When do you decide to lower your nicotine intake?

[TH'er]

at what point do you determine that it's time to lower your nicotine intake?

Also when lowering your levels, does that change the flavor of your juice?

does a higer level of nicotine make your flavors harsher in taste? say 24mg

 

[barbee865]

it took me about 3 months to lower from 24mg to 18mg. Now i'm back up to 24. after going back to smoking for a short while. (dummie me). i would say order a bottle of lower nic juice and see if that satisfies. just don't get rid of your higher nic juices. they may come in handy one day

 

[TH'er]

wasn't sure if it's now a "Mind over matter" thing now.. Whereas if you don't mind it no longer matters, Since your already inhaling and expelling vapor.

 

[Robino1]

Hi TH'er. I started with 24 and 18mg. Just recently I am dropping down in nic because I think my body is ready for it. The higher nic now seems harsh to me. Now that I am dropping the nic level, it seems like my juice has more flavor. It has taken about 3 months to get to this stage. I don't know if it is true for all, this is just what is happening for me. I pretty much have my favorite juice from the same vendor and the same liquids at higher nic don't have the same flavor like in the lower nic.

 

[FL0OD]

I went from 18 to 12 within a couple of weeks. I found myself vaping more than I was smoking and all the extra nic was making me a crackhead. Now I can vape away with no ill side effects.

 

[TH'er]

I'm wondering if maybe I should step down a little. I'm currently vaping @ 24mg. and everything just seems to be a bit spicy, However I'm not sure if this is due to the higher level.

I'm waiting on 5 18mil bottles of juice from AIV, I think after those, I'll reorder with 18mg to just to see how that works for me.

they say that the 24mg is equivalent to Non-Filtered cigs.. and I "USED" to be a P.A.D smoker of Marlboro Reds for 25 yrs. Now I haven't smoked Analogs since I started vaping a cpl weeks ago.

so I'm wondering if 18mgs will do the trick.

wish I would've thought about this prior to placing my order with AIV, I would've also ordered a sample pack with 18mgs. Oh Well.. Next time.

 

[vsummer1]

When my 2 liters of 100 mg/ml nicotine in my freezer gets low and and I can't replace it, I will think about lowering my nic. Until then, I only lower it when I get a nic headache.

I was a PAD smoker, I generally vape between 16 mg and 18 mg.

 

[TH'er]

Damn !!! vsummer Liters!!!! Doomsday prepper hahahah

When my 2 liters of 100 mg/ml nicotine in my freezer gets low and and I can't replace it, I will think about lowering my nic. Until then, I only lower it when I get a nic headache.

I was a PAD smoker, I generally vape between 16 mg and 18 mg.

 

[Buggs5347]

There are actually several factors that can determine the nic strength you are happy with.

Different delivery devices can make the nic strength need to be adjusted. Usually, I've seen this mentioned when folks use the more advanced RBA's. Zen mentioned it on a video I was watching the other day when he was demonstrating his atty over at the Purevape site. He mentioned you will probably want to cut your nic down.

Vapers often vape a lot more than they smoked. I think just because it tastes so good, compared to cigs. So, heavy vapers may need to cut down on nic or else get nic sick.

If your goal is to cut down on nic, that can be done too. I mix 2 levels of the same flavor together to gradually reduce the level of nic. You get so used to the newer "flavor" and throat hit that way so you don't even miss the higher nic. In fact if you go back and try a higher one at some point, you may just choke and wonder how you ever liked it. I personally started at 24 mg and after 6 months of transitioning down, I'm using mostly 0 mg, now.

 

[vsummer1]

Damn !!! vsummer Liters!!!! Doomsday prepper hahahah

Well, I have used some of it so actually it is a bit less now, but with the FDA about to go to Congress, I fear taxes or other regulation on getting the high nic juice. I can save money over the long haul this way, and I do supply family for free. Buying it by the liter when they present me with sales saves mucho dinero. I have it broken down into smaller glass bottles.

My doomsday is regulation and taxation.

 

[MamaBird]

I lower my nicotine with every order... But that's just me. I order about 5 juices in each level, and then drop down. It isn't usually that hard. For the first few days, I tend to vape more often... but it settles down and I havent had many issues.... well...okay...going down to 6mg was a lil too tough, but i think that may also be due to the holidays. So I did go back up to right around 10mg for the time being, but in a few short weeks I will be back down to 6mg.

It doesn't seem to really change the flavor itself for me that much, but lower nic definitely effects the throat hit, so if that is something you need, you might also want a slightly higher pg ratio when you are dropping down the nic.

 

[padejash]

Don't sweat it if you don't drop in a couple of months. I used to be a 2-3 PAD and started at 36mg, dropped to 24mg after about 3 months. It took me just over another year to drop to 18mg, but I still keep some juice at 24, in case I need a Nic fix. Once 18 starts to feel harsh, then I'll try 12mg. But to each his own.

 

[Buggs5347]

I lower my nicotine with every order... But that's just me. I order about 5 juices in each level, and then drop down. It isn't usually that hard. For the first few days, I tend to vape more often... but it settles down and I havent had many issues.... well...okay...going down to 6mg was a lil too tough, but i think that may also be due to the holidays. So I did go back up to right around 10mg for the time being, but in a few short weeks I will be back down to 6mg.

It doesn't seem to really change the flavor itself for me that much, but lower nic definitely effects the throat hit, so if that is something you need, you might also want a slightly higher pg ratio when you are dropping down the nic.

That's where mixing 2 levels of the same flavor together at various ratios helps to transition you down in nic and in throat hit. I swear you hardly notice the difference when you gradually transition down. I didn't have to do that until I went below 10 or 12 mg nic. I usually do 75:25 for a week or so, then 50:50, then 25:75, round about. i don't actually measure, just eyeball it. It's not such a drastic difference to your senses and they seem to adjust easier.

 

[unloaded]

I started with 24mg and dropped to 18mg when I started using rebuildables. I've been doing the 18mg for about a year and was thinking of dropping to 12mg to see how it went. But I recently got an eRoll kit for m y wife and she likes her eGo/Vision combo and doesn't want to switch. I got to messing with it and loaded it with some 24mg Torque I had laying around. It does really nice for such a small package. On top of that, I went and got an Njoy King today to see what all the hype was about. It really does feel like a cigarette size, weight and texture-wise! To top it off it has 45mg juice and its pretty tasty for a disposable. Because the nic is so high it only takes a few hits and you're good to go for quite some time, just like an analog. It was kinda nice not to be sucking on a mod like a pacifier. I'm starting to rethink the 12mg plan and will probably go the other direction 36 or 48 mg. if I can find a high nic juice that I like. It's kinda nice just taking a few hits every hour or so. Also I like the big quick dose rath than the slow steady stream of nic. It was also nice to have my hands free most of the time. If the Kings were cheaper I'd seriously consider switching to them for my full time vape. I think the eRoll will be close enough if I find the magic juice I'm now looking for. Just a different take on it, maybe not what you were looking for but give it some thought. It might actually be something that'd work for you.

 

[Jerms]

I don't have any desire to lower my nic level, I enjoy nicotine. I go by throat hit when choosing nic level. Most juices I order 18mg. I don't mind if there's a sample pack that only offers like 12mg. If a juice has a little too much throat hit I'll order lower next time. Ahlusion I sometimes order 12mg for non-tobacco flavors unless I'm getting it with very high vg. Boba's Bounty works good at 12mg for me.

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[TH'er]

Thanks everyone