[girvo]

I used a nicotine spray. I have done for a few months now, it works sublingually. I used it (and patches) to quit smoking, and I'm nearly there, only a few weeks left.

What I find interesting though, is that while the spray does indeed get rid of the cravings, it (and the e-cigs I've used) is not the same "feeling" as smoking. This is possibly because of the lack of any MAOIs in the liquid itself.

How many of those using e-cigs here are ex-smokers? How many picked it up because it's a socially "acceptable" drug that you can now take without killing yourself slowly? I find it such a fascinating topic!

[scotth]

I am an e-cig user, and an ex-smoker. There are five of us now in my group of friends.

I love the things. It's become a fun hobby for us. We swap flavours, buy hardware to show off, and talk about our experience whenever we're together. Way more fun than smoking ever was.

And, take this with a grain of salt (sample size of one), but I feel way better. No more coughing in the mornings, I take hills on my bike like a pro, and I'd swear I look healthier.

[jimzvz]

>And, take this with a grain of salt (sample size of one), but I feel way better. No more coughing in the mornings, I take hills on my bike like a pro, and I'd swear I look healthier.

This is the same for me. A huge thing for me is that the tiredness that I feel when I smoke is nonexistent on ecigs.

[fein]

Here's another anecdote for the train!

Quit smoking in about 1 month from vaping, and that was 2-3 years ago. It's an awesome hobby, I have great stamina, and I can taste food. For the last year or so I've been riding a bike to work every day, averaging about 6-8 miles.

[bobalob_wtf]

I've been using an e-cig for about 3 months now and I've wanted a real cigarette maybe 3 times. The sheer volume of flavours and things to try is keeping me off the cigs. I've dropped my nicotine level down from medium to medium-low and I'm looking to drop again soon.

It's the closest thing to smoking without actually smoking and it's the only thing that's worked for me. I've tried cold turkey, patches and gum. None worked for more than a few weeks of constantly thinking about smoking.

It's so easy to switch from cigs to e-cigs too.

[galuggus]

Have you read the book Allen Carr's easy way to quit smoking? It really works.

[rahoulb]

It sort of worked for me - after reading it I gave up smoking day-to-day - just like that. It was amazing.

But I still smoked when I went to the pub and had a drink - I guess it's a deeper link between them. To stop that I went for hypnosis.

I still want cigarettes every now and then, but I'm not actually tempted to have one any more.

[Nursie]

ex-smoker here. Used ecigs without nicotine to quit. From the moment I tried the e-cig I thought ot tasted and felt better than burning plant matter.

I puffed like mad for about three months, then noticed I'd just stopped by accident.

Highly recommended IMHO.