I didn't expect it to hurt! Is it me or my stuff?

[GiddyLydia]

I am doing much better with it now after reading your responses. Most helpful: Smaller draws, hold it in my mouth before inhaling. I would have given up without you. I wish I could send each one of you a big sparkly thank you card!

 

[GiddyLydia]

My wife had the same problem initially - couldn't inhale an e-cig without pain and choking. Eventually we found taking tiny draws from a 901 and Ecopure Rich 10mg was tolerable and enough to get her started on vaping. Now she vapes 18 - 24mg VG from a GGTS & UFS and fills the room with vapor from a couple of exhales!

Very encouraging, thanks! I'll probably get a 901 as a couple of people have recommended for the easy draw. Will also look for the Ecopure -- do you happen to remember where you bought it? Thank your wife for me!

 

[GiddyLydia]

vaping is a different method than smoking. You inhale into your mouth first, wait, then you can either exhale out through your nose (not inhaling into lungs at all) or then drawing the vapor into your lungs.

It's not a direct shot like you used to do when smoking. Relax and enjoy the taste

You, (and others with basically the same tip) are SOOO right! But this did not occur to me on my own. I'm doing better already! Thanks very much!

 

[GiddyLydia]

... I was sucking the absolute 'be jaysus' out of my little e cig.

Yep, nailed it. Thanks.

 

[GiddyLydia]

And...you washed out your attys and let them dry over night and they are gurgling......they need to be blown out.....you still have water in there ...

You must be right, I abandoned the e-cig for a few days and it's fine now, must have finally evaporated. Thanks.

 

[meems]

^ I did the same thing & it tore me up! I was hacking worse than when I smoked!

 

[swedishfish]

You can get EcoPure at Cignot.

 

[GiddyLydia]

felt like swallowing burning broken glass.



Good luck, it does get better!

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I couldn't have said it better myself! Thanks.

 

[OldDragon]

to Garyinco
"Some juice-makers will use a pepper extract to make an attempt at throat hit. Some people like it, I can't stand it. I cough and my throat and lungs hurt on the first hit. I have no idea if Johnson Creek uses any of the pepper, so I could be WAY off base here."

I seem to get a pepper taste/after taste with some juices, are there any vendors that you know for sure that don't use the pepper juice.

 

[dormouse]

Nicotine is peppery. PG lets through TH, irritation, pepperiness of nicotine, flavor better. VG smoothes/dulls all of those. Is it possible the peppery juices you get are high or 100% PG juices? I recommend 30-50% VG juices when starting out. Or the 100% VG. But I like to use cartomizers so I prefer no more than 20% VG so my cartos work well longer. JUices with a lot of VG flow slowly and can cause burnt taste, singed cartomizers. I started with 18mg 70pg/30vg juices, a nice amount smoother than 100% PG ones.

Also - Avejuice is peppery to me. Some say FreedomSmokesUSA tobaccos are peppery (but their Voodoo is very nice - a bit fruity and something dark and a little bit of cinnamon or something - very pleasant). Vapor4Life WOW juices can be harsh with strong sharp TH.

One way to lower pepperiness of most juices is to use lower nicotine. Like if 24mg is too peppery then use 16-18mg instead and just take some extra drags and you will get the same amount of nicotine. If 18mg is too peppery try 10-12mg.

 

[nola]

I am so glad Giddy Lydia that you posted this. I thought I was the only one with this problem as I had not seen it elsewhere on the forum. And I want to thank everyone who replied. I feel much better now. I was considering giving up...

 

[OldDragon]

Thanks dormouse, I normally use 70/30 mix and am down to 18mg on most of my juice. Right now mostly using Top Vapor from MadVaps, not too much pepper after taste, will have to pay attention to makers of others that I have too see if most juices from 1 vendor have more pepper aftertaste. If it is the nic, then there is not much that can be done about it, if it was an additive I would want a lot less.

 

[GiddyLydia]

I am so glad Giddy Lydia that you posted this. I thought I was the only one with this problem as I had not seen it elsewhere on the forum. And I want to thank everyone who replied. I feel much better now. I was considering giving up...

I am so glad I posted , too. I read what everybody had to say, adjusted this and that and really turned the corner. This morning I actually lit a cigarette,[Sorry, *rolling eyes* "analog"] took a couple of hits , PUT IT OUT, and sucked on my little Joye 510 for a while instead because I LIKED IT BETTER! Oh. My. God.

 

[Critter Man]

I am so glad I posted , too. I read what everybody had to say, adjusted this and that and really turned the corner. This morning I actually lit a cigarette,[Sorry, *rolling eyes* "analog"] took a couple of hits , PUT IT OUT, and sucked on my little Joye 510 for a while instead because I LIKED IT BETTER! Oh. My. God.

The gamer in me heard the victory fanfare from the Final Fantasy series when I read that post

 

[GiddyLydia]

The gamer in me heard the victory fanfare from the Final Fantasy series when I read that post

So that's what I heard! I just thought the ice cream truck driver had a mad new tune.

YouTube - ‪Final Fantasy IX- Victory Fanfare‬‏

 

[Vapor Pete]

I always get a kick out of my buddies who like to pick on me about "smokin that e-cig"... Then I hand it to them and watch them hack their Marlboro ridden lungs out when they inhale a puff from it.

I take my e-cig back, and gleefully take another toke from it while they try to catch their breath. Then I tell em to go light up another one of those pansy ... cigarettes. Usually shuts 'em up.

 

[Arthur Hucksake]

To start off I had to rotate cigs and e-cigs, eventually the e-cig took over and haven't had a real one since 12th May.

I use to smoke rollies though for years, so my lungs were probably battered to death anyway.

 

[MASTER0FDAMPF]

I am so glad I posted , too. I read what everybody had to say, adjusted this and that and really turned the corner. This morning I actually lit a cigarette,[Sorry, *rolling eyes* "analog"] took a couple of hits , PUT IT OUT, and sucked on my little Joye 510 for a while instead because I LIKED IT BETTER! Oh. My. God.

Very similar to me! I vaped until 5:00pm that day and thought "I would love an after dinner cig!". 3 puffs later I put it out and haven't picked one up since!