daveinprague
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Under pressure from GF to stop smoking.. and the news reports from the last few days havnt bloody helped...but... Electronic Ciggie experiences...pro's / con's
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Electronic Cigarettes
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poidy
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Pro's they really do get you off the fags without too much trouble
Cons they do nothing to halt the cravings. I've been off the ciggies for 6 months but find myself in a position where I can't get myself off the electrical device now. Still, cheaper and healthier than smoking I suppose
Cons they do nothing to halt the cravings. I've been off the ciggies for 6 months but find myself in a position where I can't get myself off the electrical device now. Still, cheaper and healthier than smoking I suppose
screamadelica
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- Jan 28, 2013
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Eat a piece of fruit every time you get a craving worked for me,you do have to want to give up though
screamadelica
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Does anyone know what the health riks are
hybrid_x
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just chew normal gum and give this breathing a whirl - clears the lungs in a few days and makes you feel better about not smoking.
note you dont have to sit like a monk - one can breath like this walking or driving the car....
Pranayama For Smokers - The Yogi Cleansing Breath - YouTube
note you dont have to sit like a monk - one can breath like this walking or driving the car....
Pranayama For Smokers - The Yogi Cleansing Breath - YouTube
Hillian1
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I've just started on them, as far as I can see so far they make me go into MASSIVE coughing fits which I never had when smoking.
Maybe it's the vapour.
Maybe it's the vapour.
daveinprague
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Yep, I know the best way is just to stop, but after 45 years thats not going to be easy, so not kidding myself....the health risks of these elec cigs are one of my concerns...ridiculous, I know, considering im smoking cigs..but you know what I mean, dont want to replace one danger with another.
screamadelica
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No one will realy know for 20 or 30 years
Sorry mate you are doomed to fail. No one can tell you to quit it doesn't quite work like that. You have to do it for yourself and by the sound of it you aren't ready. Choosing the electric ciggy thing is a half hearted attempt and i think you know that deep down.
Champix tablets.
In my 6th week since giving up after 30 years smoking. Definitely take the edge off of the cravings.
daveinprague
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I know mate.. Its got to come from me, and im willing, but ive smoked so long now, I dont think it will be possible to just stop, plus here people smoke in bars and restaurants... its more for when im feelling weak, and out and about..
With that attitude you're doomed to failure before you start. Self-fulfilling prophecy, innit.
Kumquat
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Just an aside but what are the exact rules regards using them in pubs over here? I saw a woman in a Wetherspoons in Liverpool who was using one and was told by the barstaff she couldn't use them in there. I presume it's up to the pub manager. Bit random though.
Sussex Nomad
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I use the eXhale C5(?) e-cig and have been off the real thing since December 2 last year after a 34 year habit. I have given up taking in the 4,000+ oxidants that kill you but I still have the nicotine to satisfy my craving. Tests up to date show that you are 98% less likely to die using an e-cig as opposed to a real cig, literally it is about as potent as caffeine, although the nicotine 'hit' is a little different.
These companies that sell e-cigs, as a rule, do not promote their products as an aid to giving up smoking. However Nanny Euro State is now getting pharmaceutical pressure due to the success of the e-cig and the eating into the profits of the aforementioned and are almost certainly due to re-classify it a medicinal help, which will mean it being regulated, more expensive and available by prescription only despite it not being an aid to giving up and even though thousands are giving up smoking thanks to the e-cig, it will no longer be available to the masses, once again, it's all about the dollar.
I'll happily use one of these things for the rest of my life if it means not throwing tar and poisons down my lungs, and yes they really do help [MENTION=14574]daveinprague[/MENTION], and they're cleaner, no secondary smoke, fewer deaths.
Hope that helps.
My take on it is.... Giving up has to come from within. I quit after 20+ per day just like that! I don't believe that how long you have smoked is relevant. An addiction is an addiction whether you have smoked for 5 years or 45 years!
You and only you will know if you are ready to quit or not! If you really, and I mean REALLY want to pack up then it is much easier than you think it is.
Trust me mate, I'm just coming up to 9 months off now and hardly miss it at all and certainly not enough to be tempted back! My wife still smokes indoors and around me, if anything that is a deterrent for me.
Forget the gimmicks mate. Just call it a day when you're ready to. Good luck
You and only you will know if you are ready to quit or not! If you really, and I mean REALLY want to pack up then it is much easier than you think it is.
Trust me mate, I'm just coming up to 9 months off now and hardly miss it at all and certainly not enough to be tempted back! My wife still smokes indoors and around me, if anything that is a deterrent for me.
Forget the gimmicks mate. Just call it a day when you're ready to. Good luck