Post for everyone who QUIT evil fags

fussyonion · 21-04-2018 10:56pm

I'm off them 8 and a half months and I don't miss them at all.
I only used the vape sparingly during the first two weeks of quitting, then stopped using that too.

No cravings at all.
Cannot STAND the smell of smoke now.
Dead proud of myself. Was smoking for 16 years.
It is a total mind game. If you want to give up, you will. Simple as.

Calibos · 01-05-2018 11:56am

Posted here before on this subject but am off a 30-40 a day habit for 6 years now thanks to vaping. Nearly €40,000 saved. I started to drop a nicotine level per month starting at my 5th year Vaping anniversary in August. Easy Peasy. By Christmas I was Vaping Zero Nic Juice. By February I had been happily off nicotine for over 2 months. Well and truly gone from my system and any physical or mental addiction to nicotine non existent.

I ran out of Zero Nic juice in February and decided it was as good a time as any to give up the Babies Soother called my Vape.

I was crawling the walls within an hour!!!! :O

Turns out that my Babies Soother analogy was actually incredibly accurate. I was heavily psychologically addicted to the hand to mouth and inhalation actions of vaping/smoking. Way more so than the nicotine. I never missed the nicotine as I dropped levels and even when I went to zero nic juice. Not being able to reach for my vape when posting on the internet or watching TV or having a chat. TORTURE!!!

To put it into perspective. I've been doing Multiday Water and Electrolyte fasting for weight loss and curing insulin & Leptin resistance. My last fast was 5 days long. That was magnitudes easier than putting down my Vape for more than an hour.

So I would say to Cold Turkey vape or Cig quitters, its the hand/mouth stuff you really need to worry about. You aren't craving nicotine, you're craving the hand/mouth actions. Don't give in and go back to nicotine vaping or smoking. Either go back or to Zero Nic Vaping if you absolutely must but try reminding yourself of this fact. The real issue is you are an adult addicted to a babies soother. Seriously, Try sucking on an empty Bic biro or something and roll it in your hand while on the internet or in work. Don't let a Babies Soother control you!!

Haven't taken my own advice yet though. Went back to nicotine vaping while I fast to hit my healthy goal weight. Sharper mind, appetite suppressant and something for my hands and mouth to do during the boredom of fasting. I've no fear of dropping back through the nic levels back to zero this time though when the fasting is done. Thats when I'll make a concerted effort to finally get off the Babies Soother too.

Call Me Jimmy · 01-05-2018 12:27pm

Calibos wrote: »

Posted here before on this subject but am off a 30-40 a day habit for 6 years now thanks to vaping. Nearly €40,000 saved. I started to drop a nicotine level per month starting at my 5th year Vaping anniversary in August. Easy Peasy. By Christmas I was Vaping Zero Nic Juice. By February I had been happily off nicotine for over 2 months. Well and truly gone from my system and any physical or mental addiction to nicotine non existent.

I ran out of Zero Nic juice in February and decided it was as good a time as any to give up the Babies Soother called my Vape.

I was crawling the walls within an hour!!!! :O

Turns out that my Babies Soother analogy was actually incredibly accurate. I was heavily psychologically addicted to the hand to mouth and inhalation actions of vaping/smoking. Way more so than the nicotine. I never missed the nicotine as I dropped levels and even when I went to zero nic juice. Not being able to reach for my vape when posting on the internet or watching TV or having a chat. TORTURE!!!

To put it into perspective. I've been doing Multiday Water and Electrolyte fasting for weight loss and curing insulin & Leptin resistance. My last fast was 5 days long. That was magnitudes easier than putting down my Vape for more than an hour.

So I would say to Cold Turkey vape or Cig quitters, its the hand/mouth stuff you really need to worry about. You aren't craving nicotine, you're craving the hand/mouth actions. Don't give in and go back to nicotine vaping or smoking. Either go back or to Zero Nic Vaping if you absolutely must but try reminding yourself of this fact. The real issue is you are an adult addicted to a babies soother. Seriously, Try sucking on an empty Bic biro or something and roll it in your hand while on the internet or in work. Don't let a Babies Soother control you!!

