Vaping straight VG cause?

[kj4lxw]

I have since gotten past this but thought I'd post and see what others had to say.

Few weeks ago I bought some Humco VG at Walmart to cut some juices. I tried vaping it straight and liked it because of all the vapor, there 0 nic, and it was a nice break from the strong flavors I use.

After about a week or little over I started to notice this little tightness in my chest when I lay down to go to sleep.
First thought was wheezing, but I really couldn't hear a wheez. Its kind of hard to describe, but it was a feeling I had in the past when i smoked. Maybe a very mild shortness of breath.

Got to where it was becoming a concern, so I stopped vaping it, few days later it stopped. So I feel vaping straight VG was the cause.

But I keep wondering what/why it started and if anyone else experienced this.

 

[EATAGM]

if you like it so much im sure you could find flavourless vg with 0nic

 

[kj4lxw]

I'm hesitant now. Was thinkng about PG instead or just 0 nic juice.

 

[lawnman3]

i have some flavorless i cold give ya ..it just has distilled water in it .. eco mix from cignot ..up to you ...

lawnman3.. im going that way to do a few lawn accounts...

 

[lawnman3]

oh tryed that vg it was not good for me dryed out my mouth ..not good...

 

[SimpleSins]

How long did you vape the plain VG? I had a similar thing happen that I've been blaming on overindulgence in cinnamon flavors, although I guess conceivably it could be due to an increase in my VG percentage from 33 to 45%.

Maybe because it was 0 everything, you felt free to hit the VG pretty hard and you're paying the price for going crazy...no matter how safe anything is, overdoing it can be problematic, and I would think that would apply to VG, too.

 

[bitey]

I have been vaping 100% VG juice for over a year due to a severe allergic reaction to PG. Please check the symptoms of stopping smoking and see if any of them seem familiar to you. I had some wheezing for a couple of months and excess mucus; however, that phase passed and the only VG related symptom I still seem to have is a drier mouth so I drink more fluids.

I'm not saying that no one has a reaction to VG, but from my experience, many vaping related "symptoms" are related to stopping regular smoking and they do pass with time. That said, if you feel a serious reservation about a liquid, then please don't vape it.

 

[kj4lxw]

lawnman3, thanks for the offer, thats really nice of you.

simplesins, I was vaping it for about a week. And agreed, anything done in excess is not good. I wasn't chain vaping, but it wasn't light use either.

bitey, I'm thinking it was the VG as the symptoms went away after stopping it's use.

I get the impression that maybe the VG was too thick? I mean look at the suff you get from the store and compare to VG you get for making e-juice. It is apparent that the VG his thinner. Maybe cutting it with distilled water like lawnman3 has would be a better alternative.

 

[mianker]

Due to a PG sensitivity I DIY and use VG exclusively with the exception of the PG in some of my flavorings. I do dilute the VG with about 18% distilled water.

 

[lawnman3]

18 % is the right number .. i was told from my juice supplyer .. as for flavoring i don't know .. that awnser ..


lawnman3...

 

[franklyspeaking]

There are issues with VG at higher voltages (5v and up) that have been reported. There used to be some very good posts about the issue but I can no longer find them when searching.

Anyway, if you are not vaping HV then you could simply have a VG allergy. As mentioned before, try cutting it with some distilled water or some PG or just cut it out all together...

 

[EATAGM]

There are issues with VG at higher voltages (5v and up) that have been reported. There used to be some very good posts about the issue but I can no longer find them when searching.

Anyway, if you are not vaping HV then you could simply have a VG allergy. As mentioned before, try cutting it with some distilled water or some PG or just cut it out all together...

hey, what kind of problems are there with vg at hv?

 

[rons29445]

Hi Folks,
I went to Walmart yesterday to get the Humco VG and while there did some research on my droid.
I found that the Humco brand is not vegetable glycerin, only glycerin. And in another thread on ecf a poster complained of nausea and I believe headaches.
I did not buy any of the Humco product, but found some VG at a health food store.

But you might want to check on that brand being right for vaping.

 

[lawnman3]

yes ron that is what i found on the net also . that is why i buy the vg allready to go from cignot it is a great mix ready to use if you dont do pg juice ..and i can mix it with all my juice's to create plumes of vapor ..i guess the vapor exhaled is my vise .. not so much the nic content .. i mix my vg juices at 12 mg .. that works great for my taste..

lawnman3...oh did i say cignot is my choice supplyer for all true vg juices with no added art /sweeteners like stevea or numerous others out there .. just a little e/moltol

 

[Pheisty]

I'm also having some symptoms of a tight chest at night, and also sinus pressure and green snot in the morning. I've been vaping non-stop for the last two days, so I'm going to lay off a bit and see if anything changes. There are also some nasty airborne allergens floating around in the air right now, and I know that a lot of my friends and family have been dealing with a lot of colds/allergies/sinus/respiratory junk, so maybe I've just gotten a touch of that. But, I also know that vaping as much as I have been is probably not good. Anything in excess...

I vape anywhere from 50/50 pg/vg to 90/10 pg/vg. I'll have to ask Don at BWB how he cuts the stuff he sends me so I know if VG is the possible culprit.

 

[BadThad]

I'm also having some symptoms of a tight chest at night, and also sinus pressure and green snot in the morning. I've been vaping non-stop for the last two days, so I'm going to lay off a bit and see if anything changes. There are also some nasty airborne allergens floating around in the air right now, and I know that a lot of my friends and family have been dealing with a lot of colds/allergies/sinus/respiratory junk, so maybe I've just gotten a touch of that. But, I also know that vaping as much as I have been is probably not good. Anything in excess...

I vape anywhere from 50/50 pg/vg to 90/10 pg/vg. I'll have to ask Don at BWB how he cuts the stuff he sends me so I know if VG is the possible culprit.

May I suggest trying out a neti pot? I've been using one twice a day for many years and I rarely ever get sick. It brings complete relief from sinus issues for me. Over the 6 years I've been doing it I've had exactly 2 sinus infections, both of which were very mild and defeated within 2 days without drugs or doctors. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!