How Many Users Have Reported A Sore Throat ... ?

[CaSHMeRe]

Have had a sore throat the last 24-36 hours. Tried to keep up on the fluids and per TB suggestions, gargle and drink a good amount of water before bed each night. Today, I still have a sore throat and some mucus.

For those that have experienced a sore throat due to an e-cigarette, how bad was it, and how long did it last?

Thanks

[TropicalBob]

It's difficult to figure out the consequences of e-smoking because -- you might be coming down with a summer cold. I mean, just look at your avatar. You're out there on a cold California mountainside. No wonder you get sick. Stay in Los Angeles!

I've had off-and-on sore throats that I blame on too much e-smoking. E-smoking for me involves gulping far more air than regular smoking ever involved. You walk around all day gulping air and I'll bet you have an overnight sore throat. The throat has dried out. And since propylene glycol is a humectant, it's further drying your throat. Dry means raw; raw means sore.

I found the soreness usually disappeared as soon as I started my first round of morning coffee.

[sanneke]

I do not have a sore throat, but am thirsty all the time, I drink a lot of water, and have water standing next to my bed.

Also after a lot of e-smoking my voice changes.

[greensurf]

Does your voice change as if you are/were a heavy heavy smoker? I guess that's also an effect from the drying out propylene glycol does to your throat. I've got a sore throat, and also feel my body fighting this strange new chemical. Funny, I never felt that way with all the chemicals in real cigs - what is so special about this to have such an effect? Or perhaps it's the nicotine, or the type of nicotine that my body is reacting to vs the nicotine I was used to with real cigs ( tobacco, various plants, etc... as it says ). I've found - as a new e-smoker that I'm looking for that "rush" and satisfaction that came from regular cigs, but it never actually comes, you just end up taking in much more nicotine. Does anyone on here get as much satisfaction off of their e-cig as they did the regular ones? How about having an alcoholic drink with your e-cig, does it make that e-cig even better for you- like it did with regular cigs?

[CaSHMeRe]

greensurf -- i'm the same way ...

my body never fought back against normal cig's. I quit for 9 months completely, now trying zero nic e-cigs. My body hasn't seemed to like the PG too much (or something else i'm inhaling)

My soar throat has gone away for the most part, however, congestion/mucus/sneezing still remains.

[sanneke]

My voice sounds hoarse.

I see you're new at e-smoking.
I think in the beginning I also was looking for that "rush".
The longer you're off real cigarettes that feeling will go away.
When I first started e-smoking I was still smoking about 10 real cig. a day.
When my kiss worked like a charm I did not smoke any cigarettes for over 48 hours, and never had the need to pick up a real cig.
My kiss is not working, so I'm back to smoking.
I ordered a pen or three from Meltrex, I hate the fact that I have no devices right now.
Smoking tastes bad.
Can't wait for my new e-cig.

[greensurf]

Yep new here. Right now I'm in a strange position. I can't smoke a regular cig because of the e-cig, it tastes nasty and is too harsh - That's an effect from a half day of e-smoking. Even more crazy, I let a friend try it, he probably had a good 20 hits ( got sick to his stomach ), but even today he can't smoke a real cig - says he's got to puff lightly on it ( and it's nasty he says). I might like a better tasting e-cig than I've had, but the big problem is the sore throat and making the voice sound different is not a good thing. But there are so many people who have had success with this, guess it effects everyone different and everyone should try it and see for themselves. Obviously it's better than all the chemicals in regular cigs. Do you guys think the makers will advance this devise in the future and make it more real and better tasting, or has it hit a wall ? It would be nice if these tasted refreshing like the hookah. Maybe it's the nicotine, or the pg, but the taste is odd to say the least, and it lingers around also. I woke up and noticed the smell in my office - that sweet smell like a bug trap. I'm going to try the brikford experiment because it sounds like that might be a more refreshing taste. At this point I don't think I care about the nicotine as much as I want a sensory experience that is refreshingly happy without side effects.

[greensurf]

Oh and by the way, I'm not sure this will take off in the US for people to toss their cigs for the e-cig ( especially with side effects ), but maybe for people to start quitting or cutting down - who actually NEED to quit and are ok with a completely different experience.

[TropicalBob]

I'm looking for that "rush" and satisfaction that came from regular cigs, but it never actually comes, you just end up taking in much more nicotine. Does anyone on here get as much satisfaction off of their e-cig as they did the regular ones?

No.

I am 21 days away from having not smoked a real cigarette for one year. I miss them every hour of every day. And I know I cannot have even one, or I'll be back to a pack-a-day before you can say "addict." E-smoking is .. different. From the very beginning, I've said it doesn't replicate smoking. Still doesn't. It has its pluses, but replacing cigarettes, for me, is not one of them. I just .. don't smoke day by day.

I'm not smoking now, but I'll always be a smoker. And science backs up the fact that that is true. My brain was forever changed by my years of addiction, adding receptor cells that never go away. My brain can't revert to that of a never-smoker, even if I go nicotine-free forever. Non-smoking former smokers remain in limbo until they die.

I've started to write about this many times, and then killed the post. But the feeling I have as a lifelong former smoker is that a part of me died a year ago, so the rest of me might have a better chance at extended life. Until I can focus on victories instead of losses, I'll continue to pay the anguished price of addiction.

[greensurf]

Wow, well congrats on being 21 days off from a year of not smoking. And it is promising to know of how you are able to stay away from the cigs for that long while being so addicted. I do think this is a great breakthrough to help people get off of it, who want to get off of it, or who really NEED to get off of it. I think it is and will be great for a certain type of smoker, however I've done my own testing the last week and here are the results from that.

I've gone to 2 different bars and spread the word about the E-smoking to many of the smokers). I initially got a LOT of negativity from most all of them as well as confusion. Many of them didn't even want to listen to what I had to say ( an alternative ), others tried to fight ( debate ) the possibility of it being an alternative, or safe cigarette. Even once they were convinced that it is indeed a safe cigarette and very worth it to e-smoke rather than real cigs, most all of them don't want it -( expressed that ) as they puff and enjoy their cigs and drink their alcohol, it's a perfect natural feeling, and there is no reason for them to change ( as far as they are concerned now ). Talk to them in about 10 years and it might be a different result as they range from 20's to early 40's. The older people were of course more willing to the possibility of trying the alternative method. I found about 2 people out of 10 were willing to try it - and that was also with them thinking that it was very close to real smoking ( as that's what I thought at the time). So once they do ( in the future ) try it, and they see that it is infact very different... does that cut that % in half of people who it will take to e-smoking? I believe it will( especially with side effects ), but that's only my opinion right now, I hope it changes. Hope they can make it more real with out side effects, because I would love to see this explode and take over tobacco. My big test was on drinkers, but even the people who aren't drinkers I talked to only see the benifit of switching if it gives the same effect. And they don't even know about side effect yet.
I can get over not having a "rush", but I can't get over the dry sore throat & long term voice problems as well as poor flavor. So I think maybe the china manufactures should concentrate on 3 main issues. #1 reliability of the devices, and #2 the side effect problems. #3 the flavor. Once those are taken care of, then we have a better chance in the US - etc... Just my opinion.