Smoking to vaping?

[Foxbox]

Has anyone succeeded in swapping smoking for vaping?
I can't stand how addicted to cigarettes I am, I wake every morning in panic about my health.
I just can't seem to get myself to stop! In fact the more I think about it, the more I smoke!
I was thinking trying to switch to vaping might be an idea?
Has anyone managed this? Any tips?
Thank you

Sorry, I'm so rude! Well done to everybody else! You're all doing so well. Keep it going.
Choose life

Choose life.

That's why I vape instead of smoke.
It's been proven to be 95% safer than smoking.
Ok in years to come,they may find dangers from it,but until then.I'm going to carry on......if that's ok by you.

My post was aimed at @Anarek by the way,not @HaveAWeeNap!

Quit all smoking, don't swap one dreadful habit for another.

Ooh Anerak! Silly us, we never thought of that! 🤣 Good job you're here now to impart some superior knowledge to us poor unfortunate addicts, we'll just stop it now then eh? Simple as that , stop being ridiculous..I'm inclined to agree with HaveAWeeNap in asking you to do one unless you're going to contribute something positive... other's responses did give me a laugh though

Right. Back to our lovely, supportive thread...

4dogs Brilliant! Those not smoked numbers are going to add up pretty quickly at this rate Really impressed you're doing it on 12mg too. I've been chain vaping for large parts of the day today too. I imagine my nicotine levels are through the roof!

Luna You're in the cool party here already! 😎 excited for you and your cherry cola filled tank tomorrow. I think you should look at your not smoking figure as a percentage, it'll sound more impressive! So, instead of saying 3 fags not smoked for example, it'll be 50%, it's all relative! Goes without saying that it's great that you're only on 6 a day atm 👍

BetterThanIThink let us know how you're getting on if you're around

My not smoked figure for today was 30 248 and counting!

Here's to another good day ahead for all of us. Choosing life and all that...

Yes my husband did it and it worked brilliantly. He stopped the cigarettes child turkey and went into them. Apologies I don't know the name of the brand but he started off with some crappy white one that looked like a cigarette which he said was useless, and then moved to a much better one which he still uses and never looked back. It's silver and you charge it and buy oil for it (different strengths and can gradually decrease them)

Well it’s my first day today, I’ve had 2 cigarettes but I have been up from 4.45am, I am in work now and I’m all charged up and have been using my vape as and when I need to, so far it’s been ok wish me luck , I’m not irritable at all ....

You can do it Better!!!

Just about to go get my parcel 😄

May a join you all? I've tried vaping to stop previously and haven't been successful. I'm feeling dreadful at the moment with what I think is the flu and a chest infection. Smoking is making me feel worse but the funny thing is, I still keep lighting up!!! It's so stupid. I've just got my ecig out the cupboard to try and have today while im feeling so terrible. Hopefully I'll be able to switch fully and save some money and my health! I've had 2 cigs this morning and now I'm using the vape. I smoke about 15/20 A day depending on my mood. Good luck everyone trying to stop!

Anerak has me worried now, vaping is surely safer than smoking? I’m so excited for LoonyLuna getting her vape. I am hoping not to have a cigarette at all this morning but I’m not sure I’ll make it. Charged my vape overnight and am puffing away on it. Foxbox if you didn’t smoke 30 yesterday does that mean you didn’t have a cigarette at all? Better, you were up early!

Welcome Tuttytoffee
Thanks loonyLuna! Hope you get your parcel ok.
4dogs, way I look at it is sure nictotine is not good for you but vaping doesn’t have all the extra chemicals in it that cigarettes do, so it’s got to be better.My goal is over time to reduce down to 12mg to 6mg then 0 but I wayyyyyyyy off that time yet .

@4dogs yeah I have a shop to open at 6am so no sleeping in for me

I gave up last April, after smoking 20-30 a day since I was 13! That’s 50 years.
My eldest son got me into vaping as he was worried about my health (Breast cancer).
I now have 3 mods on the go, loads of crown Uwell tanks and 2 huge Valyrian tanks that hold 8 mls of e-liquid, so I don’t have to worry about running out.
Ive been to the vape show at the NEC they twice a year and I’m off t9 the one in London in August as these things are fun! I’m currently vaping Summer Holidays Guava Sunrise and OhmBoys Cosmic Coffee. So much nicer than fag smell.
I can’t bear the smell of smoke or smokers now.

Public Health England are promoting vaping as a cessation device now, as they have said it is at least 95% safer than smoking and I think some nhs trusts are considering funding vaping as the success rate is much higher that traditional NRT.

