my chest gets tight

[kalifornia]

Don't be alarmed,only once in awhile after vaping I feel a mild tightness right in the middle of my chest, I don't know if its my heart or lungs. I've only vaped since the 5th of july and I haven't tried anything but 24mg juice. Im wondering if you think this is caused by vaping or nicotine or vg or pg. Any advice I'll look into. thanks everyone

 

[bnrkwest]

High nic and high VG did that to me as well. You need some lower nic levels to switch on and off with. Maybe 24 nic morning, 18 noon to 3 pm, then 12 until 6 pm and 6 nic after that. It is best to vape lower nic at night so you sleep better as well. This also keeps you from od-ing on too much nic. bnrk

 

[Myk]

PG gave me pain in my lungs. It also gave me panic attacks. No such problems with PG free (VG).

 

[Kazoo]

it might have something to do with the high nicotine your using, I found 18mg to be the sweet spot where I could vape pretty constant with out HAVING to put it down. at 24mg I had to put the ecig down every couple minutes due to nicotine OD.

the other side of the story could be due to PG, if you use a higher PG content, at or above 70/30, I would try cutting back to 50/50 and see if that helps.
I have a bottle of 70/30 I'm vaping right now and I can only take a couple puffs before I have to set it down due to the PG making me feel like I have a clogged lung.

just my two pennies!

 

[Asylum951]

I had this issue when i first started, but now it seemed to just dissapate. The only change i did was I vape less at night, so I'm thinking just tone it down at night?

Just my 2 cents!

 

[gunderpersonn]

I have also had some chest pains, especially when I was really vaping heavily. Since then I've been vaping about 2 ml of ejuice a day at 50/50 and haven't had any problems. Do a search about PG and side effects and I think you'll find a lot of posts that deal with it. Whatever you do, don't go back to smoking cigarettes (assuming that you did)! Changing the level of PG/VG should eliminate the problem. Best of Luck!

 

[kalifornia]

thanks everyone im gonna get a couple of juices friday to try

 

[sandhillcrane]

Never take the chest tightness lightly. The middle and slightly left is your heart. I would go to a lower nic but next time you go to the doc,check it out. I am concerned for you.
Good luck!

 

[Motoman101]

Best advice I could give is go see a doctor. Did this happen when you smoked analogs??

 

[hnyb0210]

I am having something similar, although I wouldn't call it chest pains. It's more of a fluttery type feeling and a faster heart rate. I've toned down the nic mg, finally got on the BP meds I've been avoiding for years, and it seems somewhat better. My doc wants me to see a cardio for one of those Holter monitor things that you wear for 24 hrs & it records your heart activity. I thought this was overkill, but I guess I'll go ahead and do it because my hubby is making me

 

[_more_]

First see a doctor. Then experiment with using a lower nic strength.

I had to go to 18mg PG only after my experiment. I don't know why but VG makes me have breathing problems no matter how little is in the mix.

 

[Tiggerpopper]

If I start out in the morning with the higher nic and vg, it does that to me. I start with about 18 and by the end of the day I'm about 24-36 (depending on the day LOL) and it doesn't bug me. I may have a headache but no more chest pain. LOL