Do E-Cigs leave you breathless like 'real' cigs?

[freeall]

I'm new to the whole E-cig world and was wondering about the 'strength' if you will, when it comes to inhaling the vapor. I've been smoking cigarettes for over 10 years and am currently trying to quit altogether.

I have a few kits that I ordered and are in the mail right now, so I have 0 experience with these.

So as far as them leaving you "breathless"; what would you recommend? 0mg nicotine? 2,4,6?

Any opinions woukld be great.

 

[MICKEY100]

I have several dif strengths and have never been left out of breath unless i stealth vape your not really smoking so you will regain your lung capacity.......... Ive started runing again and do not run out of breath so good luck and welcome

 

[player30]

Welcome to ecf!

To get enough nicotine to try & replace smoking, I would suggest a minimum of 12mg, more likely 18 mg of nicotine.

Is your order coming with some prefilled carts or juice?

 

[DC2]

It is the smoke from cigarettes, with the tar and carbon monoxide and 4000 chemicals, that causes all the problems.
Nicotine by itself does not cause shortness of breath.

 

[Maxine]

There's no smoke; there's no tar. I'm breathing better than I have in decades upon decades. I agree 12mg nicotine minimum and more likely 18mg to satisfy you enough to quit cigarettes. I've tapered down to 12mg after 2 months having quit analogs, but never would have made it at the start with less than 18 - 20mg.

 

[Higuchem]

I have had no issue of shortness of breath

 

[freeall]

Welcome to ecf!

To get enough nicotine to try & replace smoking, I would suggest a minimum of 12mg, more likely 18 mg of nicotine.

Is your order coming with some prefilled carts or juice?

I ordered 10 prefilled and 10 juices.

Though, after alot more research ( which I highly recommend all the newbs doing before buying anything) I realize I WAY overpayed for the kits and acc I ordered.

On average, I smoke about a pack of 25 cigarettes every 2 days. Sometimes more, sometimes less.

I just need that 'perfect' mix of vapor smoke, taste, nicotine, etc to subsitute real smokes.

I'm hoping it does the trick.

 

[Uma]

You're a light smoker, so probably 12mg would do it. I like to buy different strengths plus some ZERO (0mg) nic so I can reduce as needed. The 0mg will help you to overcome the nicotine addiction of it with ease... just add a drop or two of 0mg to your cart each day... increase the 0mg at a comfortable rate for you until you're totally 0nic. A lot of vapers set a Time Goal for that, and adjust as needed. Many have been successful and are happily nicotine free. Then it's just a matter of overcoming the hand to mouth addiction.... I don't have any tricks for that yet, except to replace it with honey nut cheerios or something.

I used to get out of breath while doing the chores. (feeding the horses, etc). Not anymore!! I even look forward to walking the steep incline to check the water tank. (faint!)

 

[DC2]

On average, I smoke about a pack of 25 cigarettes every 2 days. Sometimes more, sometimes less.

Although it can vary widely, chances are pretty good that somewhere around 12mg to 18mg should work for you.

 

[DaveP]

As someone said, it's the tars that invade the air sacs in your lungs and gum things up. Vaping produces only a watery vapor that contains flavorings, PG (propylene glycol) or VG (vegetable glycerin), and some nicotine. PG is used in breathing treatments to loosen up the lungs and deliver a medication down into the lungs in hospitals. Hospitals are also beginning to introduce PG into the HVAC ventilation systems to drive down airborne germs. It seems that vaporized PG creates an environment of tiny droplets that bind with germs and water droplets from sneezes and takes them to the floor, thus cleaning the air.

And the FDA wants to ban our little miracle device! I suspect tobacco and pharma lobbyists are at play here.

 

[dormouse]

You may find ejuice a it harsh at first, especially if you got juice with 100% PG base. But you get used to it quick. For subsequent purchases I recommend you try a blend like 70pg/30vg. I smoked lights and I like that blend and sometimes use 80pg/20vg for more TH, and sometimes 50/50 for desserty flavors. But in the beginning I had to have decent TH and tobacco-y flavors. And let your nose whiff the vapor - most of taste is smell and cigarettes bathe you in their smell, ecigs don't.

