I was a smoker for 22 years. I had been smoking 3 packs a day for at least 15 of those years. I was diagnosed with heart disease about 5 years ago. I was told that if I didn’t quit smoking I would not live to see my children graduate (which isn’t really that far off). In my family, it is common to drop dead in your 30’s from heart attacks. My dad had two before he was 40. I tried everything. I would put on a patch, forget I had it on and continue to smoke. Gum, no luck. Wellbutrin, no luck. Cutting back, no luck. I loved my cigarettes and when I didn’t have them, I’d become very very emotional. I would end up in some of the deepest depressions. It would get so bad that people that knew me, though knowing I NEEDED to quit, had thrown packs at me and said, Smoke a damn cigarette. I was unbearable. My husband asked me one day if instead of getting our cigarettes, we should use or cigarette money on Blu and try to quit. I told him I wanted to research and find the best one, I knew it had to be just right or there was no way I was going to quit. I found one with high reviews that my dad had heard about and decided to place the order. I ordered on Friday and had my kit on Monday. I went to the store and bought two packs of cigarettes thinking I would start by just cutting back. I smoked those cigarettes all day long without a second thought of that e cig. Didn’t even touch it. When I woke up the next morning I had 4 cigarettes left and I decided that as long as I had cigarettes I was going to smoke them so I then decided I was done. I would buy no more. I smoked the last one at 8am Tuesday morning and braced myself for the withdraw. I know how bad withdraw hits me so I was pretty scared. I waited and waited, using my e cig, and it never came. Days passed, still nothing. Friends smoked around me, even my roommate and still, nothing. I had no desire to smoke. On my third day my husband decided he would do the same, no cigarettes, then my mother followed. It has now been over two months and none of us have smoked a real cigarette. I have scaled the nicotine content down from 36mg to 8mg. I feel so much better! My constant smokers cough is gone. I don’t wake up hacking anymore. I used to only be able to hold my breath for about 8 seconds before exhaling and gasping. I tried yesterday to see how long I could hold it, and was up to 30. It’s been amazing. My kids and family are all happy and proud of me. I can’t say enough good things about the e cig. It has completely changed my life and wish I could make everyone switch. It is truely remarkable. I will praise it and tell everyone I know who smokes. I’ve gotten a couple of others on the wagon so far and plan to continue to spread the word 🙂