I'm glad I found ecf need some advice shortness of breath

[MattG]

Hi everyone.
Well about a week ago I finally decided its time to get off these coffin nails.
I purchased some disposables to try out this e cig hype, jasper & jasper, but with 0 nicotine as they cannot sell in canada.
This seemed to help me with the physical addiction.

I started to look for more options, and decided to go with a joyetech ego-t
So far I am enjoying this new approach on vaping.

But
I'm having a lot of difficulties breathing, shortness of breath, and weezing after 1 or 2 puffs.
I was 1 pad, lights
I'm using 16mg 70pg%30%vg
This is frustrating and scary.
I want to stay off smokes, but this shortness of breath never occurred to me.
Plz help.

 

[Vapoor eyes er]

Hi and welcome to ECF. You prolly have the cartridge+ atomizer setup. The atomizer has to be cleaned every so often as it gets gunked up with juice. Also some have a sensitivity to PG. VG sometimes makes the chest heavy.

 

[TomCatt]

You may want to get some small bottles of e-liquid that are 100% VG and some at 100% PG to see if it is one of these. When sensitivity issues arise, I believe they are mostly a reaction to PG.

 

[crxess]

First thing you will notice is your body fighting you. You have made a mental decision the body is not ready to accept. I would go easy vaping, only when the nic demand is felt. Take thoughtfully longer breaths to help expand your lungs. Expect lots of coughing and Flem as your lungs purge themselves.
Things start to clear up within a few weeks, longer/shorter for some.
If this continues - Consult a Doctor - not forum members. We are all concerned for the success of a person quitting analogs but few here are qualified Physicians.

 

[Beccca]

Hi....I had shortness of breath so bad it was hard to walk up the stairs. This happened a couple of week then stopped vaping cinnamon and it got better. Still a little short of breath but better...Check your juice please.

 

[Little Bob]

It could well be simply a reaction to not smoking real cigarettes, i felt a shortness of breath when i first started and my bother did also.He had chest pains and shortness of breath and that was just with willpower.

 

[MiamiMom63]

I recommend what TomCat said above. I knew a guy that said he couldn't vape PG without his chest getting real tight and hurting, and he could only vape 100% VG. I also knew someone that was allergic to the filler in cartomizers. Unfortunately, it looks like you will have to try other options to find the culprit but I would try the 100% VG first. If still problems, check out different juices also because it could be the flavoring you are using.

 

[Beccca]

Also on the Heath Forum there is a hugh post on this topic.

 

[Talesin]

Also, the side effects of switching off of analogs can persist for a while. It took over 3 months for the the worst of the effects to fade for me.

Good luck.

 

[fatkidinasuit]

Sorry, I'm sort of new to this stuff but I seem to be experiencing the same thing. What is PG and VG?

 

[SBlaire17]

I had a similar reaction when I stopped cigarettes. I think once we stop cigs, the body finally has a chance to clean the lungs. Admittedly, it was nasty and scared the hell out of me. I figured I'd damaged my lungs beyond repair, but I got stronger. Like an earlier post said, if it continues get a doctor to check your lungs.

 

[Vapoor eyes er]

Juice Components
Flavoring usually about 15%- could be higher or lower depending on the flavor used.
PG ( Propylene Glycol) enhances flavor, TH and lung hit- water like
VG (Vegetable Glycerin)= vapor and can mute flavor- thick
Nicotine- TH, lung hit and our need for nicotine. The MOST important ingredient in regards to TH and lung hit.
Standards in the industry are 80/ 20 or 70/ 30 PG/ VG.

Sorry, I'm sort of new to this stuff but I seem to be experiencing the same thing. What is PG and VG?

 

[lawlite]

Your shortness of breath sounds pretty bad. I had some issues with shortness of breath when I first started vaping, like a lot of others that posted here. In a few days, it was gone, was weird. It could be a side effect of getting off analogs. It also could be some weird "adjustment period."

It could be the PG content, or could be the flavorings. If I were you I'd try buying pure VG and see what happens.

 

[edwleephoto]

It might be just that it takes sometime to get use to. It took me 2 wks