So... I was a smoker for the better part of 16 years, and quit smoking 17 days ago. To be honest, I don't want to cut out the nic, at least not right now... so when - and if - should one cut out the nicotine?
When ~ and if ~ to cut out the nicotine?!
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There is no rush to do so. Give yourself a couple of months. If you intend to quit nicotine, vape in fewer places so as to restrict your association with nicotine delivery and places/situations. This will make the addiction easier to quit.
id say move down gradually if you feel like you need or want to cut out nicotine. i personally dont see a need to do so for myself, i started at 24mg and have no wants to cut it. im in a comfortable place.
I vaped 24 for about 9 months, am using 16 mg/ml now. No rush for me, though I'll likely be 12 around the new year. I drop 1 - 2 mg at a time (DIY makes this easy to control), vape more for a couple days and then it rebalances at the new level. "If" is also a valid question. You'll find people who after several years are still vaping fairly high mg, entirely content doing so.
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Nicotine is a very personal addiction. It took me 6 months to get off the nic. I did it very slowly and don't recommend any other way if you want to be successful. I figured slow was better than not at all. I know many on the forum will disagree about the use of nicotine but for me it was an issue(tachycardia). Personally I don't think small amounts (say 1 cig per day)of nicotine are that harmful but most smokers/vapers do not consume small amounts....Therein lies the problem for most of us. Don't get me wrong, when I started 10 mo. ago I had no intentions of quiting nicotine but as the days went buy I found I could drop the mg per ml with no ill effects, so I figured why not? Good luck with whatever you decide.
I started out on 24mg 1 month ago. I'm now down to 12mg nic.
Next order of juice I'm gonna step down to 6mg and probably stay there for a bit.
I enjoy vaping and the test of the juice I'm using so much I want to drop the nicotine down so I can vape more without getting a headache
Next order of juice I'm gonna step down to 6mg and probably stay there for a bit.
I enjoy vaping and the test of the juice I'm using so much I want to drop the nicotine down so I can vape more without getting a headache
In September I tried to drop from 12mg to 6mg and nearly pulled my hair out, so I'm back up to 12mg. With vaping I'm not worried about quitting nicotine, if I can't at least vaping is a lot safer than analogs.
If you use one flavor, 2 parts of 12 to 1 of 6 gets 10mg, 1 12 to 1 6 is 9mg, 2 parts 6 to 1 part 12 is 8mg.
Easier to do those smaller drops than going directly from 12 to 6.
Easier to do those smaller drops than going directly from 12 to 6.
I never intended to give up nicotine. Eliminating all the bad elements of smoking is good enough for me, and being addicted in itself doesn't bother me. That said, I happily used 24mg juice for almost two years. Then, a while back, I started getting headaches. I figured they were being caused by the nic, so I cut down to 18mg. No more headaches for maybe three weeks now. I'm just as happy at 18 as I was at 24, and it's costing me a little less (DIY). I'll happily keep using 18mg unless the headaches come back, then I'll knock it down another notch. But I'm certainly not actively trying to cut down. I like my nic.
yea take it slow, started at 24 after 3 months tried 18 then I quickly went back to 24, lol
now more than 6 months into vaping I tried 10mg {DIY} and that works for me, I even have some 0nic that I use till I need a fix.
Good luck.
now more than 6 months into vaping I tried 10mg {DIY} and that works for me, I even have some 0nic that I use till I need a fix.
Good luck.
I started at 24 and took baby steps down to the 12-15mg I'm at now. Perfectly comfortable at this level but I will probably keep stepping it down over the following months (years).
Best advice I've heard is don't go too fast.
Everyone I know who's rushed to get off the nic is now back on the cigs.
Take your time. If your goal is to be addiction/nicotine free, give yourself time to get there. And before you start moving towards dropping the nic at all, make sure you're completely free of the cigs. (I mean completely. If it's still a struggle to not smoke, DON'T reduce your nicotine.)
The way I see it, first you want to transition completely to vaping. Then, as you drop the nicotine, you'll gradually get more free of it. But if you accidentally drop it too far, you'll vape more, or go back up a notch.
If you're still fighting urges to smoke, and start reducing the nicotine, I'm afraid you'll smoke. Which is a LOT worse than staying on the ecigs for a while.
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Ande
PS- this is mostly theoretical to me. I like me on nicotine. I'm a moderate vaper and occasional snus user. Might even have a cigar sometime, though I haven't yet since I quit the cigs. I'm as interested in giving up nicotine as I am in giving up coffee, though I try not too have too much of either.
Everyone I know who's rushed to get off the nic is now back on the cigs.
Take your time. If your goal is to be addiction/nicotine free, give yourself time to get there. And before you start moving towards dropping the nic at all, make sure you're completely free of the cigs. (I mean completely. If it's still a struggle to not smoke, DON'T reduce your nicotine.)
The way I see it, first you want to transition completely to vaping. Then, as you drop the nicotine, you'll gradually get more free of it. But if you accidentally drop it too far, you'll vape more, or go back up a notch.
If you're still fighting urges to smoke, and start reducing the nicotine, I'm afraid you'll smoke. Which is a LOT worse than staying on the ecigs for a while.
Best,
Ande
PS- this is mostly theoretical to me. I like me on nicotine. I'm a moderate vaper and occasional snus user. Might even have a cigar sometime, though I haven't yet since I quit the cigs. I'm as interested in giving up nicotine as I am in giving up coffee, though I try not too have too much of either.
I agree with this completely. Slow works best. Heck, it takes 3 to 6 months to figure out what battery/atomizer/juice combo works best for you. Keep the nic level up while you figure it out so you are not tempted to back to tobacco. Once everything gets dialed in the play with nic levels you can live with. I've been vaping for 1 year, started at 24mg and am currently at 6mg. In the next couple of months, I'll see if 3mg will do the trick but I'm not really driven to go to zero. If it happens, it happens. I was resigned to died a horrible tobacco death so just being off tobacco is a miracle to me.
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