A few new to vaping questions....

[EyeMyrrhSlapHer]

I have now been a week smoke free. I have given up smoking before and find the loss of nicotine easyish compared to the hand moving / blowing smoke habit (usually go cold turkey but go back to smoking within a year or so).

So I thought I would try Vaping with the hope of cutting out nicotine fairly quickly but carry on 0% for the foreseeable future.

Questions:

I am currently on 16 mg - but and puffing away a fair amount - I have to refill once per day. Is that normal? How many ciggys is that equivalent too?

If i mix tobacco and menthol both at 16 mg does that mean I am doing 32mg? or is the over all amount of liquid in the cylinder thing??

I use the vapor thing like I would a ciggy - as in I use it for about 8 puffs every 1-2 hours - is this correct? and if not why not?

Thank you

Hi EyeMyrrh,

The short answer is that the correct amount, strength and style of vaping is whatever keeps you off the fags

Longer answers:

I am currently on 16 mg - but and puffing away a fair amount - I have to refill once per day. Is that normal? How many ciggys is that equivalent too?

16mg is about average, puffing more frequently is normal, unless you have a huge tank then refilling only once a day isn't much at all - I refill twice on a work day, more if I'm at home. There isn't really an equivalent number of fags because the nicotine is absorbed very differently. At 16mg you are taking in approx 1/3 of the nicotine of a fag on a per-puff basis but it gets into the blood stream more slowly and gently.

If i mix tobacco and menthol both at 16 mg does that mean I am doing 32mg? or is the over all amount of liquid in the cylinder thing??

No you are doing 16mg. The strength is per ml so it's the same. If you are used to 16mg you would notice if it was suddenly 32!

I use the vapor thing like I would a ciggy - as in I use it for about 8 puffs every 1-2 hours - is this correct? and if not why not?

It's correct if it works for you. Most vapers tend to use it on a more little-and-often basis though, e.g. a couple of drags every 15 minutes or so (when circumstances permit, obviously). Again, this is because it's absorbed differently and more gently than nicotine from a fag, it's more of a mild topping up rather than a big hit every hour or two.

My advice would be to not limit yourself - vape when you fancy. There's really no point to it if you are still left craving fags. Don't worry about having too much, you will just feel a bit sick and put it down, as you would with a cigarette. Once you are confident you are off the fags, then you can start to reduce the nicotine a bit at a time if you want to.

Hi there, I am also about a week into vaping, my sense of smell has come back and its great. I hadn't really intended to stop cigs but I haven't wanted one - great. However, my chest hurts and I'm coughing up stuff, is this normal, and will it go away?

Plenty and Polter thank you for your comments, they are very useful.

I dont ever really crave a ciggy apart from first thing in the morning and when I am drinking. When I am drinking I seem to vape loads, pretty much none stop - so I brought a separate stick thing and use it with 0% nicotine which helps a lot.