I went from 24 to 18 to 12 easy. At 6 it wasn't really doing it for me, so I went back to 12. That's really not that much nic anyway.
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Serendipity blew my socks off, and is currently my #1 vape. Gandalf(cherry) is a nice change up every now and then. My next order will have the original Gandalf. I can't wait to hear the comments to see if it truly is the original since I don't think I've ever had the original.
The process was kind of the same for me. I started at 18 mg and went to 12 mg in just about two weeks. I found that I was vaping too much for that nic level (I was getting nic sick). I stayed at 12 for another month or so and just lost my tolerance for vaping at that level too so bumped down to 6 mg. I was at 6 mg for a couple of months and thought it was time to drop to zero. Um, no.
I got scared that I was going to relapse so I went back up to 3 mg and here I've been sitting. I am really scared to try to go to zero again. I thought that I would maybe stay at 3 during the day and do zero at night as a transition. I do know that I won't be quitting completely for a while because I've bought too much stuff that I haven't even used yet! 
Plus, I still haven't found myself vaping any less.
It's funny how our bodies have their own timing and will tell you what's right at any given time.
An ultra light cigarette is in the 12mg nic range, and considering you only absorb maybe 30-50% of the nic vaping that you would smoking, 3mg nic is fairly insignificant.
Oh yeah, that step from 12 on down was a lot worse. I just kept workin' it. Mixing the low and the high and alternating between the 3 strengths and on downward. Now, if I do 12 mg it makes my eyelashes curl. Onward and downward.
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I was getting sick at 24 mg so dropped to 18 and then 12 very quickly. Really, it was the PG that was making me sick. The lower nic made me vape constantly. So I'm back up to 24 mg at 100% VG and holding steady. And I don't vape constantly any longer. It takes some initial tweaking for sure. One day I'll drop the nic, but I'm happy where I'm at for now. I do have some of the 12 and 18 left so I switch it up some days.
Yes, I know this. I tell myself this all the time. It's purely psychological at this point. Total mental block going on.
In and of itself, nicotine isn't really much more harmful than caffeine (not great for your blood pressure though). It's all that other stuff in cigarettes that kill you.
This is true! When I dropped to 6 mg, I started drinking soda (which I don't do) and biting my nails incessantly. I just worked through it.
The process was kind of the same for me. I started at 18 mg and went to 12 mg in just about two weeks. I found that I was vaping too much for that nic level (I was getting nic sick). I stayed at 12 for another month or so and just lost my tolerance for vaping at that level too so bumped down to 6 mg. I was at 6 mg for a couple of months and thought it was time to drop to zero. Um, no.
Oh, yeah, I tried jumping on down to 0 a few weeks ago. Uh, uh...no way, went back to 6/8 with an occasional 12 after that. Now, I can't take 12. Really like 6 but am working between the 3 and 6. Once in awhile I will do 0 to test. Not there yet.
We'll get there someday...it's a journey. I'm content where I am right now. I've learned not to try to force the issue because I don't want to relapse. I'd rather vape for the rest of my life than ever smoke again.
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seems to be my middle name these days, this is right up my alley and I'll be adding all these to my continually growing "cart" on HHV's website. In fact, just so I'm totally confused, um I mean clear, I'll email them and ask how to order to be SURE I get the actual, real, original Gandy on my next order 
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This is the strangest thing about vaping for me, I have no desire to drink alcohol. And I was definitely a drinker. Beer, wine, Wild Turkey. In over three months of vaping, I've only had one pint of WT, and a six pack of beer, early on. That is like a record. I wonder why? 
In the words of Martha Stewart...It's A Good Thing!
In the words of Martha Stewart...It's A Good Thing!True dat. I quit cold turkey, stayed off ciggies for 8 years, then one day.....and now almost 10 years later...at least there is vaping to fall back on. Wish it was there when I relapsed.
Anyone using the mopheads? I've added that to my cart too, along with the replaceable head thingy. I'm always trying new stuff, and this seems to be almost rebuildable and should save money? if there is such a thing as saving money where vaping is concerned 
if there is such a thing as saving money where vaping is concerned
The longest I ever quit before this was for three months and that was via cold turkey too. Funny really, out of all the methods I used to try to quit before vaping, cold turkey was the only one that got me three months. HOWEVER - they were the worst three months of my life!
I literally white-knuckled my way through them. I just thought that I would rather die from smoking than have to live the rest of my life like that and I started smoking again. What a hateful insidious addiction that is!
Anyone using the mopheads? I've added that to my cart too, along with the replaceable head thingy. I'm always trying new stuff, and this seems to be almost rebuildable and should save money?
I don't know anything about this "saving money" that you speak of...but I do use the mopheads and I like them.
This is the strangest thing about vaping for me, I have no desire to drink alcohol. And I was definitely a drinker. Beer, wine, Wild Turkey. In over three months of vaping, I've only had one pint of WT, and a six pack of beer, early on. That is like a record. I wonder why?
That's interesting RJ. I've never been a big drinker so I haven't noticed any change in that area.
The longest I ever quit before this was for three months and that was via cold turkey too. Funny really, out of all the methods I used to try to quit before vaping, cold turkey was the only one that got me three months. HOWEVER - they were the worst three months of my life!
I used nic gum to quit once for four months. Went from 4mg to 2mg, but I chewed the hell out of that stuff. Then... just a drag of a cig... and another...
Years ago I quit for 6 months, cold turkey, long before any kind of NRT existed. I had it licked. Rarely even thought about smoking. Then...
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