Who here ISN'T dropping there nicotine levels?
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I started 24mg 9 months ago and still at 24mg. I dont think Ill be dropping down anytime soon because Im just glad I dont have the desire to smoke a cigarette. Why fix whats not broken ha ha ha 
I'm pretty happy at 18 right now using my evod but I'm upgrading to a genesis rba and have been told I'll probably feel 18 is too much after I switch.
I'll just see how I feel and go from there. I do think I'll always have 18 available in places where I can't vape readily, like at work so I can get a nic fix.
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I'll just see how I feel and go from there. I do think I'll always have 18 available in places where I can't vape readily, like at work so I can get a nic fix.
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So if your one whose dropping down the nicotine levels good for you: wish you luck
Im personally at 18mg and am not dropping down for now: Im just not ready for that, I enjoy nicotine as well.
But I do read a lot of people who say there cutting down, and it would be nice to know Im not the only one who is choosing to stay on the nicotine wagon.
Maybe what you want to ask is
Who isn't dropping below 12mg? or 18mg?
Or maybe the question you want is how many are trying to drop to 0?
I'm sure alot of people, myself have dropped below 12mg and staying there.
Lots of people subohm and they use low mg strength.
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I've been on 18mg pretty consistently for over 3 years. I'm perfectly fine with it as that's what gives me the experience that I want, attempting to cut down just didn't satisfy me so I stuck with it at that level.
some people's goal is to reduce/eliminate their nic intake over time and I applaud them for it and wish them all the luck in the world. I just don't have that desire, myself
some people's goal is to reduce/eliminate their nic intake over time and I applaud them for it and wish them all the luck in the world. I just don't have that desire, myself
Started at 24mg for 2 years, then went to 12mg ADV and I drip 6mg for the following 2 years.
Don't plan to lower~
Don't plan to lower~
Well I didn't plan to, after a while 18 mg just sorta got to be too much for me. I'd ordered some 12 to use at night so it wouldn't keep me awake as much if I was chain vaping at night, and found myself using that more often than the 18. So that's what I started ordering. I stayed at 12 for a really long time. And then I got a mod and building RBAs and....well...if you haven't ever used one, lets just say you don't want to try and vape over 6 mg unless you're going to stay above 1 ohm coils. You'll vape your face off. And then I thought it was both dumb, and expensive to keep two bottle of each type of juice I like; one for dripping and one for tanks, so I just dropped to 6 all together and I'm doing fine with it.
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I started at 24mg, then 30mg, then 36mg and vaped at that level over a year. Next month will be 4 years vaping & off smokes for me and I've only cut down to about 18mg.
The reduction in nicotine has been more of the effect of better cartos, clearos and RDA. I'm using a couple more mL of eliquid, the lower rate allows me to vape more while maintaining the same nicotine intake.
Trying to quit on patches, gum and lozenges always failed for me when I tried cutting my nicotine intake. Not making that mistake again.
The reduction in nicotine has been more of the effect of better cartos, clearos and RDA. I'm using a couple more mL of eliquid, the lower rate allows me to vape more while maintaining the same nicotine intake.
Trying to quit on patches, gum and lozenges always failed for me when I tried cutting my nicotine intake. Not making that mistake again.
Started vaping in Feb 2011 @ 18mg.
Still vaping 18-20mg depending if store-bought or DIY.
Never intended to quit smoking. It just happened. Now, I vape and enjoy the beneficial properties of nicotine without 99% of the harm from smoking
Still vaping 18-20mg depending if store-bought or DIY.
Never intended to quit smoking. It just happened. Now, I vape and enjoy the beneficial properties of nicotine without 99% of the harm from smoking
I wish I could and did for a while.
I started at 11mg, got to 0mg with 5mg in the mornings after a couple months. Got diagnosed with Crohn's, stayed at 0mg and first stage drugs didn't help. Diagnosis was changed to Ulcerative Colitis so I got permission to add nicotine back in (smoking helps UC, nicotine helps along with 5ASA drugs for 50%). Once I got up to 18mg and just on 5ASA the bleeding stopped.
I would like to drop it because my blood pressure and heart rate was impressive at low to no nicotine. It was like I was a 20's smoker who exercised again, without the exercise part.
Now it seems everything has a side effect of raising both and the doctor computers are starting to harass me about it.
But no. Everything gets 18mg. I'll use a dual or twisted coil RDAs if I haven't been able to vape much and need to catch up.
The bad thing is after 2 years I really don't care. I could easily forget about vaping completely. I have to remind myself to vape often. I was just in the ER for 7 hours and wasn't jonesing for nicotine. If I was a smoker me and my IV pole would've been out on the side walk.
I started at 11mg, got to 0mg with 5mg in the mornings after a couple months. Got diagnosed with Crohn's, stayed at 0mg and first stage drugs didn't help. Diagnosis was changed to Ulcerative Colitis so I got permission to add nicotine back in (smoking helps UC, nicotine helps along with 5ASA drugs for 50%). Once I got up to 18mg and just on 5ASA the bleeding stopped.
I would like to drop it because my blood pressure and heart rate was impressive at low to no nicotine. It was like I was a 20's smoker who exercised again, without the exercise part.
Now it seems everything has a side effect of raising both and the doctor computers are starting to harass me about it.
But no. Everything gets 18mg. I'll use a dual or twisted coil RDAs if I haven't been able to vape much and need to catch up.
The bad thing is after 2 years I really don't care. I could easily forget about vaping completely. I have to remind myself to vape often. I was just in the ER for 7 hours and wasn't jonesing for nicotine. If I was a smoker me and my IV pole would've been out on the side walk.
