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Title: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: phildinftlaudy on December 04, 2013, 07:33:38 pm
Okay... so, I really want to quit smoking...

I quit about 15 years ago when I first moved to Florida and stayed quit for 4 years - I picked it back up again when I started a new job (my colleagues smoked, so I eventually went back to it).

I hate the smell... I hate the ashes.... I hate the health impact... I hate the cost (spending about $2,800 a year on cigarettes)

So, I have set December 21st as the date (day after I start my holiday break from work).... I figure that even if I reduce by 1/2 the amount I smoke starting on the 21st, I can be completely quit by January 1st.

Anyone want to join me and use this thread to provide each other with support through the process?

I think it would be a way to share our ups/downs and success in quitting as well as to provide encouragement if anyone gets a craving to return to smoking or slips up.

Come on smokers - we can do this...

I just want to celebrate..... sing it with me.....
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Jeff G on December 04, 2013, 07:45:55 pm
I will join you Phil . This thread is a great idea .

I'm going to do it cold turkey like I have done in the past . I had quit for 9 months last time and started back up in July after seeing pics on FB of myself in New Orleans looking like a fat ass Godzilla who ate Tokyo . I didn't eat more than usual but because of my age I blimped out and got fat when I quit last time . I would rather be a fat guy with $2800 in my pocket anyway so WTF .
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: phildinftlaudy on December 04, 2013, 07:56:33 pm
I will join you Phil . This thread is a great idea .

I'm going to do it cold turkey like I have done in the past . I had quit for 9 months last time and started back up in July after seeing pics on FB of myself in New Orleans looking like a fat ass Godzilla who ate Tokyo . I didn't eat more than usual but because of my age I blimped out and got fat when I quit last time . I would rather be a fat guy with $2800 in my pocket anyway so WTF .

Thanks Jeff -
I know we can do this -
And BTW, Godzilla is cute in a monster-ish kind of way - and I guarantee you he would put any of the large penis' on the state or country maps to shame   ;)
I think I'm going to go for the extra large godzilla look - if nothing else, I can get work in a B-movie (Godzilla takes on...)
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Joe K on December 04, 2013, 08:01:00 pm
I'll join you guys, however I already have a head start.  Yesterday, I got an electronic cigarette, which is basically a tube, housing an adjustable battery, oil cartridge and small electronic atomizer to disperse the oil.  The oil comes in many flavors and it's essentially nicotine suspended in an oil.  The unit only produces vapor and the battery has increments of power, so you can adjust how strong the taste and nicotine delivery it produces.

A large bottle of oil equates to 200 cigarettes and costs $17 vs $60+ for a carton of smokes.  The nice thing about the adjustable battery is you can dial it up, when you first start and then keep dialing it down, until, hopefully, you throw the thing away.

Joe
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: phildinftlaudy on December 04, 2013, 08:05:17 pm
I'll join you guys, however I already have a head start.  Yesterday, I got an electronic cigarette, which is basically a tube, housing an adjustable battery, oil cartridge and small electronic atomizer to disperse the oil.  The oil comes in many flavors and it's essentially nicotine suspended in an oil.  The unit only produces vapor and the battery has increments of power, so you can adjust how strong the taste and nicotine delivery it produces.

A large bottle of oil equates to 200 cigarettes and costs $17 vs $60+ for a carton of smokes.  The nice thing about the adjustable battery is you can dial it up, when you first start and then keep dialing it down, until, hopefully, you throw the thing away.

Joe

They sell those at the store near my house - I think it is called "Blu"
The worse thing is they are making rules that you can't even smoke those in some of the places down here....
My boss had been using one, but she hasn't pulled it out in a while...

I may pick up one of those this Friday and give it a try until the 20th...

I am also going to take a large cup and label it my "quit smoking cup" - each day I will put $6.25 in it (the cost of a pack of cigarettes)... That is what I did last time I quit... It was quite a motivator to see that in 30 days I had saved a good amount of money (that was when cigs were $3 something a pack) - So, I will have about $200 saved in 30 days going (which will be great to see piling up in the cup)....
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Jeff G on December 04, 2013, 08:27:37 pm
I plan on using my savings to buy more antiques for my house or to sell . I don't know if its the economy or what but I have been making out like a bandit at the resale thing lately and the extra bucks will come in handy .
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: phildinftlaudy on December 04, 2013, 08:36:38 pm
I plan on using my savings to buy more antiques for my house or to sell . I don't know if its the economy or what but I have been making out like a bandit at the resale thing lately and the extra bucks will come in handy .

Do you like Courier and Ives dishes?
My brother has a bunch at his home - the Christmas/Winter scene ones - saucers, tea cups, bowls, plates....
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: WillyWump on December 04, 2013, 08:46:26 pm
Good luck guys!

As a previous smoker I can say it is well worth it to quit! After 2-3 packs A DAY I quit smoking 2 years ago.

I feel amazing physically and I spend the extra $300 month I now have down at the bus station on twink hustlers ;)

YOU CAN DO IT!

Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Jeff G on December 04, 2013, 08:50:13 pm
Do you like Courier and Ives dishes?
My brother has a bunch at his home - the Christmas/Winter scene ones - saucers, tea cups, bowls, plates....

I have mostly been buying chandlers and other vintage lighting and furniture and art glass . I have not ventured in to china and things like that because I know little about it .

I like buying antique furniture because what I buy is an investment and also fits the scale of my smallish house . I bought a globe barrister bookcase the other day that I got a great deal on , plus I love it .

I plan on quitting smoking and not going on vacation this year so I can finish doing what I want here at home , its been 5 years since I bought my home and I keep blowing my budget on fun things so stopping smoking is a good way to tackle my home wish list .   
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: bocker3 on December 04, 2013, 10:23:53 pm
Well guys -- I wish you all the best of luck.  I quit 20 yrs ago and it was the best thing that I ever did for myself, albeit the hardest thing too.

When you feel like you have to light up -- just wait until you come on here and vent out why.  It is amazing how the feeling will pass if you can simply change your focus for a few minutes.

Oh yeah -- I'm sure the mods will show a little leniency for the inevitable bitchiness that will spill out at times.  ;)

I'm cheering for all of you......

Hugs,
Mike
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: tednlou2 on December 04, 2013, 11:16:08 pm
Good luck guys!

As a previous smoker I can say it is well worth it to quit! After 2-3 packs A DAY I quit smoking 2 years ago.

I feel amazing physically and I spend the extra $300 month I now have down at the bus station on twink hustlers ;)

YOU CAN DO IT!

2-3 packs per day?  You had to be smoking one after the other.  That's awesome you were able to quit.  I was up to a pack a day.  Actually, today is the 5 year anniversary that I quit.  It was 5 years ago today I ended up in the hospital.  After I got out, I think I tried smoking twice, but I got so out of breath.  I also had this psychological fear that smoking would bring pneumonia back on.

For the first year, I had daily cravings.  I wanted to start smoking again so bad.  After that, I lost the daily cravings.  I will still get a craving, when I smell someone smoking on a nice, sunny day.  I would love to be able to smoke one now and then, but I know that's not possible.  I was often a closeted smoker and would tell some I didn't smoke.  But, now I know they knew that was a lie.  I can smell smoke on friends and family, even if it has been hours since they last smoked.  The first time I had sex with my partner, he said he could tell I smoked.  He could taste it on my penis.  I'm not sure if it comes out the skin or whether it was due to my smoky fingers transferring the smell. 

So, I wish all you guys trying to quit success. 
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Miss Philicia on December 04, 2013, 11:27:51 pm
I will only quit smoking when Catherine Deneuve quits, and she is 70 years old and still puffing. I fully plan to die of lung disease, skinny without diabetes, happy as a clam.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMs6FEso2gc

VIVE LA FRANCE!

I also fly only on private planes like Johnny Depp so that I may chain smoke, and he's fully two years my senior. I also indulge in frequent tobacco enemas.
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: buginme2 on December 04, 2013, 11:32:06 pm
2-3 packs per day?  You had to be smoking one after the other.  That's awesome you were able to quit.  I was up to a pack a day.  Actually, today is the 5 year anniversary that I quit.  It was 5 years ago today I ended up in the hospital.  After I got out, I think I tried smoking twice, but I got so out of breath.  I also had this psychological fear that smoking would bring pneumonia back on.

For the first year, I had daily cravings.  I wanted to start smoking again so bad.  After that, I lost the daily cravings.  I will still get a craving, when I smell someone smoking on a nice, sunny day.  I would love to be able to smoke one now and then, but I know that's not possible.  I was often a closeted smoker and would tell some I didn't smoke.  But, now I know they knew that was a lie.  I can smell smoke on friends and family, even if it has been hours since they last smoked.  The first time I had sex with my partner, he said he could tell I smoked.  He could taste it on my penis.  I'm not sure if it comes out the skin or whether it was due to my smoky fingers transferring the smell. 

So, I wish all you guys trying to quit success.

Ted, you never hold back do you? Always laying it out there  :)

Good luck smokers!!

PS. I quite smoking years back and used Chantix, total mind fuck (puts Atripla to shame)but it worked!
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: J.R.E. on December 05, 2013, 12:22:56 am
 8)

Good luck to all of you that decide to quit smoking. Honestly, it is a filthy, disgusting habit, and once you successfully quit, you WILL realize how disgusting/filthy it was.

Years ago when I quit, I also gave up coffee at the same time. ( nothing goes better with  a cup of coffee than a cig).    In the workplace, I quit taking breaks with the smoking employees, until I felt comfortable, that being around them, wasn't going to make me light one up. They understood ! I walked around the property, when I took breaks.

I was about a pack to a pack and a half a day smoker. And cigs were much cheaper way back then.

Take all those ashtrays in the house and wash them in soap and water, and then bag them, and put them someplace, way out of the way.


You can do this !  8)


Ray 
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: J.R.E. on December 05, 2013, 12:32:36 am


This should give you guys some incentive,...

Within ...
   
•  20 minutes
   Your blood pressure, pulse rate and the temperature of your hands and feet have returned to normal.

•  8 hours
   Remaining nicotine in your bloodstream has fallen to 6.25% of normal peak daily levels, a 93.75% reduction.

•  12 hours
   Your blood oxygen level has increased to normal. Carbon monoxide levels have dropped to normal.

•  24 hours
   Anxieties have peaked in intensity and within two weeks should return to near pre-cessation levels.

•  48 hours
   Damaged nerve endings have started to regrow and your sense of smell and taste are beginning to return to normal. Cessation anger and irritability will have peaked.

•  72 hours
   Your entire body will test 100% nicotine-free and over 90% of all nicotine metabolites (the chemicals it breaks down into) will now have passed from your body via your urine.  Symptoms of chemical withdrawal have peaked in intensity, including restlessness. The number of cue induced crave episodes experienced during any quitting day have peaked for the "average" ex-user. Lung bronchial tubes leading to air sacs (alveoli) are beginning to relax in recovering smokers. Breathing is becoming easier and your lung's functional abilities are starting to increase.

•  5 - 8 days
   The "average" ex-smoker will encounter an "average" of three cue induced crave episodes per day. Although we may not be "average" and although serious cessation time distortion can make minutes feel like hours, it is unlikely that any single episode will last longer than 3 minutes. Keep a clock handy and time them.


•  10 days
   10 days - The "average" ex-user is down to encountering less than two crave episodes per day, each less than 3 minutes.

•  10 days to 2 weeks
   Recovery has likely progressed to the point where your addiction is no longer doing the talking. Blood circulation in your gums and teeth are now similar to that of a non-user.

•  2 to 4 weeks
   Cessation related anger, anxiety, difficulty concentrating, impatience, insomnia, restlessness and depression have ended. If still experiencing any of these symptoms get seen and evaluated by your physician.

•  21 days
   Brain acetylcholine receptor counts that were up-regulated in response to nicotine's presence have now down-regulated and receptor binding has returned to levels seen in the brains of non-smokers.

•  2 weeks to 3 months
   Your heart attack risk has started to drop. Your lung function is beginning to improve.

•  3 weeks to 3 months
   Your circulation has substantially improved. Walking has become easier. Your chronic cough, if any, has likely disappeared. If not, get seen by a doctor, and sooner if at all concerned, as a chronic cough can be a sign of lung cancer.

•  8 weeks
   Insulin resistance in smokers has normalized despite average weight gain of 2.7 kg (1997 study).

