What mg you should be vaping if you smoked....That would be exteremly helpful. It seems alot of us out here are overdosing on nicotine because well, we don't know what mg to get. I started on 12mg, and then switched to 18mg. With the 12, I felt like I wasn't getting enough to get off analogs, but with 18, I get headaches. I smoke a pack a day of marlboro ultra lights. I don't want to give up vaping, but need some guidance here!
If an experienced member could post.....
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Unfortunately there is no easy answer that will work for everyone.
It's a little different for everyone, some light smokers need a high level to kill the craving.
Other heavy smokers can't handle anything over 10 - 12mg. A lot depends on how you
feel and how you smoked. Also do you vape more than you smoked?
A pad smoker who smoked each one down to the filter is different from one who lit a ....,
took two hits and it burnt out in the ashtray. Your own body will tell you when you hit your
own "sweet spot", no headaches, and little or no cravings.
p.s. I was a 1 1/2 pad, strong cig, smoke 'em to the filter, for me AT FIRST it took 30 - 36mg
juice to kill the craves. I'm down to about half that now.
It's a little different for everyone, some light smokers need a high level to kill the craving.
Other heavy smokers can't handle anything over 10 - 12mg. A lot depends on how you
feel and how you smoked. Also do you vape more than you smoked?
A pad smoker who smoked each one down to the filter is different from one who lit a ....,
took two hits and it burnt out in the ashtray. Your own body will tell you when you hit your
own "sweet spot", no headaches, and little or no cravings.
p.s. I was a 1 1/2 pad, strong cig, smoke 'em to the filter, for me AT FIRST it took 30 - 36mg
juice to kill the craves. I'm down to about half that now.
There really isn't a true correlation between how high your nicotine level should be compared to how much you smoked. There are some social smokers who need to vape at 24mg to get satisfaction, and some heavy smokers who can't handle levels of more than 16mg. There are also people like me, who need two different levels. I started out at 18mg, but was still having cravings for an analog. I bumped it up to 24mg and that takes care of the cravings, but it isn't good for when I tend to chain vape. What I do is use the 18mg for when I'm at home or in places where I know I can vape freely. The 24mg is used when I'm out and can't vape freely. It works well for me.
It takes some time for people to adjust to vaping. You might want to try just taking a few drags from your PV, put it down for 20 or 30 minutes and then take a few more drags. You'll get used to it over time and won't even need to think about it. You'll just know when you're satisfied. I would also suggest making sure that you're drinking plenty of water, as vaping is dehydrating and that can also cause headaches and dizziness.
It takes some time for people to adjust to vaping. You might want to try just taking a few drags from your PV, put it down for 20 or 30 minutes and then take a few more drags. You'll get used to it over time and won't even need to think about it. You'll just know when you're satisfied. I would also suggest making sure that you're drinking plenty of water, as vaping is dehydrating and that can also cause headaches and dizziness.
I am not really experienced LOL BUT I did experience the headache. What worked for me is Fluids...yep...water. Come to find out from some of the experienced members here that the PG can dehydrate you. I increased my fluid intake and my headaches stopped.
Earl you might try going back to the 12mg, or cutting the 18mg's to 16. That small of a drop wouldnt be hard to do, and wouldnt effect the taste of it that much.
Unfortunately there isnt a clear cut if you smoke this...then you need this level. As the nix level's in cigs are different from type to type and the absorption rate is different in ecigs, just to many variable.
Unfortunately there isnt a clear cut if you smoke this...then you need this level. As the nix level's in cigs are different from type to type and the absorption rate is different in ecigs, just to many variable.
I always cut some 12 mg about 70/30 with vg(usp) and leave the rest uncut. If I get a nic fit, I vape the pure 
but if I'm in a situation where I will be vaping all day I'll vape the cut juice. Like Stosh said everyone has to find their own happy zone.
but if I'm in a situation where I will be vaping all day I'll vape the cut juice. Like Stosh said everyone has to find their own happy zone.
