Anyone trying to reduce their nicotine? I'd like to hear about it.

[Raynen]

So far I've dropped down from 24mg to 18mg, and then from 18mg... and now I'm at 12mg. I haven't been able to muster up the courage to drop down to 6mg yet. I really felt the jump from 18 to 12, so I'm not ready for 6 yet. BUT... I'm doing something right because I'm not smoking analogs!

 

[Anima]

This is crazy talk.

For those wanting to give up nicotine: why? I personally like the effects, and it's better than the Adderall and Xanex I would need to replace it. That said, I am cutting my level back so that I can chain-vape without giving myself a fever.

I don't really like that I'm addicted to nicotine, but I'm also addicted to caffeine, so I've decided to get over it.

 

[ShannonA]

Excellent topic I don't see this one much.

I vaped 18mg for the 1st month 1/2. When my pv was no longer an extension of my arm I worked my way down to 10mg over the next month. I've been at 10 for about a month when I got to 10 my pv became glued to my hand again (when I'm sitting still it's still not like a smoke where I feel the need to stop in the middle of something and take a cigarette break).

I'm startin gto wonder if I'll be able to drop any further without this thing being practically a part of my body but time will tell.

 

[ShannonA]

This is crazy talk.

For those wanting to give up nicotine: why? I personally like the effects, and it's better than the Adderall and Xanex I would need to replace it. That said, I am cutting my level back so that I can chain-vape without giving myself a fever.

I don't really like that I'm addicted to nicotine, but I'm also addicted to caffeine, so I've decided to get over it.

The great thing about ECF is there are several people vaping for several different reasons. Some just want to switch over, some want to give up nicotine and keep vaping, some want to gradually stop all together and there's even a few that never smoked and only vape zero nic.

My favorite thing about ECF is we have room for all of those. There's not the pressure to do things someone else's way or for someone else's reasons.

Now to answer your question (my answer not everyone's). I'd prefer not to be dependant on a substance. I use caffeine but I'm not dependant on it. If you gave me a cup of coffee with no caffeine that tasted like my regular coffee I'd switch. It doesn't have anything to do with the dangers of nicotine.

I didn't think I was dependent on the nic untill I got down to 10mg. At 1st I was dropping because sometimes I would over do it and feel icky but when I got this far down and find the pv in my hand every idle waking moment... yeah I'm dependant.

I don't like to be controlled.

 

[Crankyfuzz]

This is crazy talk.

For those wanting to give up nicotine: why? I personally like the effects, and it's better than the Adderall and Xanex I would need to replace it. That said, I am cutting my level back so that I can chain-vape without giving myself a fever.

I don't really like that I'm addicted to nicotine, but I'm also addicted to caffeine, so I've decided to get over it.

I agree I did try cutting my nicotine although originally I was vaping 36 mg and have cut down to 24 mg and some mixes I might go as low as 18 but I have given up the whole idea of cutting nicotine completely out of my vape mainly because the one time i tried to go lower then 12 I had some issues with that better left unsaid

 

[Higbe33]

How are you guys dealing with the lack of Throat Hit ??
I have moved down from 18mg to 4-6mg over the past 6 months and I keep wanting to up the Nic purely just to get some TH back.
How are you guys finding the lack of TH when cutting down the Nic ??

I haven't noticed a TH change. I carry a 3.7 with a 1.5 ohm cartomizer and that gives a little stronger flavor. I also carry a 5v with a 2.5 ohm cartomizer so maybe that is helping if there was a TH change.

 

[Higbe33]

This is crazy talk.

For those wanting to give up nicotine: why? I personally like the effects, and it's better than the Adderall and Xanex I would need to replace it. That said, I am cutting my level back so that I can chain-vape without giving myself a fever.

I don't really like that I'm addicted to nicotine, but I'm also addicted to caffeine, so I've decided to get over it.

If you don't want to give up nic, that is absolutely fine and your choice. The reason for this thread was to find out what others have gone through with trying to cut down. After seeing what Newbz went through being at 0 and then needing nic was scary to me and glad I read it. Was also interesting to see some felt a difference going from 18 to 12 when I just vaped a little more and really couldn't tell a difference. Sorry if you think this is "crazy talk".

Hig

 

[Chornbro]

For me, slow and steady wins the race... been vaping for 18 months, started with 24-36 (HIGH) nice... just now dropping to 12-18. 24 is too much for me now... anything higher, forget it.

 

[JustaGuy]

I smoked "lights" so I started with 12 mg when I switched 3 months ago (18 was too high), been mixing 6-8 mg, ordering 6 mg now. Once in a while, I feel the need for 12. At 6 mg, I chain vape though (replacing quality with quantity)! The plan was to step down, not caring about TH made it easier. I want flavor!

 

[ShannonA]

For me, slow and steady wins the race... been vaping for 18 months, started with 24-36 (HIGH) nice... just now dropping to 12-18. 24 is too much for me now... anything higher, forget it.

Hubby vapes at a little higher mg than I do. He got a new tobaccoflavor last week from my favorite vendor and I tried it...and liked it. Well I vpes on it off and on for 30 minutes or so. 5mg is a big difference going up.

 

[Higbe33]

Shannon and JustaGuy brought up a good point about such a low nic and vaping more. I'm there now and have thought about going back to 12 for that reason. I have enough 6mg juice to float a small boat, so think I'll stay with the 6mg and try to relax on the chain vaping.

