Throat Hit....

[eddy-r3]

Ok so my blood pressure is still up and want to bring my nic level down without losing too much TH.

Is this possible? At the moment i am vaping between 18mg and 20mg strengths and find my BP is up, so i want to bring it down to about 12mg but dont want to lose the TH that i am getting with the 18mg, i have a mix of 75/25 (PG/VG) and i have just ordered a bottle of PG to thin it down a bit.

Will i lose the TH in doing this? I have also read that not getting enough nic can also put your BP up, maybe i am not getting enough since i was a 40 analog smoker a day and i am on low nic levels in comparison to some people! I find myself constantly wanting to vape but dont want to go over board with the nic lol any tips, advice?

Many thanks
Eddy

 

[Jim Bob]

True TH comes from nicotine not much way around that. However you "might" be able to mimic it enough with menthol or cinnamon to get you by on lower nicotine levels. Your BP is important enough in my view to seriously try it at least

 

[DaveP]

I'd check into a medical solution to the HBP. Chances are that if nicotine takes it over 140, you need to be on a BP med. That is the case for me, at least. If you are 120/80 without vaping, you'd still have 20 points to go to the 140 level and still be just pre-hypertensive.

 

[Beans]

eddy, higher PG will give you a little more TH. But like JB said menthol or cinnamon will help too. Personally I'd go with a drop or two of menthol, some people such as myself have issues with cinnamon, I dont know if you fall into this category or not.

Question, Is you BP running higher than normal with smoking? It may take a few weeks for your BP to come down....It's a common side effect of quitting, but do cut back on the nic if your high.

 

[swedishfish]

Exercise! And if you have a few lbs to lose, that will help more than anything!

I vape high nicotine compared to some (24mg) but I don't vape a huge amount. Maybe 1-1.5 ml a day. So it might actually be less than people that vape low but vape a lot. I don't really do it intentionally, I just don't feel the need to vape as much with high nicotine.

 

[eddy-r3]

WELL This was another turn around for today.

I have been vaping less and less trying to bring my BP down, with no luck its got worse and worse so this morning i thought to myself 'sod it, ill vape some 18mg' and guess what? My BP went down to 146/87 from 179/99.

So 2 things to ponder here -
1) Was the lack of nicotine causing my BP? I felt very uneasy, anxious and jittery
2) Did the nicotine cause a relaxing effect? (as nicotine is a stimulant its unusual that it actually does cause some sedation effects making it a bit unusual, i think its more psychological than physiological)

So ill keep an eye on it whilst i vape this 18mg to my hearts content (no pun lol) and see how it turns out!

Eddy

 

[Jim Bob]

Can you contact your doctor and ask? (we're not doctors) IF you do please share the reason(s) given with us all

 

[5vz]

What pv are you using? I have found that higher voltage gives a lot more throat hit and vapor, even more than the stinkies! Can take some flavor out of the experience if using a mildly flavored juice though. Also, uses a bit more juice, but you can go very low on nic and never miss it.

 

[eddy-r3]

Can you contact your doctor and ask? (we're not doctors) IF you do please share the reason(s) given with us all

Ok so i saw the Dr this morning, she was very keen about the e-cig thing im using and was amazed at how much i praised it and how easy i found to pack up the analogs!

She said my BP was fine and pretty 'normal' going on the readings that i had taken, she said it was nothing to be worried about and just to not check it now for another 6 months unless i feel unwell. I asked about the nic in the e-cig and her response? - "if its working for you, carry on!"

All positive news!
Many thanks
Eddy

 

[Jim Bob]

Thanks for the update and that is great news!

 

[sprag]

I would try a LR cartomizer or atty, that might help with the TH. Good luck and let us know what works for you.

 

[Nikkita6]

WELL This was another turn around for today.

I have been vaping less and less trying to bring my BP down, with no luck its got worse and worse so this morning i thought to myself 'sod it, ill vape some 18mg' and guess what? My BP went down to 146/87 from 179/99.

So 2 things to ponder here -
1) Was the lack of nicotine causing my BP? I felt very uneasy, anxious and jittery
2) Did the nicotine cause a relaxing effect? (as nicotine is a stimulant its unusual that it actually does cause some sedation effects making it a bit unusual, i think its more psychological than physiological)

So ill keep an eye on it whilst i vape this 18mg to my hearts content (no pun lol) and see how it turns out!

Eddy

good luck with that, but keep listening to your body, and don't be afraid to make a doctors appt to check your BP situation out ... what if there is something else going on?

 

[eddy-r3]

I would try a LR cartomizer or atty, that might help with the TH. Good luck and let us know what works for you.

I cant say i have had much luck with dual/triple coil attys but not tried the LRs yet, im getting some PG tomorrow so will try adding some of that back to my 18mg to thin out the VG a bit and hopefully put the TH back up a bit whilst bringing down the nic as well

 

[eddy-r3]

good luck with that, but keep listening to your body, and don't be afraid to make a doctors appt to check your BP situation out ... what if there is something else going on?

I had a DR's appointment this morning and she assured me its nothing to be worried about and that my results where not alarming since they're so up and down its more of a case that i am just bad at having my BP taken, always suffered from whitecoat syndrome and i feel generally well.

The DR said that if my BP was that high all the time id feel rotten!

All good i think!
Thanks
Eddy

 

[EmmaJo]

I vape the same 36mg flavor throughout the biggest part of the day. It was getting to where the TH wasn't as much.

I had purchased some samples of VG only 12mg flavor and vaped that a couple of hours before going to bed one night and the next morning went back to my 36mg flavor and...BAM throat hit was back.

 

[eddy-r3]

Ok so i just got my delivery of goodies!

Ive mixed up

2ml of 36ml tobacco flavour liquid
2ml of PG
4 drops of flavour

This would equate a nic level of 18mg right?

THROAT HIT!!!! Major! LOL not enough flavour so back to the drawing board on that one! I mixed it up in a 5ml dropper bottle and put it into a smokymizer, so i have to vape this 1ml before i can try more flavour (oops!) So ive added another 4 drops of flavour to the mix making it 2drops per ml (which is the recomended mix 10%) so once i have finished this 1st tasteless batch and move on!

Also, ive found out that i hate anything to do with liquid filler (the fluffy cotton like stuff in cartos) i find it does nothing but taste bad! I wanted to test out batches so dripped some RY4 onto a clean carto in my SD and it tasted awful, even tried a new atty and dripped straight onto the atty, same thing it was not very nice!

Anyways, ill keep you posted!
Eddy

PS > I cant get over this TH with just pure PG its unbelievable! Is this normal?! lol