Did anyone else use low-nic liquid when you first started vaping?
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I started at 12, my wife at 6. Her a pack a day and myself about a 20 pack. Both at 3mg now.
I started at 12 and that was too much for me dropped down to 6 eventually down to 0 but recently back to 3.
i started with 12, once i started dripping i went down to 6 and 3 and pretty steady at 3 now 
When I tried both 18mg and 12mg, they both made me very nauseous; I had to go all the way to 6mg before I could start vaping regularly. It's gradually crept up to 10mg, which seems to be the best level for me -- I can chainvape if I really want to, and not feel ill, but mostly I don't need to chainvape.
Andria
First time I tried was 4mg. No surprise now that it didn't work. Second time was a whopping 8mg. Didn't work. Couple of years later when I tried it, had to go to 24mg for a month in order to finally get off the cigarettes. It was a lot of nic but that's what it took. Different folks, different strokes.
I started with 24 but quickly realized that it was waaaay too much for me, and I was a 2-2.5 pack a day smoker. 18 was a good spot for a little while then I dropped to 12 then 6 and just recently started on 3. Will probably be Nicless by next year or sooner.
Started with 24, sometimes higher. In the beginning I was known to go as high as 45! Didn't vape too much at that level, but it gave me the kick I needed to get me over the hump. Now I'm down to 9 max, 3 most of the time. Depends on what device I'm using. Heavier hits/clouds needs less nic.
I've been bouncing around between from 6 to 24 because I can't seem to get it right. Recently bought two big bottles at 18 and I think it's too much, I just don't know. Was hoping I would stop chain vaping so much but I haven't.
It's been tossed around that nicotine is not near as addictive as once thought. Personally I have to agree with this one; cigarettes had far more attraction than vaping does when it comes to a perceived addiction. We now know that the amount of nicotine that is considered deadly is at least 10 times what is stated. This is for adults; let's not go into younger at this time.
Many new vapers are very concerned with the nicotine amount, as I once was. However, after vaping for a considerable amount of time, using personal experience as well as reading this forum, it became painfully obvious that my addiction to smoking was not really due to the nicotine, its level, or anything close. I enjoyed the throat hit, the feeling of a lung full of something, and the act of actually doing something with my body that I had plans on bringing me pleasure.
When I was really stressed I remember thinking that a high nic level would help. Did it? Physically, not like I thought it should. Mentally, I was able to tell myself I was doing something good. In the end, I can't blame the nicotine for much of anything, at least not as much as I could say that my head had it all wrong.
What should you do now? What works for you. Too much nic? Yeah, you might not like it much. You'll know though. The symptoms are there. Back off. Will it cause you major problems? More than likely not. Back off on the nic. Feel better? Good. No question here about which is better. I feel it. Next question?
As your head adjusts around something different.................watch what happens. Remember, it's not about what you hear, it's about how it interacts with YOU.
Many new vapers are very concerned with the nicotine amount, as I once was. However, after vaping for a considerable amount of time, using personal experience as well as reading this forum, it became painfully obvious that my addiction to smoking was not really due to the nicotine, its level, or anything close. I enjoyed the throat hit, the feeling of a lung full of something, and the act of actually doing something with my body that I had plans on bringing me pleasure.
When I was really stressed I remember thinking that a high nic level would help. Did it? Physically, not like I thought it should. Mentally, I was able to tell myself I was doing something good. In the end, I can't blame the nicotine for much of anything, at least not as much as I could say that my head had it all wrong.
What should you do now? What works for you. Too much nic? Yeah, you might not like it much. You'll know though. The symptoms are there. Back off. Will it cause you major problems? More than likely not. Back off on the nic. Feel better? Good. No question here about which is better. I feel it. Next question?
As your head adjusts around something different.................watch what happens. Remember, it's not about what you hear, it's about how it interacts with YOU.
At a half a pack a day smoker - you would be considered a light smoker - a heavy smoker usually needs higher nic and a light smoker can get away with lighter nic - consider yourself lucky.
I started with 12mg/ml. It had No Effect.
Went to 18mg/ml. I guess it was Better. But I still climbed the Walls.
Then 28mg/ml. Better. But Couldn't put the Last couple of Cigarettes Down. Almost gave up on e-Cigarettes. Actually did a Few Times.
36mg/ml. Got over the Hump. And was able to go 30 Days without a Smoke.
After about 45 Days, I slowly pulled back from 36mg/ml. Until at 6 Months, I was using 18mg/ml with an Occasion couple hits of 24mg/ml
Stay at 18mg for a Long Time.
