Nic level stepping down question

[Sthur]

Hello all, I was smoking a 1/2 to full pad for 20 years. Started 2 months ago and love it.

i am using 18mg and is there a point when to move to 12?

I slowly want to move down to 12 and maybe 6 eventually.

Anyone feel different from moving down or had to vape more for the same normal feeling.....

 

[OlDogNewTricks]

You can always get a small bottle of a lower nicotine level juice and see if you have nicotine cravings using it. Be careful though, it is easy to replace low nicotine for more vaping (joyful yes, but counter to your goal).

 

[BigBen2k]

Best thing you can do, is try; it's not gonna hurt!

I already went down to 6 (from 12) by using different nic levels through the day (strongest in the AM). You can mix and match as you see fit.

Right now, I alternate between 6 and 0.

 

[calico21]

Shoot siting here chain vaping I got a headache using 16mg....remebered I had some cherry flavoring and a whole bottle of vg. Mixed some up through it in on top of my almost empty 16mg clearo and it's great. Still get to vape and headache is going away. Now I gotta figure out why my fresh 16 mg(vendor)gave me a headache but the 18-24 mg I've been getting from the mall doesn't....hmmm

 

[Sthur]

I got stomach cramps and craps from some liquids, is it the liquids or the nic?

 

[calico21]

Not sure, I've used this vendor before, but they shipped out of new york this time, where as I used to get it from the Chicago site. I'm just wondering if the mall stuff has degraded because they use the harder, really clear plastic bottles. I'm sure they sit around for a long time because they still hawk their prefilled carto's most.

 

[Grimwald]

I suggest the "listen to your body" method. I was a 3 pad very heavy smoker and started at 24mg. Since I was a chain smoker, I was and still am a chain vaper.

At about 2-3 months, I was getting the jitters...anxiety, sleeplessness, lightheaded, general running around like a headless chicken feeling. So I started ordering lower nic juices, and bought plain vg and pg and started mixing. I also had to cut back on other stimulants like caffeine and sugar.

My goal has always been a balance between "OMG I need a smoke" and "headless chicken syndrome". I slowly moved down over several months and now, after a year, I've settled in at 9-10mg. I still vape a lot, but any lower (say 6mg) and I really puff away and crave more. The 9-10mg level seems to keep me satisfied without a lot of cravings.

 

[DC2]

Hello all, I was smoking a 1/2 to full pad for 20 years. Started 2 months ago and love it.

i am using 18mg and is there a point when to move to 12?

I slowly want to move down to 12 and maybe 6 eventually.

Anyone feel different from moving down or had to vape more for the same normal feeling.....

There are as many ways to step down in nicotine strength as there are vapers.

Some people just drop straight to zero with no problem.
Some people drop very slowly over time.
Some people take it in stages.

You might have a problem with any of these or you might not.
Some people have a hard time dropping below certain levels, and if you do you'll know it.

Whatever works for you is the one I recommend.
There is no wrong way.