Stepping Down From 18 to 12...Wish Me Luck!

[CaliforniaGirl]

Anyone want to give me a big ol' fat "bon chance" on this one?

I stepped easily down from 18mg to 12mg simply because 18mg was irritating my throat. Now I'm stepping down after two months of my 18s. I'm nervous about this...hoping it won't feel like a huge change.

Just excited about it and wanted to share. My goal is 0mg, non-addiction (and I AM an addict; I realize not everyone is) and just popping a stick in my mouth for shoots and giggles once in a while.

 

[EvilZoe]

I'm going back down to 12 because I've been chain vaping and I get too wired...lol

 

[cramptholomew]

I went from 18 to 6 in 3 months. It wasn't that bad for me. Then again, the 18 was too much after a month, and then the 12 was too much in an rda. So, now I'm at 6.

 

[CaliforniaGirl]

Ha ha, I get weird when I'm at too high a dosage too, EZ. Or well...weirder.

Good luck to us both!

 

[CaliforniaGirl]

I went from 18 to 6 in 3 months. It wasn't that bad for me. Then again, the 18 was too much after a month, and then the 12 was too much in an RDA. So, now I'm at 6.

Glad to hear this, and thank you.

 

[CaliforniaGirl]

Well, vaping 6mg now...and yes, there is a difference.

Deep breath. I can get through this.

 

[soba1]

U will be fine, I have actually gone from 12 to 8 I am actually ok.
I still have a lot of 12 so if I need a quick xtra boost its there.
Gee my .... looks sooooo cute at 8

 

[CrimsonJack]

Good luck! I've been contemplating stepping down to 12mg, but it seems a bit of a long fall down from 18mg. I saw yesterday that HHV actually offers a 15mg option on their juice, so I ordered a couple bottles of that to see how it goes. Baby steps!

 

[Susan W.]

I started at 18mg and stepped down to 12mg quickly without any problems. Didn't even notice a difference. Then someone suggested going to lower mg in the evenings so I bought some 6mg and started using it in the evenings. Didn't notice a difference and then I got lazy changing tanks in the mornings so I just stayed with 6mg. Still at 6mg but just bought some 0 nicotine in the same flavors I like so I can mix them to go to 3mg. I'm going to start using 3mg in the evenings and see how that goes. I'm at almost 7 months of vaping. I didn't plan on stepping down so quickly and I had no plans of dropping my nicotine levels when I first started. It's just working out that way.

 

[NiNi]

Just mix it up, 18 here, 12 there, after a while the 18 will be ><! I'm actually at 11mgs (tnx to AiV) but I do on occasion hit the 24mg, as you say, just for "shoots and grins"!

The biggest thing is having a juice you really like, well, besides having a solid delivery device
Just keep in mind, your "buds" are still going through "THE CHANGE". *scary background music* I think at 10 months mine have finally gotten over the hurdle because in the last 3 months, the juices I enjoy have played on my tongue consistently (minus the one moment of Vape Tongue). I tried a few of the juices I had started on last January and they were like meh, but they get kudos for getting me off the analogs.

 

[FlamingoTutu]

I certainly do wish you well. If the 12mg becomes too much (too little actually), take a couple of puffs on the 18mg and then go back to the 12mg. I’ve been alternating between 16/18mg and 0mg and am rather surprised how long I can go on 0mg before switching back for a while. It started as an accident using some 0mg that I was mixing with a 24mg juice. Happy accident.

 

[Sane Asylum]

Good luck! I'm gradually cutting down to 6 from 12. To make it a little easier, I bought my favorites with 6 and am mixing it with my 12s.

 

[JonnyB88]

Good luck!
I went from 18 down to 12 after a few months.

Then, when I got into RBA's, I had to go down to 6. Something about RBA's...

 

[cramptholomew]

Even though I vape 6mg 99% of the time, I still keep a Protank filled up with 12mg in case I need a boost. It's funny: I was at my uncle's on Friday night, and we were having vape fun (I just bought an RSST, my first genny, and he was showing me how to set it up with SS mesh). Halfway through the night, I suggested that we taste test all the 3 month old liquids that I had laying around (it's AMAZING how dark they get after 3 months!). Some were 18mg, and some were 12mg. We used my IGO-W, and went through about 10 liquids. We were absolutely buzzing by the end of the night. There is NO WAY that I could go back to 12mg, especially if I'm using RBAs/RDAs almost exclusively.

 

[Strongbeard]

Yoooo can dooooooooo eeeeeet.

 

[Mart]

Good luck.
I did it already after vaping 18 for years. Haven't seen a difference really. Next step will be 6mg. Don't see the 6 that far off in the distance, maybe the next order.

 

[Silent Scream]

Best of luck CG. Just remember you can always jump back up again if it doesn't feel quite right. I started on 24's and am trying to get down to 18's as my head feels like it's native locale is outer space most of the time.

 

[EvilZoe]

I just keep finding myself pushing my tongue to the top of my mouth to the point where it aches. Since I'm not consuming any caffeine (which is what used to make me do that) it can only be the nicotine.

I used to clench my teeth a lot so at least I'm not doing that anymore, but I really hate this hurting mouth thing...lol

 

[erinarthur222]

i went from 28 to 12 now 10 .you will do great!!

 

[Recycled Roadkill]

Keep posting on your experience as I've decided that you'll be my model for nicotine concentrations in the future. I'm going to be stuck on 18mg for awhile though as I already stocked up on the juice.

Best wishes for you!