Greets all!
Recently came to the conclusion that the smoke must go. Tried NRT, gum and lozenge. Gum was useless and lozenge put me in the ER with palpitations (PVCs). See, a major failing of NRT studies is they do not take into account the amount of nicotine an individual consumes. They go by the number of cigarettes smoked or, more laughable, how soon after you wake up do you have your first smoke. This angers me to no end but I'm not here to rant about that.
See, after smoking for 20 years, I found a list of tar and nic content of all major brands and used it as a guide over the following 2 years to get where I am now. Carltons. .1 mg nicotine per cig (that's point one, folks), and I smoke less than a pack a day plus I'm a shallow inhaler.
When I tried that damnable lozenge, it was roughly the equivalent of
smoking 2 packs in 1/2 hour. My heart didn't like it one bit and I didn't like the 4 hour long panic attack that followed.
There are some (both smoker and non) who try to tell me that I am not
addicted to nicotine at all and 'why do you even bother to smoke?' -sigh-
Addicted, I truly am, even at such a low dose but I suspect there are other
things in cigs that I've become physically dependant on as well. All I am certain of is that I am honestly dangerous to be around whenever I've tried to quit.
Due to recent health problems, I MUST quit the smoke and the tar and all
those endless and truly bizarre chemicals in it.
The e-cig seems almost the perfect answer. Almost.
I have googled and read these forums for over a week now and my eyes are hurting and I'd be crying if they weren't so dry. It just seems that the main focus is on how much pretty, billowy vapor one can get out of a cartridge. I could care less about the special effects. I want a quick fix at a nicotine dosage that I can tolerate. Yet I see sellers not even listing the amount of nic in their cartridges, and the ones that do, contain 11mg as their lowest. I think I saw 6mg somewhere but it's all getting kinda hazy. Add to this the wasted money I spent on gum, lozenges and a hefty ER bill and I'm sure you can grasp my frustration.
I've already pretty much decided that I am going to order from puresmoker but I am not so certain about the cartridges. I certainly won't be trying the medium and high strengths that come with the starter kit.
I think what I'm asking for here is for someone to help me do the math.
I puff on my wimpy little Carlton cig about 15 times to receive roughly .1mg
of nic. (shallow puffs) How many puffs with which cartridge (or juice, for that matter) will fix me up without OD'ing? Also, has anyone ever tried diluting their cartridge or juice?
Many thanks in advance. I think it was therapeutic just to get all that out there.
Recently came to the conclusion that the smoke must go. Tried NRT, gum and lozenge. Gum was useless and lozenge put me in the ER with palpitations (PVCs). See, a major failing of NRT studies is they do not take into account the amount of nicotine an individual consumes. They go by the number of cigarettes smoked or, more laughable, how soon after you wake up do you have your first smoke. This angers me to no end but I'm not here to rant about that.
See, after smoking for 20 years, I found a list of tar and nic content of all major brands and used it as a guide over the following 2 years to get where I am now. Carltons. .1 mg nicotine per cig (that's point one, folks), and I smoke less than a pack a day plus I'm a shallow inhaler.
When I tried that damnable lozenge, it was roughly the equivalent of
smoking 2 packs in 1/2 hour. My heart didn't like it one bit and I didn't like the 4 hour long panic attack that followed.
There are some (both smoker and non) who try to tell me that I am not
addicted to nicotine at all and 'why do you even bother to smoke?' -sigh-
Addicted, I truly am, even at such a low dose but I suspect there are other
things in cigs that I've become physically dependant on as well. All I am certain of is that I am honestly dangerous to be around whenever I've tried to quit.
Due to recent health problems, I MUST quit the smoke and the tar and all
those endless and truly bizarre chemicals in it.
The e-cig seems almost the perfect answer. Almost.
I have googled and read these forums for over a week now and my eyes are hurting and I'd be crying if they weren't so dry. It just seems that the main focus is on how much pretty, billowy vapor one can get out of a cartridge. I could care less about the special effects. I want a quick fix at a nicotine dosage that I can tolerate. Yet I see sellers not even listing the amount of nic in their cartridges, and the ones that do, contain 11mg as their lowest. I think I saw 6mg somewhere but it's all getting kinda hazy. Add to this the wasted money I spent on gum, lozenges and a hefty ER bill and I'm sure you can grasp my frustration.
I've already pretty much decided that I am going to order from puresmoker but I am not so certain about the cartridges. I certainly won't be trying the medium and high strengths that come with the starter kit.
I think what I'm asking for here is for someone to help me do the math.
I puff on my wimpy little Carlton cig about 15 times to receive roughly .1mg
of nic. (shallow puffs) How many puffs with which cartridge (or juice, for that matter) will fix me up without OD'ing? Also, has anyone ever tried diluting their cartridge or juice?
Many thanks in advance. I think it was therapeutic just to get all that out there.
