Picking the right nicotine level
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I wouldnt be afraid to "bump it up" a little at first, for first month or so. Main thing is that your not sitting around dying for a ciggarette and get off the analogs..
Start at maybe 24.. then drop it down to 18, 12 etc as you go.
But if it isnt good on nicotine, for that first month youll be more likely to grab a analog.
kill the analog habit first, then worry bout dropping down.
Maybe get a 24 and a 12.. play with it some. Better to blow %15 on a juice you end up not using then it is to be buying a pack of marlboro imo.
Start at maybe 24.. then drop it down to 18, 12 etc as you go.
But if it isnt good on nicotine, for that first month youll be more likely to grab a analog.
kill the analog habit first, then worry bout dropping down.
Maybe get a 24 and a 12.. play with it some. Better to blow %15 on a juice you end up not using then it is to be buying a pack of marlboro imo.
I was a pack a day American Spirit Blue smoker and 12 mg was too much for me. I'm not the norm, but there is no way to no for sure until you try.
I would take Spence's advice and give yourself a way to adjust and find your level.
I would take Spence's advice and give yourself a way to adjust and find your level.
I started off on 26mg juice and have found that I can't vape any of it after a certain time in the afternoon, otherwise I won't be able to sleep. I finally ordered some 0mg juice yesterday and waiting on it to get here so I can cut down the 26mg juice.
So if you order a higher nic juice, you might want to take that into consideration and order a backup juice of a lower nic....or just order one with 24-26 mg nic and another with 0 mg.
So if you order a higher nic juice, you might want to take that into consideration and order a backup juice of a lower nic....or just order one with 24-26 mg nic and another with 0 mg.
This is a fairly common story. There are plenty of "lights" smokers who needed 24mg or more for their juice, and plenty of full flavor smokers that found they preferred lower nic e-juice. Trial and error is the only way to find your perfect strength. Start in the middle (16-18mg) and adjust from there.
Get a 12ish mg and a 24ish mg in the same flavor, mix, match and play around with both to see what works for you. I enjoy vaping more often than I did smoking cigarettes. You might vape for 5 minutes every hour (24mg), or you might vape every 5 minutes all day long (12mg). It's going to be a trial and error for each individual user...
Now, do they make a 75mg to 100mg for first thing in the morning??? 8-o
Now, do they make a 75mg to 100mg for first thing in the morning??? 8-o
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I smoked at least a pack of ultra-lights a day - and I find that my nic 'needs' vary throughout the day. Start in the morning with 24mg, go to 11mg, might need some 18mg here and there (after I eat or when the kids are driving me batty)....and for vegging out in front of the computer I go with 8mg.
I was a marlboro lights smoker 2 packs a day and the first 2 weeks for me i was vaping 36mg around the clock just to keep the demon at bay, Now im a comfy at 24mg.
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I smoked on average around 5 Camel Lights per day.
I found right away that 16mg was a little too much for me.
I settled right in at 12mg and have no intention of ever cutting down below that.
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I found right away that 16mg was a little too much for me.
I settled right in at 12mg and have no intention of ever cutting down below that.
And please sign the petition linked in my signature below!!
They want to take electronic cigarettes away and we have to STOP them.
That's great advice - I wish I'd thought of that when I started vaping.
I alternate a bit. Most of the day I vape 24mg. A few times in the day I need a little more, like right after a meal, and I bump it up to 36mg for a little bit.
I started at 12mg but it was too strong for me, cut it down to 8 pretty quick... now i chain vape 6mg for the last month and it is perfect, even 1mg higher and all i can taste is the nicotene. I dont want to lower it anymore cuz im positive i'll never be able to go back up and I see no point in vaping if i ever hit 0, and that ISNT gonna happen cuz i like my vaping obsession!
Does the nicotine level affect the throat hit?
I was a "lights" smoker back then, but I feel that when I take a long drag on my PV, the throat hit is kinda rough, I think that 12mg is the one for me.
I was a "lights" smoker back then, but I feel that when I take a long drag on my PV, the throat hit is kinda rough, I think that 12mg is the one for me.
I've been an American Spirit Blacks smoker for the past 5 years and have to admit that the Perique blend (the Blacks) are pretty strong, both in flavor and nicotine level! I started vaping with 24mg and found it to be about right for me. However, I've become more of a chain vaper than I ever was a cigarette smoker. So I've also picked up some lower mg juice (11mg and 0mg) for vaping in the evenings while I'm veging in front of the computer. I find that I sleep better for it and in the mornings I don't crave the analogs like I used to.
There are a number of things that can affect throat hit, and yes, nicotine is one of them.
Lower nicotine will generally give you less of a throat hit.
Another thing you can do is use more VG and less PG in your juice.
Many vendors let you choose the percentage of PG/VG and you can also get all VG juices.
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