I've been lurking the past few days and figured it was time to say hi *waves hi* and ask for some advice. The forums here have been fabulous to read through, and people seem helpful so....
My background - I've been a smoker for 20+ years, 1-2 packs a day. I love smoking, I love to chain smoke, and a large part of me has not wanted to give it up. My husband and I lost both his parents to cancer within 3 years of each other and since then, we've made 4 or 5 attempts to quit. The longest was 4 months, the average was 1.5. We used disposable Blu cigarettes each time. I hated them. They offered *just enough* to barely get by, but left me totally unsatisfied. Hence my repeat failure.
A few weeks ago I randomly came across vape pens online, and an hour later had ordered Halo Triton kits. It's been 15 days since they arrived, and we've not had a single cigarette since *pats back*. There have been cravings, withdrawals, and temper tantrums on my part, but no desire to go back to cigarettes. We both feel this is a sustainable solution.
He is doing fabulous; perfectly happy to simply replace the reds with the Triton. He tried one tobacco flavor, gave it the thumbs up, no fuss. He sucks.
I was enamored with my first puff. I filled every tank with a new juice and chain vaped like a fiend. First few days were fabulous, I could taste the little nuances of the different flavors and I was happy. I had some physical withdrawals, but they were outweighed by the pleasure I got from vaping. About 6 days into it, I had a dulling in the flavors. It started out as questionable, and quickly became undeniable. By day 8, everything was completely tasteless. My mouth is a dead zone, a dry desert tundra. With the help of these forums, I figured out I had vapors tongue. It's annoying, but an inconvenience at worst. I know it'll pass.
Day 9 my teeth began to hurt, enough so that I commented (ie complained) multiple times. By day 10 it was full blown painful. I've always had sensitive teeth, but there's only been 2 things that trigger an extreme episode: ice cream and tooth whitening cream. It's a very district pain; not a toothache and not mild. I can add vaping to my list of painful teeth triggers now.
I'm on day 15 and still have highly sensitive teeth and vapers tongue. Not only do I get zero pleasure from vaping now, but it's in the red. I'm so uncomfortable! I've no physical or mental desire to go back to cigarettes and I see vaping as a permanent solution, but I have a few issues to get through. So on with my questions....
Tooth pain: any suggestions? Anything beyond the typical biotene, sensadyne, drinking water, brushing, etc, I would be thrilled to hear it. I've read several cases where people have reported this type of pain, but very little follow through. Was it just time that helped clear it? Does it even go away or do some people have to quit vaping because of it? I went to the dentist yesterday, my teeth and gums are a-ok. He has me doing a twice daily 1-hour fluoride soak, I'm to report back beginning of next week. I'm on day 2 of that treatment and there's no change in sensitivity yet.
Vapors tongue - again, any suggestions beyond the normal? I'm drinking plenty of water, ate pickles, smoked menthol, huffed coffee, the usual stuff. At this point I figure time is my only friend. Anyone go well beyond the few days norm, and what did you do to relieve it? Even if only temporarily? Although only an inconvenience, I do worry, I've got no signs of this letting up. Anyone try Moriya's Mix by Digby? Sounds nasty, but claims it to cure the tongue. I figure it's a gimmick.
My set up - I'm currently using a Halo Triton, which I really enjoy. I thought maybe the heat from it being a top coil tank could be generating too much heat on my teeth so I went to a local shop and found cheap bottom coil tank (it was the only one) that fit my battery. It has helped, but minimally. Any suggestions for a tank that'll fit it? I should add that today I ordered a MVP 2 and Aspire Nautilus for home, general consensus seemed it was the best beginner setup. Will I get a cooler vape with this? I want something small and portable too....would I be better off to give up the Triton and buy a new battery for my Nautilus tank instead?
I didn't mean to ramble so much. I figure it's easier to help when given a little background. I've done tons of reading over the last few days, the forums have been so helpful!, but I'm feeling frustrated. I'm hopeful I can go back to the pleasant experience I had in the first few days of vaping, as I know it's the solution giving up cigarettes for good. Any suggestions, advice, etc is much appreciated.
