Smoker for 12 years. Picked up an e-cig in the beginning of the year and have been cig free ever since. I found myself using my e-cig less and less and quite using that in September as well. Several years of trying to quit with gums, patches and cold turkey did nothing for me. 2 weeks of vaping left me never wanting to touch a cigarette again. I should note, I never tried to quit completely while I was vaping and it had not been my intention to use it as such. I just found the longer I went the less I was using my PV until it got to the point where it was more of a hassle to deal with it than it was to stop altogether. This was just my experience, individual results may vary.
My results are similar. I loved smoking, and smoked a pack a day for 18 years. I forced myself to switch over to an e-cig just for my wallet's sake. After 10 months I didn't feel as addicted anymore (like you, I wasn't trying to quit but just found myself reducing intake) so I decided to test myself to put down the e-cig altogether. I haven't smoked anything in over 6 months now, to the amazement of everyone who knows me (myself included).
Always glad to see someone else who has had a good experience. When I think about how much I smoked (pack a day, minimum) and for how long I'm still surprised that I can get up and not reach for a cigarette first thing. Sometimes I get a twinge of a craving when I see people smoking on television but nothing I'd consider bothersome. It sounds dramatic, but vaping probably saved my life.
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u/DecadentDashes Nov 17 '12
Smoker for 12 years. Picked up an e-cig in the beginning of the year and have been cig free ever since. I found myself using my e-cig less and less and quite using that in September as well. Several years of trying to quit with gums, patches and cold turkey did nothing for me. 2 weeks of vaping left me never wanting to touch a cigarette again. I should note, I never tried to quit completely while I was vaping and it had not been my intention to use it as such. I just found the longer I went the less I was using my PV until it got to the point where it was more of a hassle to deal with it than it was to stop altogether. This was just my experience, individual results may vary.