An unexpected side-effect
Posted by Mark on Feb 18, 2008 in news
Well, it’s been two weeks of using the e-cigarette now, and I can report an unexpected bonus! Those who know me will be aware that I am a serious caffeine fiend. I could easily finish off a couple of plungers of high-strength coffee before lunchtime. Just to give you a quick insight - between two of us, we consume on average 5kg of coffee per 6-7 weeks.
I have noticed that the last week has seen a dramatic decrease in the amount of coffee I’m drinking. I can’t say for sure that this is somehow related to the e-cigarette, but I am very suspicious. My pick (not scientific, by any means) is that an ingredient in normal cigarettes somehow contributes to caffeine craving.
Has anyone else had a similar experience?
As a side-bonus, the taste of real cigarettes is starting to become less appealing by the day!
Hi Ive been looking through all the info on the ecigarette and am really wanting to tri it but im not sure what company is best or brand theres so many to choose from Any help would be appreciated
rosie | Apr 18, 2008 | Reply
Hi Rosie,
Sorry to see you haven’t had a reply as yet :-/ , will rectify that now, but not sure how helpful I can be.
I can understand your confusion as there is so much out there, but I guess it’s very much a personal experience and you can only go by what experiences others have had until you try yourself. That’s how I chose my first E-cigarette (Sedansa) as well, by reading about other people’s experiences on various forums.
Have you checked out the forum on this site yet ? And others on the Net ?
If you are in New Zealand and wish to purchase locally then your choices are still fairly limited (leave a question on the forum, I’m sure Mark could help you out with this). If you don’t mind ordering from overseas, there’s plenty to choose from !
Good luck and do let us know how you get on ?
Cheers, Silver
silverwing86 | May 5, 2008 | Reply
Hi Mark,
Can’t comment on the coffe as I don’t drink the stuff myself
, but would definitely agree that the taste of regular (or ‘analogue’ as they’re now called) cigarettes is definitely less appealing after becoming used to the Electronic cigarette and IMO that’s a HUGE bonus ! (Instead of craving analogues, I now crave the Electronic 
!)
Cheers,
Silver
silverwing86 | May 5, 2008 | Reply
Sorry, I already replied to Rosie directly via email (rather than publishing supplier details here).
With regard to the taste of analogue ciggies, you should try some of the other cartridge or e-liquid flavours! I’m experimenting quite a bit with different strengths and flavours. Currently, my favourites are:
1. Mixture of Flue-cured tobacco and coffee flavour. Good for evenings!
2. Mixture of Apple and a little bit of menthol (this tastes nice and fresh!). A good wake-up call for the morning!
I know it seems weird to “smoke” fruit, but it is actually surprisingly nice
I only use this liquid in my e-pipe though, as I have heard it can play havoc if you’re dripping it directly onto the “multi-brand” mini e-cigarette. I’m also using lower strength or 0% in some cases, because the pipe puts out a huge amount of vapour . . . excellent!!
Mark | May 6, 2008 | Reply
Hm, I actually was quite a caffiene addict myself until I started smoking… I found that smoking cigarettes itself reduced my caffiene addiction to the point that one or two drinks a week will cut it, rather than worsening it… I’ve yet to get an E-Cig (no local or international-with-reasonable-shipping-times supplier I can find) but I’m looking into it.
LJH | Jun 16, 2008 | Reply
Although that could be to do with the method of consuming caffiene.. you’ve said you’re a coffee drinker, whereas I can’t stand coffee and have always gotten my caffiene from energy drinks (in the past, always V, but recently I have all sorts of drinks).
LJH | Jun 16, 2008 | Reply