Haven't taken my own advice yet though. Went back to nicotine vaping while I fast to hit my healthy goal weight. Sharper mind, appetite suppressant and something for my hands and mouth to do during the boredom of fasting. I've no fear of dropping back through the nic levels back to zero this time though when the fasting is done. Thats when I'll make a concerted effort to finally get off the Babies Soother too.

Zero nic juice, I'd actually never heard of that. I'll have to try vaping again.

Wexford96 · 02-05-2018 1:10pm

I'm on day 15 cold turkey. I'm not a nice person to be around these days.

Boom_Bap · 02-05-2018 1:30pm

Wexford96 wrote: »

I'm on day 15 cold turkey. I'm not a nice person to be around these days.

It passes, just persist through

Another thing that helps is not counting the days.
I just had to do a calculation there to see how long I'm off them, nearly 4 months now!

Wexford96 · 15-06-2018 11:26am

Off them 58 days today. Staying away from beer for 6 months until Im off fags a little longer.
Strangely, I'm finding my second month very hard.
Days 1-30 for me weren't bad.
Days 30-40 I was moody.
Days 40-58 I've been a total monster.
Was on 40 a day, now zero.
Hoping the madness will go away soon.

Mike Litoris · 17-07-2018 10:04pm

OK, I'm 1 week off Nicotine and I think I'm ok.

I've been vaping since 2011, got sick earlier this year and was told to give up smoking/vaping. I went from 15-20 Blue a day since 1989 to 18mg e-liquid in June 2011. 18mg nic vaping has been a constant.

Anyways in April I started mixing my 18mg nic 2 week bottle of e-liquid with zero nic juice when it got to half full. So every 10-14 days I reduced the strength by half until it was fractions of a mg until last week when I finally went zero mg nicotine. I'm still vaping but it's zero nic. Last hurdle is losing the ecig.

It really was piss easy so far. To echo what Calibos mentioned pulling on the ecig cures whatever urge I have. Never thought the psychological side of things would affect me like this. The frequency is becoming less and less each day though. The first couple of days after the by half nic reduction was a little ropey but each reduction got easier as the weeks went on. The drop to zero wasn't bad. Felt strange a couple of times but it was short lived and went after a few days.

My plan is to give it max 2 weeks to dump the ecig altogether. I'm afraid to dump it too soon in case it gets too tough and I reach for some nicotine. Any advice? Anyone do it similar to the above. I'm so close but it seems too easy. Sorry about the long post btw!

Mike Litoris · 31-07-2018 11:58pm

Update. I'm 100% off nicotine and all is ok except I still need to take a drag out of the ecig now and again. It's zero nic juice!! The psychological addiction is whacky and something I never thought I'd suffer this bad. It could be an hour before I take a drag in morning and it's only because something reminds me of it. When I do remember, that mad panic sets in for a few seconds but it will go even if I just pick up and hold the ecig. Mad!!

Anyways, I'm taking a drag 4/5 times a day at this stage. Hopefully by this time next week I can get close to whole days without. I know it seems like I'm dragging it out but the long game has worked a charm so far. It's been pretty much painless which is insane. Went to the pub at the weekend. Had a right few pints and something to eat. I probably had 2 drags the whole night and for most of the night I was OK if I was just holding it!

Mike Litoris · 09-08-2018 3:16pm

2 days without touching the ecig and I think that's it!!

I've zero urge now only a few split second reminders, that disappear as quick as they come, like getting into the car or going to sit down with the laptop. That slight panicky crazy feeling that I was getting for a few seconds last week is totally gone just the reminder that I should pick up the ecig at certain times.

Looking back now at the last few months it's been piss easy. No part of it was really tough or a struggle.

Dayum! I'm actually off fcukin smokes!

Grandeeod · 15-08-2018 8:10pm

Grandeeod wrote: »

Im 11 days in but on an e-cig. Still finding it a little hard. Temptation is never far way. Apart from my wife and daughter,who are backing me all the way, my social circle is full of "never smoked" and smokers. I have nobody around me that has recently quit. This makes it harder. I just wish I could talk to someone else in a similar position to me.