I agree with all the posts. I started out w/14 mg. After reading alot of the posts here, I ordered a higher mg. It was too much for me. I am now actually using a lower mg (6-8) because I vape more than I smoked. I have even ordered some 0mg just for the fun of vaping. I also agree if you are going to vape short, use a higher mg & a lower one for ling vapes. Just try some different levels.
Best wishes!
Best wishes!
First, drink LOTS of water. I'd suggest you use both your 18 mg and your 12 mg and not try to depend on only one or the other for a few weeks. Let your body be your guide as to when you need some 18 mg and use 12 mg the rest of the time. Shorter vaping sessions use your 18mg. Chain vaping use your 12 mg. And remember, drink LOTS of water. Over time you may be able to reduce to only using your 12 mg and even be able to lower it more when you are chain vaping but in the beginning most people will find they need at least some sessions each day of a higher amount. Good Luck!
I started with 24mg and still vape it. I could go lower now, but I find that 24mg seems to work for everyone I converted to vaping. I've seen someone use 18mg and it worked fine for them. The best advice I can give though is just adjust it to what works for you.
goodluck
goodluck
I started with 36mg for a couple of months now down after about 2 years to 18mg which is fine. everyone is different so it cant be declared as how much any one person might need at first. If 12mg does it for you I would suggest staying with 12mg.. The less the better..
Earl,
Welcome to ECF!
Do you remember when you first tried a cigarette and you got really dizzy and stoned feeling? That's how you feel when you get too high a mg nic juice too. I got headaches initially because I needed a stronger mg and needed to use my PV more than I used analogs.
I smoked 12 light cigs a day and started with 12 mg. I went to 16-18 mg on my 3rd day and the headaches and the urge for analogs went right away. When I tried 24 mg, the world gets kinda spinny to me
so I know I can't vape that strength because it makes me feel stoned and dizzy.
Try a bunch of different strengths and see what works for you. I know 3 companies that have cheap samples are Liberty Flights, MadVapes and VaporsEtc.
You might be sensitive to PG too so try a all VG juice and see how that makes you feel.
Good luck and keep on vaping
Lori
Welcome to ECF!
Do you remember when you first tried a cigarette and you got really dizzy and stoned feeling? That's how you feel when you get too high a mg nic juice too. I got headaches initially because I needed a stronger mg and needed to use my PV more than I used analogs.
I smoked 12 light cigs a day and started with 12 mg. I went to 16-18 mg on my 3rd day and the headaches and the urge for analogs went right away. When I tried 24 mg, the world gets kinda spinny to me
so I know I can't vape that strength because it makes me feel stoned and dizzy. Try a bunch of different strengths and see what works for you. I know 3 companies that have cheap samples are Liberty Flights, MadVapes and VaporsEtc.
You might be sensitive to PG too so try a all VG juice and see how that makes you feel.
Good luck and keep on vaping
Lori
The voltage makes a difference in the satisfaction of your juice. As the voltage of the device goes up, I seem to need lower nic levels. On an 808 I was doing 36mg. On the eGo it was 24. When I started 3.7V with the Reo mod, there was a huge difference and I had to drop the nic content down to 18mg because I was getting head rushes. At six volts I do 12-14mg LOL.
I had the same happen with 12mg and 18mg so I decided to go the DIY route and found that 15mg worked for me.
I started low, and it didn't do anything for me at all. Once I bumped it up high (30mg), I have drastically finally dropped my Marlboro smoking almost down to nothing. Grandmata: What is the water for? I never drink that stuff straight. I do go through 20+ Mountain Dews a day though. Does that count as my water consumption?
If you mix some of the 12mg and some of the 18mg 50/50 in a separate bottle, you will get 15mg. That might be just right for you.
Here's a link to a poll I did on this, 37 responders so far. http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/polls/142890-previous-analog-strength-starting-nicotine-level.html Due to poll size limits I had to group the nicotine levels, but it at least gives a general idea where people started.