•  1 to 9 months
   Any smoking related sinus congestion, fatigue or shortness of breath has decreased. Cilia have regrown in your lungs, thereby increasing their ability to handle mucus, keep your lungs clean and reduce infections. Your body's overall energy has increased.

•  1 year
   Your excess risk of coronary heart disease, heart attack and stroke has dropped to less than half that of a smoker.

•  5 years
   Your risk of a subarachnoid haemorrhage has declined to 59% of your risk while still smoking (2012 study). If a female ex-smoker, your risk of developing diabetes is now that of a non-smoker (2001 study).

•  5 to 15 years
   Your risk of stroke has declined to that of a non-smoker.

•  10 years
   Your risk of being diagnosed with lung cancer is between 30% and 50% of that for a continuing smoker (2005 study). Risk of death from lung cancer has declined by almost half if you were an average smoker (one pack per day).  Risk of cancer of the mouth, throat, esophagus and pancreas have declined. Risk of developing diabetes for both men and women is now similar to that of a never-smoker (2001 study).

•  13 years
   The average smoker who is able to live to age 75 has 5.8 fewer teeth than a non-smoker (1998 study). But by year 13 after quitting, your risk of smoking induced tooth loss has declined to that of a never-smoker (2006 study).

•  15 years
   Your risk of coronary heart disease is now that of a person who has never smoked. Your risk of pancreatic cancer has declined to that of a never-smoker (2011 study - but note 2nd pancreatic study making identical finding at 20 years).

•  20 years
   Female excess risk of death from all smoking related causes, including lung disease and cancer, has now reduced to that of a never-smoker (2008 study). Risk of pancreatic cancer has declined to that of a never-smoker (2011 study).


Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: BT65 on December 05, 2013, 03:17:56 am
Those stats are interesting to read, Ray.  My best friend quit smoking about 4 or 5 years ago.  She has PAD, and one day when she lit up, one of her feet turned black.  :o

I would like to quit but hate to when under stress.  Of course, there is the e-cig, I've used this before and was able to quit for 9 months.  I also have patches, and was able to quit on these for up to a year. 

I can set a quit date, but not until the first of the year.  Like Jan 1.  So, everyone else is quitting before the new year?
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Ann on December 05, 2013, 07:42:35 am

Oh yeah -- I'm sure the mods will show a little leniency for the inevitable bitchiness that will spill out at times.  ;)


HA! Don't bet on it when the mods are also trying to quit. ;D

I started smoking roll-your-own nearly a year ago and it's helped me cut down quite a bit. I've gone from spending just over £60 ($100ish) a week to £18 ($30ish) (when including papers and filter-tips; 50g of tobacco costs me £16 - $26ish). It's currently taking me about eight or nine days to get through 50g and I'm seriously considering going cold turkey when I can make 50g last a whole two weeks.

Knowing some of you are currently trying might give me some incentive. Then again, maybe not. :o

I tried Champix a few years ago and it made me nutz (moreso than usual). One of the reasons I chose to avoid Sustiva at all costs. Well, nearly all costs. I'd use it if there were absolutely no alternative.
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: emeraldize on December 06, 2013, 01:36:22 am
You all can do it!! 

I smoked 17 years--stopped at 2+ packs/day. Cold turkey. Gained weight then lost the weight. Now in my 27th year nicotine-free. The savings, decent breath, improved breathing and no daily hacking cough were all worth it. My head can still turn with the right whiff of a newly lit cig, but mostly they stink. Thankfully. I can smell smoke in cars ahead of me in traffic and in crowded bars (from a car). So I think my brain is just sensitized to the smell or I'm morphing into a sniffer dog.

Rooting for all of you!!!!
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: bocker3 on December 06, 2013, 07:51:04 am
Hey guys,

Em brings up a very important point -- weight gain is very likely to happen.  Try not to worry about while you are in the process of breaking your addiction.  I've seen too many people resume smoking because they gained 10-20 lbs.  Let the weight come -- you can lose it after you are comfortably smoke-free.
when I quit, I put on a little over 50lbs -- my doctor, at the time, told me that I'd need to gain over 100 lbs to have the same deleterious effects to my health that smoking a pack+/day had.

Of course, 6 months later he started nagging me about my weight...   ;)

Don't let yourself lose sight of the goal - your mind is going to do all it can to get you to pick those cigs back up.

Hugs,
Mike
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: skeebo1969 on December 19, 2013, 01:39:03 pm



   I'm all in for Jan. 1rst!  All 3 of my daughters have been getting on my case about smoking, especially the 6 year old.  She told the lady at the gas station the other day, "My daddy does drugs and you're selling them to him!".
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Jeff G on December 19, 2013, 01:44:14 pm
I'm all in for Jan 1st but I still have to decide on a year . 
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Joe K on December 19, 2013, 03:35:34 pm
I am pleased to report that I was able to go out drinking, with just my e-cig and I was fine.  I find that I "hit" the e-cig more than a regular cigarette, but overall I am still "smoking" a lot less than with the real ones.  I'm finding the e-cig is also helping me to break the habit of mindless smoking, while doing other things, because you have to pay attention to using the e-cig, rather than just lighting another one.

Joe
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: phildinftlaudy on December 19, 2013, 03:54:47 pm
I am pleased to report that I was able to go out drinking, with just my e-cig and I was fine.  I find that I "hit" the e-cig more than a regular cigarette, but overall I am still "smoking" a lot less than with the real ones.  I'm finding the e-cig is also helping me to break the habit of mindless smoking, while doing other things, because you have to pay attention to using the e-cig, rather than just lighting another one.

Joe

I'm still on for quitting by Jan. 1st

Glad to hear it is going so well Joe

That is what I worry about - going out drinking - because I likes my cigs when I have my beers.
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: WillyWump on December 19, 2013, 05:36:46 pm
Keep up the good work everyone, er umm..you too Jeff.

The most rewarding part of quitting smoking for me was the breathing..my breathing cleared up, the sinus infections are gone, I dont hack up that phlegm, and I can now walk and jog 3 times as far as I previously could. This is what you can look forward too as well  ;)
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: bocker3 on December 19, 2013, 05:46:53 pm
That is what I worry about - going out drinking - because I likes my cigs when I have my beers.

Hmmmmm....??  What to do???   ;)

Perhaps pass on the beers for the first week or two (or three).  The mind will do all it can to get you back to smoking, so make it tougher in the beginning by avoiding triggers.  You can't do it forever, but the tough part of quitting is not the physical, it's the mental and the "habit" part.

Good luck!!

Mike
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: skeebo1969 on December 19, 2013, 06:04:44 pm


   I quit when I was in Boston.  Something about paying $9 and change a pack makes it a lot easier.   During that whole year I thought about smoking a cigarette.  I even had dreams about it.

  I can't wait.....

 
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: tednlou2 on December 20, 2013, 12:12:35 am
Keep up the good work everyone, er umm..you too Jeff.

The most rewarding part of quitting smoking for me was the breathing..my breathing cleared up, the sinus infections are gone, I dont hack up that phlegm, and I can now walk and jog 3 times as far as I previously could. This is what you can look forward too as well  ;)

The phlegm disappearing was the most immediate.  I didn't have a smoker's cough, but I would get that phlegm cough that would come out in the most inopportune time.  Smell was the big thing, too.  Smell was huge.  I could smell different spices in food that I couldn't before.  When our dog was in her last months, she was leaking in her sleep.  I didn't realize how bad the carpet smelled, until I quit smoking.  Although, that was probably a good thing.  But, I didn't realize visitors were smelling that so intensely. 
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: bocker3 on December 20, 2013, 07:55:40 am

   I quit when I was in Boston.  Something about paying $9 and change a pack makes it a lot easier.   During that whole year I thought about smoking a cigarette.  I even had dreams about it.

  I can't wait.....

 

I quit smoking in 1993 and I STILL have fairly regular smoking dreams -- and it's not tied to my Atripla!!

M
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Jr on December 20, 2013, 03:05:31 pm
I plan on quitting on the 1st of the new year, so count me in on this challenge.   :)
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Growler on December 21, 2013, 08:33:55 am
Hi
just wanted to throw my hat into the quit ring....in fact I stopped smoking 12 days ago and now I'm over the initial cravings things are going well.

Other good news unrelated...over the last 4 weeks my cognition has improved and although I sometimes have problems or am a bit slow I am no longer in state of constant distress. I am more settled and can concentrate and understand things better.

That's about it.
Merry Christmas
GROWLER
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Jeff G on December 21, 2013, 08:36:26 am
Hi
just wanted to throw my hat into the quit ring....in fact I stopped smoking 12 days ago and now I'm over the initial cravings things are going well.

Other good news unrelated...over the last 4 weeks my cognition has improved and although I sometimes have problems or am a bit slow I am no longer in state of constant distress. I am more settled and can concentrate and understand things better.

That's about it.
Merry Christmas
GROWLER

This is great news , welcome back ! .
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: emeraldize on December 21, 2013, 12:30:59 pm
Hi
just wanted to throw my hat into the quit ring....in fact I stopped smoking 12 days ago and now I'm over the initial cravings things are going well.

Other good news unrelated...over the last 4 weeks my cognition has improved and although I sometimes have problems or am a bit slow I am no longer in state of constant distress. I am more settled and can concentrate and understand things better.

That's about it.
Merry Christmas


I wrecked the quote action here.

Such a great post to read Growler!!!
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: britchick on December 21, 2013, 04:41:53 pm
Growler,

Thats great news  :D
Have a great Christmas!

britchickxx
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: BT65 on December 21, 2013, 05:32:28 pm
That's great Growler!  Merry Christmas!
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: tednlou2 on December 22, 2013, 01:41:26 am
Someone threw a cig out the car window tonight and I was like, "What's that?"  Ok, I knew what it was, but it had been a very long time since I saw that-- even here in KY.  You don't see as many smoking.  Or, those who do smoke don't smoke in their cars or homes.  I think car leasing also has an effect on that.  Some leases can charge you, if your car smells or has burns, when you turn it back in.

Many are now smoking the flavored cigars-- blunts or whatever the kids are calling them.  Many men also prefer to dip here and many other Midwest and southern states.  I think I see more men buying dip (smokeless tobacco for those who don't know that term) than I see buying cigs.  And, definitely more buying the flavored cigars. 

For those of you in other countries-- Is dip (smokeless tobacco) something you never see and something mostly here in the states?  I know Snus was invented and is popular in Switzerland?? 
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: decayingsinner on December 22, 2013, 06:01:30 am
I have been smoking for 17 years now and switched to the vapor cigarettes in October after losing my grandmother to cancer.  It has been a great switch.  There are times where I do miss the "real" thing, but know it has to be a healthier option without inhaling all of the added chemicals in cigarettes.  I have noticed since I've made the switch I actually am using the vapor cigarettes less too.
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: wolfter on December 22, 2013, 07:37:24 am
I'll always remember a dear friend's comment; "we all quit eventually".  :)  I started in my 20's and regret it daily. 

Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: WillyWump on December 22, 2013, 10:08:04 am
Hi
just wanted to throw my hat into the quit ring....in fact I stopped smoking 12 days ago and now I'm over the initial cravings things are going well.

Other good news unrelated...over the last 4 weeks my cognition has improved and although I sometimes have problems or am a bit slow I am no longer in state of constant distress. I am more settled and can concentrate and understand things better.

That's about it.
Merry Christmas
GROWLER

Welcome back Growler! Merry Christmas to you and Sebastian the Bear ;) Glad you are doing well, We miss you.

-Will
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: emeraldize on December 23, 2013, 12:03:00 am
Someone threw a cig out the car window tonight and I was like, "What's that?"  Ok, I knew what it was, but it had been a very long time since I saw that-- even here in KY.  You don't see as many smoking.  Or, those who do smoke don't smoke in their cars or homes.  I think car leasing also has an effect on that.  Some leases can charge you, if your car smells or has burns, when you turn it back in.

Many are now smoking the flavored cigars-- blunts or whatever the kids are calling them.  Many men also prefer to dip here and many other Midwest and southern states.  I think I see more men buying dip (smokeless tobacco for those who don't know that term) than I see buying cigs.  And, definitely more buying the flavored cigars. 

For those of you in other countries-- Is dip (smokeless tobacco) something you never see and something mostly here in the states?  I know Snus was invented and is popular in Switzerland??

