New Vaper Concern

[AdamJ]

While I understand that everyone is different, these "accepted" generalizations for vaping and smoking equivalency don't hold up for me at all. I've come to the realization that in the two weeks I've been vaping, I've overdosed on nicotine several times...at only 12mg levels.

I was smoking ultra-light cigarettes, with .4mg tar each. While that number sounds very light, it was actually even less once I started thinking about it. For one thing, very few people actually smoke an entire cigarette; for me, 2/3 of it's length was more common. Second, of that 2/3 length only a portion of that was inhaled, since I usually stood around standing and talking more than smoking. . Finally, what did get inhaled was usually about 10 somewhat shallow drags passed through a filter.

So with all that said, my actual nicotine intake was probably much lower than what it would seem at first glance. A little conservative number crunching puts it closer to .15 mg per cigarette. Assuming I was smoking a little less than a pack per day depending on how much I slept, I came up with about 6mg of nicotine inhaled in a 48-hour period on average, through 400 drags. (10 drags per cigarette... 40 cigarettes * .15mg each = 6mg).

For a comparison, I monitored my vaping over a 48 hour period, and ended up at about 400 drags (coincidence?) and 1ml of 12mg juice used. So I was vaping about the same as far as drags and the physical aspect, but the over-simplified math shows that I was taking in twice the amount of nicotine.

My body's reaction supported that theory. I had headaches and a general feeling of something just not being right. Not to mention, after the first few days I was "needing" to vape more often than I "needed" to go have a smoke. I believe that was my body starting to react to the higher nicotine levels.

Since I now mix my own juice, I'm cutting to 6mg or less; I may even try 3mg and see how that works.

Once you get going with that, PM me and let me know how that's working for you...I've been dealing with a similar issue.

 

[Sesshomaru]

I have been off analogs for almost 2 years now and i vape mostly 0 nic and it is working for me to not take up analogs again i do not miss it at all. now i will every now and thing do 12mg or 6 mg but never have a craving for the nic at all and i can go back to the 0mg anytime with out problems. I really enjoy vaping and it fixes my stress needs. I can honestly say that i can not stand analogs now the taste makes me sick so I am good with my vape and its much better for me. I know that for me it was more about the act of smoking than the need for the nic. so it was easy for me to switch off it all together.

 

[_more_]

Hello all,
Just recently got into vaping and decided to stop lurking and start posting. Before I get into the concern I just wanted to say that it is a great community here and I've been able to pick up so much just from reviewing others posts. Now, On to the point of this.

Like I was saying I've just recently gotten into vaping. I've smoked to varying degrees for 10 years. I've been cutting back the last year -1.5 years but just could not seem to kick them all together. I would consider myself a light smoker now. Since getting into vaping I've dropped the analogs completly, great right....Well here is my issue. I find myself vaping way more then I would smoke. I'm concerned I'm actually raising my niccotine dependence rather than curbing it. This issue leads me at ask a few questions.

I've been using 12mg juice, approximitly how much juice would equate to an analog? Has anyone had success/good experence with 6mg juice, dont see any people who talk about likeing it. Has anyone else had similer concerns and found a solution? I hope someone might be able to give me some feedback. Thanks to all in advance.

Adam

I don't know how much nic i get from my juice compared to smoking a cig. What i do know is i started out at 18mg and chain vaped for a few months then it started making me feel sick so I dropped to 12mg and keep cutting down until now i am at 6 to 4mg's, plus i do not inhale the vapor very much. I didn't try cutting down it just was necessary because of getting sick. I still chain vape when sitting in front of my pc. I now go through about 5ml a day.

btw i love vaping 6mg.

ymmv

 

[Couture]

I vape more often then I smoked. My PV right now is never to far from me, I think it is normal. Even when we smoked we always 'knew' where our pack was or it was in our pocket KWIM? Being able to vape in the house, car store etc.... adds to the vaping more.
As far as I can find out other then the stigma of the addiction to nicotine the substance in and of it's self is not what was harmful in the analogs it was the rest of the crap in there.
I do have one friend that is stepping down slowly he started at 24 and is now at 18 and he is 6 months in. I started at 18 and am still at 18 unless the vendor only offers 16 then I get that. For me I am more concerned that I stay off analogs then I am with reducing my nic levels.
Not sure if this helps but it is me