Weaning off of the nicotine
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Congrats on quitting!
Go ahead and ramp down the nic whenever you feel comfortable doing so. Order one bottle of 18mg and see if you like that - if it keeps the cravings at bay, switch to 18mg full-time. Then cut down even further when you want to, or don't. I'm at 12mg and occasionally vaping 6mg and I rarely have cravings; when I do, it's usually assuaged by a few minutes of chain vaping.
Go ahead and ramp down the nic whenever you feel comfortable doing so. Order one bottle of 18mg and see if you like that - if it keeps the cravings at bay, switch to 18mg full-time. Then cut down even further when you want to, or don't. I'm at 12mg and occasionally vaping 6mg and I rarely have cravings; when I do, it's usually assuaged by a few minutes of chain vaping.
Good for you delta_deacon! I started in April last year at 18 mg. Did that for a month and tried 12. Used mostly 12 until about August and then started buying some 6 and switching between them as I needed. I now make my own juice so I can mix whatever nic level I want. I'm now down to 6 mg max and experimenting with zero. If it goes well, I hope to be at zero exclusively in a few of months. Time will tell how that goes.
TH becomes very hard to find with low nic, but I've gotten used to that. It's all about the flavor and vapor production for me now. I've found I vape more lately, so I've been trying to vape less often but more intensely when I do. Sort of what I imagine smoking a pipe is like.
I think this trip will be different for everyone and whatever works for you is the right way. Best of luck with it!
TH becomes very hard to find with low nic, but I've gotten used to that. It's all about the flavor and vapor production for me now. I've found I vape more lately, so I've been trying to vape less often but more intensely when I do. Sort of what I imagine smoking a pipe is like.
I think this trip will be different for everyone and whatever works for you is the right way. Best of luck with it!
Congrats! Most will say the nic. is not all that bad for you, but if you want to go down, my juice maker/Dr. says a 5mg. drop every 3wks. should not even be felt. Best wishes.
As long as the nic is enough to keep you off analogs, it is the rightone. Pure nicotine is far, far less harmful than the smoke; on some level it is comparable to caffeine. I cut down because i vape a lot at night and i dont want nic to interfere with my sleep.
As far as cutting down go, in my own experience, as counter-intuitive as it might be, DONT switch back and forth to get used to it. For some reason, higher nic juice than im used to (say an 18mg while i vape 6 every day) numbs my taste buds for 2-3 days, during which time all juices taste watery and bland.
A "cheat" that i use to cut down is go all the way down to 0 nic right away, using some tasty desert or fruity flavor (i use berries n creams from dndvapor) so that the taste compensates for lack of TH. Then after 4 days or so start vaping at the nic level you initially wanted to cut down to. The TH becomes pronounced even at low nic level since your throat is so used to 0 nic now
As far as cutting down go, in my own experience, as counter-intuitive as it might be, DONT switch back and forth to get used to it. For some reason, higher nic juice than im used to (say an 18mg while i vape 6 every day) numbs my taste buds for 2-3 days, during which time all juices taste watery and bland.
A "cheat" that i use to cut down is go all the way down to 0 nic right away, using some tasty desert or fruity flavor (i use berries n creams from dndvapor) so that the taste compensates for lack of TH. Then after 4 days or so start vaping at the nic level you initially wanted to cut down to. The TH becomes pronounced even at low nic level since your throat is so used to 0 nic now
I went with the 0 nic right from the start, but after 3 days got my shipment of 24mg bottles, during those initial 3 days I smoked 3 analogs per day to offset the cravings. It's been another 5-6 days since I got my nic, and haven't had another analog. I'm staying at 24 I also have 18 which I'm ok with, but find that the flavoring also aids with the throat hit feel etc, but I figure I'll use all 24 I have then the 18, and take it from there, personally I like Vapeing, and intend to continue Vapeing and am not interested in quitting or getting down to 0 as Vapeing is much better then analogs.
I started at 24mg and went down 6mg every two months until I settled on 6mg. No problems with cravings.
I started at 12 mg so i'm in no hurry, and I thought, maybe, I needed 18 mg for the mornings.... turns out i really don't but at least it forces me to vape less at a time. when you notice you're vaping less juice, I think it's the right moment to lower the nic amount.
eta: ok, it would seem to make no sense to lower the nic amount as you vape less, since vaping less is good for you financially (it's not like juice goes for the price of truffles but you know) , but you'll also end up vaping less after a while on the new dosage, so it's just a matter of keeping an eye on your own vaping habits!)
eta: ok, it would seem to make no sense to lower the nic amount as you vape less, since vaping less is good for you financially (it's not like juice goes for the price of truffles but you know) , but you'll also end up vaping less after a while on the new dosage, so it's just a matter of keeping an eye on your own vaping habits!)
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I started on 12 mg, went with that for 4 months, dropped to 6 mg for 4 months then got sent a sample juice that I really liked and vaped it all before noticing that it was zero nic so I've taken the plunge to zero but have had some trouble. So now I carry 2 with me at all times vaping zero most of the time but when I feel edgy I bring out the 6 mg for a few hits then back to the zero. Hoping to be totally zero soon.
so... um does this mean we are all wieners?
i started at 36 to kill the 2 pad cravings, but down to 18 now and never tried going lower.
i started at 36 to kill the 2 pad cravings, but down to 18 now and never tried going lower.
Hey, I'm not a weiner. I started vaping 18mg 2 years and one month ago, and I still vape at 18. I do THINK about cutting my nic. Does that count? 
I started vaping 18mg 2 years and one month ago, and I still vape at 18. I do THINK about cutting my nic. Does that count? 
I've actually increased my nic usage, lol. I started out at 6-8mg I believe and now I'm content at 24mg. I honestly have no desire to kick the nic habit for now but when I do decide to take the plunge I plan on decreasing every month.
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