I posted the above in January last year. I failed a mere 3 days afterwards and went back on the smokes. WTF I was thinking, I don't know. I'm back now to say that I'm 5 weeks off the smokes and on an E-Cig. The urge for a real cig is easing week by week, but I still require will power at certain times. My motivators are health (my morning cough is gone) money and my daughter who I have promised. I feel better emotionally and physically. I'm on the 18ml nicotine juice, but not sure at what point I should start making my way downwards and ultimately quitting the E-Cig.

Mike Litoris · 15-08-2018 9:07pm

Grandeeod wrote: »

I posted the above in January last year. I failed a mere 3 days afterwards and went back on the smokes. WTF I was thinking, I don't know. I'm back now to say that I'm 5 weeks off the smokes and on an E-Cig. The urge for a real cig is easing week by week, but I still require will power at certain times. My motivators are health (my morning cough is gone) money and my daughter who I have promised. I feel better emotionally and physically. I'm on the 18ml nicotine juice, but not sure at what point I should start making my way downwards and ultimately quitting the E-Cig.

Honestly, unless you were chain smoking 80 Players a day you shouldn't have those problems getting used to the e-cig. I took me 3 days max. 2 of those were because I was smoking it wrong. Also the ecigs are a lot more powerful these days. Unless you went onto the cheapy pen type things you buy in Spar you shouldn't have any issues. Fire a few questions into the ecig forum they'll be only too happy to help. It's important that you've an ecig and juice that works for you.

Once you are fully used to the ecig give yourself a few weeks before you think about quitting it. You're no longer ingesting nearly all the harmful stuff and you're saving yourself a bomb so take the pressure off yourself a bit. It makes it easier in the long run.

I've documented above what worked for me. It's almost laughable how easy and painless it was, it just takes weeks which is no harm at all. In fairness I had a huge motivator in that I was told I HAD to give it up but all that did was make me think up that plan that worked for me.

Send me a PM if you've any specifics!

Mike Litoris · 15-08-2018 9:12pm

Oh and BTW, over a week since I last took a drag from the ecig and I'm grand!

It's almost like I never smoked.

Grandeeod · 15-08-2018 9:55pm

Mike Litoris wrote: »

Oh and BTW, over a week since I last took a drag from the ecig and I'm grand!

It's almost like I never smoked.

Cheers.

I bought a good E-Cig and I'm happy with it and my juice. The urge to go back to the dark side only appears around other smokers and during stressful moments. I was a 30 a day smoker. I'm planning a trip the the vape forum. As I said, its been 5 weeks. No way do I want to go back on them. The determination is absolute.

Mike Litoris · 15-08-2018 10:56pm

Grandeeod wrote: »

Cheers.

I bought a good E-Cig and I'm happy with it and my juice. The urge to go back to the dark side only appears around other smokers and during stressful moments. I was a 30 a day smoker. I'm planning a trip the the vape forum. As I said, its been 5 weeks. No way do I want to go back on them. The determination is absolute.

Yeah, drinking and stressful moments is where I often had a smoke. I didn't beat myself up over it if it was once in a blue moon as I was grand on the ecig. Take your time with it.

Miss Demeanour · 15-08-2018 11:04pm

After year long stints of cold turkey then succumbing I vaped. Almost a year now and can safely say Ill never go back.

Grandeeod · 31-08-2018 5:46pm

7 weeks in folks and I'm still feeling strong. My focus has deepened.

comerla · 31-08-2018 5:51pm

I spent 5 years trying to get off cigs. Would be off them for three weeks, then relapsing (usually in a pub).

Then I went on e-cigs for 3 years. Gave them up in November. Have had maybe two cigarettes in the time since.

I'm a non-smoker now.

Mike Litoris · 01-09-2018 11:08am

Good stuff all!! It feels pretty nice when you stop to think that you've managed to get off them, isn't it?

