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It wouldn't surprise me Deb, as you do like your flavours extra strong . . . have you got some less potent to vape in the meantime, whilst you get a GP's appointment.

Just to see if backing off a bit does help?

Common Sense Disclaimer: I'm not a medical expert and it's best to err on the side of caution as Karma suggested.

That said, for what it's worth, I've gone through very similar issues, several times, both when switching to vaping AND when just plain quitting cigs cold turkey.

While vaping makes it feel significantly easier, the side effects of quitting tobacco stay largely the same.

So, purely based on personal experience and anecdotal evidence, I'd say it's more likely that these are symptoms of tobacco detox rather than an adverse reaction to PG or anything else. Especially since it sounds like you've been dual fueling for some time. Doubly so since you say the symptoms disappear when you smoke cigarettes again.

Keep in mind there's far more to cigarettes than just nicotine... really nicotine is just the scapegoat that gets all the blame, most of it unjustly. So even when using vaping as a substitute, you still have to expect to through some serious withdrawal and detox symptoms.

We've all heard the line about 4000+ chemicals in cigarettes, and it's very easy to tune that out and pretend it's just a number. But it's not. They contain a huge variety of poisons, all of which your body is used to having around by now. Suddenly removing them can easily cause all sorts of side effects.

A slightly less known fact is that tobacco also contains naturally occurring MAO-Inhibitors (aka: Anti-depressants), which is what really makes it so addicting. And, once again, dropping them is bound to take its toll.

In my experience, most of the symptoms disappear after 2-3 days... though some do linger for a couple of weeks or so.

Again, take this with a grain of salt and plenty of personal discretion, but my recommendation would be to just tough it out for a couple of days while staying off the cigs, and to try not to overcompensate with vaping too much. You're bound to vape more than usual while quitting, but you have to be careful not to overdo it.

Too much cake, if you ask me!

Try Gaviscon, my daughter tells me I'd like the taste...