Anxiety and EJuice flavors

[Captain Pegleg]

Hi everyone, I am new to the forum and new to vaping. I smoke around 2 packs of light cigs give or take (depending on my anxiety)a day.
I am trying to switch over - I started with 18mg of nic and started having issues that were signs I was getting "too" much nicotine.
So I cut down to some 6mg and some 12mg - I am having HIGH anxiety - almost feels like a panic attack.
I really don't know what could be causing this and it seems to be related to the trying vaping and stopping analogs. (or maybe in my head I dunno)
I suffer from being Bipolar and Major Depression and other health issues. So sometimes my anxiety can be high with no reason. But I have been tracking this and it is happening when I go totally vaping and no analogs.
Any suggestions ???

Also, second part of my questions is I can go to my local vape shop and pick up a juice that almost everyone in the place just raves about the flavor. But I get it home and I have no taste at all with it none. And it is happening a lot. Could it be again due to quitting analogs??? I read somewhere about vapers tongue and a suggestion to try cinnamon. Well I did and its awesome great flavor etc etc - but I have found NOTHING else that even remotely give me any flavor at all. And I have read in different places about that its bad or not recommended etc etc about vaping the cinnamon. I have tried different companies, different vg/pg ratio's. I am getting really agitated and ready to stop all together

Any help?? Any suggestions??

I used to struggle with bad depression and anxiety, and it still ocassionally bothers me, send me a message if you want to talk more about that issue if you want, I will share my experience with you!

I tried to Totally Quit smoking for months after starting vaping, but you know what helped me actually quit? I decided to stop thinking of quitting smoking as all or nothing, total abstinence or failure. When I decided it wasn't failure if I did smoke a cigarette, I stopped smoking. I don't remember my last smoke, it's been several months, but I don't have a quit date and I still don't think I'll be a screw up if I do smoke. I just think smoking is yucky now, so I don't do it LoL

I hope we can help you! Anxiety is crappy

 

[december120964]

I used to struggle with bad depression and anxiety, and it still ocassionally bothers me, send me a message if you want to talk more about that issue if you want, I will share my experience with you!

I tried to Totally Quit smoking for months after starting vaping, but you know what helped me actually quit? I decided to stop thinking of quitting smoking as all or nothing, total abstinence or failure. When I decided it wasn't failure if I did smoke a cigarette, I stopped smoking. I don't remember my last smoke, it's been several months, but I don't have a quit date and I still don't think I'll be a screw up if I do smoke. I just think smoking is yucky now, so I don't do it LoL

I hope we can help you! Anxiety is crappy

Yes Anxiety is - its getting a bit easier but I still have a lot of anxiety but I think the anxiety is more situational then the trying to quit smoking. I feel a lot better knowing I am not alone that run back to an analog when I get overwhelmed. I agree with your sentiment that I am putting too much pressure on myself (the old - you are your worst enemy) sentiment

Thank you so much - feel free to message me anytime - this forum is really helping me.

 

[mcclintock]

Some people seem to be able to transition quickly, myself it took 9 months. WTAs helped but found out about them late and $$$, compared to 2 cigs a day at that point. I'm not sure pure nicotine was more than half of what I got from cigs chemically. Symptoms of needing one was vaping myself nic sick. Still, dropping to about half the smoke almost immediately allowed a big improvement in taste and throat within 2 months and I was soon able to progress further. Better hardware would have helped push it psychologically a bit faster but not much.

Hardware varies a lot and frankly I'm not impressed by much of it. I like my lowish power dripper but I can taste subtleties now. I still get more flavor from an original EVOD pen type @5.2 watts though. A lot of other hardware, including some very similar stuff, produces very little taste.

 

[december120964]

@mcclintock this is how NOOB I am what is WTA's ? Sorry just trying learn all this stuff !!

 

[mcclintock]

^^-- see DC2's post 5-6 posts back

 

[december120964]

Thank you

 

[seahawkin]

Hi All, thanks for all the replies - seahawkin - yes I have talked to my Dr - he wants me to QUIT and not vape either but he said if thats what I have to do then ok but he'd rather I didnt do either.

As for what setup I am using - currently I have a Eleaf Ijust 2 and a Joyetech Ego One - I use the Nautilus Mini tanks with each one - I dont care for the tanks that came with them. Oh I also have an Istick20w, Mini (10w) and the Basic but if I use any of them its mainly the 20w

Does that give you more idea?? Getting into ohms sub ohms all that - just confuses me more and causes more anxiety LOL

I also was under the assumption not to do both - don't vape and smoke?? But I am struggling with that also

Thank you all very very much I at least feel like I am not alone and this is all in my head

I find a Nautilus to be a great tank. I am not really into sub ohming myself, tried it many different ways and it just wasn't my bag. For me constancy was the most important thing.

Some folks vape and ween of the smokes, I used the patch and about the 3 month mark started vaping cause I started smoking again. I have had a few cigarettes here and there, but not in the last 6 months, they seem kinda gross now. Hubby is still smoking.

 

[jerrian56]

Anxiety is onerous state of mind. I too have gone through all this but lately don’t have any such issues as got my treatment from a Mississauga chiropractic clinic. The practitioner really did a wonderful work and helped me in overcoming anxiety.