Vape smoking?

LadyDee

obay said:

So,

Just started using a vape after smoking for nearly 10-11 years, long time, around 15 per day £80-100 per week spent on smoking, just want to give it in.

The problem I have is that my friends have been on vapes for 5 years + I do not want to end up like this, I am currently on 6mg of nicotine and will push my self per month to get my self down from 6 to 3 then 1. Ie, a maximum time of 6 months to be on this thing.

How has it been for everyone to quit smoking the vape? I've always heard of people being addicted to smoking vape once they have finished smoking - has anyone got any personal experience of quitting smoking, then quitting the vape?

If you have the motivation you don't need patches, pills, vapes.  I had been smoking for 40 years, at least 20 per day.  I gave up the day my doctor told me I had a lung tumour (no symptoms, checked for something else) - that was dealt with by operation.  No desire to smoke again after 12 years.  The day the doctor gave me the news I phoned my daughter to tell her, she and my son-in-law, both smokers for 15 years, gave up that day and neither of them have wanted a cigarette since.  Just the other day my daughter told me how angry it makes her now that it was so easy to give up - she just needed the motivation.
So save your money, look at the pictures of lung cancer patients and don't think it can't happen to you.  I kidded myself for 40 years - I was lucky.
Actually, to me, vaping looks just as ridiculous and pointless as smoking does now.

amandacat

I’ve been on a vape for 5 years. I’ve been down to 3mg for about 3 years but have struggled to get below this. I’ve managed to give up my vape 3 times for up to a few months but always end up going back to it. I’m hooked, I’d love to give it up but I’ve found it difficult and I don’t have a lot of willpower. I just enjoy it too much but I hate how much I rely on it. 

clarejones

Don't do it! It's so bad for you and apparently the effects of Covid are way worse on vapers. Hope you can quit - sending good luck vibes!

Toothsmith

clarejones said:

Don't do it! It's so bad for you and apparently the effects of Covid are way worse on vapers. Hope you can quit - sending good luck vibes!

No evidence of that.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/covid-19-advice-for-smokers-and-vapers/covid-19-advice-for-smokers-and-vapers

But would agree that coming off it altogether will be far healthier than just carrying on vaping.

charlottedavid

I am an addicted vaper since 3 years, please suggest me a good disposable vape bar brand because i donot find elfbar good enough to vape now. It has been very monotonous. My friend suggested me to buy an IVG bar so kindly suggest me if its good to go.

Dizzy_Ditzy

charlottedavid said:

I am an addicted vaper since 3 years, please suggest me a good disposable vape bar brand because i donot find elfbar good enough to vape now. It has been very monotonous. My friend suggested me to buy an IVG bar so kindly suggest me if its good to go.

Disposable vapes are very much not good for the environment. Why not go for a slimline rechargeable vape? 

I’ve been a vaper since 12th November 2021. I was previously on 20 a day. I watched my little brother die a very horrible death from cancer and there was my motivation, right there. It took the cold/cough from hell to actually make me do it, but I did it and feel so much better for it.  I have realised though that I’m definitely addicted to it and know I need to wean myself off it. I started off on 12mg but pretty quickly went down to 6mg. I’ve tried 3mg but can’t get on with it. I shall try again though 

MikeJXE

I smoked since I was 11 and now I'm 82. I tried a few times to give up and tried the vape but failed

2 heart attacks didn't stop me .

I gave up again 30th September and took to my vape, a pen size one, costs me about £5 a week 

The reason I gave up was I couldn't afford £100 a week on cigs. Plus I had artery problems, my legs were hurting and I couldn't walk far. I promised my consultant I would stop if he cured it and he did, now I can walk 3 miles.

 I was probably addicted to them but I don't really care because  I am happy 

Will I go back ? I don't know but I will try hard not to. 

otb666

i gave up with NHS help they sent me patches and sprays and counselling It took 2 months and was all done over the phone with their stop smoking campaign.  I still use the sprays i have left over when i am driving long periods as sometimes get stressed.  My hubby is still giving up and he uses various vape pens that they send him with sprays chewing gum and patches He is still on the highest level patch But has not smoked a cig since October.  We were spending £400 pm on roll ups so that had to stop