The most common reason why you could start feeling nauseous while vaping is because of the nicotine present in your vape juice. However, there are some other reasons why you start to feel nauseous during your vape session, we will look into these other reasons and offer up some home remedies to help you deal with it.
It is not uncommon for new vapers to experience a couple of adverse effects in the beginning. Vaping is significantly healthier than smoking cigarettes, so fighting your way through a few unexpected and uncomfortable side effects is totally worth it. The feeling of nausea will go away after some time, however, if it does not, you should start evaluating your nicotine intake, the type of vape juice you use, as well as the device you have.
Common Vape Side Effects?
The common side effects you can experience while or after vaping usually include:
- Dry mouth
- Coughing
- Sore throat
- Fatigue
- Headaches
- Nausea
Reasons Why Vaping Makes You Nauseous
Apart from vaping being a completely new experience that your body needs to get used to, here are some more reasons why you might start feeling nauseous when you vape.
Excessive Vaping
Vaping is not like smoking cigarettes, the majority of vapers who have switched over from cigarettes to vaping have done so, in an attempt to reduce their nicotine intake. However, making this switch can be quite daunting because vaping is something you need to get used to doing, and it is difficult to gauge just how much vaping can be done in one sitting. Vaping way more than your body can tolerate can cause nausea and ruin your vaping experience.
A High Watt Vape
Not all vapes have the same wattage, and understanding how your vape works can help you choose what kind of vape juice you can use and how much nicotine you can have. Low wattage vapes are designed for MTL (mouth-to-lung) inhalation, and salt nic liquids. For lower milligram liquids, such as 0 mg – 6 mg juices, high wattage (or adjustable wattage) vapes are used. If you use vape juice with the wrong device, you will experience severe nausea.
Nicotine Levels
Everyone has a different tolerance for nicotine. For example, if you were/are a cigarette smoker you would be used to a significantly higher level of nicotine, but if you have never smoked or vaped at all, your body will have little to no tolerance for nicotine.
What Does It Mean To Be Nic Sick?
Nic sick or nicotine sickness is the result of consuming too much nicotine, to the point where your body struggles to process and break down all that nicotine. Your body recognises these surplus levels of nicotine as a poison and attempts to get rid of it by inducing nausea.
Your body will start to show symptoms such as excessive sweating and nausea, because your body will try to sweat out the toxin and expel it. Most of the time, you will not throw up immediately after becoming nic sick, instead you will feel extremely and painfully nauseous. However, after you have finally thrown up and expelled the excess nicotine, you will begin to feel better.
Experiencing nicotine sickness can be an unpleasant and unexpected experience, especially for beginners, but if your symptoms do not go away after a few weeks and continue to get worse, this is cause for concern.
How To Treat Nic Sickness?
Requiring medical attention for nic sickness is quite rare, that is why there are a bunch of home remedies that you can try to treat your nausea. We have put together a short list of DIY remedies to curb this ailment.
Home Remedies
When you experience nausea because of nicotine sickness, you will want to treat your symptoms as soon as possible because it is an unpleasant state to be in. Here are some of the most effective home remedies to help ease the symptoms of nausea:
Consumable:
Taking some of these home remedies will reduce your feelings of nausea:
- Peppermint
- Chamomile tea
- Ginger
- Drink water
Peppermint
Chewing on some peppermint sweets or drinking some peppermint-infused tea will help you feel less nauseous. According to studies, using peppermint oil on hospital patients has reduced the feeling of nausea, so peppermint oil can also help to treat nausea from vaping.
Chamomile Tea
Not only will chamomile tea help ease your nausea, but it will also help reduce anxiety and insomnia. Chamomile tea can be found in most household kitchens and if not, you can find it at your local grocery store in the tea aisle.
Ginger
Ginger is used to treat many types of illnesses, and it is no surprise that it helps treat nausea. You can chew on a small piece of ginger, eat a ginger flavoured sweet or drink some ginger tea. You can create your own ginger tea by adding boiling water to ginger roots and letting it sit for a few minutes.
Drink Water
You can also try drinking a glass of water. Inside vape juice, there is a base ingredient called Propylene Glycol that absorbs a lot of water inside your body and can make you feel extremely dizzy and dehydrated. Feeling light-headed and nauseous makes for a perfect storm, so make sure you always have a bottle of water nearby, especially when you are vaping.
Activities:
Some remedies that can help ease nausea include:
- Use a cold pack
- Fresh air
- Deep breaths
- Rest
Use A Cold Pack
Applying a cold press such as a bag of ice or frozen vegetables to the back of your neck will help lessen the symptoms of nausea. Other places you can add cold pressure are on your inner wrist or on your forehead.
Fresh Air
If you are not feeling well enough to take a walk outside to get some fresh air, you can sit in front of an open window or a fan. Being exposed to fresh air will help open up your lungs and revitalise you, especially if you are developing a slight fever, getting some fresh, cool air will help.
Deep Breaths
Take some deep breaths or meditate because it will help you calm down. It will give you an activity to focus on instead of thinking about your nausea the whole time. Inhale slowly through the nose and then hold your breath for a few seconds. Then slowly exhale and repeat the process.
Rest
Laying down will help you calm down and relax. Find something to focus on to help you sleep or just take a nap. While you sleep, your body repairs itself and sleeping will help ease your nausea, if you are not in physical pain.
Should I Stop Vaping After Becoming Nicotine Sick?
No, you do not have to. Nicotine sickness is something you can treat and ultimately overcome, Here are some tips that you can do to help you prevent nicotine sickness as well as what to do after you have recovered:
Change Your Vape Juice
Avoid using vape juices that have ‘strange’ flavours. Stick to regular flavours such as methanol, or fruit flavours that won’t make you nauseous. It is also advised to use vape juices that are low in nicotine, especially if you are new to vaping. A nicotine concentration of about 1.5 mg to 3 mg is recommended. A better option would be to use vape juices that are nicotine free to avoid nicotine sickness.
Know Your Limits
When you are experiencing nicotine sickness, you should first focus on healing your body and reducing your nicotine intake. Determining your nicotine limit requires trial and error. However, it is recommended that you get your nicotine intake as low as possible, this will significantly reduce the chances of you feeling nauseous.
How Much Vaping Is Too Much?
Too much vaping is completely subjective. The amount will change from person to person and what your tolerance levels are. It also depends on the type of vape you use and the vape juice. If you were a smoker that switched to vaping, it is important to know that you do not have to vape constantly as you would do with smoking cigarettes. Because there are various nicotine levels in vape juice, you must be careful not to overestimate how much your body can handle.
