Reducing nicotine

[CMD-Ky]

I still use 18mg after more than four years of vaping exclusively. At that level my total consumption of juice is now rather low. I am not intending to start a flaming war but I think fewer inhalations of VG, nicotine and small amount of water is a better compromise rather than lower nicotine while inhaling more juice. Again no flame wars but to me less vapor fewer inhalations with higher nicotine is my idea of risk reduction.

 

[Diver9543]

Like a lot of others, when I started vaping, I used 24mg/ml in an MTL system. When I got my first sub-ohm system I started using 12mg/ml. Over time I lowered down to 6mg/ml. I had also decided at one time that I should try to get down to 0 nic. I was at 6mg/ml and decided to go to 3mg/ml. Wow, talk about a mistake! I was miserable and short-tempered, to say the least. I remade my ejuice to 5mg/ml. I have been using 5mg/ml since that time and have decided that I am fine with it. Besides, what would I do with the 700+ mls of nicotine in my freezer?

 

[Jebbn]

I still use 18mg after more than four years of vaping exclusively. At that level my total consumption of juice is now rather low. I am not intending to start a flaming war but I think fewer inhalations of VG, nicotine and small amount of water is a better compromise rather than lower nicotine while inhaling more juice. Again no flame wars but to me less vapor fewer inhalations with higher nicotine is my idea of risk reduction.

I use less juice at 2 - 4mg than I did at 12 or 18mg.
Altering a tolerance to nic up or down is entirely possible.

 

[Frenchfry1942]

Nic has many positive effects, too. I have settled at about 5mg and intend to remain there.

I can go for awhile, several hours, until a trigger comes along. Usually, I just need to take a break, but a vape break is better.

 

[AngeNZ]

Smoke-free for a year only, so my results may be different. Started on 18mg, dropped to 15mg after 3 months, down to 12mg after 5 months.

I've stayed at 12mg since then. I'm happy at this level, so I have no plans to taper anytime soon.

If I did taper down, the best ideas I've seen in this thread is to do extremely gradually by 1 or 2mg at a time.

12mg keeps me smoke-free - and that's my only goal

 

[vapdivrr]

Good luck.
My goal with vaping wasn't to quit smoking.
I just wanted to try it.
Two weeks later, and I threw out my last pack of cigarettes, still half full.
I started with 24mg juice, and nearly 7 years later, I'm still vaping 24mg.
Unless/until I have issues with it, I really don't see the point in weaning off the nicotine.
As a stimulant, it's on about the same level as caffeine health wise, so...

This is me exactly. I also started 7 years back with 24 and never lowered. Perhaps if I was 30 years old I might be thinking of eventually stopping, but at my age I can see myself vaping another 20 years , plus I kind of enjoy it. Plus I would rather enjoy my current nic level and if I decided to stop, just stop where I'm at now. Personally I think it would be almost as easy to quit from where I'm at, then to start weaning down and quitting. I have stopped vaping a couple times in the past years for days and it wasnt a big deal.

 

[CMD-Ky]

I use less juice at 2 - 4mg than I did at 12 or 18mg.
Altering a tolerance to nic up or down is entirely possible.

Good for you.
Who said that altering tolerance was not entirely possible? This is why I hesitated to say anything and stated twice that this was my way of doing things and was not going to get into a right/wrong discussion. Someone always must be the smartest kid in the room.

 

[Jebbn]

Good for you.
Who said that altering tolerance was not entirely possible? This is why I hesitated to say anything and stated twice that this was my way of doing things and was not going to get into a right/wrong discussion. Someone always must be the smartest kid in the room.

Yes, I was very conscious of the fact that you had mentioned twice that you didn't want to start a flame war and i tried to be conversational in my reply, a different perspective or experience regarding the same topic. Obviously I failed, I can see how my wording might have triggered your response.

 

[CMD-Ky]

Yes, I was very conscious of the fact that you had mentioned twice that you didn't want to start a flame war and i tried to be conversational in my reply, a different perspective or experience regarding the same topic. Obviously I failed, I can see how my wording might have triggered your response.

Thank you.

 

[Vaperer]

I've been wrestling around with my nicotine level for a while now. I've come to the conclusion that I'm going to vape for the rest of my life. I buy premix juice from a vendor and I'm hopelessly drunk on 18 milligrams. Whenever I try to go lower I get nervous. Nervous to the point of wanting to jump out of the window. I guess I'm hopeless

 

[CMD-Ky]

I've been wrestling around with my nicotine level for a while now. I've come to the conclusion that I'm going to vape for the rest of my life. I buy premix juice from a vendor and I'm hopelessly drunk on 18 milligrams. Whenever I try to go lower I get nervous. Nervous to the point of wanting to jump out of the window. I guess I'm hopeless

I would think that you are hardly "hopeless", you are off cigarettes. I find that most hopeful.

 

[Letitia]

I've been wrestling around with my nicotine level for a while now. I've come to the conclusion that I'm going to vape for the rest of my life. I buy premix juice from a vendor and I'm hopelessly drunk on 18 milligrams. Whenever I try to go lower I get nervous. Nervous to the point of wanting to jump out of the window. I guess I'm hopeless

Why hopeless? I consider not smoking a personal win period.

 

[DaveP]

Like a lot of others, when I started vaping, I used 24mg/ml in an MTL system. When I got my first sub-ohm system I started using 12mg/ml. Over time I lowered down to 6mg/ml. I had also decided at one time that I should try to get down to 0 nic. I was at 6mg/ml and decided to go to 3mg/ml. Wow, talk about a mistake! I was miserable and short-tempered, to say the least. I remade my ejuice to 5mg/ml. I have been using 5mg/ml since that time and have decided that I am fine with it. Besides, what would I do with the 700+ mls of nicotine in my freezer?

You just described my experience with lowering nic except that I've been MTL for 9 years. I went from 24mg to 18mg, to 12mg, then 6, 3 and 0. Zero nic didn't work for me. I went back to 3mg and have been there for years and I'm fine with it. It seems that even a little nic bite is satisfying. It lets you know there's nic in the juice even at 3mg/ml and the brain is happy.

 

[stols001]

I'd hardly consider giving up cigs a hopeless place to be I never ever thought I would get there.

I make my own liquid at 18 mg, am not looking to change that at ALL at the moment. I don't feel one bit guilty either.

Anna