Dip is found to be linked to oral cancer. 
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Growler on December 23, 2013, 03:01:17 am
It takes about 72 hours from your last cigarette for the all the nicotine to leave your body. This is when the worst of the withdrawal symptoms are felt. During this time drinking acidic fruit juice (cranberry juice particularly) can spend up the elimination of nicotine from the body speeding up the withdrawal process.
I am at day 14 without cigarettes and feel great.
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Growler on December 23, 2013, 03:08:42 am

For those of you in other countries-- Is dip (smokeless tobacco) something you never see and something mostly here in the states?  I know Snus was invented and is popular in Switzerland??

All forms of smokeless tobacco (dip, snus, snuff etc) are illegal to sell in Australia. Ecigarettes are legal but nicotine juice cannot be legally purchased here.....but it is legal to import nicotine juice for personal use.
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Growler on December 23, 2013, 03:12:53 am
Hi everyone, thanks for warm welcome. Doing well, only problem is herpes on my hands which itches like shit.... who knew you could get it there.
Growler
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Denver Toad on December 23, 2013, 05:23:04 pm
Hooray for the quitters here!!

My one year quit anniversary was November 2nd of this year. Smoked for 10 + years. Long enough I can't remember when I began. Hopefully someday I'll be quit long enough I won't remember when it ended.

There wasn't any grand epiphany or health event that compelled me to stop. More than any I grew tired of the negative self talk when I lit up another cigarette.

Of all the stop smoking aids helpers I tried (patches, wellbutrin and hypnosis) the best was a book by Allen Carr.
Reading his book took away all the excuses I'd used for smoking. (Stress, relaxation, concentration, I look so suave with a ciggy, etc etc etc) Basically the book kicked the crutches out from under my justifications and allowed me to see my habit in a new light. YMMV

http://www.amazon.com/Allen-Carrs-Easy-Stop-Smoking-ebook/dp/B00FADSJ9Q/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1387836173&sr=1-1&keywords=allan+carr+easy+way+to+stop+smoking

Quote
•  1 year
   Your excess risk of coronary heart disease, heart attack and stroke has dropped to less than half that of a smoker.

Reading that, and knowing it applied to me felt good. Really good.
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Growler on January 06, 2014, 06:36:24 pm
Hi all.
Just checking to see if anyone had given up the smokes for the new year. I'm on day 29 of my quit and can honestly say its been worth it. I have also quit caffeine over the last week, I was overdosing on coffee as compensation for the lack of nicotine. I'm going to restart caffeine again again tomorrow but limit myself to 2 cups of coffee a day.
Cheers
Growler
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: phildinftlaudy on January 06, 2014, 06:44:45 pm
Hi all.
Just checking to see if anyone had given up the smokes for the new year. I'm on day 29 of my quit and can honestly say its been worth it. I have also quit caffeine over the last week, I was overdosing on coffee as compensation for the lack of nicotine. I'm going to restart caffeine again again tomorrow but limit myself to 2 cups of coffee a day.
Cheers
Growler

I'm down from a pack (20 cigarettes) a day to 14 a day.... plan is to be down to 6 a day by end of next week and then give them up completely.....
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Jeff G on January 06, 2014, 07:01:27 pm
I must admit I have not followed through as of yet but I must . I have a cough that wont quit and it wakes me at night sometime and I must clear my lungs to breath .

Its a testament to the addictive power of nicotine . I sometimes find it painful to smoke and as I coughed up something disgusting the other day I commented to myself, good, now I can smoke and it wont hurt .

I know I can do this because I have before for long periods of time . I have been through 30 years of Aids and drug addiction and I did not get to where I am now by denying my condition or not taking responsibility for it, so I am going to have to draw on those skills and do the right thing by myself before I get to the point of no return and become a guy tethered to an oxygen tank, that is where I'm heading fast .           
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: bocker3 on January 06, 2014, 10:07:44 pm
I know it's tough, but you have a great big cheering section for you.  If you quit and stay quit until the 2015 AMG -- I'll even do a nice Cheering routine for you.....  (I'm putting it out that far so as not to scare you back to smoking afterwards.....).

I KNOW YOU CAN DO THIS.......

Hugs,
Mike
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Jeff G on January 06, 2014, 10:13:48 pm
I know it's tough, but you have a great big cheering section for you.  If you quit and stay quit until the 2015 AMG -- I'll even do a nice Cheering routine for you.....  (I'm putting it out that far so as not to scare you back to smoking afterwards.....).

I KNOW YOU CAN DO THIS.......

Hugs,
Mike

Will you wear a tight little cheerleader outfit ? I want Pom Pom's too . Of course it will have to be filmed and uploaded to Utube to inspire others .
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: wolfter on January 06, 2014, 11:36:11 pm
Hi all.
Just checking to see if anyone had given up the smokes for the new year. I'm on day 29 of my quit and can honestly say its been worth it. I have also quit caffeine over the last week, I was overdosing on coffee as compensation for the lack of nicotine. I'm going to restart caffeine again again tomorrow but limit myself to 2 cups of coffee a day.
Cheers
Growler
  I changed brands.....baby steps.   ;D
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: BT65 on January 07, 2014, 05:28:21 am
I'm down to 1/2 pack.  Trying to think of reasons other than the obvious (breathing, family).  One of my big motivators, and I hate to say it, is the money.  At $6/pack, even with smoking 1/2 a pack a day, that's still almost $24/week.  And I hate to tell my best friend I can't go out to eat because I have no money (due to smoking). 

I have some patches in my bathroom, they helped me before.  And I started riding my recumbent bike this morning, hopefully that will help also.  I want to, just need that extra push.
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: bocker3 on January 07, 2014, 07:50:50 am
Will you wear a tight little cheerleader outfit ? I want Pom Pom's too . Of course it will have to be filmed and uploaded to Utube to inspire others .

Perhaps -- but, NO -- I will not go anywhere near your bearskin rug!!!!

M
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Ann on January 07, 2014, 08:22:38 am
Perhaps -- but, NO -- I will not go anywhere near your bearskin rug!!!!

M

Spoilsport!
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Joe K on January 08, 2014, 02:48:40 pm
I am beyond pleased to report, that I have cut my cigarette consumption by 60%.  I am using my e-cig as much as possible and I think I am beginning to lose the "taste" for a real cigarette.  I really pay attention now, to how I feel before and after I smoke, regardless of the source.  I do not seem to enjoy a real cig as much anymore, so if I can break myself of the real ones, I think I have a much better chance of remaining quit.

If I can offer any advice, it would be to really think about your smoking, each and every time you reach for one.  I smoke now, totally conscious of what I am doing, rather than just lighting another one.  It seems to be making a difference for me.

Whatever you do, do not "quit" quitting.

Joe
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Theyer on January 09, 2014, 05:51:31 am
The first thing I thought off when a hint off improvement occurred with the pneumonia was God I want a smoke , hooked up to oxygen , antibiotic's , saline , and a bag I never did find out about , all I wanted was to roll a lovely fat cig get a double espresso and watch the world go by.

Fortunately I only had the strength to think this , often .

However I am not back on them due to what should receive the Noble prize for something e-ciggies , I keep a mental picture off me at my illest lighting a ciggle doubling up with coughing while all the Doc ,s /nurse,s /medics,s / ward staff silently walk past me with Pity emanating from every pore off there body.

I smoked industrial strength grass for a very long time starting with one with Breccy coffee and I gave that up , no trouble . Well a bit and  I do jump off the wagon every now and then but its now 4 years so I reckon I have done it.

But baccy I gave up for 2 years and every day yearned for one , that whats great about the e-ciggie when the yearning stays a couple off puffs and sorted.

It,s a grand relief , plus I get them posted ,

Good luck everyone please note none off the above should be seen as an endorsement till I get money for it.

mhtv
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Jeff G on January 13, 2014, 05:51:43 pm
Its been over 48 hours since I smoked a cigarette ... cold turkey . I was smoking almost 2 packs a day and stopping abruptly has left me light headed and ... cranky as a hornet . 
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: mitch777 on January 13, 2014, 05:59:05 pm
Its been over 48 hours since I smoked a cigarette ... cold turkey . I was smoking almost 2 packs a day and stopping abruptly has left me light headed and ... cranky as a hornet .

Stay away from me! I got hornet spray!

I'm cranky as a hornet too. Should I spray myself? ???
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Jeff G on January 13, 2014, 06:01:45 pm
Stay away from me! I got hornet spray!

I left the forum to the other mods yesterday because of my ill temper but I feel a bit more composed today . I just wish I would get over this dizzy feeling .
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: mitch777 on January 13, 2014, 06:05:04 pm
I left the forum to the other mods yesterday because of my ill temper but I feel a bit more composed today . I just wish I would get over this dizzy feeling .

Wish I could help but my dizzy brain has become the norm. Have you tried standing on your head?
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Jeff G on January 13, 2014, 06:09:19 pm
Wish I could help but my dizzy brain has become the norm. Have you tried standing on your head?


I just bought an inversion table so yep, I have been upside down allot lately .
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: mitch777 on January 13, 2014, 06:10:55 pm
I just bought an inversion table so yep, I have been upside down allot lately .
Maybe that's the problem.  :)
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: bocker3 on January 13, 2014, 08:53:38 pm
I left the forum to the other mods yesterday because of my ill temper but I feel a bit more composed today . I just wish I would get over this dizzy feeling .

It will get better each day -- When Sid quit cold turkey his response to anyone who noticed his "bitchiness" way -- "Don't take it personally, I'm not mad at you, I simply hate the world right now."

I -- for whatever reason - never got cranky (seriously) -- not sure how -- perhaps the hypnotist made a suggestion of being jovial.   ;D

I am here cheering you on -- whether you are bitch or not!!!

Hugs,
Mike
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: tednlou2 on January 13, 2014, 09:45:55 pm
My best friend and roommate starting smoking again this weekend, after quitting for about 4 months.  He had been looking for an excuse.  He claimed he gained so much weight.  Well, he did.  However, even before quitting, he was putting away the food and especially sugary foods.  He also blames stress with his boyfriend.  I told him he was already ordering two of everything and putting away the sweets, even before he quit.  He remembers it differently. 

He is respiratory therapist.  So, he's off to work tonight to give COPD patients their breathing treatments. 
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: WillyWump on January 13, 2014, 09:54:24 pm
Its been over 48 hours since I smoked a cigarette ... cold turkey . I was smoking almost 2 packs a day and stopping abruptly has left me light headed and ... cranky as a hornet .

Jeff CONGRATS! Im very proud of you! Keep up the good work, it will get easier.
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: emeraldize on January 13, 2014, 11:27:57 pm
Congrats Jeff! 
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Jeff G on January 14, 2014, 05:04:47 am
Thanks for the support everyone, I'm much better today . I was already cranky last night and then on top of that I began a new medication for diabetes called INVOKANA  (canagliflozin) .

I had a negative reaction to it and don't really want to try it again but my docs spent allot of time getting me a prior approval so I owe it to them to try again ... 30 pills cost $1800 dollars and I hate to ditch them .
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Miss Philicia on January 14, 2014, 09:09:57 am
except that you are awake at 5AM
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Ann on January 14, 2014, 09:21:07 am
Thanks for the support everyone, I'm much better today . I was already cranky last night and then on top of that I began a new medication for diabetes called INVOKANA  (canagliflozin) .

I had a negative reaction to it and don't really want to try it again but my docs spent allot of time getting me a prior approval so I owe it to them to try again ... 30 pills cost $1800 dollars and I hate to ditch them .

except that you are awake at 5AM

It was the INVOKANA messing with his sleep, not the lack of bacci. I checked in on him on skype cuz I was worried about him. He's napping now, so SHHHSsshhhhsssss

Oh, and he was up at three.
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Hellraiser on January 14, 2014, 01:43:46 pm
It was the INVOKANA messing with his sleep, not the lack of bacci. I checked in on him on skype cuz I was worried about him. He's napping now, so SHHHSsshhhhsssss

Oh, and he was up at three.

You never skype me, what am I chopped liver?
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Ann on January 14, 2014, 03:13:27 pm
You never skype me, what am I chopped liver?

Can't skype you if I don't know your skype thingy.
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: skeebo1969 on January 14, 2014, 04:00:15 pm



   Aww man, I forgot to quit.
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Miss Philicia on January 15, 2014, 10:41:51 am
Heathrow now has a luxurious vapor lounge in Terminal 4...
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: WillyWump on January 16, 2014, 05:52:07 pm
Heathrow now has a luxurious vapor lounge in Terminal 4...