Nearly 4 weeks and I'm having zero problems at all! It's like I never smoked :eek: It's mind boggling. I've been to pubs, got hammered(everyone I drink with smokes or vapes), had a damn stressful week this week and it's not bothering me at all.

Maybe I'm just lucky but there has to be something in the long winded ecig nicotine reduction method that I did. It's funny, none of my smoker friends and family are interested in me telling them how easy it is They look at me like I'm the devil or something!

Only one will actually discuss it and he say's he's not ready yet because work is stressful.

4ensic15 · 08-12-2018 9:43am

Mike Litoris wrote: »

Good stuff all!! It feels pretty nice when you stop to think that you've managed to get off them, isn't it?

Nearly 4 weeks and I'm having zero problems at all! It's like I never smoked :eek: It's mind boggling. I've been to pubs, got hammered(everyone I drink with smokes or vapes), had a damn stressful week this week and it's not bothering me at all.

Maybe I'm just lucky but there has to be something in the long winded ecig nicotine reduction method that I did. It's funny, none of my smoker friends and family are interested in me telling them how easy it is They look at me like I'm the devil or something! Only one will actually discuss it and he say's he's not ready yet because work is stressful.

The hardest thing about becoming a non- practising smoker is that continuing smokers want you to rejoin their ranks.
They will keep offering you cigarettes and definitely do not want to hear about giving up, as the fact that you have stopped makes them feel worse.

Grandeeod · 08-12-2018 11:17pm

4ensic15 wrote: »

The hardest thing about becoming a non- practising smoker is that continuing smokers want you to rejoin their ranks.
They will keep offering you cigarettes and definitely do not want to hear about giving up, as the fact that you have stopped makes them feel worse.

Fook em!

I'm pff the cigs nearly 6 months now and vaping. I've come from 18 ml to 12 ml and heading for 6 ml juice. I want to beat this crap entirely.

Mike Litoris · 09-12-2018 8:22pm

Grandeeod wrote: »

Fook em!

I'm pff the cigs nearly 6 months now and vaping. I've come from 18 ml to 12 ml and heading for 6 ml juice. I want to beat this crap entirely.

Awesome. How are you getting on with it?

Do it gradual and you wont notice a damn thing, there is no pain to be had. Mg by mg and before you know it you're smoking flavoured vapour thinking how do I get off this now!

Grandeeod · 09-12-2018 9:45pm

Mike Litoris wrote: »

Awesome. How are you getting on with it?

Do it gradual and you wont notice a damn thing, there is no pain to be had. Mg by mg and before you know it you're smoking flavoured vapour thinking how do I get off this now!

I'm completely comfortable now after a real early struggle. Had a row with a person in the pub last night that tried to tell me E-Cigs were worse than actual ciggies. She kept waving away our vapour as if it was fooking cig poison. Her poor hubby is vaping too and she just wants him to go cold turkey. I can see him back on the ciggies soon enough. Mrs G. has been a fantastic support to me every single day. I'm on 12mg still. Working towards the 6mg in January. I'm confident it will happen.

Mike Litoris · 11-12-2018 8:13pm

Grandeeod wrote: »

I'm completely comfortable now after a real early struggle. Had a row with a person in the pub last night that tried to tell me E-Cigs were worse than actual ciggies. She kept waving away our vapour as if it was fooking cig poison. Her poor hubby is vaping too and she just wants him to go cold turkey. I can see him back on the ciggies soon enough. Mrs G. has been a fantastic support to me every single day. I'm on 12mg still. Working towards the 6mg in January. I'm confident it will happen.

Deadly, once your comfortable on the ecig you're in a good position. You're away from 99% of the badness of real cigs so whatever happens now your health and pocket will keep improving.

Yeah, the pub is one of the worse places to get the dummy overreactions. I was always discreet as possible to avoid those ridiculous confrontations.

Keep posting and don't put yourself under too much pressure. Get yourself the 6mg and squirt some of it into the 12mg bottle. Bring it down to 10/11 one week, 10/9 the next. Roughly measure it, it doesn't need to be exact. Take your time. It'll be pretty painless that way. I know I'm probably like a parrot with this but I thought I'd never, ever give up and it was piss easy.

