3 days free, but troubles with Nicotine.

[Sikori]

Hello all. This will be my 2nd time that I've been smoke free (first time I made it 2 weeks, due to bad juice that I didn't like and easily accessible smokes) I think this time I'm in it for good as I've found a juice I like and its local. I went to my local vape shop on Monday and bought one of there samplers. 3 10ml juices that are 12 mg of nicotine and 2 10ml of 18mg nicotine.

While I have been off the analogs, I've had what is known as nic od atleast once a day. (on the 12mg nic juices)

(feeling shaky, weird feeling in my left arm... heartbeat louder or more pronounced when trying to sleep or lay down)

Question is what should I do? ive got whats left of the 50 ml sampler I bought (5 10ml bottles)

Should I vape less? Hardest thing to do.
Should I go back and get a lower or even 0 mg juice.
or Should I do what a friend told me to do and go back and ask them to cut it down to half of what I have now.

for the last one. they have there bottles setup where they are 0 mg and add the nicotine after incase anyone was wondering how to cut it down w/o loss of flavor.

Any help would be appreciated.

oh and yes.. I've nearly trippled my water intake

 

[Ou2mame]

What device are you using? If it's subohm, youd be better off at 6 or 3mg depending. If not, maybe go back and buy a 0 nic bottle and mix it to lower the content, or just buy a lower nic juice? Any option where you're taking in less nic is the right option it just depends on how you want to go about it.

 

[Susan~S]

If you add 50% of your 12mg juice to 50% of 0mg juice (same flavor) you will end up with 6mg of juice, no flavor loss.

A "general guideline" for nicotine concentration in e-liquid to the number of cigarettes smoked per day. If you are subohming (resistance under 1.0Ω) cut these nicotine levels by at least 50%.

06 mg = 10 cigarettes or less
12 mg = 20 cigarettes
18 mg = 30 cigarettes
24 mg = 40 cigarettes

 

[Sir2fyablyNutz]

Hello all. This will be my 2nd time that I've been smoke free (first time I made it 2 weeks, due to bad juice that I didn't like and easily accessible smokes) I think this time I'm in it for good as I've found a juice I like and its local. I went to my local vape shop on Monday and bought one of there samplers. 3 10ml juices that are 12 mg of nicotine and 2 10ml of 18mg nicotine.

While I have been off the analogs, I've had what is known as nic od atleast once a day. (on the 12mg nic juices)

(feeling shaky, weird feeling in my left arm... heartbeat louder or more pronounced when trying to sleep or lay down)

Question is what should I do? ive got whats left of the 50 ml sampler I bought (5 10ml bottles)

Should I vape less? Hardest thing to do.
Should I go back and get a lower or even 0 mg juice.
or Should I do what a friend told me to do and go back and ask them to cut it down to half of what I have now.

for the last one. they have there bottles setup where they are 0 mg and add the nicotine after incase anyone was wondering how to cut it down w/o loss of flavor.

Any help would be appreciated.

oh and yes.. I've nearly trippled my water intake

One option is to go back and get the same flavor in a zero nicotine. If you mix the zero nic juice EQUALLY with the nic juice it gives you twice the juice in half the nic. (1 part zero nic + 1 part 12 nic = (2 parts combined) total of 6 mg nic.) Your nic level is definitely too high. If you use the 18 mg and add zero "equally" it will come out to 9 mg juice.

 

[Sir2fyablyNutz]

Finding the proper nicotine level is one of the main keys to getting off cigs and enjoying vape. If 12 is making you ill, then you need to drop to 9 or even 6 mg. I would keep one of the higher nic bottles handy and buy a very cheap clearomizer/tank for it.

When I was trying to quit I used a cheap clearomizer/tank with the next higher nic in it. When the "itch" got to where the regular vape wasn't scratching it I would hit the higher nicotine tank once and go back to the regular nic vape. It usually took from 3 days to a week to get adjusted to the lower nicotine level. I said usually because I used this same technique to reduce my nicotine content in steps from the high level down to the under 3mg I now enjoy.

 

[Grimwald]

Another option is to get VG (labeled as glycerin) at Walmart or (shudder CVS) to dilute your nicotine same as using 0mg liquid. It comes in a 6oz bottle for $3-5.00. This will of course weaken the flavor and possibly make your liquid thicker (depending on what pg/vg ratio you are using now) but it will work in a pinch.

 

[Canadian_Vaper]

Another option is to get VG (labeled as glycerin) at Walmart or (shudder CVS) to dilute your nicotine same as using 0mg liquid. It comes in a 6oz bottle for $3-5.00. This will of course weaken the flavor and possibly make your liquid thicker (depending on what pg/vg ratio you are using now) but it will work in a pinch.

Yeap the cheapest way to do it is to go out and get some Glycerin from a drugstore, I usually find it in the first aid section close to the calamine, just make sure its 100% USP.

What setup are you using?

 

[Grimwald]

Glycerin at Walmart is near the pharmacy around the isopropyl (sp?) alcohol. At CVS it is in the beauty aids area (I had to ask for help there).

 

[realsis]

let us know how it works out for you. best wishes.

 

[Sikori]

1.5 ohm protank 3 on a mvp 2 nothing special Ou2mame,

I am going in tomorrow, probably gonna get a 0 nic RY4 as its my favorite juice from that vendor.

Ive come to realize that its maybe my own anxiety, I know what to look out for when having an attack... and all the signs are there when I usually have them. I thought about cutting it down to 9 (ry4 is 18) but i figure if I can vape 0mg for a bit and come back to nic when I feel I need it is good for me. Not gonna give up this time on going back to the stinkys. Thanks to all of you whom gave me some insight in this thread. Much appreciated.

 

[Angus T Rat]

Have you checked your blood pressure lately? You should. Anything 130/80 or above you should probably see a doctor about it.

 

[mkdive2015]

Finding the proper nicotine level is one of the main keys to getting off cigs and enjoying vape.

 

[Sikori]

Have you checked your blood pressure lately? You should. Anything 130/80 or above you should probably see a doctor about it.

Jeez that scares me. its not that bad I promise, its not faster or anything.. just more I can "feel" it so to speak. Going tomorrow to get some low or no nic juice.

 

[Angus T Rat]

I wouldn't be scared just cautious. You said in your OP that you had a louder and more pronounced heartbeat. I've been battling high BP for 10 years so I'm more conscious about that stuff I guess. It's easy to check just go to your local pharmacy and use the free machine. Don't freak if it's high. Check it every day for several days and if it's consistently high go see the doc.

I don't know how long you smoked but you've made a radical life change and your body is probably just adjusting to not ingesting all the toxins that come with smoking. Hang in there it gets better!

 

[AndriaD]

Both 18mg and 12mg made me *very* ill, though the 12mg took a little longer to do it. I had to have 6mg when I first started, even though I smoked a pack a day, just because I could vape indoors, and I was trying to use vaping to replace smoking as much as possible, hence vaping pretty much constantly -- with 6mg I could vape my face off, and it didn't make me ill. After I quit smoking, I went to 8mg, then 9mg, and finally 10mg where I stayed for quite a long time. 9mg now, just because the RDA I use gives me more intense throat hit than the tanks I was using before.

Andria