What level of nicotine keeps you off of tobacco?

[nubee]

12mg is right on for me but I'm at my PC 10 hours a day so I vape heavily 5+ml/day.

I suppose if I were doing my normal "smoke" break routine, I'd probably go up toward the 18mg but I was a pack a day, lights analoger.

 

[Less is more]

I came here to see if anyone else was having the problem of vaping more than you smoked analogs and found this topic. My problem is that I never smoked analogs in the house, and initially didn't vape in the house, but that went right out the window within a few weeks. I suspect that's why I'm vaping what seems like more than I smoked. I was a pack a day of ultra-lights, but know that I'm going through much more e-juice than I did initially after purchasing my 510. I bought a combo of 18 mg and 11 mg and the 11 mg just isn't cutting it either. I'm buying some 24 mg to cut into the 11 mg. (A 15 mg bottle lasts me more than a week.)

I still smoke 3 analogs a day, but don't know why, because they taste like crap now. Some days it's one, other days it's four. Could this be because I'm not using high enough mg e-juice?

After a 37 year run of analogs, I'm STILL doing a heckuva lot better than a pack a day and that nasty cough ~~~poof~~~ all gone! I do get an occasional buzz from the analogs now, that I never had before and never knew what a "throat hit" was before vaping. Now that has also gone away. Guess you get used to them.

Started vaping June 6.

Any insights welcome.

 

[yknotagain]

I was a 4-5 pack a day smoker for 41 years, but had cut back to ultra lights for the past several years. I find 12mg does me well the majority of the time and sometimes go down to ZERO. Every once in awhile I get a bad craving for an analog and hit a few drops of 36mg to calm me down.

 

[MidnighToker]

If you tried a 5 or 6 volt device, you probably could get by with 24 or even 18mg. Just a thought. Worked for me.

Just finished building a box mod at around 5 volts. Still tweaking a bit, but hopefully you are right about that helping.

 

[Vaponator]

18 was too low, 36 is just about right. I may order some 48 and cut it to 40 and see where I'm at with that.

I still get the urges for anaologs every once in a while but only been vaping a little under 2 weeks.

 

[Melwig]

I am probably settling around 12-18 most of the time, but I make my own so its not quite as exact. On the other hand I will be vaping away quite happily and realize later that it was O mg, so I think I am a lot more "addicted" to the act and feel of "smoking" than I am to the nic.
M

 

[Melwig]

Guess I should have mentioned that I was a 1.5 to 2 packs a day smoker and I stopped within about 3 days or so of getting my PV, and I probably do vape a little more than I used to smoke, yes, but its a little hard to tell.
M

 

[olderthandirt]

Sadly, 36mg still does not keep the crave away... Thinking about picking up some 48 for those "special moments".

64 days analog free now,, been doing the 24mg ...

...During the day it's between zero and 12mg...

...I find 12mg does me well the majority of the time and sometimes go down to ZERO. Every once in awhile I get a bad craving for an analog and hit a few drops of 36mg to calm me down.

18 was too low, 36 is just about right. I may order some 48 and cut it to 40 and see where I'm at with that...

This has been really illuminating for me. Right at 24hrs since I threw this out for consideration. The levels that work, as well as preferences, are all over the board. Different strokes and all.

24mg the largest single category, the majority at this point using levels of 18 or less.

Very encouraging to me as I read the responses, I get the impression that many people DO pay attention to what they are doing with regards to their nicotine intake. So far respondents are not seeking a buzz or a high. Instead they appear to be, by and large, governing their intake in a responsible and thoughtful manner.

 

[lauraeleven]

I smoked 2 plus packs of full flavor analogs and I am doing really good with the 510 and 24mg of RY4......no going back at this point. I noticed that regular cigarettes smell like dog poop at this point.

 

[The Wiz]

36mg for 6 months now......No need for an analog at all.....Plan on cutting down to 24mg in the not to distant future!The Wiz!

 

[The Wrong Man]

36mg got me off analogues and was enough to completely kill the cravings. Now, after a couple of months, 18mg is easily enough to keep me off them. If 18mg had been the strongest available when I started, though, I probably could not have given up analogues.
TWM.

 

[fozzie]

36 is as high as i have tried and it works for me ive completely stopped smoking.. ive seen some 42s out there but i didnt exactly like the flavor so i passed on them..

 

[talmadgemonroe]

I smoked a pack a day of the cheapo little cigars because the price of cigs got to be to much. they were pretty strong. I had been smoking for 28 years. In times of high stress, in the morning and after meals I vape 36mg+. Other than that I vape anywhere between 24mg all the way down to 0mg. Haven't had an analog since I started vaping 25 days ago!


Talmadge

 

[bushi]

I've been a moderate smoker for the last couple of years. After smoking 1 - 1 1/2 packs of Marlboro Lights for many years, I weaned myself down to 10 - 15 a day. Three weeks ago I saw a spot on TV about e-cigs and decided to try 'em just to see what they where like. I bought a Smoke51 kit from a local tobacco shop and in short order moved over to a 510. Since I've started using a PV I've smoke exactly one analog (tasted terrible). I usually go through a little over one ml of 8mg juice a day. You'd think there wouldn't be that much different between just a few cigarettes a day and that small amount of nicotine liquid but the changes have been quite surprising. I'm breathing so much easier now and I haven't felt this energetic in years. I haven't had the urge to try a stronger liquid since the 8mg works just fine. Oh, and it's so nice to be able to work on my computer or watch TV and vape without having to go out in the weather every hour or so to have a smoke.

 

[happily]

started at 18 for a week...........when the 36 arrived I never touched another cig.

last week I dropped to 10mg and didn't notice a thing. As in nothing, no problems. I am currently vaping 8-12mg and could vape zero, but the flavor sucks and I think nicotine makes me happy.

 

[catlvr]

Had to put in 36. I have been using 24 and still smoking a few analogs a day. Just ordered a bunch of 36 hoping it will do the trick. I think it will. I am loving this!!

 

[Jfweeench]

My own experiences coupled with the tone of several recent threads has me curious about the level of nicotine each of us requires to stay off of tobacco.

I'm closing in on 5 months of vaping and 4 months of being analog clean.

I started out with 12mg juice. Went up through 18 and 24mg, hit 36mg and tobacco went good-bye!

When I go to use up the remaining juice I have that is less than 36mg I get very antsy after about 1 day. 3 or 4 draws of 36mg and I'm fine.

What level of nicotine do you use to keep tobacco at bay?

I vape 16mg pretty often, and rarely use 24mg... I smoked about 1.5 packs a day of Marlboro Smooths. After vaping exclusively for a little over 24 hours and trying a cigarette I almost lost my lunch

 

[mamu]

The results I see with this poll are interesting.

I started with 18 four months ago.

Since I've moved to vaping with 6 volts, I'm now at 12 and sometimes 8 with no problems with cravings.

 

[ladybug]

48 mg for me,but I better stock up,as it sounds like they want to regulate it or take it away. Too many babysitters screaming 48 it too high!

 

[chainy]

I'm pretty surprised how many 36mg users there are. I've been a pack a day smoker for 3 years (yes, I'm only 20), and now I use 16, 18, and occasionally 24mg liquids, just on what's available from my favorite supplier at whatever given time. I really can't tell the difference between any of the doses I've tried though.

Do any of you notice a difference between 16 and 24 milligram liquids?