Is it okay to still smoke while starting out?

No. I don't think that switching to cigarette is a healthy idea but I know that it is very hard to overcome the addiction. The things that you are experiencing are known as 'withdrawal symptoms' and these symptoms are temporary and will disappear over time. The urges may come but you have to defeat it. You can do this with the help of your will-power.

 

Thanks for all the replies. Still vaping, ...........and still smoking, but a lot less than I did before. Looks like I'm getting there at my own pace, and in my own way. I'm also not feeling the horrible physical symptoms nearly as much, so looks like it was the right decision after all. Appreciate all the feedback and help from those who replied

 

Well, not really. However, you had better stay away from it in the future. More vaping, less smoking. Keep on doing that and the results are going to skyrocket.

 

I would imagine so. I say that because I did, and so I hope that I was not breaking any sort of rule or doing something that was particularly unhealthy, for whatever reason. I would say that I am guessing that a lot of people do this in their attempt to transition, and I know that I still needed that little burn from smoking when I started and that took awhile to get off of that extra little habit within a habit.

 

From what I know, smoking while vaping will increase the urges and temptation to smoke more, so in the long run, one will find it more difficult to quit smoking.

 

It is ok, but don't fool yourself into thinking you're still starting out after 2 months have already passed, try to minimize the number of cigarettes daily by one, until you smoke none. However don't make it too long as I've experimented some very bad throat aches while smoking cigarettes and vaping on the same days for more that a week. The liquid vaped seems to not be interacting well with the smoke.

 

Yea its alright to smoke a little bit while you are still trying to get accustomed to the vaping experience. You need that nicotine due to the addiction so it is perfectly acceptable.