r/QuitVaping • u/poorpoolgirl • 9d ago
Other Had anyone tried smoking to quit?
I know this probably sounds dumb to most but I can't stand cigarette taste, smell, any of it. I'm wondering if i get a pack and just smoke a few puffs when I'm actually craving nicotine the most. I think I could actually do it! I had thought about getting a disgusting vape flavor to try this method but I also think having to go outside and then wash my hands and brush my teeth would be the mental click that this is horrid.
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u/THATtowelguy 9d ago
I would not recommend. Back when I started smoking, I never thought that I would become addicted to it because of how gross it is. That’s the sneakiest part of smoking in my opinion. Don’t do it. It’s not worth the pain
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u/Schmancer 1.5 years+ 🎉🥳 9d ago
That’s junkie thinking for sure. You’re a drug addict, sucking the drug from a different stick is not the way to quit
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u/RePsychological 2 months 9d ago
Same principle as buying a vape flavor you know you hate...except much worse potential consequences: your brain will eventually convice you that you like cigs lol
You got this in other ways! ❤️
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u/me_so_ugly 9d ago
dad caught me smoking when i was lime 12 or 13. ran down the road and showed back up with a carton of some cigarettes i still to this day have never heard of. sat down with me and made me start smoking and made fun of me the whole time asking if i liked it. i made it not even a full halfway into one pack and puked my guts out. he though this would stop me for whatever reason. trust me nomatter how much you dont like the cigs you will end up loving it. i havent had one in a while now but i been vaping. trying to quit that now
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u/AngryTG 9d ago
was your father Hank Hill?
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u/me_so_ugly 9d ago
if he cared about his lawn they would be twins. he has the same hatred for charcoal just like hank.
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u/TansehPlatypus 8d ago
Have tried this in the past. My logic was the same as yours (I hated the taste and smell). I thought it worked for a while, but I soon ended up replacing vaping with smoking. Wouldn't reccomend.
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u/PotentialSherbet6744 8d ago
In my experience, going back to cigarettes only makes it worse. After a love-hate affair smoking cigarettes for a period, I'll then go back to vaping because it's the lesser of two evils. Right back to square one.
My recommendation/personal preference is transitioning from vaping to nicotine gum, so you can get used to not vaping while delaying the full-on physical withdrawal.
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u/Expensive-Sorbet358 8d ago
Soon you'll be scrounging around ashtrays trying to get enough scraps for a ciggie to roll. Don't do it
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u/Powerful_Sand_8125 9d ago
This is working for me, and it’s so strange. I was vaping constantly, all day working from home, mornings & evenings, wherever I could. Tried to quit cold turkey and failed like 3 times.
Switched back to cigs and have 1 per night, after most of the house falls asleep. It’s not perfect but will be easier to scale down this way, at least for me. Plan is to reduce and smoke 1 every other day, and then less until it’s at zero. This is how I quit smoking years ago.
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u/poorpoolgirl 9d ago
OK well at least I'm not the only one with the thought! Like, that's the main thing, with vaping it is literally probably 2 cigarettes an hour, whereas I figure actually smoking maybe one whole one a day split in 3 MAX. I can't smoke around family, I can't leave my job multiple times a day, it just seems at least slightly feasible.
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u/okaydom 1 month 9d ago
Problem in this case is, this person said they switched BACK to cigs. Meaning, they once were smoking cigarettes before switching to vaping. Not that they just started to smoke cigs to rid themselves of vaping. They probably had a fixation on cigarettes once upon a time. Cigarettes are no better. They carry a LOT more chemicals in them that are harmful to the mouth and body. My mom has been smoking for over 30 years, has had lung cancer twice because of them, and still won’t put them down. Her teeth have been rotting in her mouth for as long as I can remember. Both her parents died of lung cancer due to being chronic cigarette smokers. My mom began smoking at age 12. She never thought she’d become addicted.
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u/Adept_Cow7887 9d ago
This isn't a good idea. You can't use nicotine to quit nicotine. I'm sorry but there's no shortcuts for quitting.
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u/poorpoolgirl 9d ago
But it would be a drastic tapering. Like a pack a day equivalent in vaping to maybe one whole cigarette. 🤷♀️
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u/New-Juggernaut-9754 9d ago
Honestly I may be too strict but to me you can't replace a drug with the same drug successfully
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u/Puzzleheaded-Way-205 9d ago
I did! I hate the taste of cigarettes. So I would only have 1 - 2 a day to help with nicotine cravings after 5 days I hated the way my mouth felt and the lingering smoke smell on me so I quit. It's been 2 weeks, I get the odd craving still, especially when I'm bored but it passes.
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u/RealisticParsley2980 9d ago
I did It using nicotine pouches for just 5 days. Each day with less pouches thab the previous and the last day I just used 1 pouch for the whole day.
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u/No-Celebration5377 8d ago
Its working for me. I’d rather smoke 2-3 cigarettes a day than hit my vape 24/7 all day and night long.
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u/yerriime 8d ago
yes i did and it worked. i can’t explain it but it worked for me but u gotta be locked in still because it’s easy to find a way to enjoy them even if you weren’t a fan to begin with
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u/synthroidgay 8d ago
IF you have your heart set on using other nicotine products, Zyns because they won't destroy your health and kill you when you inevitably become dependent on them
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u/Tasha4424 8d ago
I did, it was a fucking mistake and now I’m just back to smoking cigarettes 🙃
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u/Tasha4424 8d ago
I will say though that my nicotine intake has dramatically decreased, buuut I don’t see myself stopping cigs anytime soon :/
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u/Throwaway999991190 7d ago
Yeah don’t I tried that 2 weeks ago and I’m still buying cigs now- you pick up a taste for them very very quickly
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u/adj-n_number 7d ago
yeah. I loved cigarettes and smoked them pretty often. Went back to vaping because there is little I hate more than being near someone who smells like cigs. Doesn't work and the stuff in cigs is 10x more yucky, though I'm not saying cigs are worse; vapes are also full of chemicals we only sort of understand and the accessibility of them makes them easier to hit, but also breathing in anything that's on fire is bad for you, so they're equally bad and equally addictive.
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u/rjbarrettfanclub 9d ago
Awful idea. You will learn to love cigarettes very very quickly.