Nicotine

[danibanani]

I smoked and vaped for the first three months. I just could not give them up....well also all I had was a blu ecig and a couple of other sticks...but I chain vaped them and did the 24mg....I smoked at home and vaped out and at work. Then decided too much money and chose vaping. I still chain vape 18mg! Use the 24 you have for those times I am so excited to hear your REO is out there!!!! It will be in your hands around 12:30 today! Today! LOL I forgot to tell you the video I did was me vaping the REO for you to see how awesome it is!

T,

I'm PM'ing you my email address. I'd love to see it because I need to see it. I need to see different styles. All I've seen is men, too.

 

[danibanani]

I am always (frighteningly) for real. I have done this and it works - for me.

I would approach with caution if you have sensitive skin AND I make no claim to the medical adviseability of this method.

I will try that in desperate times, like if I can't get to the bathroom and secretly vape. It's a good thing Clark's juices smell good.

Thanks for the tip!

 

[JoppaRoadCruiser]

I keep some 18 mg around for nights when out drinking/partying or dare I say....shenanigans. When I start boozing my nic cravings skyrocket.

 

[penguiness]

You could use my vape-free zone desperation method if necessary - drip a couple of drops on your inner wrist and smear it around, like perfume.

'Transdermal' is such a beautiful concept at times like these.

I have done this a time or two. Including today. What a day I have had!

 

[danibanani]

I have done this a time or two. Including today. What a day I have had!

Oh, Pen... it only gets better here on out because it's almost bed time. And sleep is wonderful. Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day. xoxoxo

 

[olwildbill]

I have done this a time or two. Including today. What a day I have had!

So sorry to hear you had a bad day darlin' sending some GOOD VIBES your way!!

 

[penguiness]

Thank you, Dani and Bill! I appreciate your kind words

 

[Evilocity]

I found that if I hold my hits in for a few extra seconds and exhale through my nose slowly, it helps with those super cravings. It's likely a mind trick, but it works for me. Good luck!

 

[penguiness]

I found that if I hold my hits in for a few extra seconds and exhale through my nose slowly, it helps with those super cravings. It's likely a mind trick, but it works for me. Good luck!

It isn't a mind trick. The nicotine from our juice is absorbed through the mouth and nose tissue, not the lungs. By you exhaling slowly through your nose, you are absorbing more nicotine

 

[solace.discord]

It isn't a mind trick. The nicotine from our juice is absorbed through the mouth and nose tissue, not the lungs. By you exhaling slowly through your nose, you are absorbing more nicotine

pretend I liked this! cuz I do!

I can't take lung hits - makes me cough.. so I inhale to mouth only and exhale through my nose and mouth.

 

[danibanani]

I found that if I hold my hits in for a few extra seconds and exhale through my nose slowly, it helps with those super cravings. It's likely a mind trick, but it works for me. Good luck!

Ah! I will try this next time. Thank you!

 

[danibanani]

It isn't a mind trick. The nicotine from our juice is absorbed through the mouth and nose tissue, not the lungs. By you exhaling slowly through your nose, you are absorbing more nicotine

I had no idea. Interesting. Maybe that's why my Pulmonary Lung Function test improved so much and so fast. Thanks for the info!

 

[WhatDoesThisButtonDo]

I found that when my body wasn't used to nicotine, a puff once-twice a week was calming, but once I developed an addiction (where I was puffing every 2-3 hours), I found that were were moments I'd gone hours without nic and felt OK, and then times I piled on the nic and was jittery, as if I'd had too much caffeine. I wasn't vaping nic at that point to relax myself, I did it for the dopamine/serotonin release and so that I wouldn't kill someone.

That was when I felt the motive to gradually reduce my nicotine all the way down to zero, slowly. I think the breathing aspect and the warm vapor helps, but nicotine can sometimes actually increase stress.

 

[supertrunker]

I dunno about rubbing nic liquid on your skin - i'm sure it'd work but slower than rubbing it on your gums, which i have known people stuck on long plane flights resort to.

It's all USP and food grade gear, so at least that way you get to taste the stuff!

"once I developed an addiction (where I was puffing every 2-3 hours)" - LOL. I wish!

