Smokers Anonymous
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Just in case anyone is interested…
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Blucigs.com was out of stock (and I heard some horror stories about their CS) so I wound up going with volcanoecig.com instead after reading their rave reviews
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sure…..before you end up sitting there inhaling electrical smog...
We can do anything
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On my second day without a cigarette, five days total on this thing, coming from a pack a day habit
Doing ok, this is a lot easier than going cold turkey, but it's still not as easy as just lighting up a butt
Btw, I wound up using this system because 1) cold turkey sucks 2) I get a weird reaction from the gum (makes me really edgy, even on the low dosages) 3) I get a callous underneath the patch, so I wind up changing locations every couple days
Feeling better overall though, despite the withdrawal symptoms (though I nearly ripped someone's head off today). Smokers cough in the morning is gone, although I do cough up some of the stuff building up in my lungs now and again from real cigs.
I typically work out in the morning because after work, I've been smoking all day long and I don't get a very good workout. Went to the gym late yesterday and had a GREAT workout
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Ok, I promised you guys a review
I've been on the Volcano Magma electronic cigarettes for three weeks now, and haven't had a real cigarette since. I was REALLY cranky the first week, but didn't want to have a cigarette.
There IS a learning curve to these things. "Vaping" on an ecig is a slow, low drag, not a quick hit like on a regular (analog is what ecigarette vapers call it) cigarette. If you try to drag on it hard, you'll wind up with a bunch of liquid in your mouth. Once you get over that, you feel like you're really smoking, and still went with my coworkers for cigarette breaks (until today, it was my last day in the NY office)
I feel A LOT better these days. I was smoking about a pack a day, and felt like crap at the end of the day, stank to high heaven, and felt like I was wearing a shirt two sizes too small. I forgot how good it feels to really BREATHE again, and my sense of smell and taste are coming back.
The best part of these things is that I don't have to go outside to use it. I've used it at my desk at work, and Jody lets me use it at home since there's no real smell. Yes, legally you can use it indoors, and I've used it on the Amtrak.
As for the flavors, immediately I got the menthol flavor, since I was a Newport smoker. The menthol flavor actually tastes more like peppermint candy than a menthol cigarette, but that's ok, you adjust fast. I then followed up with a watermelon flavor, which I love, and lately I've been mixing my own flavors. Currently, the favorite is pomegranate dark chocolate (got the idea from a Haagen Daz flavor) and I have mango cream coming in (also an idea from a Haagen Daz Flavor)
It's a pretty fun little gadget, paid the extra money for the purple batteries (the ends of the batteries glow just like a real cigarette will glow when you inhale)
Rush Limbaugh has been on a rant on his radio show about ecigarettes, and likes Volcano as well, so they've been selling out regularly lately.
Overall, a major thumbs up. I feel great by not smoking real cigarettes, the flavors are awesome, and I like the attention I draw with my purple LED ecig. For reference:
www.volcanoecigs.com
www.gourmetvapor.comIf anyone signs up, please use douglasgng@gmail.com as your reference. I get points for referrals!
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Doug - thanks, this is really interesting and helpful info. I think we might well be investing in a couple of these soon, will certainly mention your name!
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I won't (and legally can't) comment on FDA's stance on ecigarettes since I'm an employee
I will say that I have invested a lot of personal time and money into them and I have not had a tobacco cigarette in over a month
I will also say I have a Master's Degree in toxicology
You guys can draw your own conclusions
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Doug, how much money would you say that you have saved since quitting and using your particular device?
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Heh, well, you'll have to take into account that cigs in NYC are ridiculously priced…about $858...
Although I've spent a couple hundred on these ecigs because the devices and flavors are pretty awesome...it's become more of a hobby than a smoking cessation system...
I would say I've saved maybe $400 though...
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I'd like to add that my stepson is about that age that he is susceptible to pick up smoking…and I got him a kit...
It works, and I'm happy about it, because him and a couple of his friends got caught smoking at school...but he got off the hook because he showed his Principal on the spot when they busted them that it is an ecigarette...and I got him the liquid with no nicotine in it...so it's working
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I'm neither naive nor foolish. I'm aware that Steven, 16, will lie and withold information from his parents. I offered him a healthier alternative to smoking since I know he will be influenced by his peers.
And I never said this was a trust issue, since he's aware that I won't hold it against him if he smokes. Teenagers will do what they want to do, I've learned to pick my fights with him wisely.
