Stopping smoking

Hi

I experienced breathing difficulties when approaching a e-stall, the seller was using a chemical flavoured e-cig, which most are.

Can you use a nicotine replacement e-cig, or one with less potent flavouring.

The liquid is made up of a blend between PG (propylene glycol) and VG ( vegetable glycerine) , these come in all types of blends - 50/50 - 60/40 - 70/30 etc. It should tell you on the bottles what the blend is. It is a bit of a case of trial and error to get what would be suitable for you but most vape shops or online shops will let you change the blend. The people that work in the vape shops usually have really good knowledge and are normally more than willing to offer advice.

Also it may be that you need to lower your nicotine strength as well. I had all sorts of weird things happening to me until I lowered my strength.

Remember that not smoking can also play havoc with your body so it may just be withdrawal symptoms or that your body is not used to inhaling steam yet instead of smoke.

As I said, it is a bit of trial and error but the one thing I can say for certain is that you are far far better vaping than smoking, stick with it and get yourself to your local vape shop, I bet they will be more than happy to help.

Thanks for the replies.The flavour I am using is Rolled which the seller says is the nearest to what I smoke and I must admit it seems to be .On the bottle,it says Vegetable Glycerine,Propylene Glycol,Natural an Artificial Flavours along with Nicotinebut no proportions.It is 18mg/ml (1.8%).It also comes in 12mg/ml.Do you think I should try this?What I was doing was cutting down from about 12 cigarettes a day to 6 a day because the last time I tried stopping a few years ago by going cold turkey,I had diaorrhea about 12 times a day for 3 weeks until I started smoking again which stopped the diaorrhea so I decided this time to try cutting down gradually rather than giving my body a shockIt was just with getting this strange feeling in my chest and making me more breathless than normal,I was afraid I was doing myself harm.The strange this it doesn't do it all the time when I used the e-cig.

I would try the 12mg , you can always change back if you need to. 18mg does seem high if you only smoked 12 cigarettes a day.

Just remember that you are not ''smoking'' when using an e-cig so you won't be getting all the nasty chemicals that you usually get from smoking, its a hell of a shock to the body.

Nobody can prove either way at the moment if e-cigs are bad for you, but everyone I know including myself felt much better after a few days of using them instead of smoking. No more coughing or wheezing, they do take a bit of getting used to and a bit of trial and error with strengths and blends etc but by far the best way to get off the cigs.

If you need extra support there is a great quit site on HealthUnlocked.

healthunlocked.com/quitsupport

Hi, I shopped around a bit until I found one that suited me. I found the one with less VG in the best. Clear liquids always seem to be better on my chest. I am using a brand called VIV at the moment and of the twenty odd I have tried this one does not make my chest tight.

I use the nicorette inhalator. You inhale it like a e cig but no smoke is going in to your lungs, it is absorbed through your mouth. I tried the e cig but I just didn't like the thought of any smoke going into my lungs.

A lot depends on what type of e-cig model you are using. If you are on a powerful 3rd generation tank your nicotine level should be lower. I used 24 mg/ml when I had my first e-cig, but that was more than 7 years ago and things have moved forward amazingly since then. As BB says there are a lot of variables - PG/VG ratios can make or break the enjoyment of the product, I use a 70pg/30vg mix, a lot of folk go 50/50 - it's a matter of trial and error. If you mix your own juice you can choose exactly the right balance (and it is much cheaper) there are many sites online with charts to show exactly how to do this. I would advise a look at some of the vaping forums where you will get all the information you could possibly need, you have done well to switch to something which is at least 95% safer than smoking (Public Health England stated this) and I hope you stick with it and I think you will gradually come to prefer it. Try some of the flavours which are totally different from tobacco - I did because I wanted to get as far away from it as possible, and that was when I really becan to enjoy it. When you read the horror stories of "chemicals" in flavours, just think of the thousands of chemicals and carcinogens in the tobacco smoke you have been inhaling!!

i myself have stop somking on a e cig but i found that the stuff that mean to be the same as gigs are no good try one that like bubble gum

continue using it you will get used to it stop the poisonous fags its 95% safer I promise you I use it self becomes a habit its safe I get the same hit as a fag I promisex

I'm in the same situation trying to stop smoking it so hard I don't like e cigs and wouldn't use one my uncle used one and I think it made him worse than he was smoking I don't now if it's true but Iv heard an e cig can give you popcorn lung and as it's a moist vaper maybe this could be making you feel the way you do I'd like to find out if it's true anyway I hope you feel Netta soon