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What everyone else said, plus...
Something that I didn't see anyone point out is that vaping *is* fundamentally different from smoking analogs. When I smoked analogs, I remember that once I lit one, I was pretty much 'committed'. Tobacco was so expensive, it seemed like a waste to not finish it, and they never tasted good if put out & re-lit later. My point is that, as a smoker, we had an internal "nico-stat" that told us when to smoke. We had the length of the cigarette to tell us when to stop. During the course of a day, that nico-stat would spike when we smoked, then slowly drop over time until it bottomed out and we felt the urge to smoke again.
My nico-stat now, as a vaper, is missing those peaks and valleys... it's a constant, low level of nicotine without the spikes. Since I can take one or two drags and not worry about waste, that's exactly what I do. One drag and back in the pocket. When I first started vaping, I think the novelty of it got me vaping more than I should have... and since I never hit the filter, I had no idea when to stop! Remember also, that nicotine is absorbed much more slowly into the bloodstream for us vapers; it'll sneak up on you. Just bear in mind that you're *vaping*, not *smoking*, and that they different in a lot of ways other than just the lack of flame. As time goes on, and you break the old habitual actions of *smoking*, and really become a *vaper*, you'll find your nico-stat evening out and those overdose episodes will be a thing of the past.
I smoked 1.5 PAD of Camels or American Spirits. I started vaping at 24-26mg, and there I've stayed for 7 1/2 months. I've noticed lately, though, that I'm vaping less and less... my juice bottles don't empty out as fast as they used to Since I mix my own juice, I have total control over the mg of nicotine in it. I think my next few batches will be 23mg.... the ones after that, 22.... and so on, and so on.....
Something that I didn't see anyone point out is that vaping *is* fundamentally different from smoking analogs. When I smoked analogs, I remember that once I lit one, I was pretty much 'committed'. Tobacco was so expensive, it seemed like a waste to not finish it, and they never tasted good if put out & re-lit later. My point is that, as a smoker, we had an internal "nico-stat" that told us when to smoke. We had the length of the cigarette to tell us when to stop. During the course of a day, that nico-stat would spike when we smoked, then slowly drop over time until it bottomed out and we felt the urge to smoke again.
My nico-stat now, as a vaper, is missing those peaks and valleys... it's a constant, low level of nicotine without the spikes. Since I can take one or two drags and not worry about waste, that's exactly what I do. One drag and back in the pocket. When I first started vaping, I think the novelty of it got me vaping more than I should have... and since I never hit the filter, I had no idea when to stop! Remember also, that nicotine is absorbed much more slowly into the bloodstream for us vapers; it'll sneak up on you. Just bear in mind that you're *vaping*, not *smoking*, and that they different in a lot of ways other than just the lack of flame. As time goes on, and you break the old habitual actions of *smoking*, and really become a *vaper*, you'll find your nico-stat evening out and those overdose episodes will be a thing of the past.
I smoked 1.5 PAD of Camels or American Spirits. I started vaping at 24-26mg, and there I've stayed for 7 1/2 months. I've noticed lately, though, that I'm vaping less and less... my juice bottles don't empty out as fast as they used to
Since I mix my own juice, I have total control over the mg of nicotine in it. I think my next few batches will be 23mg.... the ones after that, 22.... and so on, and so on.....
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I was a PAD smoker of cigarettes that tore my throat up. I couldn't smoke a whole cigarette unless I had something to drink while smoking. I started out vaping 12 mg, that wasn't enough. I went up to 18 mg and that killed all my cravings for cigarettes, but that raw throat feeling was missing. Just a month ago, I ordered some 24 mg to try and bingo! Perfect! I think if you are trying to satisfy your old analog cravings, you have to guess and try different levels of nic before you find exactly what will work for you.
Right on Bozzlite. That's what I do with some pre-made juices. I buy one bottle of 12mg and one of 18mg and mix them evenly to come up with 15mg.
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