Grandeeod · 11-12-2018 8:19pm

Your posts are lights in a tunnel Mike!

Agent Coulson · 01-01-2019 3:01pm

I am going into year 8 off them now.

If you are trying quit today best of luck to you it's not easy but totally worth the fight.

You can do it.

Grandeeod · 02-01-2019 6:29pm

I'm still off them.:D Over 6 months now.

pauldla · 07-01-2019 4:36am

Day 6, after 20 a day for 30 years. Cold turkey. Sometimes it seems easy, sometimes it feels like the hardest thing I've ever tried to do.

Mike Litoris · 26-01-2019 4:39pm

6 full months since I stopped the nicotine and 5 since the last nicotine-less vape and it's like I never smoked.

I'm probably just lucky as there is no want, temptation or memory of how enjoyable smoking was. I used to say myself and hear my smoking friends say "oh but I enjoy it". I suppose, now that I'm totally free of the addiction, I can see what the "enjoyment" really was. It was the return to normality that I craved all the time and now that I am back to that normality no part of me wants or craves a smoke. Mad!

Grandeeod · 26-01-2019 9:05pm

Mike Litoris wrote: »

6 full months since I stopped the nicotine and 5 since the last nicotine-less vape and it's like I never smoked.

I'm probably just lucky as there is no want, temptation or memory of how enjoyable smoking was. I used to say myself and hear my smoking friends say "oh but I enjoy it". I suppose, now that I'm totally free of the addiction, I can see what the "enjoyment" really was. It was the return to normality that I craved all the time and now that I am back to that normality no part of me wants or craves a smoke. Mad!

Still on 11mg vape juice. Down from 18mg. Nearly 7 months in. Planning a reduction in strength next week. Feeling very confident.

Mike Litoris · 27-01-2019 12:59pm

Grandeeod wrote: »

Still on 11mg vape juice. Down from 18mg. Nearly 7 months in. Planning a reduction in strength next week. Feeling very confident.

Deadly. Did you do gradually mg by mg?

I knew I'd get there after the first couple of nic reductions as it was pretty painless. Just took my own sweet time with it!

Grandeeod · 27-01-2019 8:29pm

Mike Litoris wrote: »

Deadly. Did you do gradually mg by mg?

I knew I'd get there after the first couple of nic reductions as it was pretty painless. Just took my own sweet time with it!

Went from 18mg straight to 11mg. Now planning on a further reduction.

Mike Litoris · 28-01-2019 8:12am

Grandeeod wrote: »

Went from 18mg straight to 11mg. Now planning on a further reduction.

Good luck with it. The reductions get easier as the strength comes down.

bilbot79 · 28-01-2019 8:27am

I quit in 2008. I told myself that if I had to experience Day 1-3 misery everyday for the rest of my life, I'd do it anyway. Never looked back and life has been infinitely better without them.

Hold your nerve folks. Paradise is only around the corner.

Flyingsnowball · 02-02-2019 10:50pm

I read Alan Carr’s easy wAy and quit a few months ago. Honestly barely think of it and I loved the smokes before reading the book. Have convinced 4 or 5 people to read the book and they are all off them.

Emmadilema · 12-02-2019 10:25pm

I just posted this question on an older thread but I’ll try again here! I quit smoking a week ago on Sunday. Going well, not having massive cravings at all really and have been nicotine free since (no patches etc) during the first few days come late afternoon I’d become very dizzy, nauseous, twitches and my throat would start to feel like it’s closing up. All the symptoms subsided bar the issue with my throat. It’s more of an irritant than anything else but it happens every day around 3pm. I initially thought it might be anxiety but it’s happening like a clock everyday even when I’m in good form and relaxed. I wake up in the morning and it’s gone again until late afternoon. Has anyone any idea what could be causing this?

Mike Litoris · 29-03-2019 12:29am

Hows everyone getting on?

