Lower Nicotine When Doing Lung Hits?

[jseah]

So I've been mouth to lung vaping since I started vaping. Started at 24 mg with the Halo Triton and when I upgraded to the iStick and the Nautilus I lowered my nicotine down to 15 mg. It's been fine.......getting enough nicotine so I don't crave analogs, not getting too much nicotine so that I start feeling sick. Throat hit has been fine and not uncomfortable.

Yesterday I started doing lung hits with the iStick and the Nautilus and with the greater amount of vapor I can produce, I stepped the nicotine down to 12 mg since I also started to get a little lightheaded (I suppose with the greater amount of vapor I am also taking in more nicotine, even though nicotine absorption through the lungs is not supposed to be as good as through the mouth and nose). The juice that I am using is also a 70VG/30PG mix as compared to the 50/50 I was vaping before. However this morning I woke up with an irritated throat and the vape (even when switching back to mouth to lung) feels more harsh.

Do I need to step down the nicotine level even more to 6 mg? Is this normal when going from mouth to lung to direct lung hits? I'm not subohming, so I didn't expect that I would need to drop it down that much. I'm afraid that if I drop it down too much, then I'm going to have more cravings and will need to vape constantly.

 

[sedition]

The 3-6mg range is pretty common for lung hits and/or dripping. It should feel comfortable to take down into your lungs, not uncomfortable like trying to swallow a shot of spirits.. if that makes sense. I wouldn't be surprised if higher nicotine is the cause of the irritation. Don't be afraid to try some lower juices - you can always step it back up if need be.

 

[plehem12]

It took me a while to finally try the step down to 6 mg but it was a good decision. I just bought a bottle of zero nic a couple days ago and am fine with just that actually. Seems like once I went to single digits I didn't really care anymore

 

[Fuzzy Bruce]

I think that the lower the ohms of coils used calls for lower nic levels as much or maybe a little more than the type of inhale. The efficiency of liquid vaporization and all that science stuff.

 

[crxess]

Nic intake is based on the total amount you are vaping.

1ml/12mg is the same as 2ml/6mg so as you increase your e-liquid intake it is best to reduce your Nic%

I often Drip at 1-3mg and my tanks are all 3mg now. My Carto's still run at 6mg due to low intake.

 

[BI00dR3D]

I dropped from 12 to 6mg when I went from protank to rda and rtas. I do 4mg most of the time now.

 

[jseah]

I'm using the same tank (Nautilus Mini) and same coil (1.8 ohm, although I've been using this coil for over a week so it's being detected by my iStick as 2 ohms) and the iStick is set to the same power settings (5.3V, 12.7 watts) and I am vaping the same amount of liquid (~3 ml in one day). So really the only thing that has changed is the method by which I am vaping. The sore throat has went away but I've also got a pounding headache.

 

[Thrasher]

Yup headache is a pure sign of too much nic

 

[jseah]

I've dropped down to using 6 mg juice now. I actually find it fascinating that when I started vaping with something other than cig-alikes just a little over a month ago, I was using 24 mg and it worked fine for me.....and now around a month later I am down to using 1/4th the nicotine.

 

[daviedog]

People get headache & sore throats all the time. And they never vaped or smoked in their entire life..

 

[beckdg]

So I've been mouth to lung vaping since I started vaping. Started at 24 mg with the Halo Triton and when I upgraded to the iStick and the Nautilus I lowered my nicotine down to 15 mg. It's been fine.......getting enough nicotine so I don't crave analogs, not getting too much nicotine so that I start feeling sick. Throat hit has been fine and not uncomfortable.

Yesterday I started doing lung hits with the iStick and the Nautilus and with the greater amount of vapor I can produce, I stepped the nicotine down to 12 mg since I also started to get a little lightheaded (I suppose with the greater amount of vapor I am also taking in more nicotine, even though nicotine absorption through the lungs is not supposed to be as good as through the mouth and nose). The juice that I am using is also a 70VG/30PG mix as compared to the 50/50 I was vaping before. However this morning I woke up with an irritated throat and the vape (even when switching back to mouth to lung) feels more harsh.

Do I need to step down the nicotine level even more to 6 mg? Is this normal when going from mouth to lung to direct lung hits? I'm not subohming, so I didn't expect that I would need to drop it down that much. I'm afraid that if I drop it down too much, then I'm going to have more cravings and will need to vape constantly.

no
yes
exactly... and increase irritation.

i vape at a much higher level @ 50mg/ml. imagine what i've adjusted to...

ETA: headache is also a sign of significant dehydration.

 

[smiller8809]

when I first started vaping I used an EMOW mini and the i took the advice from the owner to stick to 24 mgs i though it was alot and I was right but being that i had just started i didn't look to much into it because it would burn my throat on the first couple of hits and after that I was fine. When I switched to my iStick with Kanger Mini Sub I started doing lung hits and it was killing me. I went back to the shop and he told me it was because of the nicotine level so i dropped it down to twelve. Once in a while I'll get a little burning but not so much that I can't handle it. When I go back for more juice i'm gonna try six and see how that does.

 

[CardinalWinds]

All I know is that I got a subtank mini last week for occasional lung hits and occasional cloud blowing and my 18mg juice is way too strong for a lung hit. My throat seized up and I think I saw flames coming out of my ears. I don't have anything lower at the moment, so it'll have to wait until I do.

I've taken a couple lung hits at the vape shop with 0 nic juice with no problems, so I know it's not the vapor itself. Gotta be the nic.

 

[jseah]

So far this afternoon I have been using 6 mg juice and it is a 60 VG 40 PG mix. Even with doing the lung hits I am not getting the throat hit, which I'm actually ok with, and the higher VG has a soothing effect on the throat. And I guess over the next day or two I will figure out whether the nicotine level is sufficient. If not, I can always bump it back up to 12 mg.

I can see the fascination some have with cloud chasing though....LOL. When I do a lung hit, I am taking in a much larger amount of vapor, so much more is coming out.

 

[TheOdessa]

I did mouth to lung and did 12 or 18

Straight lung hits I can only handle 3. I tried 6 and coughed my head off.