Getting senses back.. but maybe not a good thing

[Compactman]

So it's been 5 days since I have had a cigarette. I'm breathing better already and my chest doesn't cramp up and hurt in the morning. I seem to have more energy or my nicotine levels are to high.

My sense of taste is coming back. All of a sudden today vaping tastes bad.

My atomizer smells horrid. Like burnt e-liquid so I blew it out and tipped it upside down on a paper towel. I'd say at least 10 drops worth of yellow icky liquid came out.

I threw in a new atomizer and got some nice vape off it but it doesn't taste good. I'm getting a similar sensation that you get after chewing mint gum. Not minty but that cold feeling on the back of your throat. I'm not sure what to do.

I gotta get rid of this ghastly taste. Switching flavours doesn't seem to help at all. When I was driving home from work tonight it was bugging me so much I lit an analogue and took one puff to see if I could drown out the taste in my mouth and EUGGHHGH!! It was like licking the side of a well used shop vac.

Anyone else have similar experiences. I work in a call centre environment and don't get me started on the new smells I have experienced for the first time at my work place....

smoking analogues did have some advantages.

[efaglil]

Hi Compactman, when that's happened to me I drip a strong flavour directly on the atomiser - either coffee or french pipe seems to drown the nasty taste.

[efaglil]

Forgot to say and sorry if you already know this but just a couple of drops should do the trick...

[Compactman]

cool thats helpful. I actually have coffee liquid. I'll try that tomorrow. Girlfriend thinks I'm a nut for how many hours I spend reading forum posts here.

On a sidenote. Peperonni sticks rock and it's like I have discovered a whole new mystical meat today. Oh and I had a mcdonalds burger today and it didn't taste like cardboard. I was like huh. No wonder people get hooked on this stuff... They don't smoke lol

[efaglil]

know what? the only taste thing I've noticed so far (and we're on just over 2 months now) is I can't eat a hot curry anymore, it hurts! lol However, having said that, I can eat raw slice of fresh lime cos I did it for a dare last week!

Have you tried vaping in the call centre yet?

[SpyderDan]

I went through this exact thing, after my first week free of analog cigs. My sense of taste and smell came back, and it was a wake-up call on many levels.

As far as vaping, this is when I first got picky about the flavor of the pre-filled carts and the cheapo liquid I had been using. After ordering up a JC sample pack and a couple of premium Cash juices from Puresmoker, I was right back on track.

I never realized how much my car smelled like cigs before. I assumed that the smell was there, but didn't realize how bad it really was. Luckily, within a few weeks (and a few washes), it was already much better.

I'm almost a bit paranoid now about all the smells I might not have noticed over the years. How many times did I fart and foolishly think that nobody noticed, simply because I didn't smell anything?! I find myself taking the trash out, and cleaning out the kitty litter box, quite a bit sooner now.

As far as food, I've only noticed that a certain cheese that my girlfriend seems to love to cook with and serve, while it didn't bother me significantly before, now tastes horribly strong.

[dnakr]

I was clueless of how many different odors there are. When my taste and smell came back, I found a lot of things I don't like anymore - including the smoke smell. I was tempted to go back to smoking just to cover them up. Now I am able to tolerate some of them.