I've never been a smoker except the odd cigarette from a friend while drunk (literally could count the number I've had on one hand).
My major reason for not smoking is health concerns and seeing my grandmother slowly dying from COPD over the years caused by smoking and a history of fatal and life threatening lung problems among my immediate family (not even caused by smoking because they didn't smoke but would be made much worse if they smoked) but yeah my dad died when I was 12 from a rare lung disease and my brother has asthma that flares up randomly every now and then and has put him in hospital a couple times.
Anyway.. I am suffering from severe anxiety and depression (and possibly Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.. I am waiting for an assessment but have been told by a CPN (who wasn't qualified enough to diagnose me she said) that it sounds like PTSD.. I was raped a year ago and am coping horribly atm), am waiting for help on the NHS but it's a long slow process..
Anyway in desperation (and impulsiveness) the other day I decided I'd buy an electronic cigarette. It's just nicotine and cigarette flavoured water vapour- no tar, no carcinogens, no tobacco, no staining of teeth, no hot smoke etc..
Anyway it seems to be helping! I also noticed it completely takes away my appetite..
Anyone got any thoughts on these either for weight loss or just in general? Again it's not the nicotine that causes health problems from smoking and they are 99% safer than a regular cigarette and only a tiny fraction of the price although nicotine is what is addictive (but then so are several anti-anxiety medications/alcohol etc and I'm a bit desperate atm for anything to help (I'm on anti-anxiety medication (have already checked, no interaction with nicotine) but it's not helping although the same medication has helped in the past so I'm just keeping taking it and hoping it does again).
So yeah anyone else used these before?