I've seen a lot of people vaping lately.

I always loved Atlanta-Hartsfield when I was smoking. They had these big smoking rooms all throughout the airport. They made it easy for smokers. 
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Miss Philicia on January 16, 2014, 06:15:55 pm
I remember being shocked that folks smoked in supermarkets when I went to college in Richmond. I don't think that was ever allowed in the comfy confines of Loudoun county.
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: WillyWump on January 16, 2014, 06:33:19 pm
I don't think that was ever allowed in the comfy confines of Loudoun county.

(http://i1018.photobucket.com/albums/af308/IwuvPhilly/Untitled.jpg)
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Joe K on January 16, 2014, 07:28:33 pm
I've seen a lot of people vaping lately.

I never expected that nicotine vapor alone, could get me off of regular cigarettes, but here I am, only smoking 5 real ones, if that daily.  I really think this is going to do the trick and the difference in my health is nothing short of remarkable.  No more wheezing or coughing and I even have to be careful if I smoke anything else, so as to not blow my lungs out.  I also smoke a vanilla flavor and I am hoping that will help me to stop vaping after I quite the real ones for good.

Joe
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: tednlou2 on January 17, 2014, 12:19:00 am
I remember being shocked that folks smoked in supermarkets when I went to college in Richmond. I don't think that was ever allowed in the comfy confines of Loudoun county.

I remember my mom smoking while shopping-- probably up until 1985.  When I started high school in 1990, they still allowed teachers to smoke in the teachers lounge.  You could smell it rolling out the door.  They moved them to the basement and then finally banned it.  Right before I started high school, they even had a smoking area outside for students.  I am not sure whether it was sanctioned, or they just looked the other way.  But, age 16 was the age to buy them at that point.  They banned students smoking on campus, the year before I got there.  We were allowed to leave campus for lunch.  So, the Taco Bell was so cloudy with smoke, that I couldn't see my burrito. 
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Theyer on January 17, 2014, 06:54:48 am
I never expected that nicotine vapor alone, could get me off of regular cigarettes, but here I am, only smoking 5 real ones, if that daily.  I really think this is going to do the trick and the difference in my health is nothing short of remarkable.  No more wheezing or coughing and I even have to be careful if I smoke anything else, so as to not blow my lungs out.  I also smoke a vanilla flavor and I am hoping that will help me to stop vaping after I quite the real ones for good.

Joe

I am so pleased with my e-ciggies I could swing an interview for a salesmans job with them , had no real ciggies since Dec Hospital admission and un like past attempts at giving up I am confident with this I will give up the ciggs but keep the gorgeous nicotine.


My give up history includes a period off 2 .5 years and every day off that time I wanted a ciggie , I would always stand with smokers hopefull off some secondary benefits.

I am hopeful that they will adapt them for grass/hash , as lugging around a vaporizer is a tad desperate looking .
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Theyer on January 17, 2014, 07:00:42 am
How is it going Jeff ?
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Miss Philicia on January 17, 2014, 08:19:51 am
So Theyer and Joe -- just to be clear you are both now vape-ing with tobacco instead of smoking any cigarettes, or are you doing a combination of both while tapering off the cigarettes?
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Joe K on January 17, 2014, 04:23:08 pm
So Theyer and Joe -- just to be clear you are both now vape-ing with tobacco instead of smoking any cigarettes, or are you doing a combination of both while tapering off the cigarettes?

Hey P.,

I'm still smoking cigarettes, but I'm down to maybe 5 or so a day.  I chose vanilla flavoured nicotine to get away from the nicotine "taste", hoping it will allow me to stop vaping, once I quit the real ones for good.  So far, so good and I notice that my mouth doesn't get that horrible taste anymore, nor does it dry out so quickly and my breath no longer smells like an ashtray.

Joe
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: emeraldize on January 17, 2014, 05:50:54 pm
News just hitting today that smoking is linked to 13 types of cancer as well as diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis.

So--hurray for quitting, heh?

Found a fresh link. http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/17/health/surgeon-general-report/
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: WillyWump on January 17, 2014, 07:32:24 pm
Hey P.,

I'm still smoking cigarettes, but I'm down to maybe 5 or so a day.  I chose vanilla flavoured nicotine to get away from the nicotine "taste", hoping it will allow me to stop vaping, once I quit the real ones for good.  So far, so good and I notice that my mouth doesn't get that horrible taste anymore, nor does it dry out so quickly and my breath no longer smells like an ashtray.

Joe

Congrats to you too Joe!!! YOU CAN DO IT!

Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: skeebo1969 on January 17, 2014, 07:44:53 pm


    I bought one of those E-cigs today.  I managed to figure out how to operate it without reading the directions.   
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: BT65 on January 21, 2014, 03:42:06 pm
I have been without a cigarette now for 12 hours.  I'm wearing 1/2 a patch since I smoked 1/2 a pack a day.  I also have an e-cig that a friend gave me when I went to Vegas a couple months ago, that is vanilla flavored.  I've barely used that, I've been keeping myself busy doing other things.

Hopefully this will work.  I made myself only smoke 3 yesterday, leaving the last one for this morning.  The tobacco store is not that distant, but I really want to be successful with this!
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Jeff G on January 21, 2014, 03:59:10 pm
I have been without a cigarette now for 12 hours.  I'm wearing 1/2 a patch since I smoked 1/2 a pack a day.  I also have an e-cig that a friend gave me when I went to Vegas a couple months ago, that is vanilla flavored.  I've barely used that, I've been keeping myself busy doing other things.

Hopefully this will work.  I made myself only smoke 3 yesterday, leaving the last one for this morning.  The tobacco store is not that distant, but I really want to be successful with this!

Best of luck Betty ! I know you can do it .
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: WillyWump on January 21, 2014, 06:38:50 pm
I have been without a cigarette now for 12 hours.  I'm wearing 1/2 a patch since I smoked 1/2 a pack a day.  I also have an e-cig that a friend gave me when I went to Vegas a couple months ago, that is vanilla flavored.  I've barely used that, I've been keeping myself busy doing other things.

Hopefully this will work.  I made myself only smoke 3 yesterday, leaving the last one for this morning.  The tobacco store is not that distant, but I really want to be successful with this!

DO IT BETTY! dont give in!  :-*
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Growler on January 22, 2014, 05:21:03 am
Be careful if you drink cranberry juice to speed up the nicotine withdrawal (some quit websites recommend it). I ended up in hospital last week with low platelets which they attributed to a rare reaction to cranberry juice (I'd been drinking it daily).
Also if  you're quitting just be mindful your CD4 count might be affected. My CD4 count when smoking was  458. After quitting I've dropped to 320.
Cheers
Growler
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: BT65 on January 22, 2014, 06:56:46 pm
Thanks for the info, Growler.

It's been over 24 hours since I had a cigarette.  When I got off work today and came home to sit down and breathe for a moment, I desperately wanted one.  But, I took a couple puffs off my e-cig, and that was it.  Still no cigarettes. 

Gotta be honest, I MISS MY NEWPORTS!  But, I don't want to start again, I'm hanging tough for now.
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: WillyWump on January 22, 2014, 07:10:22 pm


 But, I don't want to start again, I'm hanging tough for now.

 ;)
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Joe K on January 22, 2014, 07:14:39 pm
Gotta be honest, I MISS MY NEWPORTS!  But, I don't want to start again, I'm hanging tough for now.

Keep on vaping Betty.  If you can get past a few days without a real cigarette, they should start to taste awful, when compared to the vapor.  At least that is how it is working for me.

Joe
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Theyer on January 23, 2014, 05:04:00 pm
I am vaping for England Betty dear , and tobacco has not entered my lungs since 14 Dec , however according to the e-ciggie manufacturers I now have a 40 a day habit , With your strength focused Betty , well look out any mountains in the area.

Love
m
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: BT65 on January 23, 2014, 05:45:25 pm
Thanks for the support, it means a lot.  Still not smoking, this makes day 3.  Tomorrow will be a bit challenging since it is payday.  Got to get my mind on other things....
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Jeff G on January 24, 2014, 10:17:26 am
I have backslid and sinned against my lungs but the lord laid it on my heart to go here this afternoon . http://www.vulcanvape.com/about/

I have never liked the idea of exchanging my smoking addiction to a vaping addiction but I have failed on my sincere efforts to stop smoking . I have tried for 10 years now to break my addiction to nicotine without success and it really upsets me that I cant seem to stop even though I am doing myself so much harm . I have damaged my lungs now to the point that I will never fully recover . 

People who know me well are aware that once my mind is set I can move mountains but stopping smoking has been the one thing I cant seem to succeed at so I am going to try vaping again and see if it helps, I really do not know of any other option I have left at this point . I have tried it before and I got a rash once and every time I took a puff it made me go into a fit of coughing . The store I'm going to this afternoon has products to try so maybe I can find something that works without shelling out $80 for something useless again . 
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: WillyWump on January 24, 2014, 10:30:18 am
I have backslid and sinned against my lungs but the lord laid it on my heart to go here this afternoon . http://www.vulcanvape.com/about/

I have never liked the idea of exchanging my smoking addiction to a vaping addiction but I have failed on my sincere efforts to stop smoking . I have tried for 10 years now to break my addiction to nicotine without success and it really upsets me that I cant seem to stop even though I am doing myself so much harm . I have damaged my lungs now to the point that I will never fully recover . 

People who know me well are aware that once my mind is set I can move mountains but stopping smoking has been the one thing I cant seem to succeed at so I am going to try vaping again and see if it helps, I really do not know of any other option I have left at this point . I have tried it before and I got a rash once and every time I took a puff it made me go into a fit of coughing . The store I'm going to this afternoon has products to try so maybe I can find something that works without shelling out $80 for something useless again .

Never give up Jeff. Relapse is frequently part of the end game of quitting. Dont be too hard on yourself...you are trying and that's all that matters. As far as your lungs being permanently damages, yes to some extent but there is always some benefit to quitting. My Mother quit when she was diagnosed with lung cancer, after 50 years of heavy heavy smoking. a mere few weeks after she quit her breathing cleared up a bit(even with lung cancer!) and she stopped hacking! she actually felt a bit BETTER.

Never give up!
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Jeff G on January 24, 2014, 10:43:43 am
Thanks Willy . One thing is certain and that is I wont give up .
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Miss Philicia on January 24, 2014, 11:34:54 am
... there's an app for that (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/quit-for-life/id321387981?mt=8)
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: WillyWump on January 24, 2014, 12:14:59 pm
Thanks Willy . One thing is certain and that is I wont give up .

Good, I'd hate to have to post this...

(http://i1018.photobucket.com/albums/af308/IwuvPhilly/engine_zps56f436b1.jpg)
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Jeff G on January 24, 2014, 12:19:12 pm
I'm doing my whore bath in in the sink in just a minute to go to the vape shop . Then its back home with Chinese take out and finish my Breaking Bad marathon .
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Theyer on January 24, 2014, 12:42:08 pm
So Theyer and Joe -- just to be clear you are both now vape-ing with tobacco instead of smoking any cigarettes, or are you doing a combination of both while tapering off the cigarettes?

No Tabac since 14 DEC just vapping ,
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Jeff G on January 24, 2014, 02:17:17 pm
I just got my vap thingy and we will see .

Phil ... how are you coming along with your plans to quit ?
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: minatl on January 24, 2014, 02:30:44 pm
This is what worked for me.  I bought the E-Cig.  Used it for a few days while I finished my last 3 packs of cigs.  I smoked a pack a day for about 20 years.  Got used to the E-Cig...and finished the last of the cigarettes, and never went back.   This was May 11, 2013.  After gradually cutting down on the Nicotine levels on the E-Cig, I went to zero nicotine on October 1, 2013.  I found myself using the E-cig less and less, and it's now been a month since I have used it at all.  I find the smell of smoke both nasty and alluring at the same time...but I haven't given in.  I have gained some weight...but I can lose that.  Previously I had tried Chantix...that shit is EVIL...I don't suggest that to anyone.  I know you have to be ready to quit...then find what works for you. 
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Jeff G on January 24, 2014, 02:38:03 pm
This vaporizer is a high end product and feels like I am really smoking .  I'm liking it so far except for the slight headache and rectal bleeding . It seems to be far better than the gas station one I tried before .
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Matts on January 24, 2014, 02:54:33 pm
I'm using my "Ego-C" from Joyetech since December. I think its a great invention. The normal e-cigs with these plastic depots didn't work for me- not enough steam.
I refill the liquid once a day, 50 ml cost only 10€ a month- its really cheap.
The Ego-C is cheaper in the long run than the Ego-T, because You only change the small head once a month and not the whole atomizer as before.