T

 

[Kent Brooks]

I found that when my body wasn't used to nicotine, a puff once-twice a week was calming, but once I developed an addiction (where I was puffing every 2-3 hours), I found that were were moments I'd gone hours without nic and felt OK, and then times I piled on the nic and was jittery, as if I'd had too much caffeine. I wasn't vaping nic at that point to relax myself, I did it for the dopamine/serotonin release and so that I wouldn't kill someone.

That was when I felt the motive to gradually reduce my nicotine all the way down to zero, slowly. I think the breathing aspect and the warm vapor helps, but nicotinesometimes actually increase stress.

Very interested to hear you share your nicotine reduction strategies... I know several people aspire to get to zero but can't, myself included.

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[scratchtheweasel]

So many pro moves in this thread. Really good advice here. This falls well outside of the vape realm, but keeping some nic patches on hand is not a bad idea. I have not gone back to a patch since I started vaping, but when I have to take my next overseas flight I plan to slap one on.

When I was first quitting I was putting on a new 21mg patch every morning and every night - always two on at all times. I'm not sure if that's recommended, but that's the nic level I needed to get through those first couple of weeks. If you're going to go transdermal a patch is going to be a pretty effective route for it since you're getting a controlled dose with a continual slow release over time.

 

[danibanani]

I found that when my body wasn't used to nicotine, a puff once-twice a week was calming, but once I developed an addiction (where I was puffing every 2-3 hours), I found that were were moments I'd gone hours without nic and felt OK, and then times I piled on the nic and was jittery, as if I'd had too much caffeine. I wasn't vaping nic at that point to relax myself, I did it for the dopamine/serotonin release and so that I wouldn't kill someone.

That was when I felt the motive to gradually reduce my nicotine all the way down to zero, slowly. I think the breathing aspect and the warm vapor helps, but nicotine can sometimes actually increase stress.

I appreciate the feedback. Unfortunately, nicotine has a calming effect on me. I trust my body and I feel better after that nic fix. I might go down in nic in a few years, but not right now. Too,any things going on. And quitting cigarettes was a HUGE milestone with me after 22 years. My pulmonary function has improved 65% with vaping. I'm not looking to go down anytime soon. But, I use a simple build at 1.2 ohms, which is just right for me.

 

[danibanani]

So many pro moves in this thread. Really good advice here. This falls well outside of the vape realm, but keeping some nic patches on hand is not a bad idea. I have not gone back to a patch since I started vaping, but when I have to take my next overseas flight I plan to slap one on.

When I was first quitting I was putting on a new 21mg patch every morning and every night - always two on at all times. I'm not sure if that's recommended, but that's the nic level I needed to get through those first couple of weeks. If you're going to go transdermal a patch is going to be a pretty effective route for it since you're getting a controlled dose with a continual slow release over time.

I always, 100% of the time, put on a 21mg patch before going somewhere where I can't vape and I'm feeling pretty grumpy by the end of that event (like my internship, but I'm working with teenage boys, that might be it, too ). I'll try the double-patch method to see if that works until I can vape again.

 

[Megan Kogijiki Ratchford]

I appreciate the feedback. Unfortunately, nicotine has a calming effect on me. I trust my body and I feel better after that nic fix. I might go down in nic in a few years, but not right now. Too,any things going on. And quitting cigarettes was a HUGE milestone with me after 22 years. My pulmonary function has improved 65% with vaping. I'm not looking to go down anytime soon. But, I use a simple build at 1.2 ohms, which is just right for me.

Yep, trust your own body always. Folks will share what works for them but it is just to give you a greater amount of knowledge to build your defense of the cigs. After all, as long as you are staying off smokes you are doing the exact right thing.

And I too have nicotine be a calming thing for me. I'm prone to be overly panic ridden and freaked out the more tired I get and vaping calms me down. When I smoked I would smoke a bit and almost fall asleep sitting outside in my cloud of smoke.

 

[olwildbill]

I feel very fortunate that I've dropped to 6mg wasn't easy mind you and still vape like a chimney but it calms me down.

my journey was a tough one. I had quit many many times before and usually started back smoking after about a month or two. When I started vaping I just made up my mind it was time to quit Started with 18mg and stayed with that for four years and in the last 4 months have successfully dropped to 6mg Like everything else do what ever works for YOU to keep you from going back to smoking. Like all of you I have a lot going on in my life and am so glad that I found vaping,especially now that winter is here (no more standing out in the cold)