I have been vaping a little over a month. I smoked 1.5 - 2 pad for 40 years, Parliment lights. I am using an 1100 Riva with 24% juice. I keep getting a small scale, nagging headache, and was wondering if I was taking in too much nicotine OR is it a symptom of stopping smoking regular cigs. Does anyone know anything about this that may help? Thanks
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24% is 240mg/ml. Try cutting back to 16 or 18 mg liquid and see if that helps. You might also consider increasing your water intake, vaping dehydrates you.
24% is 240mg/ml. Try cutting back to 16 or 18 mg liquid and see if that helps. You might also consider increasing your water intake, vaping dehydrates you.I am also a former Parliament Lights smoker (1.5 PAD x 37+ years) and I vape at 24mg. It does sound to me like 24mg is too high for you. Maybe you should try stepping down to 18mg and see how it goes? It may also be dehydration.
It could be either one. You could add a couple drops of distilled water to your juice, see if it helps.
I had a headache too when I first started but it was the first week or two, it didn't last a whole month. It did go away.
I do vape 24 but the past few days I've been vaping 12 in the evening because I'm having insomnia issues. Could be completely unrelated, but we'll see. It could be because I really need a new pillow!
I had a headache too when I first started but it was the first week or two, it didn't last a whole month. It did go away.
I do vape 24 but the past few days I've been vaping 12 in the evening because I'm having insomnia issues. Could be completely unrelated, but we'll see. It could be because I really need a new pillow!
Nicotine - try 18mg. I smoked 1.5-2 PAD for almost 40 years with the last decade on Lights and 18mg was just right for me - give it a try.
The most typical symptom of too much nic in too short a time is headache (and never in my life did I get headaches until I started vaping, and when I vape too much in a short period I get the headache). Other common symptoms of too much nic - rapid or irregular heartbeat, cold fingers, hazy or ill feeling.
Some other headache possibilities
Dehydration - drink plenty of fluid, vaping is drying. And I recommend e-lquids with some VG in them (I use PG w/ 10-20% VG) - a bit less drying and buffers the irritation of nicotine while adding a bit of nice vapor
The larger size of the mouthpiece vs cigs (especially for TMJ sufferers) - try a drip tip as a mouthpiece on cartomizers (I recommend Boge as first cartomizers, the most popular cartomizers on 510 threaded devices)
Biting on the hard end
Unnatural position when vaping, stressing neck muscles etc
Dragging too hard - not needed. Press the button in 1-2 seconds early, start dragging slowly, let the button up just before the end of your drag, finish drag, inhale
Atomizer + cartridge = Juice in your mouth sometimes = more nicotine absorbed. try cartomizers
Stress - buy spares of everything, have spare charging cables at work and home, I like to leave a spare set up overnight.
I have since worked my nicotine down to a low level and finally I can vape a lot at times and not get a headache. I also moderate my vaping by leaving the ecigs in a nearby room at home, and only put one next to me if I know I'll be stuck away from that from for 20-30 minutes or more.
The most typical symptom of too much nic in too short a time is headache (and never in my life did I get headaches until I started vaping, and when I vape too much in a short period I get the headache). Other common symptoms of too much nic - rapid or irregular heartbeat, cold fingers, hazy or ill feeling.
Some other headache possibilities
Dehydration - drink plenty of fluid, vaping is drying. And I recommend e-lquids with some VG in them (I use PG w/ 10-20% VG) - a bit less drying and buffers the irritation of nicotine while adding a bit of nice vapor
The larger size of the mouthpiece vs cigs (especially for TMJ sufferers) - try a drip tip as a mouthpiece on cartomizers (I recommend Boge as first cartomizers, the most popular cartomizers on 510 threaded devices)
Biting on the hard end
Unnatural position when vaping, stressing neck muscles etc
Dragging too hard - not needed. Press the button in 1-2 seconds early, start dragging slowly, let the button up just before the end of your drag, finish drag, inhale
Atomizer + cartridge = Juice in your mouth sometimes = more nicotine absorbed. try cartomizers
Stress - buy spares of everything, have spare charging cables at work and home, I like to leave a spare set up overnight.
I have since worked my nicotine down to a low level and finally I can vape a lot at times and not get a headache. I also moderate my vaping by leaving the ecigs in a nearby room at home, and only put one next to me if I know I'll be stuck away from that from for 20-30 minutes or more.
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