But there are so many vaporizers on the market, maybe some of them are even better.
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Ann on January 24, 2014, 02:58:30 pm
This vaporizer is a high end product and feels like I am really smoking .  I'm liking it so far except for the slight headache and rectal bleeding . It seems to be far better than the gas station one I tried before .

How many times do I have to tell you to pad your headboard and get a bucket of lube? ::)
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Jeff G on January 24, 2014, 03:03:30 pm
How many times do I have to tell you to pad your headboard and get a bucket of lube? ::)

Evidently at least this one more time .
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: WillyWump on January 24, 2014, 03:48:17 pm
  I'm liking it so far except for ..... and rectal bleeding .

I'm not certain you are using it correctly, might want to re-visit the instructional materials.
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Ann on January 24, 2014, 04:02:30 pm
I'm not certain you are using it correctly, might want to re-visit the instructional materials.

Naw, he just misunderstood the guy in the shop when he said, "you can take home and try out anything you see here". Like I said, padding and lube, Jeff, padding and lube. 
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Jeff G on January 24, 2014, 04:15:08 pm
Now yall mean to tell me these vapor units are not suppository's ?  Yall blowin smoke out my ass .
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: BT65 on January 24, 2014, 06:25:35 pm
Still not smoking regular cigarettes.  Picked up a disposable e-cig at the tobacco store.  The vape cig that my friend gave me in Vegas ran out, so I'm out of that.  I'm thinking of getting a vape kit at the tobacco store.  Seriously.  Like tomorrow.  Oh, I'm also wearing 1/2 a patch. 
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: WillyWump on January 24, 2014, 07:27:37 pm
Still not smoking regular cigarettes.  Picked up a disposable e-cig at the tobacco store.  The vape cig that my friend gave me in Vegas ran out, so I'm out of that.  I'm thinking of getting a vape kit at the tobacco store.  Seriously.  Like tomorrow.  Oh, I'm also wearing 1/2 a patch.

Nice Betty! So what is this like the 4th day? You know, once I got to 7 days it became drastically easier thereafter.

Just beware of triggers and avoid them if possible.
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: AverageJoe on January 24, 2014, 08:31:37 pm
I loved my cigs too guys, I'm from England and loved my Benson and Hedges Gold.

I managed to give up by using a vaporiser/ecig.  My advice would be don't even bother with the disposable or cigarette style .

Get one with a fat battery and a proper cartomiser/atomiser that really kicks out vapor.  Experiment with flavours, there's tobacco style, fruit, candy, puddings, you name it .  Ejuice makers are creating crazy flavours all the time.

Buy Ejuice with high nicotine content at first, then over time taper it down

Good luck to you all trying hard to quit.

I confess to still smoking a spliff occasionally though.

James
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: BT65 on January 25, 2014, 03:32:04 am
Nice Betty! So what is this like the 4th day?

Yeah, that was day #4.  I have bad insomnia right now, comes and goes.  I think quitting smoking can add to insomnia, not sure. 
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Theyer on January 25, 2014, 05:50:31 am
Yeah, that was day #4.  I have bad insomnia right now, comes and goes.  I think quitting smoking can add to insomnia, not sure.

Betty when I gave up in the past the first week was always terrable for me and anyone I came into contact with. Insomnia was one off the many disturbances.
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Joe K on January 25, 2014, 02:20:07 pm
Still not smoking regular cigarettes.  Picked up a disposable e-cig at the tobacco store.  The vape cig that my friend gave me in Vegas ran out, so I'm out of that.  I'm thinking of getting a vape kit at the tobacco store.  Seriously.  Like tomorrow.  Oh, I'm also wearing 1/2 a patch.

Hey Betty,

Please get yourself a "real" e-cig, because the difference between those and the disposable ones is huge.  When you consider what we spend to smoke cigarettes, I figured the price of the e-cig, would more than pay for itself, in like a week or so, to be worth the investment to stop for good.

You can do this Betty.

Joe
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Theyer on January 25, 2014, 03:34:22 pm
Just want to join in, Betty , with the get yourself a rechargeable , powerful , e-giggie more outlay at fist cheaper in the long run. I am using www.10motives.com brand going to try the cigar option as I want the experience to be as near ingesting nicotine through tobacco as possible .This brand is cheaper through there website than buying there product in shops-plus web site sell,s bundles which again cuts the cost .

My GP said that France has made e-giggies prescription only . This is my fear because the tobacco companies are not going to look kindly on a device that even keeps this ardent euro smoker away from ciggies . Can anyone comment on that . Another thing I like about then is that I can hold then in my fingers, take a puff in bed without fear off major fire incident .Really we can fly to the moon , develop HIV drugs so you would think that a tar/Toxin reduced smoking device is not beyond our ken.

I miss the smoking room at the Hospital , Gallows humour the like off which I had never experienced and the maddest mix off people.
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: BT65 on January 25, 2014, 05:29:14 pm
Joe, I did it.  I had gotten e-cig kits in the past, but the batteries always burned out and I had to replace them about every 4-5 months.  The one I got today (my best friend, who has an all wheel drive truck came over and took me to the tobacco store, plus we went out to eat) is different. It's the kind I can put different flavors in lol.  Right now it's got candy cane in it.  I also have another e-cig that is just regular menthol.  I'm liking the flavored one.  I can also get regular menthol flavor for it.  I mentioned my friend coming over because I was just bitching about the snow we got and I don't want people thinking I'm fabricating. 

You're right Joe. I was bitching about the cost, when my friend reminded me that if I were to pay that price in cigarettes, it would only be 6 packs. 

Michael, I do not understand, other than the tobacco companies lobbying, why they would want to make e-cigs prescription only.  That seems counter productive.
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Theyer on January 27, 2014, 04:18:46 pm
That's how I understand it Betty.The Tabac company,s will want to restrict access .As I said I have only heard this from my GP , and was hoping some one reading the thread would be able to add more light on it.

Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: BT65 on January 27, 2014, 05:48:49 pm
That's how I understand it Betty.The Tabac company,s will want to restrict access .As I said I have only heard this from my GP , and was hoping some one reading the thread would be able to add more light on it.

I do not believe they could do that here in the States, since they've been selling them at tobacco stores for such a long length of time.  People wouldn't stand for it.  I hope they don't start doing it there, though I'm sure you would have no problem getting a script, would you?
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Joe K on January 27, 2014, 06:07:33 pm
Hey Betty,

I am so happy that you found an e-cig that works for you.  I initially thought the price was rather high, but when you figure in the price of refilling the e-cig, it's much cheaper than smoking.  I pay $17 30ML of oil - 18MG dose and that represents well over a carton of smokes for me, as I use the lowest battery setting.

I have saved over $200 bucks so far, above the cost of the e-cig and the change in my health has been quite impressive.

Just keep saying: "I can do this and I deserve to be smoke free."  You are doing this for yourself and you can do it... and I know you will.

Joe
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: BT65 on January 27, 2014, 07:16:37 pm
Thanks, Joe. The costs of oil are similar here.  But I'm using the highest milligram for now. I'm sure I will go down as it seems a bit strong.  I like the fact that it can be dialed down for an easier inhale.  I know it will save money in the long run. 

I thought the initial cost was high also, but also know from getting e-cigs that use cartridges, the initial cost of those kits are high also.  But, like my friend said, it isn't any more expensive than the price of 6 packs of cigarettes, and that was with everything.  Just buying the oil will be much cheaper, though I do want to get another battery. 

We can do this!
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Ann on January 28, 2014, 04:46:11 am
I'm also looking into getting one of the non-disposable e-cigs. In my town, I can only buy disposables (tried 'em, don't like 'em) or a non-disposable that doesn't have the dial, and I want a dial.

I need to get my butt on a bus and go into the capital to see what's on offer there, otherwise I'll have to wait until I go to Liverpool in April. I can order one over the internet (and that's probably where I'll get my refills from) but I want to be able to try out the different gizmos before I buy.

Regarding the tobacco companies being against e-cigs, that isn't the case if the documentary I watched last week is anything to go by. At least over here. One of the companies making e-cigs in the UK is the company that owns Benson and Hedges cigarettes (I think it was "British and American Tobacco Company"?) and they're delighted with the money they're making through them.

They asked the B&H company rep they interviewed if he thought the company was being cynical and hypocritical, and (to paraphrase), he said; "we're all about harm-reduction". He admitted that they're also all about corporate profits and it was profitable for them to jump on the e-cig bandwagon.

The one non-disposable e-cig I can buy in my town is made by B&H and allegedly, all their oils and components are made in the UK, rather than China like with a lot of other brands. I wonder if that will eventually get outsourced, just like so many other manufacturing jobs these days. (another discussion for another thread)

From what I've seen so far and what was talked about in the documentary, most of the laws due to go on the books are going to regulate what age you have to be to buy them, where you can buy them, where you can use them, and regulations regarding their advertisement. Nobody seems to be wanting to outlaw them completely. Yet, anyway.

Another thing talked about in the documentary was safety. There are over 4,000 chemicals in regular cigarettes and far, far fewer in e-cig oil, although I do not remember a number being put on the oils.

Many, including the manufacturers themselves, are calling for clinical studies to be done on their safety. But so far, going by anecdotal evidence, e-cigs are far less damaging, with people's health improving when switching from cigs to e-cigs. Even a rep from the British Cancer Association was cautiously optimistic about them.

Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: BT65 on January 28, 2014, 07:05:44 am
Yes, here, one has to be 18 to purchase e-cigs.  And I haven't seen any ads for them.  There also are regulations about where they can be used, though to tell you the truth, I haven't paid much attention to them, as I don't use it anywhere cigarettes can't be used. 
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Ann on January 28, 2014, 07:39:15 am
All the websites selling in the UK, as well as all the packaging I've seen so far all clearly state that "you must be 18 to purchase", but evidently that's purely voluntary (CYA) as it isn't actually law yet.

I haven't seen any ads either, but most of the telly I watch is taped so I can FF through the adverts. I don't recall seeing any anywhere else either, but according to that documentary I watched, there are adverts in circulation and there was some concern that some were dangerously close to making it enticing to teens and others who don't even smoke cigarettes.

There aren't any laws yet (in the UK or EU) concerning where they can be used, but I do know that some pubs are banning them, while other pubs are welcoming them with open arms. The smoking ban in pubs has really hurt the pub trade, with the resulting closures and loss of jobs for many. You'd think that none of them would ban them.

According to that documentary, e-cigs are totally unregulated in the UK and EU so far. The Rock usually brings in any laws the UK does, so this will eventually effect us here too, although so far the proposed laws aren't too restrictive and are just common sense - unless of course they do the smoking ban thing and outlaw them in any enclosed public spaces. That would be annoying.
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: BT65 on January 28, 2014, 11:08:02 am
Yes, here in Hoosierville, there are smoking bans in bars.  Which I think is ridiculous; I know when I was consuming alcohol, I would smoke like a fiend.  Bars lose a lot of business because of it, especially in this horrible weather. 

I have seen regular cigarettes advertised in some beauty magazines like Claire etc.  But mostly these cigarettes I can't think of the name, that have a Native American on the package.  I really haven't seen any e-cig adverts, though they may be coming in the future.

I'm hoping the state doesn't start taxing them to death like they do regular cigarettes.
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Jeff G on January 28, 2014, 11:14:27 am
I am really liking my ecig . I have been using it exclusively for the last 2 days now and have zero cravings for a real ciggy .
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: BT65 on January 28, 2014, 06:37:25 pm
I don't have any cravings either, Jeff.  I'm going to get another flavor in the next couple days.  But in a lower milligram.  I didn't realize how strong the 24 mg is.  I've smoked 24 mg in e-cigs with cartridges, but this seems a lot stronger.  It's like day 7.  Without real cigarettes.  Everyone keep it up!
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Jeff G on January 28, 2014, 10:27:01 pm
Question for those with a puff counter on your ecig . I took 126 puffs yesterday and from what I read that is about half a pack a day in cigarette numbers .

How many puffs are you taking ? 
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: WillyWump on January 29, 2014, 11:19:52 am
Keep up the good work guys!
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: skeebo1969 on January 29, 2014, 05:17:57 pm


How many puffs are you taking ?

