Ex smoker new to vaping but feel dizzy - need advice

[G-bug]

Hey peeps! New here and looking for some advice!

Please don't judge - new to vaping, it's such a massive business it's hard to take in all the info all shops could throw at me, so looking for advice from experienced vapers so don't care about getting a sale and may just wanna help a fellow vaper get it right

Won't mention brand as am after genuine opinions without brand bias in the first instance

I used to smoke up to 2-3 a day to relax - roll up as cigs are grim, although just tobacco before anyone asks haha!! I also really loved shisha. When quitting, I would only smoke or shisha with a certain pal when we were drinking. Found limiting it all that much really helped me quit!

Recently underwent a massive amount of stress and the craving was back, but I ended up vaping as it combined the smoking with the shisha style flavour which is an epic combo for me. I went with a product I noted was used by a few friends.

I've now found myself getting dizzy which I have NEVER had with tobacco rollies, but did have with certain flavoured shisha. I asked for advice from the vape brand I'm using and they suggested perhaps I was allergic to the flavour I had - sounds plausible based on my shisha experience. I have now switched flavour AND from 18mg to 12mg. Although the 18mg was their original suggestion (it wasn't more expensive so not a blatant sales pitch) they didn't seem to think strength would be the issue, but I switched that anyway.

I now think they didn't know wtf they were on about as as I am still getting dizzy, although not quite as much!

I was looking more for the soothing hit of smoking combined with the way nicer taste of shisha - I don't remotely care about who has the biggest cloud.

Is my issue here the strength?! I realise this may be a really thick question and hope I won't be mocked... Reading it all back, I know I sound thick as f--k!

Ta in advance!

 

[Deleted member 58360]

What device are you using?

2-3 cigarettes a day is casual to the extreme, especially roll ups...

So, 18mg juice is really quite high in comparison, as is 12 tbh.

If you're using MTL I'd personally say 6-9mg juice would likely be better, while DTL something like 1.5-3mg. Maybe even lower for both.

It might even be that you don't actually need the nicotine at all and it's the breath control and action that has the desired effect, while the nicotine is just making you dizzy.

 

[MrDJ]

hi and welcome to the planet.
no question is a silly question as without asking it you just wont know so ask away.

in simple terms dizziness, light headed, nausius is nicotine overdose. the word overdose is used as it just means you are vaping too much nicotine. stop for 30 mins and it will clear.

i smoked 20-30 a day and started on 18mg for the first 2 weeks then cut down to 12mg
if you are only smoking 2-3 a day then i would say 6mg might be a better starting point.

in a mouth to lung tank with a high ohm coil at low wattage you can vape 18mg all day.
using the same nic strength in a subohm tank at higher wattage like 30-100watt and your asking for trouble. subohm tanks are more suited to 3mg as you are inhaling directly to your lungs so taking in much more nicotine.

i dont think you will find hardly anyone on here that uses shisha so not sure how to compare it.

what we really need to know is the mod, tank, coil, wattage used and then we will be able to advise further.
also mentioning the brand would help and not change advice as it could well be shite and without knowing we cant really give an accurate feedback.

 

[b road blaster]

A lot will depend on what kit you are using.
If you are using a sub-ohm kit then yes your nic level is well high and i would start at around 3-6 mg,
As it seems you was never a massive / heavy smoker i would say yes it could well be nic overdose.
If you are use a small pen /pod device then the nic level"could" be ok but you could be using it more than you did fags so again a nic overload.

Also no such thing as a stupid Q we all started at some point and had to ask Q's to get where we are now.

 

[bear72]

Hello and welcome [emoji106]

 

[Mr Ripple]

Hey peeps! New here and looking for some advice!

Please don't judge - new to vaping, it's such a massive business it's hard to take in all the info all shops could throw at me, so looking for advice from experienced vapers so don't care about getting a sale and may just wanna help a fellow vaper get it right

Won't mention brand as am after genuine opinions without brand bias in the first instance

I used to smoke up to 2-3 a day to relax - roll up as cigs are grim, although just tobacco before anyone asks haha!! I also really loved shisha. When quitting, I would only smoke or shisha with a certain pal when we were drinking. Found limiting it all that much really helped me quit!

Recently underwent a massive amount of stress and the craving was back, but I ended up vaping as it combined the smoking with the shisha style flavour which is an epic combo for me. I went with a product I noted was used by a few friends.

I've now found myself getting dizzy which I have NEVER had with tobacco rollies, but did have with certain flavoured shisha. I asked for advice from the vape brand I'm using and they suggested perhaps I was allergic to the flavour I had - sounds plausible based on my shisha experience. I have now switched flavour AND from 18mg to 12mg. Although the 18mg was their original suggestion (it wasn't more expensive so not a blatant sales pitch) they didn't seem to think strength would be the issue, but I switched that anyway.

I now think they didn't know wtf they were on about as as I am still getting dizzy, although not quite as much!

I was looking more for the soothing hit of smoking combined with the way nicer taste of shisha - I don't remotely care about who has the biggest cloud.

Is my issue here the strength?! I realise this may be a really thick question and hope I won't be mocked... Reading it all back, I know I sound thick as f--k!

Ta in advance!

As above you're going to need to tell us what the kit and juice is you're using bud.
Hi and welcome btw.

 

[MrsAshy]

Hello and welcome.
Yep, sounds like nic overdose. Drop to at least 6 and if sub ohm drop to 3mg. 3 fags a day is sod all on a nic level - you are missing the habit itself I think

 

[mick brown]

2 to 3 roll ups a day and you were sold 18mg and 12mg juice ! That's way too high. I used to smoke 25 ish roll ups a day and started on 12mg but soon dropped. I would suggest 6mg if you are using a mtl tank or 3mg or lower if you are using a dtl tank.

 

[TonyTouch]

I'm a newbie too, I was smoking roughly 5 per day, and I found 6ml suits me fine.
I did over do that much one day however, as I got greedy with a new flavour and had to much for me, I felt a little sick for a while, but lesson learnt.
Good luck.

 

[kockeyedkitty]

Hey there @G-bug glad ya joined us!
Yeah darlin, sounds like your nic level is to high. My husband had same trouble. We had to lower his as well. But we also had to lower his PG level in his juice too. It was giving him headaches along with the to high nic level. I can't have to high a PG level either , makes me cough. So we do 100% VG juices. Or at least 90% .

Might wanna try that with a local vape shop or a shop online that let's you choose your vg pg ratio.

But if you do. Talk to some people here first on a good kit for high vg juice