Ok so when I join message boards, I usually like to have my own little thread for stuff. Rather than ask a bunch of random questions in a bunch of random threads, I confine my--in this case--woe-itude to a particular string of Q's in my own little section of claimed virtual property.
And here it is.
Q#1) Or discussion #1, I guess.
In the last day or so, I've been noticing a strong "peppery" sensation upon vaping ANY flavor, from any vendor, on any 18 - 24 mg juice I try. Search results indicate that the "peppery" thing may be due to too high of a nic level. I suppose this is par for the course; it's going on two weeks without an analog and I think my mouth is just healing, but damn it's a crappy situation. I'm also starting to notice that I can taste my own mouth all the time and it tastes like ...... makes me want to brush my teeth way more often than I'm used to.
The weird thing is that I started on 12mg, couldn't get enough without going bonkers, doubled it, but now even the halfway point seems too much.
Smoking history point: at the time I stopped smoking, between the two of us, my girlfriend and I would smoke a pack a day, but I would smoke quite a bit more of it than she would. (With only her smoking now, a pack lasts several days.) I have notoriously gone on chain-smoking binges of up to two PAD in the past--years ago--though and once we started smoking outdoors only, I would still on rare occasions find the ability to smoke at least a pack that day.
I've only seen random mentions of specific personal experiences with the effects of quitting smoking. Is this a brief phase, or should I expect to have to deal with this kind of thing for a good long while?
I'm either going through expected transformations in mouth nerves or the dreaded "vape tongue" or both. I'm not so practiced at keeping exceptionally well hydrated and I currently only vape PG, so there's a lifestyle change I have to keep up with. Fortunately, it doesn't cost a lot to do so.
I've switched back to a 12 mg juice for now (thankfully I have some and it's been much better; the back of my soft palate doesn't feel like I've been scrubbing it with steel wool anymore) and have been making sure to keep some water going through my system better in the last several hours.
I do have a shipment of some 100% VG juices (from Virgin Vapor) that should be arriving quite soon, so that I can see what that buzz is all about and if it's more comforting for my current vaping tastes.
I also tried nomming a pickle to shock my tastebuds into awareness, as someone suggested in a searched thread. I do love pickles anyway, but I'm not sure if it really had any effect since I also switched to a lower nic level at the same time. It wasn't terribly noticeable.
Q#2) Or discussion #2, I guess.
Do you taste vinegar?
I have read that vinegar can sometimes be a useful ingredient in juice... something about lowering pH. Do you taste it in the mix though? Frequently, I get a faint vinegary (or something...) aftertaste from vaping and I can't figure out if it's the juice I'm using or just my damaged taste system going haywire.
And here it is.
Q#1) Or discussion #1, I guess.
In the last day or so, I've been noticing a strong "peppery" sensation upon vaping ANY flavor, from any vendor, on any 18 - 24 mg juice I try. Search results indicate that the "peppery" thing may be due to too high of a nic level. I suppose this is par for the course; it's going on two weeks without an analog and I think my mouth is just healing, but damn it's a crappy situation. I'm also starting to notice that I can taste my own mouth all the time and it tastes like ...... makes me want to brush my teeth way more often than I'm used to.
The weird thing is that I started on 12mg, couldn't get enough without going bonkers, doubled it, but now even the halfway point seems too much.
Smoking history point: at the time I stopped smoking, between the two of us, my girlfriend and I would smoke a pack a day, but I would smoke quite a bit more of it than she would. (With only her smoking now, a pack lasts several days.) I have notoriously gone on chain-smoking binges of up to two PAD in the past--years ago--though and once we started smoking outdoors only, I would still on rare occasions find the ability to smoke at least a pack that day.
I've only seen random mentions of specific personal experiences with the effects of quitting smoking. Is this a brief phase, or should I expect to have to deal with this kind of thing for a good long while?
I'm either going through expected transformations in mouth nerves or the dreaded "vape tongue" or both. I'm not so practiced at keeping exceptionally well hydrated and I currently only vape PG, so there's a lifestyle change I have to keep up with. Fortunately, it doesn't cost a lot to do so.
I've switched back to a 12 mg juice for now (thankfully I have some and it's been much better; the back of my soft palate doesn't feel like I've been scrubbing it with steel wool anymore) and have been making sure to keep some water going through my system better in the last several hours.
I do have a shipment of some 100% VG juices (from Virgin Vapor) that should be arriving quite soon, so that I can see what that buzz is all about and if it's more comforting for my current vaping tastes.
I also tried nomming a pickle to shock my tastebuds into awareness, as someone suggested in a searched thread. I do love pickles anyway, but I'm not sure if it really had any effect since I also switched to a lower nic level at the same time. It wasn't terribly noticeable.
Q#2) Or discussion #2, I guess.
Do you taste vinegar?
I have read that vinegar can sometimes be a useful ingredient in juice... something about lowering pH. Do you taste it in the mix though? Frequently, I get a faint vinegary (or something...) aftertaste from vaping and I can't figure out if it's the juice I'm using or just my damaged taste system going haywire.
sensation has gone away. I will dread that one coming back, but will grab an extra big mouthwash bottle next Sam's trip. Soft palate is back to normal and juices don't taste like I'm inhaling ...... killers.
