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LiliannB 10/26/2015

Hi All

Not new here, used to post way back and lurking. I re started tonight with e cig that my sister got got me in July...her co worker is on this method and he is doing very well. My sis tried this, but it did not help her, due of her allergies. I did it back in july for a month on a low mg and was making me sleepy..so I had stop till now.

Now am trying again with a higher mg,around14 mg..I smoked my last cig at 8pm and was wondering if anyone using this method?

Thank you for any input

Liliann

lindah113 10/27/2015

Hi Liliann, I quit smoking cigs over a year now. I've tried the
E-cig but I didn't inhale it and I got the kind with NO nicotine. I bought them online. It definitely does give you something to do with your hands but I'm vaping less and less. Because WHY put something else into your lungs when so little is known about it. At first my pulmonary doc suggested it but then later told me he heard some negative things about them. Gosh my lungs are bad enough. I'm in stage 3 of COP
D and I don't want to rush it.

gracenme 10/27/2015

I don't know if they help or not. nicotine addiction is hard to break. I tried them for about a week or so thinking it would help, but it dident. Just made me crave cigs more. better to just quit. a lot of us smoked more than 40 yrs and managed to stay quit. it can be done

jazzkeys 10/27/2015

I think for those of us who smoked over 40 years, perhaps vaping for a week or 2 helps but, I think it is better to quit cold turkey.
We have already damaged our lungs enough, and they have studies that cold turkey works for the long haul.
good luck what ever method you use, as long as you keep quitting.

MayberryDeb 10/27/2015

Good for you in trying to quit again. Most of us here are not in favor of the Ecigs. All you are doing is switching the delivery of your nicotine. Breaking the hand/mouth habit is tough. I cut straws in half and when a bad crave hit, I would hold it like a cig, even tapping off imaginary ashes. I would inhale thru it and all I got was clean air. There are so many chemicals in the Ecigs, most as harmful as the real cigs. Not enough studies have been made to consider them 'safe'. Stick around Lillian, let us know how we can help..... Hugs

LiliannB 11/11/2015

Sorry for my late reply..Thank you for your input.. I started e cig yesterday afternoon. So far so good. Day 1!!!

I will keep in touch

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