Dropped My Nic Level..

[jwbnyc]

From 18mg. to 12mg..

Tried to do that a while back and no go.

Recently, I started dripping. And that's when the issues started: Heart palpitations, irregular heart beat, general anxiety, trouble sleeping. Classic nicotine OD symptoms.

It took a while for me to twig to it because I've been using 18mg., with occasional forays to 24mg., for a couple of years now with no issues.

The thing is, once I started dripping, the same issues transferred to tanks and cartos. I didn't really get it until I used some 24mg. and then it was really apparent just what was going on.

So, here I am totally switched over to 12mg.. Really quite pleased. Never thought I'd make it down so low. Now I'm looking at 6mg..

Course now I have to start doing the nic level shuffle mixing down all this 18 and 24mg. I have on hand. Fair trade.

 

[julielynne]

Help a noob out. What is dripping?

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[jwbnyc]

Oh, you drip onto a coil directly and then vape. generally 3-5 drops will get you 4-9 draws before you have to re-charge. Not as convenient as a tank but the flavor, and throat hit, is sublime IMO.

 

[GreenLeaf]

Does dripping alter nicotine delivery?

I'll never be a dripper or a mod fanatic and chasing clouds isn't my thing. However, one should be completely satisfied with your analog alternatives. Different strokes for different folks.

18mg to 12mg was the easiest decision I ever made. 24mg was too much even in a G6, and after a while 18mg was still too much in a Triton. 12mg is perfect. I am giving serious consideration dropping to 6mg, but I'm afraid I will want to vape more.

So many stories about ex-smokers not only quitting, but lowering their nic intake over time... and they say vaping isn't an approved smoking cessation tool.

 

[machinestatic]

jwbnyc - that's awesome! Congratulations. Of course I am not knocking anyone that sticks to higher nicotine (*cough* like myself) but I commend you for dropping it. I hope to be able to do that someday. Like you, for years when I bought juice I'd get practically the highest nicotine level that manufacturer offered. I vaped 24mg Halo for a year and just last month I switched to 18.

Does dripping alter nicotine delivery?

Absolutely. I just got my first RDA (rebuildable dripping atomizer) and the guy at the store told me to drop all the way down to 6mg for dripping. I thought he was crazy and told him it wouldn't satisfy me, and he looked at me very seriously and said "Trust me." So I set up my dripper, put some of the 6mg liquid in it, and... it blew my face off. I couldn't believe I got the classic nic head buzz from only 6.

 

[GreenLeaf]

Absolutely. I just got my first RDA (rebuildable dripping atomizer) and the guy at the store told me to drop all the way down to 6mg for dripping. I thought he was crazy and told him it wouldn't satisfy me, and he looked at me very seriously and said "Trust me." So I set up my dripper, put some of the 6mg liquid in it, and... it blew my face off. I couldn't believe I got the classic nic head buzz from only 6.

Very interesting. I wonder what the science is behind it. I always thought if it's producing vapor it would be just as potent, given quantity of vapor and nicotine potency.

 

[DaveOno]

jwbnyc, Nice to hear.

From 18 to 12 isn't too bad, reduction of a third. It's the next step that's more difficult. From 12 to 6 is half. That's where I am. I have 12 and 6 and mix them for 9. Or I'll have a 12 tank and another at 6, and alternate during the day.

8 months ago, my plan was to replace smoking with vaping, then reduce the nic levels and eventually stop vaping. But after I learned there isn't a downside to nicotine, like caffeine, why not just keep doing it? The only downsides I see are that it is an addiction, and I'd freak for a while if I couldn't vape. Oh, and it's still an expense, although cheaper than cigs, of course.

I'm trying to lower my nic, cause I really don't like being addicted, and fear the withdrawal. But thankfully this is a safe addiction now.

 

[chesty]

all on the triton, no dripping, I went from 24 to 6 gradually over 6 months,
whenever I dropped the nic, I vaped more often, but then I gradually reduced
vaping frequency.

going from analogues to vaping increased my nic intake a lot at the beginning,
and I would stay up all night vaping, unable to sleep, but now I'm guessing my nic
intake is lower than when I was smoking. I can go hours without a vape no problems.
and the cravings I get from nic in vaping is nowhere near in intensity of the cravings I
had when smoking.

My next order is going to be 0 nic, and I will vape on 0 until i get a nic fit, then switch
to 6 for 5 minutes, then back to 0. Half the battle is the needing to vape because I'm
bored, or it's just what I do, vape, so I figure I will do the bored vape at 0 nic.

that's my plan anyway.

 

[built4feel]

I'm almost at a month since I got my Triton and switched to 12mg, which is perfect for me. I think my next order might be 6mg, because I too end up staying up a long time. The nic buzz kinda keep me awake, unlike cigs, and I keep vaping cause its awesome. I will probably have some 12mg just to be safe or mix it. Very satisfied with where I'm at though, but I'd like to have a smaller mg addiction .

 

[Rwb1500]

jwbnyc - that's awesome! Congratulations. Of course I am not knocking anyone that sticks to higher nicotine (*cough* like myself) but I commend you for dropping it. I hope to be able to do that someday. Like you, for years when I bought juice I'd get practically the highest nicotine level that manufacturer offered. I vaped 24mg Halo for a year and just last month I switched to 18.



Absolutely. I just got my first RDA (rebuildable dripping atomizer) and the guy at the store told me to drop all the way down to 6mg for dripping. I thought he was crazy and told him it wouldn't satisfy me, and he looked at me very seriously and said "Trust me." So I set up my dripper, put some of the 6mg liquid in it, and... it blew my face off. I couldn't believe I got the classic nic head buzz from only 6.

Oh yeah. I bought my first dripping atomizer a few weeks ago and didn't even think about the nic until I almost fell out of my chair. It was actually kind of unpleasant dripping at 12mg. The buzz was fun though, haven't had one of those in ages.

 

[jwbnyc]

I'd have to agree with you there. Up to a point.

When your heart starts jumping around all over the place it can get a little bracing.

To say the least.