Can hardly believe it's been 3 weeks since I quit. The journey into week 4 has been mixed. I sailed through the 1st week expect that was due to enthusiasm. Had a few bad craves especially whilst stressed but they passed during the past couple of weeks. I am slowly reducing the nicotine in my e-cig and hoping to cut down using it too. I don't want to rely on it for long. Anyone else used this method of quitting?
3 weeks gone: Can hardly believe it's been... - No Smoking Day
3 weeks gone
Hi give your self a pat on the back, doing great. Sorry I'm on the patch. Method, but am sure some will pop by to answer your question.
Doing great
Well done Crochety!
That three weeks went really quickly.
However you're doing it, it's working for you and that's the main thing. Here's to Week 4 and the end of your first month.
Hi...am using e cigs myself as my quit method and am at 30/31 days without tobacco. As far as the nicotine reduction goes, just go at a pace that feels right for you. In the meantime, and this sure as hell makes a difference to my way of thinking, keep remembering that there is no tar, carbon monoxide or any of the other 4 thousand odd toxins and carcinogens going into your body.
Well done you, isn't it amazing. You thought you couldn't live without them and all of a sudden you discover you can! Oh and it's better as well.
I used NRT to quit and was concerned about still taking on nicotine. I found reducing it slowly and when I was ready worked really well. Don't put yourself under pressure or endandger your quit by worrying about the e-cig.
Some good advice already from people using the e-cig and they will know better than me how to approach reducing it gradually.
Can hardly believe it's been 3 weeks since I quit. The journey into week 4 has been mixed. I sailed through the 1st week expect that was due to enthusiasm. Had a few bad craves especially whilst stressed but they passed during the past couple of weeks. I am slowly reducing the nicotine in my e-cig and hoping to cut down using it too. I don't want to rely on it for long. Anyone else used this method of quitting?
Hi there and well done!!!
I used an e cig for about 5 months. I had only intended to use it for 3 months but I wasn't ready to let go at that stage. I used about 1 cartridge every week or so, so I didn't overuse it, but I do think it was brilliant! I did get a little addicted to it, but I know now that if I'm ever tempted to smoke, my first line of defence would be the e cig. I am more likely to have a puff on that than buy cigarettes. I reduced the nicotine level gradually and used the nicotine free one sometimes too. I have been off the e cig for over 6 months now.
Best of luck with your quit - I think using an e cig as a form of NRT can be successful if you do it properly.
Sarah
E cigs may not officially be a form of NRT but by god they work if you go about using them right. I had a month or so of gradually reducing the tobacco cigs and increasing the use of the e cigs to cover for the ones id stop smoking at certain time before I quit. I knew I had reached the time when I could quit cigarettes completely had arrived once I had eliminated that early morning smoke and replaced it with the vape.
The only I suppose minor drawback with using e cigs I find is the morning cotton mouth feeling...that can be addressed with drinking plenty of water. Cotton mouth is a damn sight better than stinking stale smoke mouth though!