As I mentioned in my last post, I have been researching the e-cigarette as an alternative to traditional smoking. Blu Cigs won over the scores of other brands on the market for several reasons. Price was the first major factor. The glowing reviews from scores of heavy smokers that have said that they haven’t touched a traditional cigarette since they started “vaping” with the Blu Cigs was the second.
There’s one thing I realized when I experimented with the XHale 02 (see link below), and it makes me feel very stupid now. If you decide to switch from traditional cigarettes to e-cigarettes, you must stop smoking cigarettes immediately. Otherwise, you risk overdosing on nicotine and giving yourself a heart attack (like the patch). I read posts from several people in the e-cigarette forums that they alternated between the two.
I smoked my last cigarette on Saturday, July 24, 2010 at approximately 10am. My Blu Cigs package arrived shortly after that. Once I figured out how to put the e-cigarette together and charged everything, I took my first puff. I’ve since had a few cravings for traditional cigarettes, but all I have to do is puff on the Blu Cig and I’m okay. I can sit in front of my husband while he’s puffing away on his cigarette, and I’m okay. It’s wonderful to be able to “smoke” at my computer again.
This morning, I took a drag off the Blu Cig in front of my sons and blew the water vapor in their direction. The vapor dissipated within a foot away from me. When I asked them if they could smell anything from the e-cig, they said they couldn’t. So, I feel totally comfortable “smoking” inside the house.
I had my husband try the tobacco-flavored Blu Cig. He wasn’t sure what to make of it. He’s very pleased that I’ve made the switch. I told him that I want to throw out all of the ashtrays on August 31st. That gives him over a month to get himself mentally prepared.
My Experience with the XHale 02 E-Cigarette
My Experience with Blue Cigs, Day 1
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You’re doing so well. You should be very proud of yourself.
Please excuse my ignorance but I honestly don’t understand what the e-cigarette is. Would you mind explaining them to me please?
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Thanks, Karen.
To answer your question, an e-cigarette is a device that delivers nicotine without the tobacco and chemicals associated with it. Instead, you’re inhaling the nicotine and blowing out water vapor. I’ve read that quite a few people have used the e-cigarette to wean themselves off of the nicotine. By the end, they’re still going through the “smoking” motions, but the only thing they’re inhaling is water vapor.