A list of symptoms when quitting tobacco and changing to an ecigarette

[Oldguy]

Finally got back here. The water buildup has crested and is now receding. I thought that I might explode there (wife says no such luck). Got her an e cig of her own & she is getting used to it. Also got away from that 1st analog of the day & am now tobacco free!!! One other side effect: it takes a little longer to get to my heart target zone at he gym (about 4-5 minutes longer). And that is a real good thing. I've been working out for years to help get rid of the toxins, but didn't expect this much improvement in less than a month.
The coughing went away when I started using the True Vapor liquid. Tastes
much better than the carts. Vape on folks & good luck!

[Bryan G]

Also, I am finally just beginning to poop normally again (constipation was my primary withdrawal issue).

I've been drinking prune juice to help this, it seems to help a little. Usually a large glass of prune juice has me running to the toilet in an hour or so but not now. I guess I'll have to drink twice as much and see. I didn't know that was a symptom of quiting smoking till I started reading up on this today.

My other symptom is the nose itching, outside around the opening. I didn't think anything of that until I read someone else here was going through the same thing. This bothers me, I didn't read anything about this from quiting smoking so I think it might be from the e-cig. Makes me nervous, if it is doing this to my nose, what's it doing to my throat and lungs.

I don't want to quit vaping, I hope that e-cigs are safe because this has been the only thing that was able to get me off analogs in 32 years. I haven't smoked in over 30 days now with no thoughts of having an analog. I quit them the minute my e-cig arrived in the mail and have had no cravings.

[somkid]

I have switched to e-smoking for the major part of the day, I still find myself smoking a few analogs in the morning with coffee and in the evening with coffee or a cocktail. I have after e-smoking for about 6 weeks started to itch in general everywhere, it is not unbearable but quite annoying. I have been living in Thailand for almost 5 years now and never experienced this before but my wife insists it is because the season is changing (what you might call winter then laugh because it's not really cold) but she says it is because the air is dry. I am from a cold climate originally (Pennsylvania USA) and don't recall every having this feeling during our extreme winter.

If anyone can confirm or deny these symptoms that would be great.

[LABeachBum]

...I have after e-smoking for about 6 weeks started to itch in general everywhere, it is not unbearable but quite annoying. ... my wife ...says it is because the air is dry. I am from a cold climate originally...
If anyone can confirm or deny these symptoms that would be great.

I'm the pooping problem guy and haven't had a problem with dry skin. However, I can shed some light simply because propylene glycol is a Humectant.

A humectant basically absorbs water. It is often used as a food additive since a humectant has the effect of keeping food moist. Also good as a moisturizer for body lotions and hair conditions. But these are being applied externally. What happens when you take it internally?

Well, again, I am the pooping problem guy and suffered terrible constipation during my adjustment period. What helped? Propylene Glycol! As a suppository of course. And it literally sucked the moisture from my colon walls into my... poo... thus facilitating a bowel movement.

So we are inhaling this stuff and your dry skin may in fact be due to the propylene glycol absorbing the moisture from your skin tissue. But where does it go? I don't know the answer to that one... Are you retaining more water? Have you experienced an increase in subcutaneous fat (layer of fat just under your skin)?

[telsie]

All the dryness I experienced when I quit analogs and started vaping went away within a week or so. My skin, throat, mouth — everything that felt incredibly dry despite the extra water I was drinking — are all back to normal.

[rocks82]

negative:

dry mouth, chapped lips more increased
oh, and for some reason, i started jogging. What the hell?

[telsie]

i started jogging. What the hell?

Oh my. Maybe you better quit vaping

[somkid]

I haven't experienced any problems other than this itching. I have done the obvious and used skin lotion however; it does not seem to have any affect. My skin does not feel dry nor is it flaking, pealing, cracking or anything else associated with dry skin it just itches. It is not the type of itch that makes you want to scratch yourself raw but it is indeed annoying to say the least. I am seriously considering switching to analogs for the weekend to see what happens and if that does the trick I will know for sure but I really hate to do that as I have really cut myself down on the analogs and I feel great (except for the itching).

[clear_blue27]

Has anyones head got warm when vaping? Like when you drink alcohol you get warm. Just wondering. I seem to have gotten warm when vaping. Weird.

[ZiaDollface]

After five weeks of e-cigs, the only thing I have noticed is that I'm a little thirstier than normal. I was actually hoping that I would develop that cough that I've heard about that is supposed to let you know you're lungs are clearing out, but it hasn't happened. I smoked more than a pack a day for 35+ years, I'm sure there's junk in my lungs.

Should I worry that I'm not getting any of the other symptoms I've read about? When can I expect greater lung capacity, keener sense of smell and taste, more energy, or any of the other "good" side effects?