About 250 give or take a puff or two....  I went the ghetto route and bought that highly advertised Blu e-cig.   It does the job without the counter.lol

Edited to add: The Blu e-cig reminds me of a crack pipe,,,,  just the trick for quitting I guess.
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Jeff G on February 03, 2014, 10:01:11 am
OK ... I talk Ann into getting one of the vape pipes like mine, she got it in the mail today  but she is all upset that the thing isn't working . We spend an hour on Skype scouring the internet troubleshooting what the problem could be when it finally dawned on her that you must push a button to get a hit on the thing . Just LOL . I shit you not .
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Ann on February 03, 2014, 11:55:18 am
OK ... I talk Ann into getting one of the vape pipes like mine, she got it in the mail today  but she is all upset that the thing isn't working . We spend an hour on Skype scouring the internet troubleshooting what the problem could be when it finally dawned on her that you must push a button to get a hit on the thing . Just LOL . I shit you not .

Fuck you, Now now, sweetie. You forgot to tell everyone how I made that mistake.

I'd been trying out disposable ecigs where the action of taking a drag triggers the burner and there aren't any buttons to push. I thought once the rechargeable unit was turned on you just had to take a drag and it would trigger the burner, just like with the disposables.

Easy mistake to make, no?

And nowhere in the destruction pamphlet did it say to hold the on/off button down while you took a drag. Nowhere. It's a travesty!

Put that in your vaper and smoke it!


Now that I got it working, I'm liking it. So far so good  - aside from Jeff being a meany about it.
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Jeff G on February 03, 2014, 12:05:38 pm
Fuck you, Now now, sweetie. You forgot to tell everyone how I made that mistake.

I'd been trying out disposable ecigs where the action of taking a drag triggers the burner and there aren't any buttons to push. I thought once the rechargeable unit was turned on you just had to take a drag and it would trigger the burner, just like with the disposables.

Easy mistake to make, no?

And nowhere in the destruction pamphlet did it say to hold the on/off button down while you took a drag. Nowhere. It's a travesty!

Put that in your vaper and smoke it!


Now that I got it working, I'm liking it. So far so good  - aside from Jeff being a meany about it.

We have a saying in the south ... Bless your heart .
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Ann on February 03, 2014, 12:07:39 pm
We have a saying in the south ... Bless your heart .

We have a saying on the Rock - There's a boat in the morning!
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Theyer on February 03, 2014, 02:38:41 pm
So Jeff, Ann, Betty, Skeebo and me all no holds barred nicotine Junkies are managing to stay off the tabac with the Vapes.

The brand I think you are thinking off Betty is American Spirit its Tobacco with no additives. Though sadly still the Tar and carcinogenics and lung gunk making abilities.

I must admit to still wanting a proper ciggie but have not relented , I summon up all the guilt inducing mental images I can when I am near the tabac counter , and really you cannot continue after 2 bouts off hospital and 5 anti- biotic home treatments it would just be to oh God I am such a snob but it would be too .common.
There I said it.
m
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Miss Philicia on February 05, 2014, 01:47:17 pm
Miss P is hardcore and still smokes The Real Deal®
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Jeff G on February 05, 2014, 01:49:27 pm
I have not wanted a regular ciggy as of yet .
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Joe K on February 05, 2014, 02:03:42 pm
I have not wanted a regular ciggy as of yet .

I still WANT A REAL CIGARETTE REALLY, REALLY BAD, however I find that I no longer NEED a real cigarette and that difference is real and tangible.

Joe
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Jeff G on February 05, 2014, 02:10:29 pm
When I used gum or patches in the past they took the edge off but my vape system is not like that for me . I'm preferring this over cigarettes and that is a huge change for me  . I have been puffing less than 100 times a day so perhaps I can quit this in a few weeks or months .
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: wolfter on February 05, 2014, 02:10:35 pm
I admire you all for accomplishing this feat.  I've quit numerous times with the longest being over 3 years.  I craved them EVERY single day.  And the accompanying weight gain each time was unpleasant.
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Joe K on February 05, 2014, 02:27:35 pm
I admire you all for accomplishing this feat.  I've quit numerous times with the longest being over 3 years.  I craved them EVERY single day.  And the accompanying weight gain each time was unpleasant.

Come on Wolfie, you have the testaments here for using an e-cigarette, so what are you waiting for?  Like Jeff, I tried all the ways to quit, including hypnosis and none of it worked.  I have been smoking for 45 years, non-stop and this is the first time that I have quit real cigarettes for any longer than a month or so.

I figure if it works for me, it might just work for you.  All you have to lose is a really dangerous habit, without losing the nicotine and subsequent weight gain.

Joe
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Theyer on February 06, 2014, 09:38:13 am
I still WANT A REAL CIGARETTE REALLY, REALLY BAD, however I find that I no longer NEED a real cigarette and that difference is real and tangible.

Joe


Yes, this is exactly how I am.
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: BT65 on February 08, 2014, 05:01:12 am
I guess it's been a couple weeks?  I'd have to look back to see.

I have not wanted a real cigarette until I was in the hospital and had to go without the vape for a while.  Other than that, I do not crave them, and have even been able to go for long periods of time without vaping.  I hope, by at least the end of summer, to be totally off everything. 
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Theyer on February 08, 2014, 09:53:12 am
That's great Betty , my Hos when I stayed seemed to be full off people using the vape but then the HIV ward has always had a don,t show we won,t go crazy attitude.

At the moment I am content to just stay off the ciggies . I will drop the strength and try the product Ann is using . Which is like smoking a fruit salad .
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Jeff G on February 09, 2014, 10:06:54 pm
I went to a new vaping store and found some really nice nicotine juice called LicLiq that is made in the U.S by an accredited lab . I now need to find out what an accredited lab means LOL .

This new batch is really smooth and I also went down in nicotine from 24 to 16 mg . They also had vaporizers for dried herbs for people who wish to incinerate parsley sage and thyme .   
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Theyer on February 12, 2014, 06:00:45 pm
I want to find a Vape shop . The internet sites are too overwhelming at the moment but I reckon my present method off ready filled cartridges and re- chargeable battery is more expensive and certainly less flavour choice . I used a vapour unit a couple off years ago for herbal remedies and lost the use off my legs for a couple off hours.
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: BT65 on February 12, 2014, 06:28:14 pm
Jeff, I'm also down to 16 mg.  I'm going to shoot for the end of summer to attempt to totally wean off.
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Irish Eyes on February 15, 2014, 10:16:37 am
Even going through sero, I was sick as a dog, couldn't eat, raw throat, bla bla..
but still that pack in the drawer kept calling.
granted I smoke abt 10 a day, in sero was down to 2 and was planing if it's this easy to cut down, why not cut them out, can't be that hard.
Yeah right! now up 2 a pack a day, in anticipation of stopping when on meds.
Load up while u can kiddo…..

Looks like the posters have all resorted back to ciggies. The conversation changed
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Jeff G on February 15, 2014, 05:30:09 pm
I'm still not smoking cigarettes and do not plan on starting back ... I am still vaping but cutting down on that too .   
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: BT65 on February 15, 2014, 05:41:57 pm
I'm still not smoking cigarettes and do not plan on starting back ... I am still vaping but cutting down on that too .

I'm still not smoking cigarettes either, also vaping but tapering off little by little.
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: tednlou2 on February 15, 2014, 11:51:29 pm
Congrats guys and gals. 
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: BT65 on February 18, 2014, 05:05:24 pm
So I ordered a vape starter kit from the store Jeff got his from.  They arrived today, there's two of them.  I think I may have a little different one than Jeff since mine do not have "smoke counters" on them.  They work wonderfully, though, so I'm happy so far. 
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Ann on February 20, 2014, 07:23:20 am
I've been vaping since February 3rd and haven't had a cigarette since then. Amazing! I tried smoking one about three or four days in and had to put it out after two or three drags because it tasted absolutely disgusting.

My sense of smell has been astounding - and I'm finding it's both a blessing and a curse. The smell of cigarettes turns my stomach now and I can't believe it. Every single time I've tried to quit smoking before vaping, cigarettes smelled lovely and made me want to have one. I find the difference this time to be nothing short of a mystery.

I also can't believe how much people who are still smoking stink. It's horrible to know that I used to smell like that to people who don't smoke.

My sense of taste has also been heightened - and that's turning out to also be a blessing and a curse. Good food tastes even better and not-so-good food tastes even more icky than before. ;D This is something else I never experienced previously and it's just weird. I don't understand why this time is so different.

Mysteries aside, I couldn't be happier with vaping.

I have several flavours and I use different ones depending on my mood. So far I've tried cherry, mixed fruit, apple, chocolate, amaretto, vanilla and an alleged tobacco flavour. The tobacco flavour doesn't really taste like any tobacco I've ever had, but at a stretch it's similar to a sweetish pipe tobacco.

My favourites are vanilla and apple, but I enjoy all of them. I've also got a bottle of black cherry, but I haven't tried it yet. The chocolate was disappointing though - it tastes like fake chocolate syrup. It's probably my least favourite and I'll probably only use it if I've run out of the others. It's palatable, but not as much as the others.

I'd highly recommend vaping to anyone who has had difficulties quitting smoking. Just don't bother with the disposable types, treat yourself to one that uses vaping oil and I can pretty much guarantee you'll be pleasantly surprised.

I even got my ex-husband vaping, and he's one of the most sceptical people I know. He's still smoking the occasional ciggy, but I suspect that's more to do with the fact that he still has unused tobacco. He's tight like that and would rather finish off what he has than throw it out or give it to someone else.

And a big THANK YOU!!!! to the person here who made me stop dithering about vaping by buying me a vaping unit. I owe you a big debt of gratitude. :)
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Irish Eyes on February 20, 2014, 07:58:22 am
Piss off Ann.
I'm stickin to the real McCoy.
Typically your info is enthralling, but come on now.
It'll take a little more bible thumpbing than that to make a convert out of me.
Was talking to friends bout IOM.  Consensus is Stanley is a hole, Peel rocks.
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Jeff G on February 20, 2014, 08:01:10 am
Im vaping a blend of banana guava now . I was not sure about the flavors but when I went to buy some coils yesterday the guy insisted I sit and try as many flavors a I could ... so I now have guava, banana, wild pom pom and a cinnamon one called great balls of fire .

The guy at the store mixes all the liquids and loved it when I called him Walter White .

I hate to break it you vapers ... You need a glass stem, I got one yesterday and its makes a big difference .   
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Miss Philicia on February 20, 2014, 08:08:31 am
Some kind, wise man once told me that vape-ing was fake quitting and that he'd never, EVER indulge in it.
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Jeff G on February 20, 2014, 08:15:09 am
Some kind, wise man once told me that vape-ing was fake quitting and that he'd never, EVER indulge in it.

That be me . I am surprised at my change of heart . I was getting really concerned with my nicotine addiction because it was doing me great harm and I still would not quit so until I can cut down on vaping its all about harm reduction .
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Ann on February 20, 2014, 08:19:18 am
Piss off Ann.
I'm stickin to the real McCoy.
Typically your info is enthralling, but come on now.
It'll take a little more bible thumpbing than that to make a convert out of me.
Was talking to friends bout IOM.  Consensus is Stanley is a hole, Peel rocks.

LOL piss off yerself. If you don't wanna be one of the cool kids, that's your choice. I'm just happy my vice no longer makes me stink, and it costs a lot less too. Win-win as far as I'm concerned.

Yes, Peel does rock. Not sure where you mean by Stanley though. There are plenty of place-names with Stanley in them, but no towns or villages. We have Stanley Road and Stanley Mount here in Peel, for example. The Stanleys used to be part of the ruling class here a century or so ago.




The guy at the store mixes all the liquids and loved it when I called him Walter White .

I hate to break it you vapers ... You need a glass stem, I got one yesterday and its makes a big difference .   

LOL @ Walter White. I've been meaning to try my chocolate mixed with cherry but haven't gotten around to it yet.

When you say "glass stem", do you mean the coil/oil chamber thingy? How does it make a difference?

Some kind, wise man once told me that vape-ing was fake quitting and that he'd never, EVER indulge in it.

