Is it safe to start Vaping at 70 years of age with a weak heart?

[Franco N.i]

Hi I,m new to the forum and been of the ciggies for 4 months and happy at my vaping.
My dear old Dad who is 70 years old hes been smoking roll ups for 50 years and last week he asked me for a go of my Aspire Nautilus with a 24 mg juice in it. He liked it that much he called me today and said he got himself the same set up I have and is really enjoying it. My questions is this is it safe for someone his age to start vaping as he had a small heart attack about 3 months ago?
Hope you can help as I,m a bit worried.

 

[Bodo Roland]

Something that is for sure, it's better than smoking roll ups!

 

[wonner]

Much better than cigarettes. If it was my dad, I would be on the way to his house with a full kit already!

 

[Topwater Elvis]

That is a question that can only be answered by a doctor(s), with age & heart conditions thrown in the mix probably includes a couple specialist like a cardiologist for one.

 

[eratikmind]

Well, cut out the nails for sure. With regard to vaping, you may wish to consult with your physician.

 

[Baditude]

Sure, why not? It's never too late to quit cigarettes to gain some benefits away from the tars and hundreds of other harmful chemicals. The elimination of carbon monoxide will help his heart. Say if he lives to be 90 years old -- that will be 20 years smokefree.

As a person who was an RN and physician assistant for 35 years, I can think of no reason why it would be contraindicated for him to take up vaping. Nicotine is a vasoconstrictor, just as caffeine is. The goal for him will be to gradually drop his nicotine consumption, which can be easily accomplished with electronic cigarettes.

 

[realsis]

It's definitely better than smoking!!!!!! It should help him breathe a little easier too. When I quit smoking and started vaping my oxygen went from 94% to 100% again. He won't be getting all the chemicals in the cigarettes any more. That said, how good it will be for his heart, I do not know but I do know it is better than smoking

 

[Franco N.i]

Thanks for the fast replies, yea its better than the roll ups and I will call him later ans sorta ask him to give his doctor as bell just to be on the safe side.

 

[chrisf8657]

Usually when someone has a heart attack the doctors say no nicotine at all (and reduce caffeine intake) as it raises blood pressure. Definitely should talk to his doctor - this is what my dad's told him when he had his heart attack.

 

[tj99959]

I'm 73, and I switched from smoking to e-cigs at 69 after going through open heart surgery. So e-cigs are the reason that I'm still alive!
Is that simple enough?!?

 

[Baditude]

Thanks for the fast replies, yea its better than the roll ups and I will call him later ans sorta ask him to give his doctor as bell just to be on the safe side.

Remember that not all physicians are up on the current knowledge of vaping. Some believe the propaganda that the pharmaceutical companies put out that e-cigs are dangerous. We all know why they do that; because vaping works better than Chantix and Wellbutrin to quit smoking and they want to eliminate the competition.

Learn About Electronic Cigarettes -- CASAA

 

[tj99959]

Remember that not all physicians are up on the current knowledge of vaping. Some believe the propaganda that the pharmaceutical companies put out that e-cigs are dangerous. We all know why they do that; because vaping works better than Chantix and Wellbutrin to quit smoking and they want to eliminate the competition.

I worked for Porsche, so I damn sure wasn't going to tell you that a BMW was a good car! The same applies to BT & BP when it comes to e-cigs.

 

[mamafuturama]

I would make sure he has the very best quality juice available, leaning more VG. I am half your dad's age and I know my blood pressure has went down since vaping, along with a host of other small little physical quirks seem to have resolved. But when in doubt check with a Dr

 

[Joules_Verne]

Kicked a 55yr smoking habit myself August2013 when I was 69yrs young, the last 41yrs on roll-ups.
Never had any heart probs though, so if it would ease your mind, recommend he gets a check-up.
Even if there is any risk, and nothing in life is risk-free, it's still much, much less than smoking !

 

[tj99959]

I guess the bottom line is NO vaping is not safe, YES vaping is safer than smoking.

 

[mamafuturama]

If I weren't on a public forum I would divulge the odd ways cigarettes, not nicotine, have physically affected me. I can only imagine how much more pronounced the damage is to an elderly person. If he insisted on smoking analogs, I agree with whomever said that they would already have given him a full vape kit.
It's time we stop letting big tobacco and pharmas kill us.

 

[chrisf8657]

Regardless, until he sees his doctor, vaping is doing him a hell of alot better than analogs. That's a given.

 

[jcreely]

what could be worse than smoke? not much! and certainly not vaping (steam, h2o). I have to imagine that flavored steam+nicotine is better than smoke+nicotine. if you are that concerned about it you should probably have him ask his doctor. I quit smoking after only 3 weeks on an eGo-T device. Now i sell them at flea markets, ebay, website, etc. Every time i sell one i feel as if i just extended someone's life and its a great feeling.my site and shop is called eastcoastvapEr with a dot com on the end of it. does anyone know of a good place to buy mods from...specifically the LavaTube?

 

[Warpigs]

I would say myself that vaping is better than smoking 100 fold. But I'm not a doctor. Wouldn't be a bad idea next time he sees his doctor to ask if it's safe for him or do not do it. It's a 50/50 chance. My cardiologist told me I had to quit smoking or I would lose my legs. I asked him about vapeing and he said it's ALOT better than smoking/chewing and to persue it. Another doctor may say no it's not safe for you. I guess it's all up to how educated your doctor is on vaping mixed with the heath issues you have.

 

[Alien Traveler]

Just tell him to avoid chain vaping, and try to get him on a bit lower concentration of nicotine (24 is a lot). It's so easy to overdo with nicotine when chain vaping (and it may be not good thing for a heart). I know, I did it many times.