Nicotine OD, or something else?

[bluedove3]

Hello! I hope it's ok to post here, I have a pretty serious question.
My hubby got his first e-cig just a few weeks ago...(an E9 from E-cig.com) He ordered the highest nic in his initial cartomizers (36mg) and after a few puffs he became nauseated and got a headache and vomited. We concluded that the nicotine was too high for him.

Today we got in some 16mg cartomizers and he tried those... about 4 puffs and he started feeling ill again. He smokes a pack or a bit more a day in "analogs" he rolls himself with filtered tubes and pipe tobacco. So it's surprising that he's getting sick on the higher mg of nic, he needed the highest available nic therapy patch when he couldn't smoke because he stayed with me in the hospital.

So could this be something else? He wants to know if the base makes a difference in nic absorbtion... Like if PG gives better "throat hit", is that because it is a more efficient in nicotine delivery? Could a sensitivity to PG result in symptoms like these?

Also, what would be the quickest, easiest, cheapest way to dilute these too concentrated solutions so he can safely vape them? Is there anyway to find the kind of PG or VG that is safe to vape locally, in a small town? Or should we just order some nic-free premixed ejuice since we're new at this?

Thanks in advance!

 

[Kurt]

Sorry to hear your hubby is having a bad reaction. You are right, something seems strange here. I am not a medical doctor, so my advise should be taken with a big grain of salt, but you might try 0 nic cartos, just to see if he still gets nauseous. If he does, it is likely from PG, since other than flavor that is the only component present. If this is the case, then there is the option of VG.

PG gives a better throat hit than VG, I believe, for two reasons. One, it is thinner than VG, and so the nic is less encapsulated in the vapor droplets, and thus more available to the throat. And two, it tends to dry out the mouth and throat for many people more than VG. This is why only use VG. I have had some gastric distress from PG juices, but never to the point of vomiting or even close. e-cig.com does have the option of VG for e9 cartos.

There is also the possibility that it is the flavor causing the problems, but not much. I am also wondering if he is smoking a lot of strong analogs as well as vaping high-nic that he is just having too much nic. Even 16 mg is too high for some people, and vaping is NOT like smoking. Different pack-a-day people can have very different vaping nic levels.

I am leaning towards a general sensitivity to PG combined with too much nic. The e9 is the same as the GreenSmoke, which was the first PV I got. I felt yicky vaping on those flavored PG cartos, and figured out later, after I went to the Joye 510 and DIY juices, that much of the issues were the PG.

 

[keyzygirl]

You can buy VG at a walmart,pharm,or craft store.I would have him try that.It sounds like it could be a reaction to the PG.
Its called vegatable glycerin,you need food grade and it usually with the skin care products.Humco is a popular brand name.