Just got my pv yesterday. When I smoked, I would have to go outside to do it, and smoke one whole cigarette, whereas now I just sort of continually take puffs of my vp. I fear this is increasing my "smoking" quite a bit. Did anyone else experience this?
Worried that vaping is a little "too easy"
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Yes, at first I was going crazy with the vapage...as you would play with any new toy 
but now a few weeks into it I only take a hit or two every 10 minutes or so.
but now a few weeks into it I only take a hit or two every 10 minutes or so.
Tests show that vaping produces less nicotine than smoking. Most of us spend more time vaping than we did smoking, so I can see your concern. OTOH, you are vaping something that is based in a fog that is used for medical purposes. PG is used in respiratory breathing treatments to deliver medicine to the lungs in a fog. Granted, those treatments are short term and not continuing, but PG is also used in nicotine inhalers to deliver the puff, also less frequently.
There was an experiment in the 1940s where lab rats lived in a PG fog for two years. At the end of the test, the PG fog rats were larger and healthier than their room air counterparts (control group). No detrimental effects were recorded. PG is also used to clean the air in hospitals by introducing it into the HVAC system. The microscopic pg particles attract dust and "sneeze" droplets as their heavier than air weight causes them to gravitate to the floor where they can be mopped up.
Ecigarette mist harmless, inhaled or exhaled
CASAA.org Multiple articles
http://victory.victorytek.com/profiles/blogs/the-safety-of-propylene-glycol Article about PG safety that refers to the rat lab experiment
There was an experiment in the 1940s where lab rats lived in a PG fog for two years. At the end of the test, the PG fog rats were larger and healthier than their room air counterparts (control group). No detrimental effects were recorded. PG is also used to clean the air in hospitals by introducing it into the HVAC system. The microscopic pg particles attract dust and "sneeze" droplets as their heavier than air weight causes them to gravitate to the floor where they can be mopped up.
Ecigarette mist harmless, inhaled or exhaled
CASAA.org Multiple articles
http://victory.victorytek.com/profiles/blogs/the-safety-of-propylene-glycol Article about PG safety that refers to the rat lab experiment
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Yeah, when I first started I decided I would still go outside and vape for a few minutes at a time, basically treating it just like smoking.
That lasted approximately 1 day.
That lasted approximately 1 day.
Don't freak yourself out. You will get used to it and find a comfortable routine. Just relish the fact that you're not smoking analogs. Go crazy! You'll figure out the nicotine strength that works for you and rearrange how you measure your time later. Your body will let you know if you are overdoing it with little headaches or jitters long before you become some sort of vaping fiend. LOL
Welcome to the wonderful world of vaping, scratch.
Welcome to the wonderful world of vaping, scratch.
I vape way more than I probably smoked and this is common. Vaping is different from smoking because you absorb less nicotine and it absorbs slower than when you were smoking. It usually isn't anything for you to be worried about, but make sure that you're drinking plenty of water. Stop vaping for a little bit if you start getting a headache, your ears start ringing or you start feeling dizzy or nauseated.
I don't know how I'd compare it. It certainly "seems" like I vape more than I smoked, but since I'm only taking one or 2 puffs at a time instead of 20 within a 5 minute timespan, I'm really not sure how it compares to the 1-2 cigs an hour that I smoked. What I can say is that my lungs feel better, my heart rate and blood pressure have dropped, and I haven't gained any weight, so even if I'm vaping five times as much as I smoked, I can live with that. It's also worth noting that I can go several hours without vaping, and still not have that "gotta have one" craving that I had with cigarettes.
So the answer is: No matter how much you vape, you're still better off than you were when you were inhaling flaming tobacco.
So the answer is: No matter how much you vape, you're still better off than you were when you were inhaling flaming tobacco.
I probably vape more than I smoked, but I find a cart lasts longer than a pack of smokes, so I'm still saving money and I'm a ton healthier for it too! This said - I am so going to become a serial vaper when I get my USB passthrough and new flavoured juices!
vaping is not easy at ALL if you are using a 510 or a kit. Now if you vape with a Reo Mini or the like......you will find yourself in vape bliss.
