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Post by lornamarie on Sept 5, 2012 9:33:09 GMT
hello all! hope you're all well. i just wanted to ask for a bit of advice if anybody is willing! so, i have cut down immensely on my smoking. at the minute i'm having about 1 or 2 cigarettes a day, plus the e-cig. what i'm finding is that i'm using the e-cig a lot more than i would a cigarette. what i mean is i'll have the e-cig in my hand most of the day, except when i'm at work (must take extra shifts!) i think this is because it's obviously easy to do that. i don't have to roll a cigarette or go outside. i simply make sure the replacement battery is charged up. is there any harm in this? or is there any tips anyone can give me to stop doing this? i mean i know the e-cig is a lot 'healthier' than a normal cigarette, but i do want to give up, you know? i hope this makes sense!! any advice or tips would be greatly appreciated! thank you
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Post by OneDay on Sept 5, 2012 9:40:45 GMT
"chain vaping" is quite common. Some people use higher strength nic for work and low at home when they're chain vaping. It's just so hard to put it down though when it all tastes so good
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Post by esmecullen on Sept 5, 2012 9:47:13 GMT
As oneday says............. a lot of us chain vape, there is nothing harmful in it so carry on vaping Understand that you want to give them up in time............. but at the mo, you're better vaping a delish juice than having a nasty
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Post by DiscoDes on Sept 5, 2012 10:04:49 GMT
If you find you are chain vaping try upping the nicotine strength so you feel more satisfied after a vaping session.
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Post by Globalbloke (Tim) on Sept 5, 2012 10:22:30 GMT
See I think it's a myth with me, I used to smoke 30 - 40 Marly's a day and I don't know how many puffs I had on each of those but I think it is a lot more than vaping. Because I can pick my Provari up, have 1-2 puffs and put it down for 10 mins I'm not sure it would equal what I used to smoke with analogues. I used to think I was vaping a lot because everytime I picked it up I counted that as being 1 ciggy, but it's not, so maybe we all think we are chain vaping and it's not "quite as bad as we think"?
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Post by Malibu on Sept 5, 2012 10:31:42 GMT
I think the same Tim, my daughter says I seem to pick it up all the time. I realise though that I only have about 2 puffs on it, I would smoke a cig for 5-10 mins then have another maybe 30 mins later.
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Post by Globalbloke (Tim) on Sept 5, 2012 10:39:16 GMT
I think the same Tim, my daughter says I seem to pick it up all the time. I realise though that I only have about 2 puffs on it, I would smoke a cig for 5-10 mins then have another maybe 30 mins later. Or maybe we are just in denial
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Post by Bluefish on Sept 5, 2012 18:06:04 GMT
But you get a lot less nicoteine from vaping compared to smoking so need to take more puffs, unless you use a high strength nicoteine. you could also cut down on the nicoteine strength gradually, that would depend on if you would vape more to get a hit though, as always willpower is required
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Post by lfcpops on Sept 5, 2012 18:19:21 GMT
My view is that rather than get a big hit of nicotine in a short 5 min space of time, you are rather spreading the intake over a longer period, so on a graph of nicotine in your system, rather than a sharp spike followed by a downward slope, then another sharp spike, we are actually getting a nicely wavy line which doesn't have massive peaks and troughs - keeping us steadily "nicotined" throughout the day.
Or maybe I'm talking rubbish again...
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Post by Karma on Sept 5, 2012 18:19:38 GMT
I don't worry about it anymore as I feel that for me it is much better than smoking
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Post by lfcpops on Sept 5, 2012 18:33:30 GMT
I made a graph...
It's not scientific or anything but it kind of demonstrates my thoughts...
I'll get my coat...
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Post by Malibu on Sept 5, 2012 19:49:30 GMT
But that was my complaint ( excuse) about not using a patch. My body didn't need nicotine 16 hours non stop. Now you have ruined it
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Post by FirinBlanks on Sept 5, 2012 19:55:01 GMT
Love the graph In my opinion I use mine more often for less time, I still go out for a "fake fag" at work with my colleagues but by the time they're half way through their fags, I'm ready to put mine away. They do say that I have it constantly in my mouth but today it took me 2 hours after I started to remember I wanted some vaping action. A word of caution about upping your mgs of nicotine, don't go too far up as I found when I went from 18 to 24, if you feel dizzy or light headed put them down for a while as you've gone too far, nicotine poisoning isn't fun especially when you don't know what it is I now know my limits however so I have gained something out of it.
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Post by Karma on Sept 5, 2012 20:04:27 GMT
Being totally serious Lorna, if you want to eventually give up all types of nicotine and the e-cig take it in stages. At the moment vape as much as keeps you satisfied and not smoking, try to work on getting rid of your last 2 ciggies a day. Once you've done this and feel comfortable then start slowly reducing the level of nicotine in your juices and if you feel able reduce the amount of time you spend vaping. You've done so well to cut done your smoking drastically and I feel that is the main thing! 7 months in and I really enjoy vaping and don't want to stop. I don't get the same cravings though when I have to do without a vape as I did when I had to do without ciggies. For me the biggie is that I've stopped smoking Good luck with this and let us know how your getting on
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Post by lornamarie on Sept 9, 2012 19:39:48 GMT
thank you so much for all your replies! and thank you for your advice! i don't feel quite so bad now knowing ''chain vaping'' is quite 'normal' at the start! i've got a perfect flavour, mint choc chip - courtesy of the grandfather my goal is most definitely to cut down the normal cigarettes! i also go out for cigarette breaks with guys at work, but sometimes i find myself having a normal one. god knows why, but it's also something i'm going to try and stop! thank you all again for your help
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