forced to quit?

[angelswontdie]

Well, after 7 years of smoking (with the excuse 'it was 'cool' when I started and by the time it wasn't cool anymore, I was stuck), I finally decided to do something about my nasty habit.
So I ordered my first e-cig...and decided it sure wasn't for me. No throat-hit, the taste was AWEFUL (like I was inhaling burnt cookies or something) and it looked weird, too.
But after a few weeks of moping around that it hasn't worked out, I decided maybe I just needed a different brand. So I ordered the Green Smoke (bit more expensive then most, but it also had the best reviews that I could find, so...).
At first I thought it was a darn miracle. It looked just like a normal cigarette so I didn't feel weird lurking on some oddly shaped pen-thingy, it felt like a real sigaret and it tasted even better than a real cigarette. I was so happy, the first time I tried it and it wasn't aweful like the first one had been, that I gave the rest of my normal (analog or whatever) csigarettes away to my father and decided to just quit those nasty things right then and there. That lasted for about 5 days.
Now, I feel sick (too much or too little nicotine, probably) whenever I try to vape, I cough uncontrolably and I'm dizzy. But see, that I could live with. That I expected. You can't suddenly quit a super-unhealthy addiction you've been poisoning yourself with for years and expect it to go off without a hitch.
No, the REAL problem is the taste. I inhale, it tasted great, like always. I exhale, no problem. Inhale, I taste something burnt and I'm gagging. Just like that, one second I'm fine, the next I can't stand the taste anymore.
Obviously I figured there was something wrong with the cartomizer, so I try another one with the same flavor, same problem.
I try one with another flavor (a milder flavor, going from chocolate to mocha) and it's there. Less prominent than with the chocolate, but still there. I can't stand the taste anymore. None of the cartomizers I have I can smoke without gagging from that aweful burnt taste and here's the real kicker...I can't stand normal cigarettes anymore either. The taste and feel of those make me gag just as much as the e-cig does.
I'm being forced to quit completely. Now, while it would probably be a good thing if I quit, I'm under a lot of stress from work/other stuff right now and I'm already going out of my mind without the added stress from complete withdrawal to add to it.
Anyone here have a clue what I can do, besides quit just like that and hope everything magically goes well and there's no withdrawal or anything??

 

[TheReign]

What type of Ecig are you using? Thats some of the info needed to help ya out. What is your setup right now? tank device etc Nicotine level.

 

[dee5]

I'm sorry you're having such a hard time! I wonder if you are having a reaction to the propylene glycol in your liquid. Maybe you are one of those who should use a liquid that is vegetable glycerin based. That is the main benefit of using a system wherein you can add your own liquid as opposed to prefilled cartomizers- you can buy VG based liquid and see if that works better for you. What mg of nicotine is in the juice you're using? Maybe it's too high for you?
It could also be that your first hit is good because the wick is nice and wet but then your second hit is drier and becomes uncomfortable. Could be the carto's don't have enough liquid in them?

 

[jensy]

Knowing what kind of set up you have will help. It sounds like you are getting dry hits on the coil.

 

[Markus765]

If you're trying to take lung hits like we did when we were smoking, that's the problem. Vaping is taking a slow draw into your mouth, then into your lungs. If you draw too hard or fast, you wind up with a burnt taste.

 

[dee5]

Keep in mind too that with an ecig most of the nicotine is going to be absorbed in your mouth and throat tissue, you don't have to inhale very deep at all. I barely inhale- just enough to start to go in my lungs. Try a shallower inhale.

 

[Seann.V91]

Green smoke isn't really long lastin have you tried "blu"? They're about the same size but black with a blue LED. Walmart, Walgreens, CVS now carry them since they've gotten popular. Look at their online catalog see which kind you would like and see if they have it at any of those local stores near you. If that doesn't work man i actually suggest using a MOD. Look up pbusardo on youtube.com he does tons of reviews on ecig devices and accessories, he also states the rices and where you can buy one. Pbusardo was actually very informative that what I use now is because of his info, I am a devoted vaper and love it. Watch his videos man I learned a lot watching his reviews he's quite a funny meatball.

 

[Elizabeth Baldwin]

You need an ego with a tank and use eliquid... Much better taste and rid yourself of those cigalikes, they are just nasty.

 

[Elizabeth Baldwin]

You need an ego with a tank and use eliquid... Much better taste and rid yourself of those cigalikes, they are just nasty.

If I were you I'd use a better brand of cigalikes, like blu when out but use an ego with a tank and ejuice at home. Once you get an ego and taste ejuice you'd forget about cigalikes...no joke.

 

[Angiebubs]

I would venture that its the greensmoke, cartridges, and flavors. Using a good e liquid would make a world of difference. Looks like there is an e-cig store near you (I think): For e-cigarettes, liquids with and without nicotine.

 

[k702]

I'm sorry you're having such a hard time! I wonder if you are having a reaction to the propylene glycol in your liquid. Maybe you are one of those who should use a liquid that is vegetable glycerin based. That is the main benefit of using a system wherein you can add your own liquid as opposed to prefilled cartomizers- you can buy VG based liquid and see if that works better for you. What mg of nicotine is in the juice you're using? Maybe it's too high for you?
It could also be that your first hit is good because the wick is nice and wet but then your second hit is drier and becomes uncomfortable. Could be the carto's don't have enough liquid in them?

wish people would stop jumping to the "reaction to pg" thing. what she described doesn't even sound one bit like a reaction to pg.. Yet that being one of the first things said in response will stick in her head.


sounds like somethings up with what you're using. You have the "green smoke"right? I think I just got done watching a vaping greek video about them. Might be something up with the battery if it's constant over all of the cartos.. Or you might have gotten a few really bad burnt hits in a row. I've noticed that when I take a few dry hits.. when trying to fix something for instance.. I get sort of a sore throat for a little while. I would suggest putting down the vape and getting some tea. let your throat fix itself up and try again later. Don't go back to the ciggs.. they aren't worth it


What the other people said about getting an ego is right though...

