Today is my 11th day without having a cigarette. I used to smoke about a half a pack or more a day. At first I started with 6mg of nicotine juice but found myself reaching for the ecig every 15 minutes. So I bought some 18mg juice and used that for a few days and did pretty well. I would try to wait at least an hour before picking it up again (many years ago I was told to only use the ecig for as long as it would take me to smoke a regular cigarette). A few days after I started using the 18mg, I noticed that I would feel jittery in an uncomfortable sort of way and slightly lightheaded before my 5 minutes was even up so I'd put it down. Now I'm mixing the 6mg liquid with the 18mg (I was told I could do this at the store I purchased the liquid from) to try and get a balance between less cravings to smoke and feeling less jittery.
1- Now that I think I may have found the right balance I've noticed that my tongue is hurting on the top as if it had been burned. My tongue has been burned in the past from getting my tonsils removed in 2012 but it healed up months later with still a bit of a crack down the center where it likely will never fully heal. I'm wondering if it's even possible for the vapor to cause any damage to the tongue.
2- Also, I have Crohn's disease (Inflammatory Bowel Disease/IBD and yes I am aware that nicotine is not good for Crohn's, hence why I'm gradually quitting, I'll continue to taper to 0 nicotine at my own pace) and am currently in a flare (not in remission) so now I have a couple ulcers in my mouth (many refer to them as canker sores) however one is on the side of my tongue, the other is in the back of my throat and I've never had one in either spot before. While this still very well may be Crohn's related, I was wondering if using the ecig could be the main cause or at least contributing (I read that smoking cigarettes can cause them but I never got any while smoking cigarettes for years, even during my recent flare). I don't suck hard on the ecig because I don't really have to.
3- Since I quit smoking cigarettes and every time I quit before, I would cough a lot yet recently my coughing has been different so I'm wondering if vaping in general could cause people to cough if it's done too often (I'm aware many cough during their first few tries and that it takes some getting used to, this is different). Or maybe I'm just coughing from quitting smoking but I do wonder.
4- Now I'm finally curious, how often is too often? If there were no nicotine I imagine that I would probably vape all day without a second thought as I find it enjoyable. However I am using nicotine (some dose between 18-6mg) should I still be limiting my vape time by 5 minutes and then wait an hour or is it ok to puff on it throughout the day and then stop if I start feeling funny?
Those are the 4 points I would love some clarification on. I saw that other thread about dogs and cats in the same room and was a bit worried there a bit but it seemed that wasn't too much of an issue. Main thing is to keep the juice out of their reach in case of accidental ingestion. So far my cats just look at me funny and want to smell my ecig but I don't let them just to be on the safe side.
Edit: I don't know if this matters or not but I thought I'd mention that when I use it, I can hear a slight crackling, like small amounts of liquid through a small straw. Then sometimes I get extreme flavor, from liquid that came into my mouth. Not a lot but I think that perhaps somehow liquid is getting through the mouth piece.
1- Now that I think I may have found the right balance I've noticed that my tongue is hurting on the top as if it had been burned. My tongue has been burned in the past from getting my tonsils removed in 2012 but it healed up months later with still a bit of a crack down the center where it likely will never fully heal. I'm wondering if it's even possible for the vapor to cause any damage to the tongue.
2- Also, I have Crohn's disease (Inflammatory Bowel Disease/IBD and yes I am aware that nicotine is not good for Crohn's, hence why I'm gradually quitting, I'll continue to taper to 0 nicotine at my own pace) and am currently in a flare (not in remission) so now I have a couple ulcers in my mouth (many refer to them as canker sores) however one is on the side of my tongue, the other is in the back of my throat and I've never had one in either spot before. While this still very well may be Crohn's related, I was wondering if using the ecig could be the main cause or at least contributing (I read that smoking cigarettes can cause them but I never got any while smoking cigarettes for years, even during my recent flare). I don't suck hard on the ecig because I don't really have to.
3- Since I quit smoking cigarettes and every time I quit before, I would cough a lot yet recently my coughing has been different so I'm wondering if vaping in general could cause people to cough if it's done too often (I'm aware many cough during their first few tries and that it takes some getting used to, this is different). Or maybe I'm just coughing from quitting smoking but I do wonder.
4- Now I'm finally curious, how often is too often? If there were no nicotine I imagine that I would probably vape all day without a second thought as I find it enjoyable. However I am using nicotine (some dose between 18-6mg) should I still be limiting my vape time by 5 minutes and then wait an hour or is it ok to puff on it throughout the day and then stop if I start feeling funny?
Those are the 4 points I would love some clarification on. I saw that other thread about dogs and cats in the same room and was a bit worried there a bit but it seemed that wasn't too much of an issue. Main thing is to keep the juice out of their reach in case of accidental ingestion. So far my cats just look at me funny and want to smell my ecig but I don't let them just to be on the safe side.
Edit: I don't know if this matters or not but I thought I'd mention that when I use it, I can hear a slight crackling, like small amounts of liquid through a small straw. Then sometimes I get extreme flavor, from liquid that came into my mouth. Not a lot but I think that perhaps somehow liquid is getting through the mouth piece.
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I know you guys aren't doctors and if I needed one then I'd definitely go see my own. 
