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Sharon, thanks for reminding me of something I forgot to ask about: Juliery, when you write that you use(d?) and Imitrex inhaler, do you mean the nasal spray? Or something more like an asthma inhaler? If the second, then I need to find out about that. I've taken Imitrex nasal, shots, and tablets. An inhaler would be so much easier and maybe not taste as nasty as the nasal spray. And not be so squeemish for me as the injectable. As it is now, the tablets work fine, really, and are so much easier to throw in my purse. I don't get nausea too often with the migraines, so taking tablets isn't a problem. Ok, thanks! And thanks, Sharon, for your concern. I'll be at the doctor in three weeks. Since it does go away for a time, I'm not too concerned right now. But I bet my doctor will berate me a bit when I see him, telling me I should've come in sooner. If it starts not going away, then I'll go in for sure. Never made a trip to the emergency for migraines, but if it goes four or five days straight with absolutely NO relief, I just might.

Thank you all so much for your replies! I didn't have head pain yesterday but it's trying to creep back in today. I've eliminated many things that, for me, are triggers. Too much pasta can do it so that's out, as are many other high wheat products. Eggs, bananas, chocolate (darn it!), caffeine, nitrates (like in lunch meats), MSG (in so many things... you'd be surprised!), some beers (but thankfully not my beloved Warsteiner!), many highly fermented cheeses, molds (which I'm also allergic too and I'm sure the building I work in is full of), and I'm sure a few other things are also on the list. There are some triggers I can't eliminate, like drastic weather systems. Thankfully, though, I don't have one (knock on wood) from this blizzard system that is winding down. I've also gone to the chiropractor which leads to no help. I do receive regular massage therapy there and I'm sure that helps. But chiropractic on its own does nothing, even if I stick to a three times a week schedule. I've tried topomax and it made me very stupid. I could not remember basic words and when I took it I was teaching German, that was very detrimental to my job and career. So I stopped. I'm glad it works for some people, though, it's just not for me. I've also taken wellbutrin and while that helped, I felt rather dead inside. Not much was enjoyable, and not much was sad when it should've been. Life is meant to experience those types of highs and lows, and I couldn't see myself going through the rest of it like I didn't feel any emotion even though I might not have as much migraine pain. But maybe I should reconsider the option of an antidepressant. Maybe there's something out there better now. Even with the known triggers, I can consume one of them in moderation and nothing happens. But once I start adding them to each other (like brewery beer with a pasta dinner that has cheese in it), I'm doomed. But the thing that is most bothersome is the running and the pain afterwards. I really enjoy that form of exercise. I love to accomplish new personal bests and set goals. I tried using an elliptical trainer for the same amount of time at the gym and not only did I not really enjoy it, I still got a migraine. I also know that my hormones play a huge role, so once a month, I'm popping an kind of 'profen I can get my hands on (with my migraine doctors blessing). I do eat regular meals, usually about five, with breakfast, lunch, and dinner being a bit larger than my snacks between the three. Next time I see the doctor, I'm going to ask him to check on my hormone levels and vitamin levels. Maybe there's something there that can be regulated, though I don't want to go on any type of birth control pills again, even if it is that kind where you only get periods four times a year. I'm sure those four times would be out of this world full of migraine pain! Before that though, when I receive my six flavors from Vapor Renu with no nicotine, I'm going to cut the nicotine. There will be enough time between when I stop and when I see the doc to see if that is it. I'll keep you posted! Thanks again for the kind words, encouragement, and ideas!

My school district did finally close. However, I had to learn about it via facebook and the local news online, because I did not get the robo call from the admin office. Whatever. If it dips down in temp and the roads really freeze up there may be another day tomorrow.

I love how "Welcome to the D" pushes her over to need her nicotine fix! Well, ok, it was probably more than that that pushed her over, but I'm from the area around the D and love that line! Oh, and apparently it is filmed here and the guy who is in this clip lives in the big high rise in my city. Haven't seen him out and about yet though.

Did someone say Little Big Planet 2?!?! I love that game. Going to finish it today on my snow day off work. And I love that someone is creating some themed vaping levels. I'll play them, heart them, etc., when I see them! My gamer tag is WordlessAnimus.

It seems that basically you PM/email this OldGoat guy and he writes you back with options as to what he can do, you order, and viola, Ron's your uncle with a brand new box mod in hand? Oh boy. I'm telling him Uma sent me.

Thanks, Uma, for the preview review. LOL. Off to check it out, and, likely as has been the case, follow in your vape steps.

LR attys, LR cartos. That's it for me. I love them! Did the same thing you did, tried a regular of each once and was shocked at the difference. I just ordered a 10 pack of LR attys. Got to have backups. I have about ten five pack boxes of LR cartos sitting around waiting for delectable liquids. I really need a tackle box or something to put this stuff in!