 

[patkin]

Joyetech eRoll *Mini*

 

[angelswontdie]

I'm absolutely terrible at anything even the least bit technical, which is why I went with Green Smoke. I don't know anything about liquids and stuff. Besides, I live in the Netherlands, options are VERY limited here. I'm not sure liquids are even an option here, except when I order them from outside the country, but then the mailing-bill will be ridiculous.
I just have those pre-filled cartomizers. Screw them in and go. That's (sadly) about as far as my technical knowledge will go. Don't really need to be a tech-wiz for normal cigarettes, so that was easy.
And about the bad reaction or bad quality stuff idea, the sickness started this morning, the horrible taste a few hours ago. I've had this thing (and have been using it a LOT) for 5 DAYS. Doesn't seem likely for something to be of just fine quality for days and then suddenly be bad quality because it's a bad brand-name thingy, right?

BTW, I use the 1,8% nicotine cardridges, that's what the lady from the customer-service told me would be best for me after I told her how much and what I smoked normally

 

[trentenmarschel]

Dont go blue for quitting smoking i used to think they were cool till i bought them blu is one of those over advertised pos ecigs that you see and think that looks sweet spend $60 bucks open it try it out and realize you just wasted some money i only use my new blu cigs when i am waiting for my battery to charge for my lavatube v2.5 till tuesday when my new batteries and other goodies get here then ill prob throw my blues away or disect them and see if i can blow something up idk might hook a dc converter to the unwound heating coils and do some mad science. But yea get something good so you dont keep wasting money i personally like the lavatube

 

[Completely Average]

I can offer two suggestions that would probably help a lot.

First is to give up the fake cigarettes and go to an eGo style ecig. That will allow you far more options on different liquids and cartomizers, clearomizers, and other toppers.

The second suggestion is a to do a couple of tests. First is simple enough.... Wait about 30 seconds between each puff. Does that fix the problem? If so, your carts aren't wicking well and you're burning up the filler. That would explain the coughing and burnt taste. Switching to an eGo would allow you to switch to a different type of cart or a clearomizer that would wick better for you.

If that doesn't help then it is possible you have a sensitivity to PG (Propylene Glycol) that is causing the coughing. But the burnt taste would not be related to that. Burnt taste in a cigalike carto is almost always a dry coil.

 

[angelswontdie]

Like I said, no vape-shops around here. Netherlands, remember? I'm just happy as hell the government here decided they weren't going to forbid people from buying e-cigs altogether, but that doesn't mean they can just be sold openly here. Not allowed.
And like I said, an allergic/sensitive reaction only now? after using it for days? I honestly don't think that's the problem.
But yeah, the flavors thing might be the problem. It did start after I started using the Smooth Chocolate ones, so maybe that one just didn't sit well with me and using the other flavor right after to test that one just wasn't a good idea, like there was still some left-over chocolate-ish smoke in my body or something. Is that even possible? I have no idea. It seems reasonable enough... I'll just wait it out for a little while more and then test the Mocha one again, see if it's better then. If it is, at least I'll know the chocolate is the problem and not the cig itself.

 

[Completely Average]

Do try out just letting it sit for 30 seconds or so between each puff.

You said the first puff tasted fine and the second tastes burnt. It's probably as simple as a wicking problem. It's just not getting enough liquid through the filler to the coil for you. The second one is burning dry filler instead of the liquid.

If you take one puff, then let it sit, then take another puff does the second puff still taste burnt? Does it still make you cough?

If not then the problem is wicking. The solution to that would be to either wait longer between each puff or change to a new ecig that wicks faster allowing you to puff at the rate you want to.



I wouldn't worry about the PG/VG or flavor issue until after you've determined it's not a simple wicking issue.

 

[angelswontdie]

Well, it wasn't really the very first and second puff, you know. I just meant the problem started mid-vape, suddenly. One puff perfect, the next awful. I was already halfway through the cartomizer when it happened. Besides, I did try screwing another cartomizer onto the battery (a completely fresh one) and that one had the same problem right from the very first puff. AND I tried again and again if I could just vape normally after finding out there was a problem. I'm one of those 'if at first you don't succeed, try, try again' kind of people. So the first hour, every ten minutes or so I'd pick the cig back up and try again, but with the same results. So it doesn't sound anything like what you're saying.

 

[k702]

Well, it wasn't really the very first and second puff, you know. I just meant the problem started mid-vape, suddenly. One puff perfect, the next awful. I was already halfway through the cartomizer when it happened. Besides, I did try screwing another cartomizer onto the battery (a completely fresh one) and that one had the same problem right from the very first puff. AND I tried again and again if I could just vape normally after finding out there was a problem. I'm one of those 'if at first you don't succeed, try, try again' kind of people. So the first hour, every ten minutes or so I'd pick the cig back up and try again, but with the same results. So it doesn't sound anything like what you're saying.

Do you have any more of the batteries? Have you tried changing it? This just sounds so much like when I have the voltage turned up too high with my setup. Don't know if its possible for it to send out too many volts... just a thought.

 

[Passionparamedic]

K702 I was thinking the same thing. Good luck! Take this in stride bc it's so much better for you in the long run!