I did get the 24 strength e liquid so I wonder if it is too much for my throat, also I wonder if the pg is messing with me in some way. I don't know because I'm new to this but I have been on the computer for 5 days immersed in everything e cig.
That's the first thing. I know, generally, folks suggest high nic for heavy smokers but I was in your neighborhood (two packs a day average) and had the same problem. I dropped to 12 - 18mg. 18 is "high" for me. I actually drop to 6mg in the evenings if I plan on sleeping at all that night!
Johnson Creek (JC) has low and 0 nic liquids. One thing you could try is getting exactly the same flavors in the same amount but at 0 nicotine (they list it as 0.0%). Then mix them in equal amounts. That'll cut the nicotine level in half.
I did find that I smoked much less after the kgo came in, And I mean the two packs I would've smoked turned into 1/2 a pack. It was fine, as long as I have something to put in my mouth and draw on I'm fine. The problem is, how can I keep vaping if it is so uncomfortable and painful. I wan't to be one of you who "Love's to Vape" but for now it's not so, It's more like torture.
Well, first, it's progress right? It's a good sign. Same happened with me. I dropped immediately from two packs a day to maybe a half dozen cigs a day? Which stunned me.
But it was six weeks before I stopped smoking at all. Not everybody quits the first day. Some do. They hit that "sweet spot" of vaping right off. Some take longer to find the right combinations of kit and widgets and liquids.
I chose to not worry as long as my smoking was going down. Eventually, I ran out of cigarettes entirely and just didn't care. Which was so weird. But nice.
Edit: I also wanted to add that I don't understand what the hype is about thoat hit and vapor production. I know I shouldn't compare smoking to vaping, but quitting is why I'm starting this in the first place, anyway here it goes. When I smoke, I take a drag, then inhale deeply, so much so that there is hardly any smoke that comes out on the exhale. Also, I smoke marlboro special blend golds, and I don't feel much a "throat hit" from them. So... why would I be looking for this in a vape. I have been watching pbursardo vape in the 100 or so videos I have watched of his, and I see alot of vapor on the exhale, but I can't hardly tell that he is inhaling other than blowing it out of his nose. Is he counting this as the inhale, cause like I said for 15 years I have been inhaling very deeply into my lungs. Is this what vapers do, or is it more of a quick un-noticeable inhale??? Sorry, I'm full of questions.
Okay, you're like me then. I did the same thing. Deep, deep inhales. Very little smoke coming out on the exhale. Your habits will have to shift. And that may take a bit. Didn't take long with me but didn't happen overnight.
Read this article and see if it applies:
[url]http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/ecf-library/337017-inhalation-technique-e-cigarette.html[/URL].
Definitely it applied to me.
You ever smoked a pipe or cigar? It's more like that. As smokers, we were used to doing the "direct inhale". Direct and deep into the lungs to get the nicotine fast and as much as we could.
In vaping, the nicotine is absorbed in the mouth and nasal passages. First, since you did deep inhales like I did, you're going to have to pay attention to the inhale. Slow it down. You've got years of habits of "get the nicotine in fast and deep". In the case of vaping, you want a more... oh, call it "leisurely" draw?
The good thing is the flavor is a nice "guide". That is, the more you taste, the better you're doing your inhale. I've fallen into a slow "draw", holding in the mouth, sometimes even a "swishing" kind of thing I guess you'd call it, spending more time "tasting" the juice's flavor. Then I exhale out the nose.
Very, very little is going to my lungs. But the exhale through the nose? You'll get additional flavor actually. Smell being a big, big part of taste.
Also, holding in the mouth means the vapor is cooler when it does hit your throat. Which can make a difference. You may consider getting a Spinner or Twist battery. They're both variable voltage. Have little dials at the bottom so you can adjust the level of heat. I have some JC liquids and have to adjust my Twist to them. Something about their flavors, if it's "too hot" will irritate my nose some. Not sure what it is. I like their liquids but a set voltage battery doesn't seem to work well with them.
Oh JC leans heavy to VG. Their "Red Oak Line" is 100% VG. Some people do have allergic reactions to VG and have to move more to the PG side of things. Though from what you describe, I'm more suspicious you are trying to inhale like smoking (years of habit, first six weeks, I'd still sometimes forget and end up trying to cough up a lung
) and the nic level may be too high.
You'll have to do some experimenting.
But, hey, it's working? You haven't found your personal "sweet spot" yet but you cut back smoking right? That's promising eh?
