I've come back to the fabulous world of vaping and after receiving my initial kit along w/ additional supplies on Feb. 23rd, I have not smoked a single analog cig. I had a really hard time the first time I tried e-cigs b/c I bought a shotty brand and just didn't do enough research. (Hell, I really didn't think I needed to. My fault.) I knew what to expect and it was only AFTER I came here that I learned more and knew what I would need to stop smoking again. The original one lasted 4 months until both of the batteries stopped charging. Needless to say, it was aggravating.
My original post is here http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/new-members-forum/210172-new-experience-dreaded-side-effects.html#post3770969 and it brings up some of the same issues I continue to have. While I took the highly recommended advice of other forum members of getting the KGO kit (pink, of course) and have absolutely LOVED it - as well as learning even more about the difference between cartomizers, attomizers and cartridges, ect. - I still continue to have problems w/ neck and shoulder pain/stiffness. Now, for an ordinary person w/ no problems w/ their neck and back, I can see how this would be odd. I have been in multiple accidents since I was a teen and the most affected part has been my neck so while this pain usually comes and goes, using a pv makes it constant.
It was originally suggested that it was a buildup of lactic acid in the muscles and that drinking more fluids would flush this out; But I already drink a high amount of water just b/c vaping itself dries out my throat. Before I was using 11mg and it never felt sufficient enough. Now I use both 18 and 24mg and it's great, other than the neck/shoulder stiffness. Using the KGO - and the dual coils when I need it most - I know I will never go back to analog again. I just don't want to go to a doctor to have him ignorantly tell me about how any form of nicotine is bad and that I should just stop altogether... and of course, there's nothing he can do about my pain/discomfort until I stop.
I have to say this forum has been a life saver for me and my children. I am all too aware of the bad chemicals in analogs and always hated smoking around them, even w/ windows open (even in the middle of winter). Now, they are happy, and I am ecstatic - save for the stiffness in my neck. Ibuprofen helps, but I would have to take it constantly to feel a 24hr relief and that's not s/thing I want to subject my liver to.
The one thing I haven't done is go back to a chiropracter, who very well may be the answer to my proverbial prayers. They are certainly not as biased as doctors and I have never had one keep me from more necessary medical treatment that was unavailable through their office just to keep me there. ( I have heard many reasons why chiropracters were given a bad name and I've experienced NOTHING of the sort for 2 decades of dealing w/ them.)
I would still like to hear about others experience w/ muscle soreness and pain, how they dealt w/ it and naturally, the success stories. There's so much going on in my life right now but I am utterly grateful that I can reach for a pv, rather than an analog, to 'calm' my nerves. This forum made the information I needed so much easier to find, and the reviews of products and places have been exceptional.
Thank you all.
~J~
My original post is here http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/new-members-forum/210172-new-experience-dreaded-side-effects.html#post3770969 and it brings up some of the same issues I continue to have. While I took the highly recommended advice of other forum members of getting the KGO kit (pink, of course) and have absolutely LOVED it - as well as learning even more about the difference between cartomizers, attomizers and cartridges, ect. - I still continue to have problems w/ neck and shoulder pain/stiffness. Now, for an ordinary person w/ no problems w/ their neck and back, I can see how this would be odd. I have been in multiple accidents since I was a teen and the most affected part has been my neck so while this pain usually comes and goes, using a pv makes it constant.
It was originally suggested that it was a buildup of lactic acid in the muscles and that drinking more fluids would flush this out; But I already drink a high amount of water just b/c vaping itself dries out my throat. Before I was using 11mg and it never felt sufficient enough. Now I use both 18 and 24mg and it's great, other than the neck/shoulder stiffness. Using the KGO - and the dual coils when I need it most - I know I will never go back to analog again. I just don't want to go to a doctor to have him ignorantly tell me about how any form of nicotine is bad and that I should just stop altogether... and of course, there's nothing he can do about my pain/discomfort until I stop.
I have to say this forum has been a life saver for me and my children. I am all too aware of the bad chemicals in analogs and always hated smoking around them, even w/ windows open (even in the middle of winter). Now, they are happy, and I am ecstatic - save for the stiffness in my neck. Ibuprofen helps, but I would have to take it constantly to feel a 24hr relief and that's not s/thing I want to subject my liver to.
The one thing I haven't done is go back to a chiropracter, who very well may be the answer to my proverbial prayers. They are certainly not as biased as doctors and I have never had one keep me from more necessary medical treatment that was unavailable through their office just to keep me there. ( I have heard many reasons why chiropracters were given a bad name and I've experienced NOTHING of the sort for 2 decades of dealing w/ them.)
I would still like to hear about others experience w/ muscle soreness and pain, how they dealt w/ it and naturally, the success stories. There's so much going on in my life right now but I am utterly grateful that I can reach for a pv, rather than an analog, to 'calm' my nerves. This forum made the information I needed so much easier to find, and the reviews of products and places have been exceptional.
Thank you all.
~J~
But, I PROMISE to go within the next couple weeks AND try the 100% veg juice. 
