E-Cigs

[Peppergirl]

Any smokers tried them yet? I tried my first yesterday and I'm undecided. I'm a menthol cig smoker, so I tried the menthol flavoring. I bought a good brand too (Blu) and it didn't feel or taste much like a cig to me.

[Andara Bledin]

My mother and aunt were doing the e-cig thing, but they lost theirs so they went back to regular.

They're old enough that they don't really care if they quit or not.

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[Peppergirl]

Did they express an opinion about them before they lost them?

It's an odd sensation - after I smoke it I *Feel* as though I've smoked (nicotine), but it doesnt feel like a cig. I guess that's the whole point.

Not sure if I'm going to pony up for the recharagbles or not. Still thinking.

[NorthernZel]

I have a rechargable e-cig, and I kinda like it - I mostly fill it with a tobacco-taste fluid mix (or mix my own tobacco + fruit blend) so the taste is ok. However, the "steam" tends to make my mouth and throat dry, so I haven't given up totally on the "analougue" cigarettes yet, but I do smoke consideribly less than before I got my e-cig.

[Lyse]

I have a Blu system that I use at least a couple of days a week. It doesn't quite feel like a "real" cigarette, but it gets me through 12 hour shifts at clinicals just fine, although I do smoke "real" ones too at the moment. I like that I get the nicotine without the smell and can be satisfied with just a few drags, whereas with an actual cigarette it feels like a waste to toss it after 2-3 drags and I end up smoking more.

I look at it like drinking a diet soda vs a regular soda. Neither are actually good for me, but one is a lot worse than the other.

[telecom_goddess]

*waves hand* I'm back on my e cig. It's from SmokeTip and I'm using different flavored nicotine juice in them. The nicotine level is lower than a real cigarette. They take some getting used to but once you have cut way down on smoking like I have it seems a lot better. And yes they do make your mouth dry so having water around is a good idea.

It's been a lifesaver when I couldn't smoke in the past. And now I'm using it to satisfy the hand to mouth routine and throat hit of smoking.

[Ghel]

My hubby got a new e-cig unit for Christmas after having gone back to smoking those little, fruit-flavored cigars. He's tried to quit a few times, but keeps going back to smoking. He likes the different flavors of the e-cig juice, and he feels that he's taking in less nicotine with the e-cigs, so he prefers them to cigarettes or cigars. So far, he seems to be spending less on e-cig juice than his was on cigarettes.

I like it because the house doesn't smell of tobacco smoke.

[Andara Bledin]

The lack of smoke is a massive plus. Not only do things not stink, but the smoke is the vast majority of carcinogenic material that makes smoking such a potential hazard.

It's unfortunate that I have a sensitivity to nicotine, so my mother using an e-cig is only very slightly less annoying to me than her smoking a cigarette.

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[AmbrosiaWriter]

I find it curious that e-cigs dry out mouths for some people - not for me personally. I mean, you're inhaling basically water vapor with some additives. I'd think smoking a real cigarette smoke would do more for drying the mouth than an e-cig.

Not saying that it doesn't dry your mouth out, or anything, just that I find it interesting.

[Daskinor]

The binding agent in the e-sig is hygroscopic and when vaporized can coat your throat and make it feel sticky.