To me, the red hot cinnamon dominates any other flavor in Geoff's Blend. Maybe it would mellow over time, but I just can't take all the fireball flavor. Lori, I hope you enjoy them! They're with the way of the snow now and the USPS.

CASEACE79, I, too, have never been to a meet up or vapefest, but I love your idea of a PIF basket. Kind of like the penny catcher by the register.

The school district I live in cancelled already for tomorrow. The school district I work in won't call it off until probably around 4:30am, if they even do. But that's ok, I left sub plans.

I went ahead and ordered. Going to try the no nic thing (see my migraine post in Health and Safety, help if you can), and I can always add some nic later if that's not the cause of the migraine after running beast. Anyway, I ordered, all with zero nic, 100% PG, no additives, mildest TH: white chocolate (double flavor) double dutch chocolate (normal flavor) cappuccino (double flavor) dulce de leche (normal flavor) black tea (double flavor --- REALLY excited about this one!) mocha (normal flavor) I used the "nujuice" code and pretty much got it shipped free with that 15% off. Nice. I'll let you know how it goes. Thanks for posting about Vapor Renu!

Ok, folks, with all your knowledge about nicotine and its impact on the body, maybe you can help me more than my migraine doc whom I've been going to for the last thirteen years. About two weeks ago I had some kind of stomach bug, probably not flu, but certainly something that was contagious because twelve hours after I had it, my boyfriend got it. I stayed home from work for two days not wanting anyone else to get it despite the fact that it was exam days for my students. I didn't want a bunch of them to have to make them up and didn't want my colleagues to get whatever I had. So, anyway, during this time, I decided to go off the low dose blood pressure med that was supposed to help control the migraines. I'd been taking it for about two months and had yet to see any good results and since I wasn't keeping anything in my tummy for 48 hours, I figured I'd been off it in a decent way for those two days. This BP med also made me not feel like running, something I love to do. So, stomach bug ended up being a good thing because I knew I wouldn't be able to take it and think I could continue a running exercise regimen. Since then, though, everyday I've had a some kind of head pain. Sometimes it's in its normal migraine place (back right side of my head), other times across my forehead focussed more on the left side. Both locations are "normal" for my migraine pain pattern. I've had MRIs (one in the last year), so supposedly all's well in my noggin. Now this next part isn't specific to having had a stomach bug, but it makes me mad. When I did finally go for some runs in the last twelve days, each time I got a pretty bad migraine within an hour or two after cooling down. This isn't new necessarily, because on weekends when I've gone for long runs (an hour or longer on a Saturday or Sunday) I've had the same thing happen. I've tried various things to change this pattern of the weekend long run: eating before going, not eating before running, having electrolite tablets or gatorade before going, getting up at the same time I usually do during the week and running, having some gels or gu (an on the run runner's fuel) before and/or during the run, taking an ibuprofen (caused runner's runs) or aspirin or tylenol before running, etc., etc., all to no avail. In the summer when I'm not working, I can get up and work out and not have this problem, except on long run days, and maybe that's because after a few days of running in the morning at shorter distances, I get my nicotine fix faster. (I train for half marathons over the summer and do P90X as well.) I think it's down to nicotine. I've gone completely off caffeine because I had the same thing happen on weekends with that: violent migraine on Saturday and Sunday due to not having the caffeine at the same time as normal on the way to work. It's just easier not to consume it. Could the same thing be happening with the nicotine? In addition to the various things I've tried above (eating or not, taking an aspirin or not, etc.), I've tried having a carto of vaping (my usual on the way to work amount) before running, but it must've been too late for it. I usually get up at 6am for work and on the weekend, I might sleep in until 9, have the vape and go for the run. But I still get a migraine! With or without vaping. I guess I could get up at 6, have my 7am vape, and be ready to run by 8am when it's light outside this time of year. Or I could yank the nicotine out. Bam, done. For a week, maybe, and see what happens on the weekend. What do you all think? Because at this point, twelve days in of head pain every day except maybe two, I'm bloody tired. And I've only done two one-hour-long run sessions, no others in these twelve days (darn snow and cold weather!). Migraines after both, even the evening run, not just the weekend run, which was new. I see my migraine doc in three weeks, so maybe he has some good advice, but probably not. He just wants me take stuff. I just want to run and not get a headache. In the meantime, I'm off to order some zero nic liquid. If nothing else, I'll still have my hand to mouth fixation, much like I still have decaf tea in the morning. Thanks, ladies and gents, any help or guidance or advice or links is much appreciated! Sheesh... sorry this is so long! Didn't realize I had so much to say about my frustrations.

