new ecig user

[jlog]

i just starting using premium e cigarettes love the concept but i feel funny after smoking,kind of light headed and spacey maybe kind of dizzy,is this normal? am i getting too much nicotene? will my body get used to it eventually? i really feel like i could quit cigarettes with this device but i hate the way it makes me feel,any advice?

 

[DC2]

Those are symptoms of too much nicotine.
They are also symptoms of not enough oxygen.


So are you sucking on this thing real hard a lot trying to get it to work?
Or has it been working very well and you are getting plenty of vapor?

Also, does your stomach feel kinda queasy too?

 

[NanC]

Hi jlog...welcome!

What nicotine level are you vaping? and what were you smoking?

 

[jlog]

i started with 16mg nicotene cartridge because i do smoke about 1 1/2 packs of cigarettes a day,i dont know if it matters but i smoke light cigarettes,and i dont have to puff hard on the ecig to get alot of vapor it seems to produce alot easily,i dont get sick to my stomache only this weird dizzy,spaced out feeling,i have looked all over the internet and havent found any side effects to the ecig but figured i couldnt be the only one feeling like this

 

[jlog]

i noticed someone said thats a sign of too much nicotene so should i try the medium strength one? I dont think i'm puffing too hard they produce lotsof vapor

 

[Automaton]

Maybe try dropping to 12mg. I smoked the same number of cigs as you, but full-flavor Lucky's and rollies, sometimes filterless, and even for me, 18mg was plenty. And I'm actually comfortable at 14mg too.

Unless you're pulling on it constantly, and thus not getting enough air, this is almost certainly caused by getting too much nicotine.

Not every person will get every symptom of nicotine overdose. Your stomach doesn't have to be sick for you to be getting too much.

 

[audio]

Welcome jlog. I was smoking about 2 packs/day, and I've been using 24 mg juice with no problem. This will help you figure out what symptoms are related to quitting smoking versus starting vaping:

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...ing-your-symptoms-while-adjusting-vaping.html

Good Luck!

 

[rosesense]

I had similar issues and wasn't using too much nic. I figured it was the detox from chemicals in regular cigs. I was so spacey, I couldn't remember how to do my job and I have done it for so long, I can do it in my sleep normally. It does get better although a couple times recently, I couldn't remember my home address

 

[jlog]

i'm going to order the 11mg nicotine cartridge and see if that makes a difference for me,thanks i got some really helpful advice especially from Audio's article on "understanding symptoms" My husband starting using the e-cig also and hasnt had any side effects so hopefully with the lower nicotene we can both succesfully get off the real cigarettes