ErinGoBrath · 29-03-2019 12:32am

Flyingsnowball wrote: »

I read Alan Carr’s easy wAy and quit a few months ago. Honestly barely think of it and I loved the smokes before reading the book. Have convinced 4 or 5 people to read the book and they are all off them.

Alan Carrs Easy Way also, off them over 10 years now

jmreire · 29-03-2019 1:30am

I am a former smoker..30-35 per day, but weekends having a few pints..minimum 40+ per day / night...as per the round system. I made several attempts to quit over the years ( started when I was about 13 years old... "Friend" gave me one occasionally, and it does not take long to become hooked ) but each attempt only lasted a week or so each time...the weekend's in the pub socializing were the killer, would just have "the One", and off we would go again...it was hard to find some one back in those days who did not smoke, there were no bans or restrictions of any kind...perfectly normal to visit a friend in hospital, share a few cigarettes with him /her ( maybe bring them in some cigarette's) all completely normal. But it was getting to the stage that I would wake up at night for a cigarette.....that was the decider. The fags had to go. So I had the "final Fag" on a Sunday night, and started my smoke free existence. To help matters a bit, I bought a bag ( actually I bought several before I was finished ) of really hard sweets....Gobstoppers the kind that takes a long time to finish. So every time I felt the urge for a fag...I had a gobstopper. And so I got through the 1st day, which was not too bad.. the body had gotten used to the occasional nicotine shortage. Days 2 and 3 came and went,,,,and the withdrawal symptoms got worse,,,and the Nrs of Gobstoppers increased. Still, by day 4, while the longing was still there, It was no longer "hitting" me at what would be the normal smoking times...After breakfast, lunch etc. The weekend approached, and that was the main battle...have a pint, but not a cigarette. But I got through it ok. and began week 2. It was still hard, but every now and then, I could feel myself "drying out".....the poison was slowly starting to leave the system, and cracks were starting to appear in the addiction,,,,, now there were times that I did not feel urge to smoke so bad..and I was not chewing as many gobstoppers either by the end of week 2.....from that point onwards, each day was less and less a battle, until the urge to smoke was gone comletely. I have not smoked now for many many years...and sometimes people will say to me "Aren't you great to stay off them all that time?
They mistakenly think that you will be suffering from nicotine withdrawal all the time once you stop... but the reality is, once the addiction cycle ( the last cigarette you smoke, has planted the need already for the next one) is broken...you are free, same as you were before you ever started smoking...and with all the benefits that has. Since that time, there has been many methods devised to help people stop smoking, and I can see from reading here what other people are trying in their fight against cigarettes. E cigarettes, where you can "dial" down the amount of nicotine gradually,,,and free yourself. But my advice to anyone who wants to quit, is to do it cold turkey, as I did..It's hard 10-14 days, but once you have the first few days over,,,,it will soon pass.and once the craving is gone....it's gone. To anyone thinking about quitting, it's the right choice every way...to anyone in the middle of withdrawal, stick it out. it does not last for ever, and you will be so glad that you
did. Good Luck.

Call Me Jimmy · 29-03-2019 1:50pm

jmreire wrote: »

