I've been vaping 12mg for about the past month and decided I want to drop down to 8mg. I tried the 8mg today but the problem is I'm missing the "throat hit" that I'm used to getting and of course my cravings are a little more intense. The juice I'm currently using is 70vg and 30 pg. Can't really put the pg too much higher cause for some odd reason it gives me stomach cramps. The set up I have is an eleaf ipower with a Nautilus mini. Do you guys think maybe using a different tank set up would give me a better throat hit or should I just wait it out and get used to this new level of nicotine?
How long does it take to get used to a new level of nicotine?
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Is there a particular reason you want to reduce the nic concentration? Generally for mtl with something like a Nauti mini 12 mg is quite common to use. As to the change in throat hit that is something to get used to. But I'd be more worried if you're having nic cravings as that can get you tempted to pick up a cigarette. I didn't drop my nic concentration until I changed my vape pattern and gear as I moved to an airy subohm setup.
It's always your call what you put in your body, but I wouldn't sweat the amount of nic if lowering it is uncomfortable for you. If you do feel the need to lower it, maybe not by so much, say to 10 mg instead and see how that feels.
It's always your call what you put in your body, but I wouldn't sweat the amount of nic if lowering it is uncomfortable for you. If you do feel the need to lower it, maybe not by so much, say to 10 mg instead and see how that feels.
In my personal experience, it takes anywhere between instantly and three years.
It took me a few years to be comfortable enough with vaping rather than smoking to even consider lowering the nicotine. When I started to lower it I sometimes barely noticed and other times spent a few weeks wanting to increase it again - but I didn't start craving cigs again or I would have increased and taken it slower.
If you're craving a cigarette rather than a return to higher nic levels, I'd recommend going back up to 12 for a while. Lowering your dependence on nicotine is a good goal, but it's nowhere near as important as staying off the cigarettes. Wait until you want to vape rather than smoke, and then start lowing the nic. Many people find it quite easy at that point.
It took me a few years to be comfortable enough with vaping rather than smoking to even consider lowering the nicotine. When I started to lower it I sometimes barely noticed and other times spent a few weeks wanting to increase it again - but I didn't start craving cigs again or I would have increased and taken it slower.
If you're craving a cigarette rather than a return to higher nic levels, I'd recommend going back up to 12 for a while. Lowering your dependence on nicotine is a good goal, but it's nowhere near as important as staying off the cigarettes. Wait until you want to vape rather than smoke, and then start lowing the nic. Many people find it quite easy at that point.
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I started with 18-24MG using Cig-A-Likes and went pretty much immediately down to 6MG with my first MOD an iStick TC40W and a Nautilus Mini. Although I did have some 18MG around in a month I went down the the current 3MG I am at now. Tried going lower and was using 1.5MG and some Zero but I recently made all my DIY back at the 3MG level. Like @Hawise stated so eloquently, between instantly and 3 years because everyone is different but as long as your are enjoying vaping it doesn't matter if it is 3MG or 48MG!
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Last month I switched from 18 mg to 12 mgs. It is only the last few days I've had cravings. So I guess it's different for everyone!
I was never the biggest "throat hit" guy so for me there was no problem going from 12mg to 6mg to 3mg.
When I went from 6mg to 3mg, I did vape a little more to offset the nic drop but other than that it was fine.
When I went from 6mg to 3mg, I did vape a little more to offset the nic drop but other than that it was fine.
Going from 12 mg/mL to 8 mg/mL is a pretty big reduction (33%). You'll have much better luck tapering down slowly. I'd try 11 mg/mL for a week, 10 mg/mL the next week, and so forth. Then in a month you'll be down to 8 mg/mL and you will probably not even notice the change since it will be so gradual.
I went from 18 to 3 mg of the course of 3 years. Never really noticed a difference besides increase in fluid consumption right after switching strengths, but that only lasted about a week and leveled off. Slowly tapering will definety help. For the last year Ive been at 1-1.5mgs and I really don't have any cravings. I can easily go 8-12hrs without vaping and not have a feeling that I "need" to vape.
I like nicotine.
I started at 18mg and am down to 12-15. I was formulating 14mg juice, but recently bumped it up to 15 for my tobacco blends.
I keep a secret stash of 18mg unflavored for those special occasions.
That's just me.
I started at 18mg and am down to 12-15. I was formulating 14mg juice, but recently bumped it up to 15 for my tobacco blends.
I keep a secret stash of 18mg unflavored for those special occasions.
That's just me.
If it is just the throat hit you're missing, you might try adding a little menthol. I was never a menthol smoker (I detested menthol cigarettes), but I got a free sample of menthol a few months after I started that was quite a bit lower strength nicotine than what I'd been using, and found it just as satisfying. I wound up using menthol flavors exclusively for several years.
I also started at 18 mg and gradually dropped to 8mg over around 6 months. I stayed at 8 mg for about 5 months. I recently started only vaping unflavored. Now i increased to 12 mg during the day and 18 mg at night. Very weird but i have no desire to smoke at all.
I don't think that's weird at all! I vape way more at night!
Vaping can be a way to stop using cigs and using nicotine,
but vaping is definitely a way to keep from smoking.
but vaping is definitely a way to keep from smoking.
i vaped more for an average of 2 weeks when i stepped down my nic and was fine after that but, everyone is different.
If the TH is your main concern, there are throat hit enhancers you can purchase to add to your juices OR you can just add a drop per 10ml of volka or everclear
If the TH is your main concern, there are throat hit enhancers you can purchase to add to your juices OR you can just add a drop per 10ml of volka or everclear
My method is to wait until whatever nic level I'm at starts to cause problems.
Currently vaping 12mg.
I got there because 18mg was blowing the top of my head off.
No plans to drop further for now.
12mg is doing the job and not causing any problems.
Someday it might become problematic and, if so; I'll be looking at 9mg.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
Currently vaping 12mg.
I got there because 18mg was blowing the top of my head off.
No plans to drop further for now.
12mg is doing the job and not causing any problems.
Someday it might become problematic and, if so; I'll be looking at 9mg.
If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
I started at 24 mg on a blu e-cig. After a week, I got a Subvod using 3 mg. The only main difference is that I vape more on the Subvod, but it hasn't really affected me too much. I still use my blu, mostly in the car on the way to and back from work. I do also occasionally use a 6 mg in my Subvod, but not often. I found the intensity of sub-ohm vaping using lower nic levels to be enough to offset the lower nic levels, especially when I upgraded to a 200 watt Kbox with a TFV8 tank, but not everyone likes sub-ohm, dl, cloud chasing vaping, but this is fine. What's most important is to find a level that suits you enough to keep off the analogs. Nicotine isn't really that bad, so just take it slow if you're wanting to lower your nic intake.
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