Going on holiday today, flying tomorrow and it takes a little more prep; researching destinations, not able to vape in any London airports, batteries have to go in hand luggage, most juice in hold. Then emptying tanks before getting on the plane as the pressure makes them leak, but you can take a small bottle in your liquids bag.

I used Planet of the Vapes forum for my research. So many informed vapers on there.

And well done to all fellow quitters

Ive got it! It's charging! Eeeeee!

Obviously nicotine is bad, as it is additive, but as far as I know it's not what causes the cancer and other smoking related illnesses. It's the tar, and carbon monoxide etc.

They also sent me a pen. I'm assuming it's an apology for faulty batteries! I'll take it as I love a pen 😂

Welcome tutty! Good on you for giving it another go. Today will be my first day as well, I've had one rollie so far. Hoping my battery charges before I want another one.

2good thank you, it's good to hear your husband did so well.

Good luck Better, that's great going already. Take the day step by step and keep us posted with how you're doing. Don't let yourself be low on nicotine!

Luna Exciting stuff!, you'll be vaping before you know it!

Welcome Tuttytoffee
It's good to have you here. Sorry to hear you're feeling so rough. It's not stupid that you've been lighting up when you think what a powerful addiction it is. I've smoked with bronchitis before RTWT if you have time. I've found it so inspiring/ supportive to read everyone's experiences/thoughts/tips. Good luck and hope you feel better soon.

I'm really loving all the support here and the fact that our band of newbie vapers is growing by the day.

I've got more social stuff going on this weekend. Interesting how I feel today compared with last weekend. Someone said upthread that you get used to it quite quickly and I'm surprised I'm feeling that already. For me, the trick atm does seem to be to keep topped up on nicotine. If I go too long without I start to feel desperate and want a fag. It seems to take a bit longer to feel satisfied from vaping than from fags to me, so I'm trying to account for that.

Thanks for the welcomes! What liquid are we all using? I Only had 1 in as my mother took all mine that were never used 🙈 I've got blackcurrant liquorice but I'll need to go out and buy some today when I go to the walk in centre for some antibiotics hopefully.

Hi @Tuttytoffee, hope the vaping works for you this time. LoonyLuna, I’m so excited for you and I like Foxbox’s suggestion of thinking of percentages not smoked instead of numbers, that’ll work much better for you.

Thanks Fox! That's exactly how I felt the last times I've tried. Like the vaping wasn't hitting me quick enough so I gave in to the cigs. I'm going to rtft now. My plan is to just chain vape as much as I can and hope I don't cave.

Good luck with your new vape Luna!

Chain vaping is what I’m doing, getting through a lot of liquid, think I will get some more today as running out would be a disaster.

ElsieC that's brilliant, well done! Again, your story gives hope to those of us just starting out Bet your son's so proud of you as you should be of yourself.
I was wondering about holidays etc. actually. Not that I've got anything planned, but I might try for a cheap last minute deal at some point. I was thinking that would take some research/prep.

4dogs yes, get yourself some more liquid, you're doing so well,you don't want to get caught short. I keep having minor panics about being without kit in some way, I'd hate to be stuck without it now.

Don't know what's going on for me today but I keep missing PP's when I read the thread. I go back and there's others I haven't seen. Weird.
Anyway, 4dogs yes, 0 fags for me yesterday. It's just that as soon as I say it like that it makes me really want a fag for some reason 😂 I'll see how I get on today.
Re: what Anerak was saying, as PP's said, the NHS are saying vaping is 95% less harmful than cigarettes an advocating it as a way to quit smoking. They way I'm looking at it is that if I wasn't vaping I'd definitely be smoking heavily. No way I'd have cut down this much, so that's my choice atm. I'll choose what's currently thought to be 95% less harmful and Anerak can sod off. We're doing the best we can here and I think we're doing amazingly well!

The drama continues. Battery charged. Lovely lights a glow, no sodding vapour! Guess I'll have to try the spare atomiser in a bit. But before I do, anyone got any ideas??

Oh no Luna! Do you need to puff on it for a bit to get the vapour going?

Sounds like the atomiser, Luna. Is it definitely screwed in place properly?
If not, try the spare and don't forget to prime it first by drops of liquid into the wee 'hole' bits that you see the cotton? Through.

Everybody is doing so well. In early days, if you're getting cravings then you're not puffing enough. Keep on with that chain vaping. (But not to he extent it makes you feel sick!)

Have a good day everybody.

Oh no Luna!
The only thing I can think of is that I had real trouble switching mine on with the 5 clicks thing to start with. I kept doing it and eventually got it to switch on by chance. Having said that, I think someone mentioned that before and it wasn't the problem. No other useful suggestions I'm afraid... I wonder if one of the more experienced vapers here could help...