I am a former smoker..30-35 per day, but weekends having a few pints..minimum 40+ per day / night...as per the round system. I made several attempts to quit over the years ( started when I was about 13 years old... "Friend" gave me one occasionally, and it does not take long to become hooked ) but each attempt only lasted a week or so each time...the weekend's in the pub socializing were the killer, would just have "the One", and off we would go again...it was hard to find some one back in those days who did not smoke, there were no bans or restrictions of any kind...perfectly normal to visit a friend in hospital, share a few cigarettes with him /her ( maybe bring them in some cigarette's) all completely normal. But it was getting to the stage that I would wake up at night for a cigarette.....that was the decider. The fags had to go. So I had the "final Fag" on a Sunday night, and started my smoke free existence. To help matters a bit, I bought a bag ( actually I bought several before I was finished ) of really hard sweets....Gobstoppers the kind that takes a long time to finish. So every time I felt the urge for a fag...I had a gobstopper. And so I got through the 1st day, which was not too bad.. the body had gotten used to the occasional nicotine shortage. Days 2 and 3 came and went,,,,and the withdrawal symptoms got worse,,,and the Nrs of Gobstoppers increased. Still, by day 4, while the longing was still there, It was no longer "hitting" me at what would be the normal smoking times...After breakfast, lunch etc. The weekend approached, and that was the main battle...have a pint, but not a cigarette. But I got through it ok. and began week 2. It was still hard, but every now and then, I could feel myself "drying out".....the poison was slowly starting to leave the system, and cracks were starting to appear in the addiction,,,,, now there were times that I did not feel urge to smoke so bad..and I was not chewing as many gobstoppers either by the end of week 2.....from that point onwards, each day was less and less a battle, until the urge to smoke was gone comletely. I have not smoked now for many many years...and sometimes people will say to me "Aren't you great to stay off them all that time?
They mistakenly think that you will be suffering from nicotine withdrawal all the time once you stop... but the reality is, once the addiction cycle ( the last cigarette you smoke, has planted the need already for the next one) is broken...you are free, same as you were before you ever started smoking...and with all the benefits that has. Since that time, there has been many methods devised to help people stop smoking, and I can see from reading here what other people are trying in their fight against cigarettes. E cigarettes, where you can "dial" down the amount of nicotine gradually,,,and free yourself. But my advice to anyone who wants to quit, is to do it cold turkey, as I did..It's hard 10-14 days, but once you have the first few days over,,,,it will soon pass.and once the craving is gone....it's gone. To anyone thinking about quitting, it's the right choice every way...to anyone in the middle of withdrawal, stick it out. it does not last for ever, and you will be so glad that you
did. Good Luck.

Congrats.
I'm just wondering did you are anyone here quit when someone your living with a smoker? I have gotten off them a few times for maybe a month or two, but it feels like they're constantly around waiting for a weak moment. I suppose it's a similar battle no matter what the circumstances but it just feels harder.

jmreire · 29-03-2019 4:59pm

Call Me Jimmy wrote: »

Congrats.
I'm just wondering did you are anyone here quit when someone your living with a smoker? I have gotten off them a few times for maybe a month or two, but it feels like they're constantly around waiting for a weak moment. I suppose it's a similar battle no matter what the circumstances but it just feels harder.

When I quit Jimmy,,,a non-smoker was a rare bird, nearly every house and business had it's smokers...as I mentioned in my post, even in hospitals every one smoked...patient's, nurse's and doctors. So I can understand where you are coming from..people would take out the package and automatically offer you one. So yes, it's more difficult to give them up when you are in constant contact with other smokers. But it can be done....and best way is the"cold turkey " method. in my opinion.You managed to kick the habit in the past, for a month or two..so the nicotine was well and truly out of the system at that stage.. basically, once you pass the 8-10 day period, you will have broken the back of it, and every day after that....the urge to smoke dwindles..until it's forgotten. I can understand where you are coming from though..the old memories are still there....the whole process, opening the package, selecting a cigarette, putting in in your mouth, lighting it and deeply drawing in the first lung-full of tobacco smoke....and satisfying the craving. But for me nowadays, if I am in a house and some one light's up, I leave the room. Main thing to remember, as in your case, is the battle you ( and everyone else ) has had to quit. But like I have already said....stick it out....it's well worth it from every angle.

The Nal · 14-04-2019 12:51pm

25 years of smoking, bought a vape on a whim during the week. 5 smokes in 4 days. Got pissed last night. Not 1 ciggie. I think Im done.

Shouldve done it years ago.

jmreire · 14-04-2019 6:04pm

The Nal wrote: »

25 years of smoking, bought a vape on a whim during the week. 5 smokes in 4 days. Got pissed last night. Not 1 ciggie. I think Im done.

Shouldve done it years ago.

