smoking and transition.

[kariann330]

So a lot of people say the first thing we should do when starting transition is quit smoking. Well im wondering if vaping has the same bad side effects as a cigarette does? I mean it's just nicotine, water and flavoring if you get one of the high quality juices like Halo....so it can't hurt that bad ya know lol.

[amZo]

My guess is nicotine is the concern for added risk of blood clotting. I wouldn't assume vaping is ok, I would definitely discuss with your doctor first.

[calico]

Nicotine is still nicotine regardless of the method in which you procure it,  and it's bad when you combine hormones and grs/srs surgery.  Yes they are better because you don't get the tar and other nasties but nicotine is the primary  protagonist in narrowing of the  capillaries and increasing chances of getting of dvt.  Also if srs is being done it can cause necrosis.    Oh and if you are on hormones and get dvt it's over and the Dr won't prescribe anymore

[Tori]

My doc is a fan of E Cigs as an alternative for us transitioners. I will ask him why next time I see him.

[Androgynous_Machine]

I quit smoking not only because of the health risks (even before HRT), but because it is about the least feminine thing a person can do.  It's gross, it stinks, it gives you horrible breath, it makes your clothes stink, it makes your hair stink, it makes your car stink, your house stink, etc.  Oh and it ruins your makeup.

For MtF's, if passing is a priority, then kicking the habit is probably a really good step in the right direction in that regards.

-AM

[Seras]

I heard nicotine is an estrogen antagonist.

[kariann330]

I heard nicotine is an estrogen antagonist.

Not too sure about that one. If so i think my doctors would have mentioned it when they said that THC is.

[Aina]

Quit smoking not because if it or if it will not effect your transition, do it simply for yourself - because you will be much healthier!

[Tori]

I kinda' feel for smokers when they ask questions on forums.

Nobody can smell their 2nd hand smoke from a computer screen. Also, I do not believe this thread was ever singing the praises of the health benefits of smoking. I think we can take it as a thread where the OP is seriously looking at options to help quit. So there is really no need to use this thread as a soapbox to yell, "Smoking is bad.... Mmmmmkay?"

(Tori steps down from her own soapbox and straightens her skirt.)

As a quitting option, e-cigs are a very useful tool... and at your pace, you can scale down the nicotine level to zero and still use it.

[kariann330]

I kinda' feel for smokers when they ask questions on forums.

Nobody can smell their 2nd hand smoke from a computer screen. Also, I do not believe this thread was ever singing the praises of the health benefits of smoking. I think we can take it as a thread where the OP is seriously looking at options to help quit. So there is really no need to use this thread as a soapbox to yell, "Smoking is bad.... Mmmmmkay?"

(Tori steps down from her own soapbox and straightens her skirt.)

As a quitting option, e-cigs are a very useful tool... and at your pace, you can scale down the nicotine level to zero and still use it.

Oh im not looking to quit lol. Im just looking for and found a safer way to get my nicotine and found one in my Halo Triton. Heck im even using a 12mg juice when a cigarette has about 6-8mg of nicotine and am considering a 16mg juice so i can spend more time inside on my breaks at work and less time outside in the cold.

[Tori]

Heh, I rather like my e-vape too. No throat hit without some nic.

But remember, smoking is bad mmmmmkay?

[stephaniec]

Heh, I rather like my e-vape too. No throat hit without some nic.

But remember, smoking is bad mmmmmkay?

how about a carrot

[Tori]

how about a carrot

WAY too healthy!

[Jill F]

Nicotine is dangerous and addictive.  If you smoke, please stop.  If you use e-cigs, you are still an addict.  I don't want to see anyone here with a DVT and have to go off HRT permanently. 

What's more important, maintaining your addiction or having a happy future?

Quitting cold turkey in 2011 was the best move I ever made.

I dare all of you smokers to do the same.  You will want to kill sh*t for about 2 weeks, then it's over.

[stephaniec]

WAY too healthy!

gummi bear

[Jill F]

how about a carrot

I've never smoked a carrot. 

[Tori]

gummi bear

Just one?

[stephaniec]

I've never smoked a carrot.

then try smoking a banana peel

[allisonsteph]

I am 45 years old and started smoking when I was 12. I tried e-cigs in an attempt to help me quit smoking last year. I wound up with a nasty respiratory infection and was coughing up blood. Not a pleasant experience at all. I pretty much gave up on quitting until last week when I met with a new doctor within my health plan that told me he will not prescribe HRT to a smoker under any circumstances. So I got some nicotine gum and have not had a cigarette in three days. Getting any of the various illnesses that smoking can cause was not enough incentive for me to quit, but being told I could not have HRT if I smoked was.

[Randi]

So you transform yourself into a beautiful woman with COPD who has to drag around an oxygen concentrator.  If you think gender dysphoria is rough, try just wanting to get a breath.

I smoked for 20 years and have quit for the past 27.  Even so my lungs are damaged to some degree.