I think in a standard non-filler cart, there are two air holes on the sides where the vapor gets sucked up into/from then goes into your mouth. The drip tips only have one air hole. Maybe that's the difference you're feeling and experiencing. PS... thanks PM for the props. Oh, and another thing... if you use a low resistance atty, most of that trouble of a tighter draw goes away. At least in my experience it does. YMMV. (I had to look up this YMMV abbreviation... it is "your mileage may vary" and I like it. )

Ok, got your PM, Lori. I'm shipping it to you tomorrow. I was right: Atomic Cinnacide 36mg in a 90PG/10VG Atomic Cinnacide doubler (don't let the color difference throw you, the nic adds a dark color I'm told) Geoff's Blend 12mg in 100PG I will not allow you to pay shipping. Or anything else. Just someday, when something doesn't work for you, you do a pay it forward. I hope you like them!

I have wanted a cone with air hole designs in it for better air flow while still keeping leaks to a minimum but would still keep the cool/complete looking vibe of the cone. No luck on that unless I borrow a dremmel tool and take it to my cones and make star patterns or something. In the end, yes, the cone off makes for better air flow on an atty. But it also doesn't have the leak gathering properties that there are with the cone on. And it doesn't look as cool.

Oh, it's so pretty. I love wenge. How did you manage to order one? It always says sold out.

I have atomic cinnacide and geoff's blend. And some others. But between the two, I really can't tell any difference. If geoff's blend was about half of what it is now on the AC, it'd be better. As it is I can't use either one. I should PIF. Who wants it? PM me. I'm serious. Lori, it's your thread, I'll give you first call on it. The AC I have is 36mg with 90PG/10VG (I think, it's a blend, I know for sure) and I have the same blend as a doubler (no nic). The GB is 12mg in 100PG. Both are sweetened as per the TV website's sweetener use. Another flavor I have from there is Cafe Macchiato. I've gone through almost 10ml this weekend alone. I probably shouldn't've gotten it sweetened, it seems a little heavy, but otherwise, good. That one I'm keeping.

to Sharon: PHEW!

PG is a bit thinner and gives decent flavor. VG is a bit thicker and produces more vapor. Some people have a sensitivity or allergy to PG. Just drink lots of water. Either way, you'll be fine. Also, I do hope you meant you ordered 90ml, not mg, because vaping 90mg might hurt you. A lot. So, 90ml, right? Please tell me it was just the quantity, not the concentration of nicotine.

Hahaha... ich lachle auf Deutsch! I spreche auch Deutsch. Ich habe für ein Jahr in Schwarzwald, nämlich Freiburg im Breisgau, gewohnt. Bin auch Deutschlehlerin. Aber jetzt lehre ich nur Englisch. Fantasticsch, ja?

Stadtschutz, when you're right, you're right. It was a prescription drug thing from late last summer. The info you gave about the vitamins is good to have. Thank you. I'm not a big fan of caffeine, I don't drink coffee or regular tea, but ginseng might work well for those mornings after I read at night just a bit too long. As for the vitamins, well, I take a multi every morning, so I'm not sure my body would need extra through my vaping habit. Though if it helps me not get sick from the twelve year olds I teach, it might be worth it because I've been sick four times already this school year. Juliery, a website that is easy to navigate is a good thing. I don't like having to jump all around to see stuff either. But sometimes a description of the flavor is helpful. Not that I can think of one from VaporRenu right now, but I hope you know what I mean. As for adding the stuff, I'll hope someone else jumps in about their experience with any of the additionals they offer at VR before busting out the plastic card. Thanks to you both for the information, it is much appreciated.

I think your review is going to make me try out Vapor Renu. I looked at their site when you mentioned them the other day, but it seemed so non-descriptive I was hesitant. I am concerned about the additives they are marketing as "helpers" for good lung health. Well, it doesn't actually say what the additives are for (there's ginseng, vit c, and some b vitamins, if I remember correctly), but I thought some vendors got slammed for that late last summer. I am also curious what they are using to add the throat hit and the sweetness. I couldn't seem to find that info at their website. They do have a ton of flavors and very amazing prices. Anyway, thanks for the reviews!

Where did he say he got that pyrex drip tip? I went to an ecig . com, but it seemed to be a set of links. Did you find it, Uma? Ah, here it is. Or at least, a version of it. Very cool.

Ok, VaporTalkers, do you dewick your atomizers? If so do you: a. do it before you even use it? OR b. do it after you've used it a while to try to improve performance? I dewicked one today before I used it at all and I managed to kill it. Poor LR VT atty. When I pulled at the wicking threads with my new tweezers (very needle nose), I managed to pull the bridge and other things up a little bit, too. Not cool. Very sad. So I found another new atty I had laying around in its wrapper (not from VT) and decided not to dewick it yet. It tastes terrible. I blew it out before use, but I can't get a chemical taste out of the draw. This chemical thing hits my throat like nothing I've experienced. Maybe it will be better tomorrow after I blow it out again tonight. Thoughts? What do you all do with new attys?