Yeah, the ultimate test is always the pub...and the " Just one" !!! Well done. Now, if you have not already done so.....kick the vaping too !!! Only thing which should be going into your lungs is fresh air....
Keep up the good work !!!:):):)

Mike Litoris · 14-04-2019 9:07pm

The Nal wrote: »

25 years of smoking, bought a vape on a whim during the week. 5 smokes in 4 days. Got pissed last night. Not 1 ciggie. I think Im done.

Shouldve done it years ago.

Brilliant. Stick with it and just dont buy any more smokes. The adaptation period is done by the sounds of it.

For the next week or so if you feel like you need a ciggie just drag harder and longer on the ecig or turn up the power if you can. It'll do the job.

Give it a couple of weeks and feel them lungs fill right to the brim. It's nice!

Grandeeod · 14-04-2019 9:15pm

Mike Litoris wrote: »

Brilliant. Stick with it and just dont buy any more smokes. The adaptation period is done by the sounds of it.

For the next week or so if you feel like you need a ciggie just drag harder and longer on the ecig or turn up the power if you can. It'll do the job.

Give it a couple of weeks and feel them lungs fill right to the brim. It's nice!

Listen to Mike! 10 months off the cigs on a vaper and down to 6mg now. Zero is the target. It does work.

jmreire · 14-04-2019 9:17pm

Mike Litoris wrote: »

Brilliant. Stick with it and just dont buy any more smokes. The adaptation period is done by the sounds of it.

For the next week or so if you feel like you need a ciggie just drag harder and longer on the ecig or turn up the power if you can. It'll do the job.

Give it a couple of weeks and feel them lungs fill right to the brim. It's nice!

Yes, but plan on ditching the vaping too.. I was talking to a friend recently who stopped smoking 31st Dec.....and has not touched a cigarette since, but he is still vaping.....after 3 1/2 mths. he should be completely clean by now. So the vaping can be addictive too. IMMO. Any Vaper's out there who would agree??

Mike Litoris · 14-04-2019 9:26pm

jmreire wrote: »

Yes, but plan on ditching the vaping too.. I was talking to a friend recently who stopped smoking 31st Dec.....and has not touched a cigarette since, but he is still vaping.....after 3 1/2 mths. he should be completely clean by now. So the vaping can be addictive too. IMMO. Any Vaper's out there who would agree??

Huh? you do realize e-liquid contains nicotine?

jmreire · 14-04-2019 11:08pm

Mike Litoris wrote: »

Huh? you do realize e-liquid contains nicotine?

No Mike... I have not got a clue what is in it. Just guessing that there is some chemical which lessens the withdrawal symptoms...so Vaping is basically swapping one form of nicotine addiction, for another one??? That would explain my friend's continued use of the "Support" ( vaping) for more than 3 mths..... AS I have said in my original post...there is only one way to really kick the habit...and that's basically Cold Turkey. You have to suffer the withdrawal pangs for a week or 10 days. But after about 6 days, that hard "Craving" will start to go,,,and every day will get less and less, until finally it will go altogether. Its not like you will still be suffering withdrawal pangs all the time.. even a month later. Its the best and most direct way to quit smoking. Vaping is really torturing yourself over an extended time. And I would imagine that while you are vaping, it increases the possibility of smoking cigarettes again too. Has anyone managed to quit smoking via the vaping method?

Pretzill · 13-07-2019 1:59pm

I'm off them 1 year and 8 months after 25 years a twenty a day habit. I didn't go on to the vapes because I knew I would just be replacing one thing with another (I didn't like them either) but I did use the nicorette inhaler for about 12 weeks to get me over the nicotine cravings and it actually worked for me. I was late to smoking, and I loved them. Now I only smoke in my dreams

The Nal · 13-07-2019 2:43pm

Just over 3 months off them now and did the maths last night. I've saved 1000 euro. In 12 weeks. :eek:

Pretzill · 13-07-2019 2:52pm

The Nal wrote: »

Just over 3 months off them now and did the maths last night. I've saved 1000 euro. In 12 weeks. :eek:

I didn't realise just how much money I have saved but I have an app and it's calculating 6200K -

Post for everyone who QUIT evil fags

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