The Giving Up Smoking Thread - Part 3

Erme

Kiwisaver wrote: »

I am very surprised with your picture, call me out of touch if you will Erme, but I understood the whole controversy around e-cigs were that they were too much like real cigarettes. I had to look several times, and nope that looks to me absolutely nothing like any cigarette I ever smoked. :eek: It looks to me a lot like the mouthpiece of one of those hubble-bubble pipes.

LOL - yeah when I use it in public people think I often have a pipe..

The ones that look like cigs are for very light users. I'm hardcore (anyone want to buy me a GG - just pm me LOL)....though not so hardcore as to blow £160 on one...

The controversy is very interesting. It's actually banned on US flights. It's more about the fuss created by the pharmaceutical industry over not having a monopoly on NRT. Hence it can't be marketed as NRT but is generally marketed as an alternative. This is due to it not being fully tested like pharmacy stuff cos people just don't have the money.....(I don't know if china has. It originated out of china)....

It has a pop culture that I like...fits my psych very well..however I still have to be careful.

Cos it's not regulated it's very easy to overdose if you don't know what you're doing. Even me!!!.

For example I started vaping 2-3ml a day @ 30mg/ml .....now I'm vaping 5-6ml at the same strength and getting a little giggly and hyper in the afternoons. Reduction needed ...no rapid heart beat but enough to tell me I need to reduce.

So yeah not for children. I don't know how you could use the e-cig if you had kids as the best place for keeping the nicotine liquid is in the fridge/freezer and you really don't want to keep the 5% (54mg or so) on your hands...eeww...doesn't bare thinking about.

I have discussed my e-cig with the psych unit should I ever need to get admitted whilst am on it and they said I could keep a big bottle of ready mixed stuff in the pharmacy and then just a wee bottle to carry round with me. Topped up daily or every few days. In that sense psych patients are like children and I'm not even risking it in my locker!!! I don't want someone drinking it or putting it their hands. The e-cig would get banned from the psych hospital never mind how I'd feel.

Though there is a consultant there on it (though he's still smoking - slap)...so it is gaining popularity..

It was even on groupon this am

Nicotine is a poison and is to be treated with respect I guess....

Erme
PS. Ppl can make whatever comments they like about what it looks like. Is fine by me. I'm here to tell you about my journey and also inform as I gain knowledge....so long as it's done with a hug, smile and a bit of respect I'm fine and I know you folk on here are cool so no sweat

Erme

Chippy just re-read your post. if you need anything try UKV and AECC (can pm you the links)..

Got loads of freebies from kind souls off those forums as a newbie vaper

E

kjsmith7

Well Day 1 is almost over. Managed to resist every urge to smoke but it was very difficult!! Just gotta keep it up. I'm going to put my £6.50 saved into a see through jar in a bit (that'll feel good I'm sure hah)

Erme

Well done you KJ.....

apparently it does get easier...it depends on how much you are reducing your nicotine levels at the beginning I believe

Have filled a 30ml bottle of juice though have some cartomiser probs and no new cartomisers on the horizon :eek:...this could be crisis on hols :eek:

put in 28mg/ml rather than 30mg/ml - trying to avoid my pm hyperness...and also trying to vape a little less to reduce that soon too..

Know it's a little early to reduce the mg/ml (most folk say not before 6-8 wks of vaping) but I just can't cope with the PM highs

Erme
pS. Cartomisers/cartos..cross between atomiser and cartridge (carts)....basically an all in one that has the juice in it with wadding then you get the nicotine via inhalation and capillary action..Erme

at some point I'll find a link with all the definitions...promise - E

Erme

Just found a semi decent link with e-cig lingo

http://www.ecigology.com/e-cig-glossary/

Keep handy when reading my posts tee hee

Erme

Sue-UU

kjsmith7 wrote: »

Well Day 1 is almost over. Managed to resist every urge to smoke but it was very difficult!! Just gotta keep it up. I'm going to put my £6.50 saved into a see through jar in a bit (that'll feel good I'm sure hah)

Very well done indeed Kj!!!! :j You've made it through the first day so you do know that it's all very possible..so long as you keep going and stay as distracted as possible from anything related with those nasty, smelly little blighters! :mad: Most of us have it in mind that smoking keeps us free of stress when actually - it's the reverse! You should soon feel much calmer, and please, whatever happens in life, always remember that having a fag WILL NOT make it better!!! You'll just be back to square one....and desperate to start quitting all over again. A great idea to put the money saved aside, it soon mounts up. Look ahead to getting Day 3 over as you'll then be nicotine free.

Stay strong Kj, you're young and want your life back, don't let anything stop you from doing just that!

Sue x

All the best Erme. I can't pretend to know exactly what you're saying, but you know only too well that I will always wish you well in getting to the final goal and being fag (or anything related) free. Hugs a plenty.

Sue x

Erme

Och thanks....did the definitions not help Sue....

Yes I know full well you barely understand the e-cig lingo LOL

Ankle playing up this am...feels like it has something under the skin yet there's nothing

Anyhow last of the crisp makers sold last night on ebay

So will post that later...

Don't worry Sue...you've always been kind to me yet not scared to reprove when necessary. I value that

Erme

madkitty

Just thought Id pop in and say hi as its my first day as a non-smoker...biggest incentive ever, trying to conceive :j I gave up smoking using champix 3 years ago for 18 months so I know I can do it again! Can anyone recommend any good iphone apps or sites where I can get daily motivational emails sent to me?

rubytwilight

madkitty wrote: »

Just thought Id pop in and say hi as its my first day as a non-smoker...biggest incentive ever, trying to conceive :j I gave up smoking using champix 3 years ago for 18 months so I know I can do it again! Can anyone recommend any good iphone apps or sites where I can get daily motivational emails sent to me?

hi kitty

im back and on day three. also had eighteen months cig free using champix before "falling off the horse"!

Dont know any iphone by apps but if you register at quitnet.com , they'll send you regular motivational emails

Best of luck to you

off to do some cleaning as am fidgety! lol

madkitty

rubytwilight wrote: »

hi kitty

im back and on day three. also had eighteen months cig free using champix before "falling off the horse"!

Dont know any iphone by apps but if you register at quitnet.com , they'll send you regular motivational emails

Best of luck to you

off to do some cleaning as am fidgety! lol

brill thanks just registered there.

keep going everyone x