And now Meebo has me thinking about throat hit. LOL The mail just came with my very first bottle of zero nicotine. Maybe let that steep for about 3 months. ;-) Interesting thoughts. Thanks folks.

Hig

 

[nanovapr]

I am not a doctor, and I do not play one on TV. With the exception of the difference it makes in TH, I think it's more of an issue with the amount of nicotine over time. Say that I am used to three hits of 24mg, twice an hour. If I switch to 8mg, and (assuming consistent hits), if I took nine hits twice an hour, I am getting about the same amount of nic per hour.

With less restrictions on where we can now vape instead of smoke, it's easy to just hit it more while cutting down the nic, but still keeping a higher nic level.

For me, I was a 1.5-2 PAD smoker, I spent a month on 24mg, then had been doing 18. I got a device/carto combinaton that really works for me (Darwin with a Liquinator tank), so I wanted to vape more. I use 8 mg in that, so I can vape more because I love the flavor and vape production. I use the tank at home when I can vape more. At work when I vape less, I still use an 18mg carto.

 

[Higbe33]

nanovapr - Since we don't know the long term affects of vaping PG and VG, maybe vaping less, with a higher nic level, would be the smarter choice.

Have you noticed less TH going down in nic level? I can't say I have, but also maybe not paying attention.

Hig

 

[nanovapr]

nanovapr - Since we don't know the long term affects of vaping PG and VG, maybe vaping less, with a higher nic level, would be the smarter choice.

Have you noticed less TH going down in nic level? I can't say I have, but also maybe not paying attention.

Hig

Hig, I have not noticed TH going down with nic level (with 100% PG for me), but it is highly reported as so on ECF. Long-term VG/PG studies may not yet be in place, but I am a better person for using less tobacco products. it could be similar to the "quality vs. quantity" argument, that is valid in so many other circles.

It could depend on a fragile mixture of hand to mouth action, TH, flavor, and physical Jonesing for the nic. On top of this, I used to love to smoke. Now I love to vape!

As mentioned, I dropped nic level quite a bit when I found a device/delivery system that was pleasurable to me. Because I enjoyed it, I tried to lower nic levels with that combination, and no PG OD so far!

 

[ShannonA]

Hig, I have not noticed TH going down with nic level (with 100% PG for me), but it is highly reported as so on ECF. Long-term VG/PG studies may not yet be in place, but I am a better person for using less tobacco products. it could be similar to the "quality vs. quantity" argument, that is valid in so many other circles.

It could depend on a fragile mixture of hand to mouth action, TH, flavor, and physical Jonesing for the nic. On top of this, I used to love to smoke. Now I love to vape!

As mentioned, I dropped nic level quite a bit when I found a device/delivery system that was pleasurable to me. Because I enjoyed it, I tried to lower nic levels with that combination, and no PG OD so far!

There were actually studies done.... I believe in the 50s on the safety of the inhalation of pg and it was found to be safe. I BELIEVE it's even used in some pneumonia treatment but I won't swear to that.

 

[Grammie]

I started out at 24mg, over the last 2 years I'm down to 10-12mg. I've tried 6mg and that doesn't cut it, so be it, it's better than a 40+year analog smoker.

 

[Higbe33]

There were actually studies done.... I believe in the 50s on the safety of the inhalation of pg and it was found to be safe. I BELIEVE it's even used in some pneumonia treatment but I won't swear to that.

I have COPD and I think my rescue inhaler is a PG base, however it limits me to 4 times a day and I exceed that in 15 minutes with vaping. Anything is better than smoking however.

Hig

 

[BardicDruid]

Ya'll tickle me, you make it sound like a race to see who can get to 0mg the fastest. I spent 36 years rewiring my brain to believe that nicotine was a natural part of it, I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that it's not gonna get over not having it in just a couple of months. I know addiction, I've kicked a coke habit and then 12 years later an alcohol addiction, you don't get to that point over night and you don't get over it over night.

Nicotine is the worst of the bunch, two weeks without coke and the cravings were gone, took about 10 years for alcohol, and have never been able to get past the nic one. I've been vaping almost two years now, started at 24mg, then 18mg, now at 12mg, maybe in the next 6 months to a year I'll try 6mg. The point is not stopping the nic as fast a possible, but letting my brain adjust to not having something it thinks it needs. After all e-cigs are leaps and bounds safer the analogs, and your body starts healing from analogs while using them. Why take a chance of going back to analogs if you don't have to??

 

[sidetrack]

It took me 6 months to get to 6mg from 18mg. I DIY so all my mixes at this point are in 6ml bottles. I currently have 10 of those mixed which last me about 30 days. Each time I run out and make a new one I drop the mg by one. My motto is "slow but sure" at this point. I didn't get addicted to nicotine overnight so I probably won't get off it overnight either. Even if you don't DIY many of the vendors of premade liquids sell lower to 0mg which is a great help to those wishing to reduce or eventually get off the nic. To be perfectly honest, if I could only get to 1-2 mg I would be perfectly happy. Way better than the 25 cigs a day I used to smoke for 45+ yr.!
Good luck to you higbe33

 

[ShannonA]

I have COPD and I think my rescue inhaler is a PG base, however it limits me to 4 times a day and I exceed that in 15 minutes with vaping. Anything is better than smoking however.

Hig

Is PG the active ingredeint?