Coming off the fags (again....)

[celsis]

Just ordered a load of Montecristo and Cohiba Clubs along with some RyJ Puritos in order to come off the fags. The fact that the cigars should be good for a 10-15 minute smoke should get me off the fags. At least, that's my reckoning.

Anybody else come off like this?

[saggel]

I use cigarillos in times that I want something fast...

[68TriShield]

My wife and I quit cold turkey. I did smoke some smaller cigars but not minis.

[barrytb]

The only way that worked for me was to go cold turkey.
The problem with mini cigars (if you're like me) will be the temptation to inhale - then you just end up addicted to a habit that's even worse for you.
I managed to have the odd cigar while I was quitting - but I found it easier to stick to strong, big cigars - at least then if you're tempted to inhale, the instant loss of a lung will stop you doing it again

[daverave999]

I found the bigger, quality smokes helped me. Cigarettes tasted foul in comparison so I just stopped bothering with them. Little cigars were too similar to risk for some time-too easy to view as a substitute.

[tippexx]

Ditto that Dave. I smoke far too many Mini's. Really need to chuck 'em over!

[cjlawrie]

I smoke the minis, but i can't inhale [not a cigarette smoker, hate the things, make me cough] so its ideal for me and a short 10min break with a string espresso

However, since you are trying to quit cigarettes Celsis I would recommend staying off the minis since they are probably going to be too easy to inhale...replacing one habit with another

[Boss Hog]

Just as Dave said.
I went cold turkey about 2 years ago and then a few months back got wasted one night and grabbed one from a friend.
First of all if felt really strange having something that small between my fingers again and secondly it tasted so bad it was awful. made me feel like dirty fag breath as well.
You forget how spoilt you get sometimes.

[Lascaux]

i agree with the above, i used to smoke cigs every now and then, but going on to big cigars, its completely destroyed any desire to smoke cigs. go for the big fat smokes!

smoked a lot of cigs at festivals this year and found i could taste cigars less and less, thats incentive enough for me!

[J Cano]

The fact that they are called fags is enough to keep me away!

[Big J]

The fact that they are called fags is enough to keep me away!

LOL!

[celsis]

The fact that they are called fags is enough to keep me away!

Arrgghh...forgot about Americanese! And my wife is from the Bay area! No excuse!

[snooky]

I wish you well on giving up [fags]

[Robusto]

I had a small smoking habit (cigarettes) in my 20s. I knew Marlboros were disgusting all the time I was smoking them. One day I wound down my car window and chucked my box out onto a motorway and that has been that.

Cigars are great - of course - but whenever I get a cold like I've had for almost two weeks, I do not get withdrawal symptoms for them. I'm glad this cigar-desire is not an addiction.

It seems to me cigarettes are appallingly addictive in a really dangerous frequent slow-dose way.

Sorry for that thought. And good luck to you guys in your attempts to give up.

[ACMCC]

Just ordered a load of Montecristo and Cohiba Clubs along with some RyJ Puritos in order to come off the fags. The fact that the cigars should be good for a 10-15 minute smoke should get me off the fags. At least, that's my reckoning.

Anybody else come off like this?

I did the exact same thing 20 years ago, from 20 fags to about 5 cafe cr?mes.... went up to 10 some days!, about 8/9 years ago - onto Cuban clubs (inhaled about 15 % of cafe cr?mes and then 5% of clubs) only occasionally smoke clubs now, it's not a full proof method but possible, have to purposely concentrate on not inhaling the last 5% of a cigar puff though.. I think the BOTL may be right in that if you go straight onto large strong big cigars, it will be less enticing to inhale a smidge, but I did it the way your thinking, so possible..... I'm only 98% off inhaling mild smokes though, good luck....