I don't think it being too easy is a problem. Since I'm still a smoker (ATM), I find I have a smoke even when I don't really need one. Like when I'm at work, just had a smoke 10 min ago, but now have to go back outside to get something. Might as well have another smoke before I go back inside, just in case I get tied down with something and can't get back outside for awhile. So I think even if you feel like you vape more, I bet it would be less after you have been at it for awhile. And on the other hand, most of the smokes I have I am normally done half way through, but might as well finish the whole thing, don't want to wast it.
The hard part is know when to put it down. With a cigarette there's a point when it's finished. There's not with a PV. You'll find your habits with it are different.
The biggest reason for 'power vaping' or 'pacifier mode' at first is that the person hasn't found their nic level yet or the pv they're using isn't producing enough vapor for nic absorption. When you find the ecig and ejuice/nic level and flavor that suits you - you'll be able to 'put it down for a while'. And you'll likely be able to reduce nic level (if you want to) too.
I've just started myself and I am vaping more than I smoked. It's hard trying to figure how much nicotine I'm getting, but after a few days now I've found that I'll get the urge to go buy a pack of smokes if I don't hit it enough. My brother who's been vaping for 7 months now promises me it gets much easier after 2 or 3 weeks in.
it's not HARD to use a 510..........unless you enjoy swapping batteries all day. filling CE2s, filling blank cartos, or constantly buying cartos. Honestly, I've got better things to do with my time. (Like fill the bottle in my Reo ONCE in the morning, and go on about my day and never have to worry about the things I mentioned above. )
I still find vaping my 510 easier than using analogs. No more lighting up, stubbing them out, keeping track of lighters, emptying and cleaning ashtrays, worrying about fire, cleaning my stained fingernails, deodorizing my house, car and clothes, worrying about my breath, whitening my stained teeth, etc., etc. Granted, a Reo Mini would be much easier--just saying that a 510 isn't much trouble at all.
One thing I have found about vaping for a few months is that I don't have the pressing "need" to vape. I'm calmer about when I will get my next vape than I ever was about smoking. For example, I'd go to the local Wally world and quickly puff as much as I could before I hit sliding doors, staying outside to finish up in blizzard-like conditions at times and as soon as I walked out I'd be lighting up. With vaping, I can leave it in the car and not think too much about it and maybe not even start to vape until I'm a few miles from the store. I probably vape about as much as I smoked, because I smoked 2-3 PAD when I started vaping, so I was a chain smoker, but after awhile of vaping I find that I don't need it as much as I "needed" analogs.
I don't let myself vape all the time. At home I leave the ecigs in another room unless I need to be at the computer without getting up, then I'll set one next to me. I bought PT's in case of battery emergencies but don't use them other than that.
One reason I don't vape all the time is because I went into vaping determined not to increase my dependency on nicotine. Also, since I don't vape all the time, I was able to drop my nicotine level and just vape extra to smooth over the transition. Sucks to lose the TH but other than that it was pretty easy.
One reason I don't vape all the time is because I went into vaping determined not to increase my dependency on nicotine. Also, since I don't vape all the time, I was able to drop my nicotine level and just vape extra to smooth over the transition. Sucks to lose the TH but other than that it was pretty easy.
It's also worth noting that IT WAS NOT EASY at first, The blu kit was a pain in the ... (battery swapping every 45 minutes). Learning how to fill cartos was also a pain in the ... (went through $5 in juice on the first day from spills and overfilling). My first couple weeks with ce2 cartos were a pain in the ... (also went through a whole lot of juice before I figured them out). Learning how to drip properly was a pain in the ..., and recently getting my $10 giantomizer to work properly was a PITA as well (allthough now that it works, it's FANTASTIC).
Once the learning curve is over, it's totally worth it. I can drip at home, carto on the road, and DIY some juice, allthough I'm assuming that's gonna be a pain as well.
Once the learning curve is over, it's totally worth it. I can drip at home, carto on the road, and DIY some juice, allthough I'm assuming that's gonna be a pain as well.
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