I would try 18. 24 also gave me headache when I tried those ego pens, 18 was perfect I still got that nic rush that I did from marlboro reds. If you are just starting to quit you will feel like crap for about a month. Your' cilia in your' lungs start working again, which clears all the tar out. You'll be coughing a lot and probably cough up a lot of flem. After that period you'll breath better, no longer have a smoker's cough, and possibly have more energy. At least that's what it was like for me, it's funny I still wake up expecting to cough in the shower.