Eh, whatever. I've quit smoking but I can still indulge in my nicotine addiction so if you want to look down your pointy nose at me (us) and say we've "fake quit", that's your problem as far as I'm concerned. I'm happy, my cats are happy, my Frank is happy, my daughter is happy, but if you're not, well, sorry 'bout that, and I hope you get over yourself it soon.
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Jeff G on February 20, 2014, 08:24:44 am
The glass chamber is bigger and holds more liquid ... its almost like the difference between surgical quality hardware and tupper ware LOL . It gives a real clean smoke .

I guess I should just admit I do not know why its better ... but it is .
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Irish Eyes on February 20, 2014, 09:30:30 am
Ann yer a laf.
I'm in Palm Springs, 6.30am  jst going to bed. will get up when
thermometer hits 85 later.
Hard to beat o good fag now and again.
Look where i ended up (lol)
Slan anois. (gaelic. good bye)
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Miss Philicia on February 20, 2014, 09:35:16 am
VAPE-ING IS 4 TEH WEAK
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Irish Eyes on February 20, 2014, 09:38:10 am
Miss Phillicia - you go girl!
Reinforce the poz
And hard
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Jeff G on February 20, 2014, 09:38:41 am
VAPE-ING IS 4 TEH WEAK

You smell .
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Irish Eyes on February 20, 2014, 09:40:34 am
I assume thats Miss P yur referring to
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Miss Philicia on February 20, 2014, 09:42:24 am
You smell .

Nope, I never smoke in my apartment. And I never have EVAH.

I remember telling a therapist once that I really needed to quit and she was astonished that I smoked, because she'd never smelled it on me. I consider this yet another sign that I am actually an angel from heaven.
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Irish Eyes on February 20, 2014, 09:45:45 am
Dream on sista.
Iv been up 27 hrs. hit the Bacardi 8hrs ago and better get of here in fear of being banished to eternity.
Say a prayer for me u wee angel
Good night its  only 6.45am
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Irish Eyes on February 20, 2014, 09:48:03 am
LMFAO
It's bright outside, sun is risiing.
Going for a quick puff b4 bed
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: mitch777 on February 20, 2014, 11:54:33 am
Ok, I've been avoiding even reading this thread for weeks. You all are doing so well!

My biggest problem is that I enjoy the taste of tobacco. I've tried several disposable E-cigs. Only one even came close to resembling the taste but it didn't draw all that well.

Has anyone come across an oil for a vaporizer that actually tastes like the real thing? I would buy a vape in a second if someone ever gets the flavor worked out.

ps- I smoke regular (non-menthol)
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: BT65 on February 20, 2014, 01:35:33 pm
I have given up so many substances throughout the years, so if me quitting cancerous cigarettes means temporarily vape-ing, then so be it.  I don't feel bad, or weak.

Mitch, I don't know about getting a liquid that tastes like your cigarettes.  I found a good menthol liquid at a local tobacco store.  Of course that doesn't help you, sorry.  But I'm sure there's one out there somewhere.  The vapes are a lot different than the disposable ones.  I've used tons of those.  I like this better. 
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Jeff G on February 20, 2014, 01:45:03 pm
Ok, I've been avoiding even reading this thread for weeks. You all are doing so well!

My biggest problem is that I enjoy the taste of tobacco. I've tried several disposable E-cigs. Only one even came close to resembling the taste but it didn't draw all that well.

Has anyone come across an oil for a vaporizer that actually tastes like the real thing? I would buy a vape in a second if someone ever gets the flavor worked out.

ps- I smoke regular (non-menthol)

Go to a good vape shop and ask the guy behind the counter if you can suck on his thang and then you will know if you like it or not .
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: wolfter on February 20, 2014, 02:05:48 pm
Go to a good vape shop and ask the guy behind the counter if you can suck on his thang and then you will know if you like it or not .

Depends on his appearance.  :O
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Irish Eyes on February 20, 2014, 02:26:12 pm
Wolfter don't judge the book by its cover. We all know those thangs come in all shapes, sizes, and flavors.
My fav flav is Latin Mmmmm.
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Ann on February 21, 2014, 06:53:01 am

My biggest problem is that I enjoy the taste of tobacco. I've tried several disposable E-cigs. Only one even came close to resembling the taste but it didn't draw all that well.

Has anyone come across an oil for a vaporizer that actually tastes like the real thing? I would buy a vape in a second if someone ever gets the flavor worked out.


Mitch, I thought that too about liking the taste of tobacco and being sceptical about finding a taste replacement after trying the disposable ecigs. That's why I was dithering so much about buying a proper vape thingy.

As Jeff suggested, go to a shop where you can try the different flavours. You will very likely be pleasantly surprised. The proper vape machines are very different to the disposable ones. I thought I'd need to have that tobacco flavour for it to really work for me, but it turns out to not be true.

My daughter is home for a couple days and she was outside having a (real) ciggy last night. I had a drag off it just to see what my reaction would be and it was icky. I had to come inside and take a swig of mouthwash to get the taste out of my mouth. I've been a smoker for 35 years and never thought I'd dislike the taste of tobacco. Go figure.

I have given up so many substances throughout the years, so if me quitting cancerous cigarettes means temporarily vape-ing, then so be it.  I don't feel bad, or weak.
 

Me too, Betty. Miss P is just unhappy that some of us are happy and enjoying nicotine without all the tars and other chemicals that tobacco has in it. She probably won't even try vaping just to spite us all, as if that would have any effect on us. ::)
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Miss Philicia on February 21, 2014, 10:04:19 am

Me too, Betty. Miss P is just unhappy that some of us are happy and enjoying nicotine without all the tars and other chemicals that tobacco has in it. She probably won't even try vaping just to spite us all, as if that would have any effect on us. ::)

No, you've just turned into one of the predictable evangelical ex-smokers who now think that they're sitting at the right hand of God. You know the type.

ps: I was the one who recommended vaping to your BFF Jeffrey months ago, only to be spurned in the same way I was years ago when I tried to force him off of Atripla. Some of us are dealing with medical issues and don't want to layer altering our cig habit until after that settles down. Consider yourself lucky that your life is easy at the moment.

Oh right -- and with $1000 in out-of-pocket medical expenses expected by the end of March I can't really fathom sorting out vape gear until that passes even if the pay off will be fine in the long run. Anything else to make my life less enjoyable this morning?
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Dachshund on February 21, 2014, 11:10:22 am
Ain't I grand? I traded one expensive habit for another. ::)
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Miss Philicia on February 21, 2014, 11:36:50 am
Ain't I grand? I traded one expensive habit for another. ::)

Are you vape-ing now too Doxholla? I can always count on you to be the trendiest hipster in the room.
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Dachshund on February 21, 2014, 12:02:22 pm
Are you vape-ing now too Doxholla? I can always count on you to be the trendiest hipster in the room.

No girl, I'm mocking not vaping. ;D I've been smoke free for awhile, just couldn't justify the cost. Plus my communist Obama Care is cheaper if i don't smoke. I think people who vape look goofy.
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Miss Philicia on February 21, 2014, 12:30:52 pm
In other news: A Girl Scout in California sold 117 boxes of cookies in 2 hours, outside of a marijuana dispensary.
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: buginme2 on February 21, 2014, 12:44:08 pm
 Yesterday as I was walking home from work I walked passed a medical marijuana store.  The store was empty except for this one employee sitting on a couch watching family guy.   Thought to myself that this guy has an awesome job. 

Not related at all to this thread but whatev.
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: WillyWump on February 21, 2014, 07:49:38 pm
Yesterday as I was walking home from work I walked passed a medical marijuana store.  The store was empty except for this one employee sitting on a couch watching family guy.   Thought to myself that this guy has an awesome job. 


He does. Ain't America grand!

I wonder, can you smoke in those joints? Or is it like Liquor stores where you cant have an open bottle (at least in Texas)
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Jeff G on February 21, 2014, 07:54:25 pm
He does. Ain't America grand!

I wonder, can you smoke in those joints? Or is it like Liquor stores where you cant have an open bottle (at least in Texas)


That's a good question . Since its a prescription you may be able to sample inside if you have a script ... but I really don't know .
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: BT65 on February 21, 2014, 09:16:19 pm
Hal, vaping isn't even 1/4 as expensive as smoking regular cigarettes.  I got your dig. Frankly however a person quits smoking, I think, is admirable, whether it's patches, gum, e-cigs, or vaping. 

When I was laid up in the hospital, in a great deal of pain, looking forward to a drag off the vape helped me at times forget how sucky that whole thing was.  I am not, however, one of those "reformed smokers," that attempts to make other "real" smokers, feel bad for smoking real cigarettes.  My best friend quit a few years back, and never berated me for smoking, so I don't and wouldn't do it to others. 

thought I'd need to have that tobacco flavour for it to really work for me, but it turns out to not be true.

I agree, Ann.  I actually like mint flavors, like chocolate mint, which isn't a surprise since I smoked menthol.  I did find a good menthol liquid, and will probably get more of that. But, I am liking other flavors.

Really, whether or not people vape should not be a big deal.  I guess I don't see why there is so much fuss all of a sudden.
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: buginme2 on February 21, 2014, 09:21:58 pm
 Every state is different but in the "medical" shops they can smoke I think.   About a year ago I went to a cannabis market ( kind of like a farmer's market except for pot)  and there was a lot of smoking there. 

 The " recreational"  pot  shops there is no smoking, those  are regulated by the liquor control board and they are very strict.   They haven't opened yet, not until April.   But from the news they will be tightly controlled.   The medical shops operate under the old medical marijuana law and are basically unregulated.   Next year the medical shops will be just as regulated as the recreational ones.

 Side note, a  new  marijuana delivery service recently started that's very convenient.  winterlifecoop.org.  I've used them and they rock.
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: skeebo1969 on March 28, 2014, 05:09:50 pm


   I finally shelled out some dollars for the real thing.  I've been using the Blu e-cig and it just wasn't doing the job.  I bought a model that's called MVP.  I am extremely happy with it and the difference is amazing.
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Jeff G on March 28, 2014, 05:39:21 pm

   I finally shelled out some dollars for the real thing.  I've been using the Blu e-cig and it just wasn't doing the job.  I bought a model that's called MVP.  I am extremely happy with it and the difference is amazing.

That's the brand I use and it is a world apart from others I have tried .

The OP has not been giving us any updates . I'm sure its because he is doing non smoking things like running marathons and tennis . How bout it Phil, how you doing ? 
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Theyer on March 28, 2014, 05:40:48 pm
Are there Vaping shops in London ? I have had no success finding one . My experience with the real ciggie has been the same as yours Ann and I was gob-smacked.

I am using motive 10 they have a welcome rasp on the back off the throat , but the liquid fill up ones are cheaper in the long run. When I can I will up grade but not over the internet , if possable.

I bought a disposable one coz I left the doings at home and it was vile .

One off the internet companies is selling a snake-bite flavour , can you imagine Ann.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snakebite_(drink) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snakebite_(drink))
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: mitch777 on March 28, 2014, 05:45:45 pm
I haven't found any "try me" vaping shops here either. Maybe I just need to take the gamble on buying one online.
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: skeebo1969 on March 28, 2014, 06:12:31 pm
I haven't found any "try me" vaping shops here either. Maybe I just need to take the gamble on buying one online.

One of the things that's a bit off putting is there is just so much information and product to swim through to find the one that's best for you.  The last thing I wanted to do was shell out a hundred bucks for something and then find out it's no good.

The thing I like about the MVP is that it has a large battery.  It also pulls a lot better than others I have tried.  I just paid $80 for mine out the door with three bottles of smoke.  You can find them online for $50.

It's got a big canister too, I bet I could put some bud in there easily. ;)
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Jeff G on March 28, 2014, 06:15:51 pm
We should change the name of this thread to Desperately hanging onto nicotine addiction .   
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: skeebo1969 on March 28, 2014, 06:22:15 pm
We should change the name of this thread to Desperately hanging onto nicotine addiction .

LOL funny you mention that.  The lady at the vape shop was saying I could go down in nicotine levels after a while.  I sat there with a perplexed look wondering why I would ever do that... I wonder if she could tell.
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Jeff G on March 28, 2014, 06:25:36 pm
I have a horrible chest cold right now and the vape pipe sends me into a fit of coughing ... other than that it great .
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: mitch777 on March 28, 2014, 06:26:06 pm
LOL funny you mention that.  The lady at the vape shop was saying I could go down in nicotine levels after a while.  I sat there with a perplexed look wondering why I would ever do that... I wonder if she could tell.

lol. that's what I was thinking.
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: BT65 on March 29, 2014, 01:18:26 pm
I've gone down two levels of nicotine, and am hoping to eventually get down to 0.  But, that may never happen.  I'm not making a big thing of it. 

