Is Inhaling Nicotine Toxic.

[womble]

Nicotine is toxic, so is caffeine, so is your car, your sofa, almost everything we come into contact these days is. All have chemicals in them. Many are toxic.

The question that really should be asked is, how toxic are ecigs compared to normal fags, nicotine included. The answer in my mind, is not much.

if you are starting vaping and you haven't smoked before, first of all you need a slap (unless you were going to pick up a real fag, in which case you are way better off, but still silly) and then you should realise that nicotine could be bad for you and something you don't need.

If you are a smoker changing to ecigs, nicotine is the last thing you should be worried about.

[kibbster]

The fact that someone has to ask on a vaping forum if inhaling nicotine is dangerous shows the damage that the hatchet jobs in the media (Daily Fail etc) have caused.

[kibbster]

Oh and Vapour juice really need to change their warning lol

[joehel]

I think that anyone who has gone to vaping from smoking will agree that the last thing we worry about is the very insubstantial caffeine-equivalent danger of inhaling nicotine. Compared to the 4,000 chemicals (including 59 known cancer-causers) in cigs, the vaping wins hands-down. Anyone who hasn't smoked but wants to vape will, I hope, use 0% nicotine liquid as they've no need to have nicotine even in there!

[Deleted]

Erm.........the MHRA passed the Nicorette Inhalator, didn't they & that contains nicotine that you inhale. www.mhra.gov.uk/home/groups/pl-a/documents/websiteresources/con041282.pdf   10mg cartridges & "most people use between 6 and 12 cartridges a day"

[Chrissie]

Sept 7, 2013 22:19:27 GMT Romney said:

I read that Inhaling Nicotine is Toxic  how safe is Vaping??? This got me worried hearing that.

If it was, then I'd be dead by now!

I used to be a very heavy smoker - on average 50 ciggies a day So I now vape heavily & have been doing so for over 5 years.

Has it made me ill in any way? Far from it! Within just a couple of weeks my breathing started to improve & has continued to do so. I used to wake up in the middle of the night gasping for breath - not any more.

I used to be out of breath just climbing up a few stairs, I can now climb a steep hill without getting out of breath.

My skin, especially on my face, used to be dreadful, OK due to my age, it's never going to be perfect, but the improvements have been massive.

I could go on

[andy01424]

www.vidarholen.net/contents/junk/nicotine.html

[Romney]

Thanks Chrissie,that settles my mind more.I actually feel more breathless vaping than I did smoking fags?

[Adam78]

Hi ray111 what juice are you vaping, do you know the PG/VG ratio?

You may be intolerant to either PG or VG (usually PG) If you're vaping a PG heavy juice try switching to something with more VG.

[dragon]

Sept 9, 2013 14:17:20 GMT Romney said:

Thanks Chrissie,that settles my mind more.I actually feel more breathless vaping than I did smoking fags?

It could be the pg, or it could be the flavour. Bear in mind that I am oversensitive to loads of stuff including coffee ??? But I find some flavours make me tight chested. Most don't though

If you just recently quit the cigs it could be your body readjusting/detoxing, in which case it should pass quickly

[Romney]

Hi Adam,i was Vaping Spearmint 18mg at 70pg/30vg.And Tobacco flavours 70pg/30vg.I was surprised I felt Breathless,i thought it was the amount I was vaping,2ml-3ml a day?? Im trying Menthol this week 50pg/50vg,i don't feel so breathless.I never got so Breathless smoking fags.I have only been off the fags a month today,so maybe it is my body adjusting,i hope so cause I enjoy Vaping,but was actually going to stop cause I felt so Breahtless with it.

[Deleted]

sounds like it's the PG to me...keep vaping 50/50 mixes and you'll be fine. Too much PG makes me tight chested. Didn't at first but does now so changed dilutents to more VG...

[Adam78]

I'm the same Ray, started off with 80/20 then 70/30, now I make my own juice at 50/50 (Peppermint Menthol or Vanilla Custard but I'm experimenting with more flavours now) I find it much smoother & less harsh. I vape about the same amount too, usually get through 2 Evods in a day, so that's about 3ml.

1 month smoke free is early days so you're right that you're body will still be adjusting, the Cilia lining in your sinuses and bronchial tubes will be regenerating. You might find yourself coughing more because of this, but that's a good thing as it's your body clearing out the crap.

If you feel better with 50/50 stick with that, give it time, don't overdo it but vape as often as you need to stay off the smokes.

BTW If you haven't already, definitely give some thought to making your own juice. Switching from hangsen/dekang etc to making my own was the best thing I did since i started.

Peppermint/Menthol for example is very easy to make and you can tailor the PG/VG content however you like.