Now I use 10mg/ml.
Went to 18mg/ml. I guess it was Better. But I still climbed the Walls.
Then 28mg/ml. Better. But Couldn't put the Last couple of Cigarettes Down. Almost gave up on e-Cigarettes. Actually did a Few Times.
36mg/ml. Got over the Hump. And was able to go 30 Days without a Smoke.
After about 45 Days, I slowly pulled back from 36mg/ml. Until at 6 Months, I was using 18mg/ml with an Occasion couple hits of 24mg/ml
Stay at 18mg for a Long Time.
Now I use 10mg/ml.
I agree; even though I smoked for nearly 40 yrs, the last 20+ of 'em were with ultra-lights, so I was not getting a great deal of nicotine, for quite a long time -- however I was still getting the full tobacco alkaloid spectrum, and that is really what I've been most addicted to. With my recovery from my relapse last summer, I added WTA, and my cravings vanished immediately and have never returned; I used it as 10% of my ejuice until January when I started a slow reduction; just got to 5% this months, and it's going very well, but it's only by identifying and then very slowly weaning from this total spectrum of alkaloids that I'm able to get free of them. I think once I'm over that part of the addiction, nicotine will not be a huge deal; I'm planning on dropping it somewhat next winter to see if that will help my constant wintertime "popsicle paws".
Andria
Best of luck on the total release!
Which brings up another one. What would be the effect/ability of the electronic cigarette in reducing smoking cravings if the nicotine was omitted, and the WTA included?
Not meaning to hijack this thread..............carry on.
Which brings up another one. What would be the effect/ability of the electronic cigarette in reducing smoking cravings if the nicotine was omitted, and the WTA included?
Not meaning to hijack this thread..............carry on.
Well nicotine is 95% of WTA, so it's definitely part of the pkg, and the biggest part, so it's a natural assumption that simply replacing it would get the job done, and for most people, it does. But others, who have specific disorders, have a greater dependence on that other 5% of alkaloids, and miss them when they're gone -- so much so that people with those disorders find it virtually impossible to quit smoking by any of the "usual" means. So I'm not at all sure that that other 5% would really be all that valuable, without that big chunk of nicotine -- the chemicals work together, as synergists.
Andria
Oh yeah, use them big words.
But back to the OP, do what makes you happy. If vaping is able to replace the cigs you once smoked, rest assured, you are only improving your health. There's so much we don't know, but we do know that what we are doing is vastly better than what was occurring when we inhaled that smoke.
We will never be able to repair the damage we caused to our bodies, but we can stop the progression of the bad things, and allow our bodies a small chance to recover and repair the damage we have done, whatever small amount that is.
Vape the nic level that makes you happy, even if that's more or less than you THINK you need. Your body will tell you. Use WTA if you like. Rest assured that what we are trying to do is improve on the thing that we were doing, because that was slowly killing us!
But back to the OP, do what makes you happy. If vaping is able to replace the cigs you once smoked, rest assured, you are only improving your health. There's so much we don't know, but we do know that what we are doing is vastly better than what was occurring when we inhaled that smoke.
We will never be able to repair the damage we caused to our bodies, but we can stop the progression of the bad things, and allow our bodies a small chance to recover and repair the damage we have done, whatever small amount that is.
Vape the nic level that makes you happy, even if that's more or less than you THINK you need. Your body will tell you. Use WTA if you like. Rest assured that what we are trying to do is improve on the thing that we were doing, because that was slowly killing us!
I started at about 12mg, but that was too harsh to inhale and made me cough up half a lung after each hit. I tried 18mg (different pg/vg mixture) and it was great, but I could only get a few hits in before I had to stop. Tried 6mg of the same mixture as the first and couldn't get a buzz at all- I chain vaped for hours and felt nothing. I've moved up to 9mg and think I'm happy. I can vape as much as I want without getting queasy, but I can get a little buzz after a few good hits. Not knocking my socks off like the 18mg, but enough. I never really considered myself a smoker, I could go days without smoking, but had smoked 5 in a day a few times. I know it's not an addiction to nicotine for me, I can leave my vape at home all day or in the car and not think about it, then be like hmm I think I want to vape. It's more of a hobby than an addiction for me. I know I could stop anytime and not look back, but I don't want to
I started at 12MG but was finding I was coughing too much and felt slightly woozy. I've been on 6MG since last year, but I'm finding that a bit too much on a subtank so I might try 5MG. I did try 3MG but it didn't do anything for me.
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