New to vaping and feeling heavy lungs?

[Crimson Woe]

Hey everyone,
I just recently started vaping for my own reasons. I do not vape any nicotine, just the flavors. I am starting to feel a little weight build up in my chest. Is this normal or a noobie thing that just goes away? I am unsure if water builds up in the lungs from the vapor or not and am a little worried about its effects on said lungs.

 

[bacc.vap]

Hello, I personally can't vape liquid with a high percentage of VG(vegetable glycerin) for extended periods or I get the same heavy chest feeling, everyone is different though. Do you know what the vg/pg ratio is in your liquid? Of course, it does'nt have to be that, could just be you're not used to it and it will go away.

 

[Katmar]

I get the heavy weight feeling when I vape VG, but everyone is different. You may have to tinker with your liquids to get the right mix for you. I usually use 100% PG, just because that's what works best for me. Good luck

 

[alienKush]

if you just quit smoking check out A list of symptoms when quitting tobacco and changing to an ecigarette under thread starter Health, Safety and E-Smoking on this board [ sorry cant post links yet ] if your new to inhaling any substance well i'd think you would get at least some lung irritation to begin with but just remember i am not a doctor so

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[Sgt.Rock]

+1 for the VG heaviness....

I mix my mixes at 30PG/70VG and it's a decent happy medium. 50/50 or higher PG has too much bite for my taste and any more than 70% VG is far too heavy.

 

[vanillayo]

My sister has an awful time with VG. She usually vapes 100% PG but got some that had some VG in it and had that heavy feeling in her chest and then it started affecting her breathing. She's back to vaping all PG.

 

[TommyG]

I've met people with a mild allergy to VG, not enough to harm them per say, but enough to cause them discomfort when vaping it. Whether that's the problem or not, I can't say, but VG does also create a much thicker(dense) vapor, that on exhale can leave the inside of your nose feeling wet. I'd do like everyone else suggested, and go lower to no VG.

 

[Michavan]

Been vaping for a month with no issues at all. Tried Boba's Bounty a week ago and same thing. Heavy lungs plus it whacked my throat out big time. No more all VG I guess. Plus it tasted like strong chemically iced tea so no loss.

 

[2ThePoint]

I like 50/50 and 60vg 40pg blends. High VG is for cloud chasers. VG is so thick that your flavor doesn't even mix very well. You may notice after vaping on a tank of vg for awhile the flavor starts to lessen quite a bit. IMO. Good luck!

 

[brianwert93]

hello, as with mostly everyone who replied before me I can only really feel the heavy lunged feeling with VG, luckily the shop I stock up at only sells PG liquids, which are my favorite. I'm also a new user and fairly new to ecigs so I'm not sure if all liquids are a blend but that's all I can offer.

 

[2ThePoint]

Essentially you could request any blend your heart desires. 50/50 60/40 and 70/30 are the popular blends. Most "high quality" e-liquids are in those blends. They just seem to be the "perfect" base for flavor, throat hit, and vapor. IMO

 

[10x sugar]

I had the same heavy feeling in my lungs that you describe.

This is how I determined what my problem was:
I ordered an unflavored bottle of every pg/vg blend option available from Mt Baker. I also ordered 3 assorted bottles of just flavorings that I felt sure didn't cause any reactions in my lungs.
All of this cost under $50.00. It was a cheap experiment, all things considered!

I vaped one pg/vg unflavored percentage at a time only with a small amount of flavoring added so I didn't feel deprived. As soon as I felt the lung heaviness return, I emptied the tank and started up with a new percentage. And so on and so on.

It didn't take long to figure out that any more than 35% VG was causing the problem for me.

As time has gone on I have found that certain flavorings can bring on the heavy feeling as well. That was so much easier to figure out because I had already eliminated the VG issue first.

I hope you figure out what is causing the heavy lung feeling for you!
Good luck and welcome to ECF!
Sugar

 

[Crimson Woe]

Thank you all with your wonderful responses, they all helped me a lot more than you can imagine

 

[Tina14]

Try to experiment with your eliquids... Try to vape only VG, PG or even mix them and see how it goes. In the beginning I also had the same feeling (heavy lungs and chest) when I was vaping VG only eliquids. Now, I'm only vaping 50/50 VG and PG and I feel great!