 

[freeall]

I've been posting on message boards for many years and have never come across such an insightful website like this one. Lots of great reads, great info and from what I can see, good posters aswell.

Thanks again for all the input. Keep it coming.

Appreciated.

 

[dormouse]

And I think if you smoked full strength cigarettes you may want to try 24mg nic, if lights maybe 16-18mg, ultralights maybe 10-12 or one step higher or lower than those. (that is if you are planning to replace smoking with vaping). then once you are comfortable vaping instead of smoking, you could try lowering your nicotine if you want.

And no, e-cigs shouldn't leave you breathless. Get yourself some nice 70pg/30vg or so juice to try and don't overdo vaping and your breathing will likely improve. Mine did, and my sinuses cleared up for the first time in a decade.

 

[Para]

I have had no issue of shortness of breath

Me either...just the opposite. I quit cigarettes in August and now am up to 3.5k a day. Before, I had trouble with 3.5 blocks.....lol

 

[beady]

I breath way better on an e cig than a cancer stick...

 

[flasponge]

I'm new to the whole E-cig world and was wondering about the 'strength' if you will, when it comes to inhaling the vapor. I've been smoking cigarettes for over 10 years and am currently trying to quit altogether.

I have a few kits that I ordered and are in the mail right now, so I have 0 experience with these.

So as far as them leaving you "breathless"; what would you recommend? 0mg nicotine? 2,4,6?

Any opinions woukld be great.

I have been using ecigs, nicotine/marlboro flavor for about 6 months. I am now having major breathing problems, i smoked analogs for 20 years. Ecigs helped me quit, but they are NOT good for u, i find it difficult to catch my breath, its the most frustrating and scary feeling, so ive dropped the vaping. I just quit ecigs today, so ill let u know how quitting affects my breathing in a week or so, I also want to see a doc to see if there may be a med reason for what im goin thru. So dont think ecigs are the answer, in my experience they are a good way to quit analogs but NOT an alternative. There needs to be scientific studies done on ecigs as they relate to lungs, because right now there is NO official info. Vapors beware!

 

[Jackiej5407]

Flasponge ... then why in the world are you even bothering with this forum? Go somewhere else.

 

[metalmomma]

sounds like a troll to me.

 

[SummerDawn]

Flasponge... I'm sorry, but I simply do not agree! I have been vaping almost 2 months now and e-cigs have been a miracle for me and, I assume, the vast majority of people here. I don't run out of breath when hiking nearly as easily, find it much easier to get through my daily yoga routines, have much more energy, and cough rarely, if ever (and when I do, I realize it's because my lungs are recovering from years of inhaling carcinogens). I have heard that the few detrimental effects of nicotine are comparable to that of caffeine. I would assume that these side-effects you are experiencing could be attributed to smoking analogs and are just now surfacing as your body tries to recover. Keep in mind that it takes 7 years on average for the human body to recover from cigarette use.

That being said...

freeall, I am also new to this forum but like I said, I've been vaping for about 2 months. Congratulations on taking this huge step! My initial kit was a Cig2o (KR808D-1, as I've been informed) starter kit that came with 18mg nic cartos. I went through them quickly, so I switched to 24mg's to get me through the first few weeks (I was smoking American Spirits for about 5 years prior to quitting). Obviously the amount you were smoking coupled with brand will factor into the level of nic you will need initially to make the switch. I agree that you will probably need at LEAST 12mg initially. At this time I have been able to taper down to 8mg and 11mg nic carts/e-liquid depending on the supplier.

 

[Konalady]

Wow, Flasponge, you smoked analogs for 20 years and are blaming your breathing problems on vaping after 6 months? Maybe the previous 20 years are to blame. Switching can't repair the damage already done, but I'm thinking it can prevent more damage. For me, after 3 weeks vaping I AM breathing better, climb stairs with ease, and down to swithching between 8, 4, and 0 nic juices. No nasty smoke, I don't see how that can be a bad thing.