I started at 18mg using the ARO Pyrex tank. I was still craving cigs and sneaking puffs when I could. I moved up to 24mg about 4months ago and have barely thought about a cig since! Just got a new Protank 3, after this upgrade I'm planning to switch back to 18mg after my big bottle of Thug Juice runs out. Wow, upgrading your equipment really makes a difference!
I guess my whole point is, after going back to the 18mg I plan on keeping it there
I guess my whole point is, after going back to the 18mg I plan on keeping it there
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I've stayed right where I started 15 months ago...12 mg nic. I bought one bottle of 6 mg, thinking I would start trying to drop the nic level, but it just didn't satisfy me, mostly due to lack of throat hit. I'd like to eventually drop the nic level but I'm in no rush to do so.
I don't sub ohm and continue to use 12 mg nic in my drippers and it doesn't bother me a bit.
I don't sub ohm and continue to use 12 mg nic in my drippers and it doesn't bother me a bit.
Hi there, I'm not dropping my nicotine level either. I'm on 24 mg. And not planning on cutting back any time soon. That probably sounds just horrible but honestly it keeps my cravings away and I'm satisfied and not smoking so that in itself is a great thing.
I could never do 24mg, took my breath away. I'm at 12 or thereabouts for the last couple years. I'm happy as a clam. I just don't worry about it. As long as my freezer is stocked with nic I'm happy.
I dropped down to zero nic in 6 months and discovered my panic/depression issues were flaring up badly. So now I do zero nic until if feel the panic or depression rearing its ugly head and then I vape 1-3 mg nic depending on severity.
For some of us the nic does more than satisfy our need not to smoke.
For some of us the nic does more than satisfy our need not to smoke.
I started at 18, had to go up to 26 to completely quit smoking. Dropped back to 18, then ran into some stress, back up to 26. So now I keep both my main flavors in 18 and 26, but keep a little bit of the only sweet flavor that I like in 12, mostly for bedtime. I have absolutely no plans to drop any further.
12 caught my interest in vapeing
24 got me off cigs
18 keeps those in close proximity happy
24 got me off cigs
18 keeps those in close proximity happy
I started on 24mg/mL in order to quit smoking. I wanted to make sure that if I encountered difficulty breaking my dependence on cigarettes, it wouldn't be because I wasn't getting enough nicotine from my electric juice.
While I was in my "Halo phase", I tried stepping down to 18mg/mL, but that was apparently too big of a step for me as I just wasn't getting enough nicotine to satisfy my body/mind, almost no matter how much I vaped. I was having several nicotine fits per day. So I took my 24mg juice and my 18mg juice and mixed them 50/50, making 21mg juice. That worked perfectly for me.
Then after a month or so on 21mg, I much more successfully stepped down to 18mg. And 18 is what I still use today. I've been vaping smoke-free for five months and two days. So far, I haven't felt an incentive to step down my nicotine any further.
I know that any chemical that has a physiological effect on the human body (except if taken under the care of a doctor for a particular medical condition) isn't healthy. It isn't harmful, either, based on what I've learned. Whether it's addictive is still being debated by the scientists, although I'm pretty sure that it's nicotine withdrawal that I'm feeling if I'm not able to vape for several waking hours for whatever reason.
So being fairly healthy other than the nerve damage in my neck and left shoulder/arm/hand, the risk of long-term consumption of a moderate amount of nicotine should be quite small for me. Plus, the nicotine helps mitigate muscle spasms a bit, which I welcome. So I foresee that I'll be using 18mg nicotine for a while.
I may step down to 0mg for the practical reason eventually - so I can go without vaping however long I may need or want and not have to worry about nicotine withdrawals, but that's only IF my condition improves someday and I don't need the muscle relaxing effects so much.
At this point I doubt that I'll ever quit vaping, however. I just love doing it too much, and I love how important it is to society.
While I was in my "Halo phase", I tried stepping down to 18mg/mL, but that was apparently too big of a step for me as I just wasn't getting enough nicotine to satisfy my body/mind, almost no matter how much I vaped. I was having several nicotine fits per day. So I took my 24mg juice and my 18mg juice and mixed them 50/50, making 21mg juice. That worked perfectly for me.
Then after a month or so on 21mg, I much more successfully stepped down to 18mg. And 18 is what I still use today. I've been vaping smoke-free for five months and two days. So far, I haven't felt an incentive to step down my nicotine any further.
I know that any chemical that has a physiological effect on the human body (except if taken under the care of a doctor for a particular medical condition) isn't healthy. It isn't harmful, either, based on what I've learned. Whether it's addictive is still being debated by the scientists, although I'm pretty sure that it's nicotine withdrawal that I'm feeling if I'm not able to vape for several waking hours for whatever reason.
So being fairly healthy other than the nerve damage in my neck and left shoulder/arm/hand, the risk of long-term consumption of a moderate amount of nicotine should be quite small for me. Plus, the nicotine helps mitigate muscle spasms a bit, which I welcome. So I foresee that I'll be using 18mg nicotine for a while.
I may step down to 0mg for the practical reason eventually - so I can go without vaping however long I may need or want and not have to worry about nicotine withdrawals, but that's only IF my condition improves someday and I don't need the muscle relaxing effects so much.
At this point I doubt that I'll ever quit vaping, however. I just love doing it too much, and I love how important it is to society.
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I've never purposed to drop my nic level however I have over the 2.5 years I've been vaping. I started @ 36mg & then pretty quickly dropped to 24 & stayed there for a long time. Then when I moved to other toppers (Kayfuns & RDAs) I dropped to 18 & now I'm thinking I'm going to drop again to 12. But I have not intention of dropping off completely.
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