Cutting back on vaping -- exactly when...

[ByStander1]

Hey All!

I've read numerous posts about how veterans started out vaping heavily then cut back over time...

Is this like a breaking in period for a new car? Any estimates on that 10,000 miles mark?

 

[Stosh]

Took me a couple months of high nicotine,(30-36mg) heavy vaping, (if my eyes were open I was vaping) and then little by little the craving for cigarettes lessened. I started vaping a little less, and found I could drop my nic level to 20-28mg and still not have any desire for a smoke. (surprised me even). You can try a little higher nicotine level if you're finding your're vaping because of craving a cig, OR drop the nicotine level if you're just vaping more for the flavor. (e-camel-lights )

 

[Jennie O]

Personally I've kind of gone the other direction...more hooked on vaping than I probably was on smoking. Used a 2 piece system with just a few flavors and low nic for 8 months before getting bored and switched to my current eGo and many yummy flavors in a higher nic level and loving it with no intention of quitting. Don't crave an actual cig and haven't since I started vaping but my new experiences with juices make me love it even more!

 

[pianoguy]

I vape more than when I started, but I now use 6mg strength instead of the 24mg I started out with.

 

[hairball]

I started out at 36mg and I'm down to 12-18mg. I've come off of it naturally but probably vape more now than I originally did. Too tasty to want to quit. Alot more choices of flavors than smoking. New mods that I have to have and etc. I'm not interested in replacing my hobby/addiction with something else.

 

[FAUXPUFF]

When I first started vaping I was going through 6-8ml of juice a day.

I have only been vaping for a month, so I feel qualified to answer this question.

Now I have cut down to 2-3ml a day.

I hope my experience helps someone.

 

[KYFlyer67]

Depends on the day you ask me. Some days I think I should slowly wean myself off e-cigs. Other days I think e-cigs are for life. I'm just glad I haven't smoked an actual cig since Apr, 2010 - that continues to amaze me. I have cut back to 12mg nicotine. That's good enough for me. I'm as addicted to nicotine as ever. I just don't feel bad about it anymore because I'm not choking down cig smoke anymore. So, umm... forget the weaning... I think I'm here to stay.

 

[ByStander1]

Took me a couple months of high nicotine,(30-36mg) heavy vaping, (if my eyes were open I was vaping) and then little by little the craving for cigarettes lessened. I started vaping a little less, and found I could drop my nic level to 20-28mg and still not have any desire for a smoke. (surprised me even). You can try a little higher nicotine level if you're finding your're vaping because of craving a cig, OR drop the nicotine level if you're just vaping more for the flavor. (e-camel-lights )

Makes total sense. Still trying to find a good nic level -- seem to be in withdrawal before I realize there's a problem. The flavors are just so fun & Yummy feels like there are few un-vaped breathes .

But... Never want an analog if I can vape!

Thanks!

 

[ByStander1]

Personally I've kind of gone the other direction...more hooked on vaping than I probably was on smoking. Used a 2 piece system with just a few flavors and low nic for 8 months before getting bored and switched to my current eGo and many yummy flavors in a higher nic level and loving it with no intention of quitting. Don't crave an actual cig and haven't since I started vaping but my new experiences with juices make me love it even more!

Exactly!!!

There's just so much to enjoy that a nasty cig has no appeal.

 

[ByStander1]

I vape more than when I started, but I now use 6mg strength instead of the 24mg I started out with.

This is the direction I think I'm heading, too. Thank goodness for bulk juices and diy!

Thanks!

 

[ByStander1]

I started out at 36mg and I'm down to 12-18mg. I've come off of it naturally but probably vape more now than I originally did. Too tasty to want to quit. Alot more choices of flavors than smoking. New mods that I have to have and etc. I'm not interested in replacing my hobby/addiction with something else.

Ditto!

I have no plans of ever giving this up!

Thanks!

 

[ByStander1]

When I first started vaping I was going through 6-8ml of juice a day.

I have only been vaping for a month, so I feel qualified to answer this question.

Now I have cut down to 2-3ml a day.

I hope my experience helps someone.

You've only been vaping a month yet a member since '08? Appropriate screen name?

Wow, that's the quickest, most dramatic drop-off I've read about.

Thanks!

 

[Jennie O]

My old cartos were 6mg or 12mg...I was a menthol ultra light smoker, but the juices I've gotten so far, 24 is a bit high and 18 seems just right. Don't know that I want to lower it. I don't think I'm a heavy vaper at all, 1-2ml a day tops. A little more on the weekend.

 

[FAUXPUFF]

You've only been vaping a month yet a member since '08? Appropriate screen name?

Wow, that's the quickest, most dramatic drop-off I've read about.

Thanks!

It was a joke!

(about "veterans")

((with one month of experience))

 

[Jennie O]

It was a joke!

I wondered about a veteran being a month long vaper too! LOL!

 

[FAUXPUFF]

The OP did ask for experiences of veterans...

 

[ByStander1]

Depends on the day you ask me. Some days I think I should slowly wean myself off e-cigs. Other days I think e-cigs are for life. I'm just glad I haven't smoked an actual cig since Apr, 2010 - that continues to amaze me. I have cut back to 12mg nicotine. That's good enough for me. I'm as addicted to nicotine as ever. I just don't feel bad about it anymore because I'm not choking down cig smoke anymore. So, umm... forget the weaning... I think I'm here to stay.

Congratulations!

Totally understand the "amaze"-ment. I smoked for 28 years / 2-3 packs per day. Thought I'd never really quit. I, too, continue to be amazed that there really is something to replace the absurdly prominent place cigarettes held in my life for so long.

And... It's fun, delicious, and there's a wonderful place online to visit with other folks that have worn the same shackles.

Freedom tastes like PA's "Waffle" today!!!

 

[hairball]

Freedom tastes like PA's "Waffle" today!!!

And you are no longer offensive smelling to yourself or others around you.