Reducing Nicotine Strength

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And I hope this is the right thread but what's the best time to reduce nic/mg...

I was thinking after holidays which'll be just over the 2 month maybe 2.5 month mark by 3mg... (I'm currently on 36mg/ml)

Any thoughts guys appreciated...Or should I wait till the 3 month mark (bearing in mind if I can get through 3 days with Kenny smoking like a chimney it'll be a miracle but I'm the girl who believes in miracles)

Jane

[scooter]

I went down to about 5mg on my third week Jo, just found I was vaping more, no cravings. Back up to 18mg because I can't be bothered to dilute, I vape less and anyway, I like nicotine!
Same as folks like caffiene or alcohol, am going to make up some 5mg bottles or less though for in the evenings as I find it hard to drop off sometimes and get very vivid dreams if I have been vaping a lot before bed.

[Perpetua]

I've started a new thread for you Jo, where you're more likely to get a response from other members than in with the Anniversary Congratulations.

Personally, I can't handle 36mg . . . makes me light headed, but then I do vape almost continously where possible . . . just cos I love it so.

18mg -24mg is good for me. . . but I don't think that there's a right/wrong/strength, it's what you're comfortable with and works for your style of vaping.

[scooter]

Yes, you're body lets you know when it 'ad enuff :-)

[Anne (fuzzy)]

Oct 20, 2011 15:52:48 GMT scooter said:

.....as I find it hard to drop off sometimes and get very vivid dreams if I have been vaping a lot before bed.

I'm getting nightmarish dreams too. I'm not a violent person, quite the opposite, but last night in a dream I was smashing someone over the head with a broken glass beer bottle. It was someone (not anyone I know) who had mentally hurt my beloved Dad, but he died nearly 5 years ago. The person I was attacking had blood streaming down their face, but I carried on hitting them with the bottle. When I woke up, I was in shock, this dream was so real and I still remember every little detail of it.

Could it be vaping related, has anyone else as well as scooter and myself had this happen?
I do dream a lot anyway, but not 'horror' type dreams. I can't see the connection with vaping to be honest, but there must be some explanation. Scary stuff.

[Gordy]

your dream sounds terrible Anne.... that would scare me silly

[Gordy]

oups i forgot to respond to Jane.... i would imagine if you reduced the nic level down slowly enough your body would hardly notice.... its like tappering off meds etc

do it so slowly that you don't even think about it

[scooter]

Mine are very anxious type dreams with everything kinda in fast forward/flashes, not relaxing at all, quite sure it's the nic' as it's a stimulant.

[Anne (fuzzy)]

Could be. I use 18mg medium strength too. I'll see if it happens again tonight - on second thoughts, maybe I should give up sleeping instead! Don't want any more dreams like that again.

[Deleted]

After my wee overdose last night I have decided to reduce by 3mg...Does this sound too much? Should I just have reduced it by 1mg/ml..

Maybe reduce by another 1-3mg in 4-6 weeks if this goes well

And I'm putting in too much flavouring now (main reason I reduced it) due to tastebuds returning LOL

Jane

[Sandra (aka Chillax)]

I havent had bad dreams, I am a big dreamer but I do dream of RY4 but I think that is just coz its time to wake and have a cuppa and a vape coz I am like that
Be interesting to see how the reduction in nicotine turns out, my intention is to cut the nic down but I am in no hurry, coz I dont want to fail

[Deleted]

yeah I left it 3 weeks the first time - disaster....:eek:

So left it 6 this time and would have left it 12 only I had the overdose LOL

Next reduction if all goes well is in about one month's time by 1mg/ml....

Jane

[Gordy]

Oct 21, 2011 12:34:33 GMT @johanino said:

yeah I left it 3 weeks the first time - disaster....:eek:

So left it 6 this time and would have left it 12 only I had the overdose LOL

Next reduction if all goes well is in about one month's time by 1mg/ml....

Jane

1 or 3mg its such a small percentage you wont even notice it... just try not to think about it too much Jane or you may find yourself imagining more of a change than you actually have

[scooter]

Agree with Gordy, when I first started out I was being all scientific with the calculators etc..now, to coin somoene elses phrase, just slosh and shake :-) My body tells me when it's had enough, but then I have no intention of quitting.
I am going to keep a low or even zero mix for in the evenings though so my sleep is not disturbed, which is rare to be honest.
In my first experimental weeks I was diluting down to something like 5mg, just to see how it would feel, not a problem, just vaped more, now a bit bored with mixing stuff, and it's so cheap anyway, just take it straight from the bottle regardless of strength as I know when I've had enough.

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Thanks for all your help guys...

Much appreciated

Jane