Nicotine Buzz?

[GregH]

I personally believe that many people mistake the "buzz" you get from carbon monoxide (and whatever else) for being a nicotine buzz, when it really isn't, so unfortunately this poll probably won't show what you expect it to show.

I agree with DC2 on this. Before I switched to vaping, I would occasionally experience a buzz from cigarettes. It was a dizzy, slightly intoxicating head rush type of sensation. It would be most pronounced if I had not had a cigarette in a while, for example, after a long meeting or a flight. It always happened during the first few drags and then stopped the more I smoked. So that's why I'm pretty sure that it's something besides nicotine causing it. Because if it were from nicotine, wouldn't the sensation increase the more I smoked? I always assumed it was the rush of all of the other chemicals, such as carbon monoxide, suddenly rushing through my system. And then, as my body readjusted it it, the buzz stopped.

I've never experienced this from vaping, no matter what nic level I'm using. I used 24 mg for a little while and all I got from that was nausea and a slight headache. I went down to 18 mg and stayed there. Still no buzz no matter how much I chain vape or how long it's been between vapes.

 

[mynicknamerocks]

I don't get how people get a buzz from pv's...

I've chained 24mg @ 6 volts and not got anything, so it's not like I haven't been using the right equipment.

also, when i smoked, the first ciggy of the day always used to buzz me big time.

 

[jayvap33]

I get the buzz, but not all the time. Depends how long I go without nicotine. So usually I vape low or zero-nic juices/cartos so if I want the buzz I can vape high-nic juices/cartos.

 

[telsie]

Great poll. I've wondered about this nicotine buzz thing too because aside from the light-headed "buzz" feeling I got for a few minutes when I first started smoking (and maybe a little after going for a few hours without a cigarette after I'd been a smoker for a while), I never got a buzz as a smoker. And I have never gotten one as a vaper.

The way the OP described the experience is the same for me: It relieves mental confusion and I'm able to concentrate better. Basically, it helps me think - helps my ability to focus. But I don't actually feel the nicotine at all.

 

[Buzzaard]

When I was a pack a day smoker if I went out for the evening and smoked 2 packs for the day total I would have a buzz and feel like garbage the next day.

 

[Vocalek]

Interesting results so far.

65% do NOT feel a buzz.
63% feel dysfunctional without nicotine (that's a lot higher than I expected).

More than twice as many who don't experience a buzz feel dysfunctional without nicotine.

I wish we had a couple hundred responses. This is such a small sample size from which to draw conclusions.

 

[TWISTED VICTOR]

None for me either, Vocalek. I did with the first smoke of the day or after going an extended period without, but not even a hint with vaping, just edginess or grogginess after over indulging. Early on I went straight to the highest nic available at the time (I'm sure you remember Blip Labs 75mg) with absolute belief it would give me that feeling of relaxed focus I got from smokes, but it didn't happen. For me, no amount of nicotine satisfies anxiety. I need the tobacco maoi's I get from Swedish snus to settle in. An occasional 36mg vape is a perfect pick-me-up refresher, though.

 

[The Wiz]

None for me either, Vocalek. I did with the first smoke of the day or after going an extended period without, but not even a hint with vaping, just edginess or grogginess after over indulging. Early on I went straight to the highest nic available at the time (I'm sure you remember Blip Labs 75mg) with absolute belief it would give me that feeling of relaxed focus I got from smokes, but it didn't happen. For me, no amount of nicotine satisfies anxiety. I need the tobacco maoi's I get from Swedish snus to settle in. An occasional 36mg vape is a perfect pick-me-up refresher, though.

Or an everyday 36mg vape for me TV! The only time I ever noticed a nic buzz was when I first tried E-LiquidPlanets Essence,and that was only 1.6mg by volume. For some reason it gave me a huge head rush(in a good way!)


The Wiz!

 

[firefox335]

I picked number one. I'm not sure how disfunctional I am without nicotine because I've only tried it once. And I'm not sure if it was the lack of nicotine or the lack of smoking that I was craving. I have some 0% nic on the way, so we'll find out.

 

[nansc]

I don't get a buzz but I just kind of walk around aimlessly wanting a cigarette.I am totaly serious.