem to be as diehard a smoker as me....almost 2 packs of Marlboro Reds a day.

 

[swedishfish]

That is where I would like to get...forgetting about and forgetting to smoke. Seems an impossible dream but I have alot of faith in the stories I've read here as most seem to be as diehard a smoker as me....almost 2 packs of Marlboro Reds a day.

It's not impossible. If I did it, anyone can. Once you hit on the right nicotine strength- probably high until you get off cigs and the right pv- low resistance cartomizers did the trick- you can do this.

I didn't even try to quit, it just happened gradually.

 

[whitepony]

you have two choices to cut your craving higher voltage...or more nic...i suggest a higher nic content and if that dosen't work its time to up the voltage

 

[misterspiffy]

What type of pv are you using and what strength nicotine?

Click on Info Pages at the top left of the forum and read through the tutorial. Page 2 tells you about selecting a nicotine strength for you.

Beginner Tutorial - 2

Checking out the info pages now..

 

[sandybeach]

I think you are doing great! Maybe try another juice that you really like, or have an assortment of flavors. But for your 2nd day, you are doing fine.

 

[ianlm]

as crazy as it might sound to a Red smoker, try a menthol juice. Clouds of Vapor Menthol Tobacco and Backwoods Brew Strong Menthol are both good IMO. Menthol kicks the throat/lung hit of vapor up many notches for me, and really makes for a satisfying puff. It's easy to get puffs big enough that my throat feels like it used to when i'd hotbox 3 analogs in a row, which means I don't even want to vape for a while, much less have a cigarette. You're definitely on the right track, just keep vaping! Let everything else happen at its own pace.

 

[misterspiffy]

Do appreciate the support and I suppose I am right where I am supposed to be. Thanks all.

I do plan on picking up some menthol flavor on my trip to the vapor shop on Saturday. Tried a gas station menthol ecig and it sucked, but I imagine getting the right juice for an eGo will be a lot better.

 

[Vapoor eyes er]

They seem kind of expensive but then again all brics and mortar have higher op costs. Have you though about a Lavatube VV?

I am using a 35 mg mixed berry juice from Vermont Vapors. I have the Joye 510 basic kit for now, but will be purchasing the Joye eGo tank kit on Saturday when I make the trip to the Vermont Vapor retail store. I plan on picking up some different samples at VV when I go.

Eventually I've like to get a voltage mod like Provari as it's my understanding you can get the most vapor out of it.

 

[cyndi]

It took me 4 months to quit smoking the analogs. I would vape until I just had to have a cigarette, then vape some more. After a few months neither one really tasted very good. Finally I said "thats it" and started vaping only. I kept a pack of cigarettes up in the shelf for months. I still wanted the cigarette, but I was able to tolerate without it, but I knew they were there if I had to have it. A couple of months later I was having a really stressful day, and decided I'm just going to have a cigarette. YUCK.. tasted terrible, put it out, sprayed the house with lysol, washed my hands, and been almost a year without them. After 35+ years of smoking, gave them up, and it has been amazing! I know you can do it, if your ready. Every cigarette you don't smoke is better. Don't rush your self, and take it one day at a time. Good luck.