First Time Vaping... painful?

[Maselria]

I just got e-cig today and I noticed that when I inhale, it causes a sharp pain in my throat and lungs. After a couple of inhales... I've noticed that my lungs actually kind of are uncomfortable. Almost as though I've smoked a lot of cigarettes on a drunken night.

Is there something I should be looking for or doing different to not experience this unpleasant feeling? I assumed the vapor would make things nice and smooth - but it's almost harsher than smoking for some reason.

Nothing tastes burnt, btw... just like Blueberry's...

 

[cyberwolf]

It shouldn't be that harsh, especially if you are not tasting anything burnt. A few questions need to be asked, though. What model of ecig are you using, what NIC level of juice, and are you directly inhaling or drawing it into your mouth first?

 

[Maselria]

Type: M401
Nic: 16 mg
Draw: Mouth then Inhale

 

[DarkriftX]

I coughed my first 2-3 hits... you expect it to be different than cigs but its pretty close. Give it a few hours and see if its still that way, if might need to try a diff flavor. I can tell you the blueberry dekang juice I have still makes me choke, its very harsh.

 

[phunky_guido]

Ive been vaping for almost 3mos. When I first started it was a little uncomfortable.It will pass though.You just gotta get used to it.Good luck on your vaping journey.

 

[nubee]

2 things come to mind... throat hit (TH) and PG (juice base) sensitivity. There are people with PG allergies and PG in general is an irritant. Nic strength (mg) can also add to the whole affect.

Try a PG/VG mix at a lower nic level. I was Marb light smoker and went to 18mg/PG and had no problem. I then tried some Vapor Viking Hickory PG/VG mix at 18mg and almost coughed out a lung....major TH so there are juices that can do it to/for you.

Find a sampler pack that gives you some flavors/strength/mix options and see how that works for you. Assuming your juice is already 100% PG, you could dilute a bit with some straight VG to see if that helps but it will dilute the flavor as well.

 

[THE]

I got some cheap "pina colada" juice one time that HURT LIKE HELL when I tried to vape it
I'm fine with all of the other juice from the same manufacturer, though

 

[VRubin]

I had a sore throat for the first week I vaped. I think that it's somewhat common... as for your lungs hurting, Id try some all VG juice. My husband was extremely allergic to PG and had a horrible reaction.

 

[jj2]

I get the ache in the chest when I use pure PG liquid. A 3/4 VG to 1/4 PG mix, I can get away with.
I'd try VG and then if you find it just isn't the same as PG try adding a little PG at a time and see how you tolerate it.

It could be the flavoring too. I can't do menthol Chrystal---real tight chest and little sores inside the mouth. Bad thing is, I smoked menthol cigarettes and loved them.

 

[THE]

I've also read that when you quit smoking after a little time you get cold like symptoms while some of your nerve endings are growing back. I just bet that the "throat hit" gets better after they do.

 

[Maselria]

Could anyone point me in the direction of some good premade VS based liquids - a sampler pack or the sort? Preferably a low amount of NIC too... There are so many options of websites and I just can't search through them all.

 

[IVapus]

I also got the cold like symptoms for the first week or two of vaping.

The first couple of liquids I got were of the 100%PG 24 or 26mg Dekang variety. Big mistake. They were very harsh and made my throat irritable and scratchy, but I wouldn't really describe it as a pain. After the first few puffs I realized that I couldn't handle taking the vapor into my throat, much less my lungs, so I didn't even try, I resorted to just puffing on my PV, TH be damned. I researched some USA PG/VG mixed juices and ordered them a day or two later. I started with 80% and then went to 70%PG and both of those ratios were fine. I would also mix the 100%PG juices with some of the PG/VG mix USA juices to make them tolerable, both in terms of harshness and flavor. However, after vaping for a little while I found that I had gotten much more accustomed to it and now I can vape and inhale even the original 100%PG Dekang stuff into my throat and lungs where I wasn't able to at the beginning.