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BadSeed · 11-26-2008, 11:12 PM

I don't count how much I use at all. My body tells me when I've had enough or when I haven't had enough and need some more. I'm not about to start counting.

When I started I was overdoing it and did get headaches. I think I've pretty much got that sorted now.

Frankie · 11-26-2008, 11:19 PM

Alternatively, you can use 0 nic liquid (nice and flavoured if you have the money or just 80% VG and 20 % Pepe Lopez Tequila if you don´t) and see how much - how long - it takes you to start really craving the real stuff (meaning higher nic juice). That method takes into consideration all your bodily factors and might be of a higher value than just some public relations "health" figures on cig packs.

TropicalBob · 11-27-2008, 12:49 AM

I'm sure I'm using more, Robw; I just don't make it a concern.

Listen to your body. It will tell you all you need to know about your nicotine intake. We all know the symptoms of "too much". And many know the symptoms of "not enough".

Bertrand · 11-27-2008, 02:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrFog

Drop size is going to vary with viscosity and I've seen a lot of different thicknesses of liquid. Anyone any other ideas to make this more complicated than it should be?

Surface tension.

Di · 11-27-2008, 02:26 AM

if I could vape this,
I would not give a dam if it had nic or not......

rofl Di ......

Myk · 01-01-2009, 11:28 PM

Your Camel Lights spewed .8mg of nicotine out of the filter.
Your juice contains 36mg per ml before it's heated.

That's not a fair comparison.

Also as I understand juice is alkaline, cigarettes are acid. That changes the absorption rates.
I don't think Camel is one of the ones that use ammonia but if I'm wrong that also changes the absorption rates.

I'll tell you from when I successfully changed cigarettes for a pipe (which lasted about 1 1/2 years) increasing my nicotine intake with some high nicotine tobaccos until I was almost ODing on every bowl was the only thing that got me over wanting a cigarette while I was smoking a bowl. Even when I went back to smoking about 30 .7mg's a day those heavy pipe tobaccos can push overdose if I puff too fast.
I think it's apples and oranges. Without testing your blood there's no real way to compare.

I haven't got my kit yet, but my plan was to get the high nicotine stuff and do exactly what worked with the pipe. Push the nicotine to keep me happy while getting over all the other stuff in cigs. I'll adjust my intake by how many puffs I inhale.
If the similar pacifier and convenience of the E-cig works faster than a pipe and I have some 36mg left I'll simply buy some 0mg to mix and wean down. But in my experience cutting nicotine isn't that hard or any withdrawal long lasting. My hardest thing is not wanting an analog every waking minute and every sleeping hour.

You not having a nic fit in days means you probably haven't desired analog. That tells me you're doing the right thing, at least if it was me. Your addiction and how to break it may vary.

Trumpybloke · 01-01-2009, 11:47 PM

I'm with Di on this one ... mmmmmmmm baileys !!
( perhaps followed with a hit of 36mg Nachos????

)

Trumpybloke · 01-03-2009, 11:53 AM

Ummmm this might sound a little obvious, but if you used a syringe to fill your carts, you would have an easily readable amount dispensed , or simply use the syringe as a dropper if dripping the atomiser --- syringe say filled to 2 ml ... end of day 0.4 Ml left --- consumption of 1.6 ML... make sense no?

11-26-2008, 11:19 PM	#12
Frankie ECF Veteran Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Slovakia Posts: 820	Alternatively, you can use 0 nic liquid (nice and flavoured if you have the money or just 80% VG and 20 % Pepe Lopez Tequila if you don´t) and see how much - how long - it takes you to start really craving the real stuff (meaning higher nic juice). That method takes into consideration all your bodily factors and might be of a higher value than just some public relations "health" figures on cig packs. __________________

11-27-2008, 02:26 AM	#15
Di East Mall Representative Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Australia & China Posts: 3,840	baileys irish cream if I could vape this, I would not give a dam if it had nic or not...... rofl Di ......

01-01-2009, 11:47 PM	#17
Trumpybloke Super Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Australia , in a little town you never heard of ..population 12 !!! Posts: 440	I'm with Di on this one ... mmmmmmmm baileys !! ( perhaps followed with a hit of 36mg Nachos???? ) __________________ The best things in life are never really free and sometimes you have to be patient

01-03-2009, 11:53 AM	#18
Trumpybloke Super Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Australia , in a little town you never heard of ..population 12 !!! Posts: 440	Ummmm this might sound a little obvious, but if you used a syringe to fill your carts, you would have an easily readable amount dispensed , or simply use the syringe as a dropper if dripping the atomiser --- syringe say filled to 2 ml ... end of day 0.4 Ml left --- consumption of 1.6 ML... make sense no? __________________ The best things in life are never really free and sometimes you have to be patient

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11-26-2008, 11:12 PM	#11
BadSeed It'll all end in beers. Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Maidenhead, UK Posts: 628	I don't count how much I use at all. My body tells me when I've had enough or when I haven't had enough and need some more. I'm not about to start counting. When I started I was overdoing it and did get headaches. I think I've pretty much got that sorted now.

11-27-2008, 12:49 AM	#13
TropicalBob ECF Veteran Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Port Charlotte, FL USA Posts: 5,076	I'm sure I'm using more, Robw; I just don't make it a concern. Listen to your body. It will tell you all you need to know about your nicotine intake. We all know the symptoms of "too much". And many know the symptoms of "not enough".

01-01-2009, 11:28 PM	#16
Myk Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: IL, USA Posts: 157	Your Camel Lights spewed .8mg of nicotine out of the filter. Your juice contains 36mg per ml before it's heated. That's not a fair comparison. Also as I understand juice is alkaline, cigarettes are acid. That changes the absorption rates. I don't think Camel is one of the ones that use ammonia but if I'm wrong that also changes the absorption rates. I'll tell you from when I successfully changed cigarettes for a pipe (which lasted about 1 1/2 years) increasing my nicotine intake with some high nicotine tobaccos until I was almost ODing on every bowl was the only thing that got me over wanting a cigarette while I was smoking a bowl. Even when I went back to smoking about 30 .7mg's a day those heavy pipe tobaccos can push overdose if I puff too fast. I think it's apples and oranges. Without testing your blood there's no real way to compare. I haven't got my kit yet, but my plan was to get the high nicotine stuff and do exactly what worked with the pipe. Push the nicotine to keep me happy while getting over all the other stuff in cigs. I'll adjust my intake by how many puffs I inhale. If the similar pacifier and convenience of the E-cig works faster than a pipe and I have some 36mg left I'll simply buy some 0mg to mix and wean down. But in my experience cutting nicotine isn't that hard or any withdrawal long lasting. My hardest thing is not wanting an analog every waking minute and every sleeping hour. You not having a nic fit in days means you probably haven't desired analog. That tells me you're doing the right thing, at least if it was me. Your addiction and how to break it may vary.