18mg seems like too much

[AllTheNamesAreTaken]

Just figured i would put this out there since i've seen that alot people advise starting at around 18-24mg. I started at 18mg but would vape alot to get the feeling of smoking, since when you smoke you don't take one or two puffs and put it out. And it would give me headaches and just make me feel sick, and i was a 2 pad smoker for at least the last year of smoking for 14 years. I've been off cigarettes for 7 days now and have dropped from 18mg to 6mg and seem to be doing just fine at that but my MVP 2 also says that i take about 400 puffs a day.

Also is 400 puffs a day alot? how many do you guys take a day? (if you have a counter on your pv)

 

[K_Tech]

Everyone's different. I smoked anywhere from one to three packs of full-flavored menthols (Newports first, then the cheaper off-brands) and I started at 24mg.

Also is 400 puffs a day alot? how many do you guys take a day? (if you have a counter on your pv)

Depends on how long the puffs are, the power you're vaping at, and how much e-liquid you go through in a day. Here on the forum I've seen folks that vape about 2ml a day up to well over 15ml a day. I wouldn't worry that what you're vaping is too much - if you're comfortable with it, and it's keeping you off cigarettes, it's the right amount.

 

[antony73]

Either vape less, drink more water or vape 12mg. I'd go for a 12mg trial.

 

[StandingOnTheMoon]

I started on 24, but lowered pretty quickly so I could vape more, I've worked my way down to 6 for tank and 3 for dripping, not really because I wanted to lower it, it just came naturally. I suggest you vape at whatever level you like most.

 

[AndriaD]

Both 18mg and 12mg made me sick as a goat, and I smoked about a pack a day for the last 5 yrs, about 2 pks a day for 10 yrs before that, and about 3 pks a day for several years before that. But, I smoked ultra-lights, and the idjits at the vape shop didn't take that into consideration *at all* and said I should get 18mg. I'd love to smack 'em, it made me so sick it almost cured me of vaping permanently.

Currently I would estimate that I vape about 6ml per day, anywhere from 10mg to 6.5mg -- start the day with 10mg to get the nic level up, spend the whole day at 9-ish mg, and after dinner go back to 6-7mg, so my heart isn't pounding when I try to go to sleep. It works great for me!

Andria

 

[mooreted]

I've been vaping 18 for three years. Everyone has their level.

Sent from my easy chair using brain waves.

 

[BigKev77]

For a week I vaped 18 and couldn't sleep at all. Now at 12 and things are better. I have some 6 that I am having to steep but look forward to using it later in the evenings.

 

[jaxgator]

When I got my first starter kit I bought a 10 ml bottle of 18 mg and a 10 ml bottle of 24 mg. I started with the 18 mg but it just wasn't cutting it for me so I went to the 24 mg. After upgrading my equipment, I started getting headaches at night so I dropped back down to 18 mg. That went well for about a week and then the headaches returned at night so I recently have been purchasing 12 mg. I can see a day where I will be using 6 mg.

 

[Vaslovik]

I started out with 18mg, and it wasn't long before I was overnic'd. I cut back to 12mg, and a year later I'm still there. I think it's just a matter of finding your level.

 

[Bunnykiller]

2 PAD = 40 ciggies avg puffs on a ciggie is 12 so that is about 480 puffs