The vape I got is from the site Jeff gave me.  It's where he gets his.  They're good.  And the fact the battery is so big, means it doesn't have to be charged every few hours.  The cartridge is large that the liquid goes into, and in the kit there were two batteries, so you're never waiting on one to charge.

It's been the only thing that has kept me off the real thing for any long length of time. 
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: WillyWump on March 29, 2014, 02:23:58 pm


It's been the only thing that has kept me off the real thing for any long length of time.

Im sure your lungs are healing as we speak. I noticed dramatic improvements in my breathing about 30-60 days after quitting ;) (but I was also a 2-3 packer a day)
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: skeebo1969 on March 29, 2014, 03:23:22 pm
(but I was also a 2-3 packer a day)

With a positive thought involved, 3 packs a day is an incredible feat.  It's like being the Michael Jordan of cigarette smokers.
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: AusShep on March 29, 2014, 03:53:02 pm
This thread reminds me that I totally forgot to bring up Chantix with my doc on Thursday.  I may have to give the MVP a try, blu never really cut it for me.
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: BT65 on March 29, 2014, 06:52:39 pm
Im sure your lungs are healing as we speak. I noticed dramatic improvements in my breathing about 30-60 days after quitting ;) (but I was also a 2-3 packer a day)

Wow, haven't smoked that much since scoring dope lol.   I have noticed an improvement in my breathing already.  I quit right before breaking my hip, so it's been over a month. 
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: mitch777 on March 29, 2014, 07:01:14 pm
Wow, haven't smoked that much since scoring dope lol.   I have noticed an improvement in my breathing already.  I quit right before breaking my hip, so it's been over a month.

Vaping seems to be working for so many of you here. Time for me to place my order blind I guess and hope for the best. If the stress of a hip fracture didn't dissuade you I feel more confident in giving a go of it.
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: BT65 on March 29, 2014, 07:05:52 pm
Vaping seems to be working for so many of you here. Time for me to place my order blind I guess and hope for the best. If the stress of a hip fracture didn't dissuade you I feel more confident in giving a go of it.

I had the vape cig with me when I broke the hip.  The ambulance took me to the nearest hospital, which is Catholic.  I asked the ER nurse about vaping, and she said she didn't know about "upstairs" but said they were more liberal in the ER and I could use it there.  Of course when I got upstairs and after the surgery, I would sneak when no one was around.  That damn battery lasted me 3 days. 
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: mitch777 on March 29, 2014, 07:11:31 pm
I had the vape cig with me when I broke the hip.  The ambulance took me to the nearest hospital, which is Catholic.  I asked the ER nurse about vaping, and she said she didn't know about "upstairs" but said they were more liberal in the ER and I could use it there.  Of course when I got upstairs and after the surgery, I would sneak when no one was around.  That damn battery lasted me 3 days.

lol. sounds like a godsend for us nicotine lovers.
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Miss Philicia on April 12, 2014, 08:53:22 pm
Sorry you sad trade-one-addiction-for-another vape-a-holics. YOU ARE NOT WANTED BY OUR LIBERAL MAYOR IN OUR VERY LIBERAL CITY! (http://articles.philly.com/2014-04-11/news/49035231_1_vapor-philadelphia-workplaces-e-cigarette)

[the bill] bans the use of e-cigarette products just about everywhere, including stores, movie theaters, museums, schools, common areas of apartment buildings, and hotels, will take effect July 1.
...
New Jersey in 2010 was the first major jurisdiction in the nation to ban the use of e-cigarettes in most public places, joined later by the states of Utah and North Dakota. Several major cities - Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco – have done so as well.
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Jeff G on April 12, 2014, 09:01:48 pm
Sorry you sad trade-one-addiction-for-another vape-a-holics. YOU ARE NOT WANTED BY OUR LIBERAL MAYOR IN OUR VERY LIBERAL CITY! (http://articles.philly.com/2014-04-11/news/49035231_1_vapor-philadelphia-workplaces-e-cigarette)

[the bill] bans the use of e-cigarette products just about everywhere, including stores, movie theaters, museums, schools, common areas of apartment buildings, and hotels, will take effect July 1.
...
New Jersey in 2010 was the first major jurisdiction in the nation to ban the use of e-cigarettes in most public places, joined later by the states of Utah and North Dakota. Several major cities - Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco – have done so as well.


Its a shame you have to legislate good manners . I wouldn't think of vaping in a public building .
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Theyer on April 12, 2014, 09:03:45 pm
My embracing off the e-ciggie is all about NOT having to deny myself the pleasure off nicotine and all about harm  reduction .Including eliminating being burnt to a crisp in bed , this constant attack on all things off pleasure only fortifies the incomes off  the purveyors off the pleasure , total fucking madness.
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Miss Philicia on April 12, 2014, 11:16:16 pm
Its a shame you have to legislate good manners . I wouldn't think of vaping in a public building .

There's a guy in my support group who chain-vapes the entire meeting.
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Miss Philicia on April 24, 2014, 09:46:34 am
FDA Proposes E-Cigarette Regulation For the First Time (http://www.thewire.com/national/2014/04/fda-proposes-e-cigarette-regulation-for-the-first-time/361149/)

ruh roh... now the Marxist Kenyan Usurper, Dictator Barry Soetoro and chief hypocrite nicotine addict, is coming for your e-ciggies. Rand Paul would never do this!
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: WillyWump on April 24, 2014, 09:17:01 pm
FDA Proposes E-Cigarette Regulation For the First Time (http://www.thewire.com/national/2014/04/fda-proposes-e-cigarette-regulation-for-the-first-time/361149/)

ruh roh... now the Marxist Kenyan Usurper, Dictator Barry Soetoro and chief hypocrite nicotine addict, is coming for your e-ciggies. Rand Paul would never do this!

btw, are you still smoking your Newports?
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Hellraiser on April 25, 2014, 08:50:01 am
Out of curiosity did anyone actually quit smoking or did you all trade for the lesser of two evils?
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Jeff G on April 25, 2014, 08:55:43 am
Out of curiosity did anyone actually quit smoking or did you all trade for the lesser of two evils?

GET OFF MY BACK  ;) .
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: BT65 on April 25, 2014, 11:36:15 am
I don't want to talk about it.
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: skeebo1969 on April 25, 2014, 01:57:27 pm
I look  at it like this- those receptors were meant for something, I choose to apply nicotine to mine.
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Miss Philicia on April 25, 2014, 02:05:48 pm
btw, are you still smoking your Newports?

Newports are Trailer Park
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: skeebo1969 on April 25, 2014, 02:45:05 pm
Newports are Trailer Park

More like ghetto, hood rat.... My favorite!
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Joe K on April 25, 2014, 03:37:02 pm
Out of curiosity did anyone actually quit smoking or did you all trade for the lesser of two evils?

Says the guy who does not smoke.  Trey, I traded for the way to minimize damage to me from the effects of actually smoking cigarettes.  Vaping nicotine is no more harmful that drinking coffee, and certainly less harmful than drinking alcohol.  Sometimes I just don't understand people.  They bitch that we smoke and then, when technology gives us a new way to stop smoking, they make fun of us, for trying a new way to quit.

Personally, the only people I think should comment on vaping vs. smoking are actual smokers or those who have quit.  It's like trying to describe drug addiction to someone who has never even tried any drugs.

Joe
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: wolfter on April 25, 2014, 03:48:51 pm
You all can probably figure out why I'll never voluntarily quit.   :o

Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Miss Philicia on April 25, 2014, 08:51:00 pm
Out of curiosity did anyone actually quit smoking or did you all trade for the lesser of two evils?

Out of curiosity, have you lost any weight yet?
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Hellraiser on April 26, 2014, 08:12:37 am
Says the guy who does not smoke.  Trey, I traded for the way to minimize damage to me from the effects of actually smoking cigarettes.  Vaping nicotine is no more harmful that drinking coffee, and certainly less harmful than drinking alcohol.  Sometimes I just don't understand people.  They bitch that we smoke and then, when technology gives us a new way to stop smoking, they make fun of us, for trying a new way to quit.

Personally, the only people I think should comment on vaping vs. smoking are actual smokers or those who have quit.  It's like trying to describe drug addiction to someone who has never even tried any drugs.

Joe

Joe, it was totally tongue in cheek.  Anyone who smokes and expresses an interest in quitting to me I relay that a lot of people I know have used E-Cigs as a way to either quit smoking or at least change the habit into something a lot less problematic.  I hope that anyone who wants to quit can, but I see E-cigarettes as a great alternative.  I wouldn't give anyone shit for trying to quit smoking, even if they failed.
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Jeff G on April 26, 2014, 08:19:24 am
 
Joe, it was totally tongue in cheek.  Anyone who smokes and expresses an interest in quitting to me I relay that a lot of people I know have used E-Cigs as a way to either quit smoking or at least change the habit into something a lot less problematic.  I hope that anyone who wants to quit can, but I see E-cigarettes as a great alternative.  I wouldn't give anyone shit for trying to quit smoking, even if they failed.

You can give me shit anytime my friend ... lord knows I can shovel it .  :) ;) 
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Theyer on April 26, 2014, 12:08:27 pm
Out of curiosity did anyone actually quit smoking or did you all trade for the lesser of two evils?


No intention off trying to stop my e-ciggies it,s harm reduction , I live in dread off that report that tells me I am back in cuckoo land with them.

Plus a surprise extra -  just once a month buying 10 Marls makes me feel really naughty and so so happy. If there was an e-giggie you had to actually light oh yes that would be heaven.

Slight worry that curbs my evangelic glow about all things E    ciggie is I am , according to the manufacturers now on 80 ciggies  a day .
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Joe K on April 26, 2014, 02:48:07 pm
Joe, it was totally tongue in cheek.  Anyone who smokes and expresses an interest in quitting to me I relay that a lot of people I know have used E-Cigs as a way to either quit smoking or at least change the habit into something a lot less problematic.  I hope that anyone who wants to quit can, but I see E-cigarettes as a great alternative.  I wouldn't give anyone shit for trying to quit smoking, even if they failed.

Trey, I know it was tongue in cheek and so was my reply... sorta.  It's been a horrible week, sorry if you thought I was trashing you.

Joe
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Hellraiser on April 26, 2014, 08:43:09 pm
Trey, I know it was tongue in cheek and so was my reply... sorta.  It's been a horrible week, sorry if you thought I was trashing you.

Joe

*hug* I had just woken up too.  If you ever need anything or just an ear, PM me.
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Miss Philicia on April 27, 2014, 10:53:55 pm
Washington Post:

The case for nicotine (http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2014/04/25/the-case-for-nicotine/)
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Jeff G on April 28, 2014, 10:18:04 am
Washington Post:

The case for nicotine (http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2014/04/25/the-case-for-nicotine/)

Cool ... I now want a therapy dog to carry my cigarettes around for me to keep me clam and focused . A dog named Pall Mall will do . 
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: Hellraiser on April 29, 2014, 08:51:48 am
Cool ... I now want a therapy dog to carry my cigarettes around for me to keep me clam and focused . A dog named Pall Mall will do .

Lucky seems like the more obvious name.
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: AusShep on May 29, 2014, 12:03:57 am
I've been on Chantix for 3 weeks.  Covered by insurance at no cost.

It works really well, some insomnia and slight nausea on an empty stomach, more dreams, but not the freaky vivid dreams many people report.

I really need to get my partner to quit too so they're aren't any cigs around.  Found myself earlier tonight walking around with a cigarette in my hand about to go outside out of habit.
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: tednlou2 on May 29, 2014, 01:04:22 am
I've been on Chantix for 3 weeks.  Covered by insurance at no cost.

It works really well, some insomnia and slight nausea on an empty stomach, more dreams, but not the freaky vivid dreams many people report.

I really need to get my partner to quit too so they're aren't any cigs around.  Found myself earlier tonight walking around with a cigarette in my hand about to go outside out of habit.

All the best for continued success. 
Title: Re: The Quit Smoking Thread
Post by: AusShep on June 02, 2014, 11:16:37 pm
All the best for continued success.

Thanks, I think it will work, and it's been much easier than the other times I've quit.  I want it to be permanent this time.  But damn, I want to go outside and have a cig before going to sleep right now.  Maybe I'll just cave and pop an ambien instead...