How to know how much nicotine I'm getting

[eko824]

So I just bought a Riva 510 starter kit and I'm going to be using 510 cartomizers (2.0 ohm) instead of atomizers. I smoke about a half a pack of Camel Lights per day so at 0.9 mg per cig, that's about 9 mg per day.

And I bought two types of e-liquid - 12 mg and 14 mg. So does that mean each time I fill it up, that's either 12 or 14 mg of nicotine per cartomizer?

 

[Chrisv2489]

Now im pretty new at this my self so someone correct me if im wrong. For each ML on juice you use that would be 12 mg of nicotine if you are using 12 mg juice

 

[leftfeild]

Mh, here's something you might not have known... The 0.9mg on your cigarettes is sort of an estimate of how much you absorbed. Each cigarette could have 10mg or more nicotine in it but you only absorb about 1/10th of that so that's where your 0.9mg comes from.

The same is sort of true for ecigs. I've seen some studies (which are on the boards here somewhere...) showing about a 10%ish absportion rate again. The way it's absorbed is differently to real cigs too. It builds slowly rather than peaks like taking a real cig. So little and often seems to work for most for getting nic.

It's around 20 drops per ml but that's a pure guesstimate and could vary depending on bottle size etc. So for each 20 drops you vape you will be in contact with 1ml of x mg. Ie if your ejuice is 24mg strength it's 24mg per ml. Every 20 drops is 24mg you could have absorbed. But, if it's about a tenth of that you actually absorbed, then 2.4mg. Maybe two and a bit cigs for you?

Everyone is different, and if the research was right and my maths adds up it should be a good baseline to work off. Best way to know how much nic you're getting? Pay attention to your body. If you notice you're feeling something is a bit iffy, it's time to put the ecig down. If you're craving smokes all the time, have a session on the ecig.

Until there's solid research done on how much is actually absorbed we can all agree on, it's not an exact science and more how you feel you're doing.

Hope that makes any sense lol

 

[dormouse]

You do not know. When you smoked cigarettes you also didn't know how much nicotine you were getting - some went up in smoke, some got stubbed out in the ashtray, and everyone absorbs it differently. Supposedly eliquid vapor nicotine is absorbed less well than cigarette nicotine but people tend to vape more often so it can have more of a cumulative effect.

Most people use somewhere between 1.5 and 5 ml per day. If you think you are not getting enough nicotine you could try 16-18mg. I smoked Pall Mall lights before I vaped and they were .9mg each - I started on 16-18mg but I was using a tiny ecig and only vaping 1.5ml per day. Worked for me. I think 10-14mg would have worked fine also since I often stubbed out cigarettes early - I know I was not getting the full nic of the cigarette.

Find juices you like with aromas you like and TH you like and you'll be fine. If you get more nicotine than you are used to, common symptoms are headache and rapid or irregular heartbeat, sometimes with a hazy eh feeling.

And BTW what 510 cartomizers? If you mean stuffing-type cartomizers I never vape them dry because I don't want to singe them. So the only time I am putting about 1ml in is when they are new and blank. Every other time I add juice it's maybe 5-9 drops to keep the carto damp.

 

[eko824]

Thanks all for the great info. I'm using these Smok Tech 510 2.0 ohm cartomizers:

Electronic Cigarette - Cartomizers - Smok Tech Cartomizers