Beginning with e-cigs

[jeanniefaethecarse]

Hi there,
I was directed to this lovely friendly, and informative forum via another non-e-cig forum, and I'm so pleased. I've found a lot of good advice just by reading!
My husband, who has never been very enthusiastic about stopping smoking, bumped into someone using an e-cig, and being a gadget fan, wanted to know all about it. Then he found that the shopkeeper next door uses one, and he ordered an ego-t e-cig. He's been using it fairly regularly for the past week quite successfully.
I've tried, but the process of inhaling the vapour is making me cough wretchedly. I've ordered a couple of different liquids, and am trying to refine my technique so that this doesn't happen, as I really really want this to work!
Anyway, thank you for the forum, it's really helped so far - Jeannie x

[boo]

#7261_9485# Hiya.

Welcome to the forum

[GothicLord]

Welcome to the forum

[beautycat]

Hi again jeannie

Sometimes it is because you are inhaling as if it were a cig, don't do this it makes you cough, take a puff, not too big, hold it in your mouth, don't take it down and let out through your mouth or nose

I have done the coughing thing lots too

[gjdart]

Hi Jeannie and #welcome2# to the forum.

Is that Glencarse or Carse of Gowrie perhaps ? just a gj..fae..fife being nosey...

[jeanniefaethecarse]

Hi gjdart
Carse o'Gowrie x

[Deleted]

Hi you know me from 'the other forum'....Pleased to meet you...

How are you getting on? Did you check out the videos I think I posted on 't'other forum' from e-cig reviews ...he's an expert on the technique..

I have to say if I inhale too much I still cough like a trouper but still...

Can't beat batteries waning to beat that

Jane

[jeanniefaethecarse]

Hi johanino and Beautycat!
Glad you found me and thank you for your help on the other forum The videos were really helpful, and right now I am jumping up and down with JOY!!! it was partly my technique that caused the raucous coughing, and having looked at the videos, now have a better technique. I also ordered some different juice from a different company as I was still coughing with the original juice. It turned up this morning, and lo and behold, I AM VAPING !!!!! Only had one cig today (normally I'd have had about 3 or 4 by now!)
Thank you for the welcome everyone. I'm really looking forward to this particular journey. - Jeannie x

[FirinBlanks]

As you've already got an Ego charger, you could always get a Ego C-Twist battery for yourself and use the variable voltage to dial the vapour production back too, I found that was when I could find the right "temperature" of all of my different juices.

Safercigs have a good deal on them this weekend for under £20
allaboute-cigarettes.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=suppliers&thread=12272&page=1#248975

As an added bonus you each get an e-cig then and can swap all the parts, (I was going to write "swap juices" but it sounded so wrong).

[Perpetua]

A warm welcome from me Jeannie.

You may find you need to modify your technique a little, using an ecig as opposed to a ciggy.

I don't tend to draw and inhale as I used to, but have a few chugs and hold the vapour in my mouth for a few seconds, before taking a little down and exhaling the rest.

Congrats to your hubby.

[lobeydosser]

Hi Jeannie and welcome to the forum.

When I was smoking and I got a dry hacking cough, I would switch to Menthol cigarettes.
I do the same with e-cigs and indeed I end each day with an hour or so of a menthol vape.
www.jacvapour.com/10ml_20ml_eliquid-bottle_of_menthol_DK_flavour_e-liquid.html
This is the stuff I like. It is made just up the road from you, in Dunfermline I think. I am sure it would solve you throat problem but still give you the satisfying vape that you are looking for.

[Chrissie]

Hello & welcome Jeannie

I'm Isaac BTW on the MSE forum

[jeanniefaethecarse]

Thank you so much for the warm welcome everyone!!!
I was just discussing flavours with hubby. He isn't interested, but I was just thinking that a menthol one would be very pleasant. (I have a slight pan-drop addiction- mint imperials to the non scots) Thank you for the link. I'll go and have a wee look.
Update on the finally successful vaping is that I've had only two ordinary cigs today, and have been quite satisfied with a wee pull or so on the e-cig. I can genuinely see myself replacing the ordinary cigs for the e-cig quite quickly.
Can I ask a question about what to expect? I stopped smoking several years ago quite successfully (until I started again two years ago fool that I am!) and had to go through about 4 days of horrible withdrawal/anxiety/irritability/queasiness, this type of thing. Is there anything like that at all with the e-cig or should it be a fairly smooth ride because I'm still having nicotine albeit in a cleaner, less harmful way.

[Chrissie]

Don't hesiatate asking as many questions as you want to Jeannie

No you shouldn't go through any of the horrible withdrawal symptoms as you are still getting your nicotine & still getting the hand to mouth habit plus the satisfying inhaling/exhaling vapour.

[jeanniefaethecarse]

Thanks Chrissie, that's really good to know.
Another question then.... On Tuesday we're flying from Edinburgh airport to Paris. Are e-cigs ok to go through airport security in our pockets or are we better putting them in hold luggage? - Jeannie x