Is it all about the juice?

[Redhead]

Hi Guys really hope someone can help. I have been vaping on and off for two months, I dont seem to be able to deal with nicotine cravings. I have used vaious strength e juice but find the higher the nicotine levels the more it kills my throat. I am not sure if it is a mild allergy to PG have not tried a higher VG yet. Does or did anyone else have this sort of experience? Can anyone recommend a really good VG juice? Or am i inhailing worng, i smnoke it just like an analouge ciggy.

 

[u8myufo]

Hi @Redhead and welcome to the planet, I think you need to be a little more specific as to what your problem is. Are you saying that you feel like you are getting too much of a nicotine hit or what? If you only packed in smoking two months ago then it could be related to that, is it just your throat which suffers?

 

[Vern]

yes, you are inhaling it wrong.

slower+longer draws....softer drags.
the little coil needs a second or two to heat up properly. and then suck for about 4 seconds or so. if your cig has a button, push it as you are bringing it to your mouth. that'll give you your 1 second or so or warm up time.
then a nice slow steady suck.

it isnt like a real cigarette. thats adverts and marketing rubbish. it does work though, just use it a little bit differently. we're not smoking....we're vaping, and it is a different technique

 

[Redhead]

Hi @u8myufo,
Thanks for the reply, yes it is just my throat if i use a high nicotine level say 24mg on every inhale massive coughing fit follows, but a lower one and i feel i am unable to satisfy my cravings. for example I purchased a coffee flavoured juice at 16mg 10ml bottle vaped the entire thing in one day. I used to smoke 40 silk cut a day and have cut down to 10 a day. just wandering if it is something i am doing wrong. I have heard that VG based juice are not as aggresive on the throat is that something that is true?

 

[u8myufo]

Hi @u8myufo,
Thanks for the reply, yes it is just my throat if i use a high nicotine level say 24mg on every inhale massive coughing fit follows, but a lower one and i feel i am unable to satisfy my cravings. for example I purchased a coffee flavoured juice at 16mg 10ml bottle vaped the entire thing in one day. I used to smoke 40 silk cut a day and have cut down to 10 a day. just wandering if it is something i am doing wrong.

I see what you are saying, I did cold Turkey for about three weeks after the heart attack. When I first started my vaping I bought a bottle of juice that was 12mg. That made my head spin like a spinny thing, I then went down to 6mg. I can happily vape my own Vanilla Custard which is 6mg but then find that some of the top liquids I have purchased at 6mg were not doing it for me so I order around 12mg.

 

[Ninjaassasin1983]

Redhead i had a similar issue within my first 6 weeks couldnt decide on nic strength between it killing my throat and me not getting enough nicotine it drove me mad i've found vg to be a lot easier on the throat it does mute the flavours a little though, that being said I use a company for my All day vape called bestcigliquid who make 100%vg juices I vape one called black fire which is very smokey treacley they do a lot of other flavours such as mints and menthols too and can make a custom mix - another one is Empvap and they use as standard 80vg/20pg and it really hits the spot also they will make custom mixes if you ask them. also speak to MittenKitten she helped me when I had a sore throat she is the purveyor of cool breeze and her coffee flavours are great I had a mocha one a couple of weeks ago and was fantastic they also specialise in vg as I think she personally has a pg allergy.
Best of luck with it all and I hope you can find what you're looking for

 

[Citrus]

Redhead Are you drawing directly into your lungs, or into your mouth and then inhaling? The vapour is absorbed in a slightly different way to tobacco smoke, and doing the latter should save your throat a bit of grief and cut down on the coughing and spluttering.

 

[RizlaUK]

OP: I was exactly like you.... Vaping made me cough, so I just chugged on it like a pipe smoker hoping I got 'some' nic through absortion. Ordered 7 bottles of 50/50 pg/vg and it was a bit better. I'm on 24mg.

So, I just got my latest order 30/70 pg/vg..... WOW!! Problem solved. Only taken me since June to get there but now I'm inhaling no problem.

Yes, I got the same asweres re: direct inhaling into the lungs Etc. Just up your VG%