Is it the nicotine that's keeping me awake?

[Cheesed]

I can't say for certain, because I only vape 12-15mg, but nicotine is a stimulant and 36mg is to my understanding quite a large dose. It's totally likely to keep you awake.

 

[Ahoy]

Nicotine will keep you awake. Cut back on your % consumed, go to 18mg and try to stop vaping like 30minutes-1 hour before bed.

You'll get used to it over time, don't worry. I had the same problem

 

[LLJoelJ]

I'm going 3 weeks now with no analogs and it wasn't until I read this thread that I put 2 and 2 together. I've been having such trouble sleeping lately, and last night I was so tired that my eyes were burning. I fell asleep early (around 8pm) on the couch but woke up to my wife opening a door. I realized that I needed to fill some of my cartos for the next day. Of course, while filling and mixing, I'm vaping at the same time. I ended up staying up till 3am.

I started with 18 mg and brought it down to 12 mg.

After reading this thread, I'm gonna stop vaping so late, or mix up some weaker juice for late night vaping.

...at least now I know what to do if I need to stay awake at night to finish a project!

 

[omnispo]

I think PG keeps me jittery, whereas VG especially organic e juice I feel doesn't have the same anxiogenic jittery feeling.

 

[omnispo]

nicotine, neuro-pharmacologically,

nicotine plugs into dopamine receptors in your brain's reward centers - nucleus accumbens, ventral striatum region, Ventral tegmental area, etc... so indirectly this dopamine agonist, among other neuro-cascade effects, and 2nd messenger effects, triggers your norepinephrine and epinephrine release, triggering stimulating fight or flight reflexes, thus keeping you awake