Vaping gives me headaches

[vaperature]

Is it odd that I'm getting headaches with only 12mg juice? I don't really chain vape all day long but after only a couple long draws back to back I feel it start to come on. But I also feel like it varies depending on the flavor as crazy as that sounds, maybe the artificial sweetners etc some brands use. Thinking of lowering to 6mg just to see...

Doesn't sound crazy at all. Maybe certain flavors irritate your sinuses causing you to get a headache. I would imagine, for me, a cinnamon flavor would give me a headache and I have a spearmint that is an instant headache with one puff. If you have two juices of the same nic level and one gives you the headache and the other doesn't, it could be the flavoring.

 

[Bklynzfinest]

Doesn't sound crazy at all. Maybe certain flavors irritate your sinuses causing you to get a headache. I would imagine, for me, a cinnamon flavor would give me a headache and I have a spearmint that is an instant headache with one puff. If you have two juices of the same nic level and one gives you the headache and the other doesn't, it could be the flavoring.

That's funny because I can vape EC Blends' Cinnamon Fireball all day long with no issue. But anything too sweet / fruity / dessert seems to bring it on fast. Booo!

 

[criddopher]

yep, when i vape too much i get headaches from all the nic. Also if the vapor is cool, i tend to take harder longer hits to try and feel the vape more, and that gives me headaches as well. (or if the draw is too tight and i gotta pull like a freak)

 

[izen]

Just a thought.... Propylene Glycol (sensitivity) is possibly causing your headaches. Nicotine overload via cigarettes or snus never gave me the kind of headache pain that I experienced from vaping. I'm used to nicotine. I'm not used to (inhaling) these synthetic chemicals. Maybe I'm in the minority here with a PG sensitivity, but after switching over to 100% VG, I feel fine. My head's clear.

 

[Scarey]

I had the same issue at 24mg, as an ex- pad smoker. Dropping to 18mg almost eliminated it. I still get one when I over chain vape, but it was almost guaranteed to happen at 24mg.

 

[madqatter]

Is it odd that I'm getting headaches with only 12mg juice?

Not if 12mg is too high for you. I usually can't go above 8mg without problems. Make sure to drink plenty of water.

I also feel like it varies depending on the flavor as crazy as that sounds, maybe the artificial sweetners etc some brands use.

It is possible that you have a sensitivity to a flavor or sweetener. I know someone who is allergic to a common sweetener.

(I have a PG sensitivity and can't vape PG. My symptoms don't include headache, though.)

 

[dice57]

Are you hydrating enough? Vaping will dehydrate you, and if you don't drink enough water headaches will happen. I started at 24mg, started rba's and had to drop to 18mg, then my builds got much better and started vaping at high watts and had to drop it some more. I smoked 1 1/2 packs a day, of camel filters. Once one starts improving their gear, the nicotine gets better delivery, that's why I now vape at 12mg, otherwise I get way over nic'd.