My background - I've been a smoker for 20+ years, 1-2 packs a day. I love smoking, I love to chain smoke, and a large part of me has not wanted to give it up. My husband and I lost both his parents to cancer within 3 years of each other and since then, we've made 4 or 5 attempts to quit. The longest was 4 months, the average was 1.5. We used disposable Blu cigarettes each time. I hated them. They offered *just enough* to barely get by, but left me totally unsatisfied. Hence my repeat failure.
A few weeks ago I randomly came across vape pens online, and an hour later had ordered Halo Triton kits. It's been 15 days since they arrived, and we've not had a single cigarette since *pats back*. There have been cravings, withdrawals, and temper tantrums on my part, but no desire to go back to cigarettes. We both feel this is a sustainable solution.
He is doing fabulous; perfectly happy to simply replace the reds with the Triton. He tried one tobacco flavor, gave it the thumbs up, no fuss. He sucks.
I was enamored with my first puff. I filled every tank with a new juice and chain vaped like a fiend. First few days were fabulous, I could taste the little nuances of the different flavors and I was happy. I had some physical withdrawals, but they were outweighed by the pleasure I got from vaping. About 6 days into it, I had a dulling in the flavors. It started out as questionable, and quickly became undeniable. By day 8, everything was completely tasteless. My mouth is a dead zone, a dry desert tundra. With the help of these forums, I figured out I had vapors tongue. It's annoying, but an inconvenience at worst. I know it'll pass.
Day 9 my teeth began to hurt, enough so that I commented (ie complained) multiple times. By day 10 it was full blown painful. I've always had sensitive teeth, but there's only been 2 things that trigger an extreme episode: ice cream and tooth whitening cream. It's a very district pain; not a toothache and not mild. I can add vaping to my list of painful teeth triggers now.
I'm on day 15 and still have highly sensitive teeth and vapers tongue. Not only do I get zero pleasure from vaping now, but it's in the red. I'm so uncomfortable! I've no physical or mental desire to go back to cigarettes and I see vaping as a permanent solution, but I have a few issues to get through. So on with my questions....
Tooth pain: any suggestions? Anything beyond the typical biotene, sensadyne, drinking water, brushing, etc, I would be thrilled to hear it. I've read several cases where people have reported this type of pain, but very little follow through. Was it just time that helped clear it? Does it even go away or do some people have to quit vaping because of it? I went to the dentist yesterday, my teeth and gums are a-ok. He has me doing a twice daily 1-hour fluoride soak, I'm to report back beginning of next week. I'm on day 2 of that treatment and there's no change in sensitivity yet.
Vapors tongue - again, any suggestions beyond the normal? I'm drinking plenty of water, ate pickles, smoked menthol, huffed coffee, the usual stuff. At this point I figure time is my only friend. Anyone go well beyond the few days norm, and what did you do to relieve it? Even if only temporarily? Although only an inconvenience, I do worry, I've got no signs of this letting up. Anyone try Moriya's Mix by Digby? Sounds nasty, but claims it to cure the tongue. I figure it's a gimmick.
My set up - I'm currently using a Halo Triton, which I really enjoy. I thought maybe the heat from it being a top coil tank could be generating too much heat on my teeth so I went to a local shop and found cheap bottom coil tank (it was the only one) that fit my battery. It has helped, but minimally. Any suggestions for a tank that'll fit it? I should add that today I ordered a MVP 2 and Aspire Nautilus for home, general consensus seemed it was the best beginner setup. Will I get a cooler vape with this? I want something small and portable too....would I be better off to give up the Triton and buy a new battery for my Nautilus tank instead?
I didn't mean to ramble so much. I figure it's easier to help when given a little background. I've done tons of reading over the last few days, the forums have been so helpful!, but I'm feeling frustrated. I'm hopeful I can go back to the pleasant experience I had in the first few days of vaping, as I know it's the solution giving up cigarettes for good. Any suggestions, advice, etc is much appreciated.
Should you figured out what the problem is and/or come up with something that helps, please share it.
