Is it OK that im vaping pretty much constantly?

[Madness008]

I havent been able to put mine down since I started about 5 days ago. I was a pack and a half a day smoker. I think im inhaling even more nicotine now. I even feel a little light headed. Im thinking its just the novelty of it and Ill slow it down as time goes on. Im also assuming I would feel more uncomfortable symptoms before having any kind of a serious nic OD. But for 5 days straight I have been constantly vaping and feeling a little light-headed.

 

[Porphy]

Sounds like what I did. Upping the strength of your juice might help you to get the nic you crave quicker, thus allowing you to put the e-cig down for a bit more. I started and stuck with 36mg nic liquid and found I vaped constantly when I switched over. I still do vape heavily but the thing isn't in my hands all the time now and I find I get away from it more and more as the novelty wears off. I think this is the same thing you are experiencing. It's new, it's different, your body is trying to kick a habit and adjust to this new thing, once it does it will become more normal for you.

 

[QueenInNC]

I did the same thing (and still do sometimes!) and I actually cut down on the nic so that I could have it in my hand constantly without feeling like I was getting too much nic. Many poeple think they need a crazy amount of nic, but later on find that, that's not true.

 

[smokie]

I havent been able to put mine down since I started about 5 days ago. I was a pack and a half a day smoker. I think im inhaling even more nicotine now. I even feel a little light headed. Im thinking its just the novelty of it and Ill slow it down as time goes on. Im also assuming I would feel more uncomfortable symptoms before having any kind of a serious nic OD. But for 5 days straight I have been constantly vaping and feeling a little light-headed.

I do the same at times, it is normal to vape more than smoking analogs. If I use 36 mg of Nic, after 3, or 4 puffs I feel light headed, and stop for the next hour. But with 24 mg of Nic I keep on going. You will eventually taper down to a normal pattern.

 

[martha1014]

I don't think so. I have been vaping since April and I still vape 36 almost constantly. Occasionally I will start to get a headache and will slow down. Other than this I have had very few side effects. I smoked 3 packs a day for 40 year. Even vaping this much I no longer cough or experience any of the effect of smoking 40 years. I am so much better its almost unbelievable.

 

[AngusATAT]

I'm vaping 12mg right now, and I'll be dropping it down to 9mg soon. I vape like a fiend.

 

[Hellen A. Handbasket]

I've chain vaped pretty much since day one, but cut down on the nicotine level slowly. Anything over 18mg makes my ears ring, so I know I'm getting too much. Usually I'm vaping around 6-11mg these days.

If I had to do this outside (or if I worked where it wasn't allowed), I'd probably do it less.

 

[PaulZ]

i smoke non-nic so every change i get im smoking like crazy. the best is vaping before/after the gym and the weird looks i get when people think im smoking an analogue

 

[keyzygirl]

I buy 24mg and cut 1/2 to 12mg.I vape the 24 in the morning and before bed.I vape 12mg all day long,non stop.

 

[nubee]

Me too - same as the rest here.

But ya know, being able to put the thing down without it burning to the .... is nice.

So yeah, 2-3 draws, set it down, do some things, pick it back up, 2-3 draws....repeat.

 

[laurieok]

I am also a chain vaporer!! It is my pacifier!! I started with 24mg and then went to 18mg cause 24mg chain vaping was too much. When I am at my computer with my passthru, I use 12mg so I can just vape for hours without the queazies and headache. I don't think there is "too much" as long as you don't feel bad!!

 

[smokie]

I do the same at times, it is normal to vape more than smoking analogs. If I use 36 mg of Nic, after 3, or 4 puffs I feel light headed, and stop for the next hour. But with 24 mg of Nic I keep on going. You will eventually taper down to a normal pattern.

It might be time to ween yourself down to 24 mg, or cut the 36 mg to 30, or 28 mg.

 

[Nepenthy]

My wife jokes with me that its never out of my hand, which is pretty true. As others have said, it will probably taper off. I started out 36mg to get over the hump, and after 4 months have cut back to 18mg. I dont feel like Im even doing it for the nicotine anymore, just vape like mad cuz I enjoy it so much. Even though we are vaping a lot, its better than smoking analogs and so much cheaper, so I dont worry about it. I would have done anything to finally quit smoking, just so happens that I found a way to quit, thats enjoyable.

 

[Rapunzel]

I made the mistake of going with a low nic (8mg) the first day and found out very quickly that that level was much too low. I found that I was vaping all day trying to get the nic I needed. Now that I've upped it to 18mg, I pretty much only use it when I get a craving.

However, when I'm at the bar, I switch over to my low/no nic carts so I can chain vape as much as I like without getting that awful 'nic hangover' the next day.

 

[NJDrew]

I am also new to this and I vape 36mg pretty heavily. The only saving grace for me is that I work in a cubical. I could probably get away with vaping at my desk, I choose not to. For 8 hours out of the day at least I only vape once per hour. Even with that limitation I still vaped 16 cartomizers in 6 days 8-o Im definitely going to need to cut back soon.

 

[fstv]

The same for me:continuesly vaping.
Does it have anything to do with the type of the E-cig you are using?
I mean like standard VS mini?

 

[Hellen A. Handbasket]

I don't think it has anything to do with the model. 510, 801, 901, 410, doesn't matter to me... I even have a 5v passthrough and will sit and chain vape on that. I really had to cut down the nic level with that since the vapor pounds you with the nicotine when you increase the voltage.

I finally went and got a Little Chuck & Chuck battery mod so I could just vape away all day and not worry about batteries.

 

[Wellner]

I vape pretty constantly. 18MG fluid. The thing is I don't feel as if I NEED to. I choose to. I can go longer than I did without analogs without a craving, but I just prefer to have nicotine in my system.

 

[Xeno]

I use 24mg or 18mg right now. I find when I am using the 24mg I use it a lot less, but when I am using the 18mg I am a vaping fiend.

 

[Ragman]

Heh heh, my wife says to me, "are you finding that you are getting more addicted to nicotine since you switched to e-cigs, cause you are puffing on that thing all the time?"

I said well yes and no, I am puffing on it more often but I only take like 2-3 drags at a time, then I set it down and do something else. I said to her, you are just noticing it more cause Im inside now.

I use 24 to 16mg juice. 16 sometimes doesnt quite do it, leaves me wanting more, whereas 24 mg hits the spot.

I also work in a cube and could probably get away with vaping here but thats what breaks are for. If I vaped at my cube, id never leave and my ... would go numb.