Anyone experience effects on heartrate?

**xyph** · 10-12-2011, 06:58 AM

Hi,

I started vaping about 10 days ago in an effort to stop the nagging (and eventually, stop the smoking that seems to trigger the nagging!)

So far, great... (no more nagging!) but I have a question about the health effects and a concern about the nicotine.

I smoke lightly - say 6-10 sticks a day, usually in the evening. I exercise infrequently - say 2-3 times a week, but vigorously (1-2 hours, mid-high intensity eg:jog/sprint/jog/sprint)

Usually my resting heart rate is high 40s or low 50s. When I exercise, max HR is about 190 (eg: sprint) - and after this intense activity it takes about a minute to drop to 160 for low intensity (ie: slow jog)

Weird thing is since I started e-cigs, I dont seem to go down from my max in the same way. Resting still 50s, sprint still 190s, but now never go below 180 even when jogging. 2 days ago I felt like I had been beaten after 1+hours of HR at 180+!

Could this be due to e-cigs? If so seems an odd reaction - I would have thought I'd be more efficient when I quit analogues...

Also - how does the nicotine compare? I'm using an 11mg liquid - but would like to phase it down to 0mg. I have read some articles saying e-smokers get less nicotine, others saying they get 10-40 times more?!!! I'd hate for this to get me MORE hooked on the substance I'm trying to quit.

Thanks for any advice.

**circuitsucka** · 10-12-2011, 07:12 AM

i experienced a higher heart rate while vaping initially but it normalised as my body adjusted to the changes.... try to bring the nic level down

**Painfreak** · 10-12-2011, 07:37 AM

Maybe u would like to read through the sticky thread about symptoms of vaping. And share your thoughts there. I believe some of sgvapers would be able to help.

**Kevin littell** · 10-12-2011, 07:39 AM

While heavy vaping it goes way up....

BUT, since i got the vaping down to a reasonable level the heart rate is down to 70-ish, blood pressure is down from a medically induced 138/89 to 110/75....

Order some medium or low nic juice and see what happens.