5 days no cigs just vaping but developed a slight cough. Any thoughts?

[Johnny_B]

So finally made the plunge to quit smoking. Started vaping with a e pen which is ok. I tried sub ohming with a subox mini which is great. But now I have this irritating cough. Any thoughts? I'm totally new to vaping and its my first time trying to quit after 15 yrs of smoking.

 

[B2L]

Sounds to me your body is trying to clear years worth of accumulated tar and gunk from your lungs, that's not uncommon.

There could conceivably be irritation from sub ohming, how low are your ohms and how high is your nic level?

Another consideration would be a flavoring that might not be sitting well with you and causing irritation.

My guess would be the first but it wouldn't be a bad idea to see the Doc to be sure.

Welcome to the forum and congratulations on a new, non smoking, chapter of your life!

 

[Bunnykiller]

15 yrs of smoking trying to come up.... alot of people mistake the effects of quitting smoking as effects of starting to vape...
the body goes thru some wicked stuff when you quit smoking...

 

[Johnny_B]

Thanks for the info. The coughing started after a hit on a .5 coil 0 nic at 30 watts. 50-50 pg vg berry mix with a flavor booster. Started with this feeling in my throat to a gag and a violent cough. It subsided to a irritating cough that is still lingering. Thanks again for the info.

 

[Marc411]

Hey Johnny, congrats on quitting. I went through the same thing when I quit.

Just a thought, you may want to work into a little slower. .5 at 30 watts may have been a bit much in the transition. Vape at a little higher ohm and less wattage for a while and then work your way down.

Good luck!

 

[Makaela]

So finally made the plunge to quit smoking. Started vaping with a e pen which is ok. I tried sub ohming with a subox mini which is great. But now I have this irritating cough. Any thoughts? I'm totally new to vaping and its my first time trying to quit after 15 yrs of smoking.

Congrats on quitting man. If it is a dry cough that las for more than 5 days. With nothing whatsoever coming up. More than likely bronchitis. I get it every time i quit smoking. But if you are vaping high vg ALOT of people are sensitive (myself) and that can also cause a dry cough. Bronchitis will go all the way down your bronchial tubes and you can feel it. And since you are new that could also be the problem i had to start at .1 and am now comfortable at .35 it burns very hot which also means if you aren't used to vaping you could be irritating your throat. Make sure you aren't inhaling as you would a ciggarete. Pull all the vapor into your mouth and a quick inhale and exhale slowly kinda like a cigar

 

[Mikedin]

I did this for the first 2 weeks or so (2 pack a day smoker for 18yrs) after that my lungs started to clear up my cough went away and I went from barley being able to work to being able to run my dogs around the block repeatedly after only 9 months of solid vaping only (I started with the cheap egos to cut my smoking down before I started fully vaping witch is when my cough started really)

Just wait till that cough clears up you'll feel better than you have in A long time!

And congrats on giving up the death sticks! Keep it up it will only get better!

 

[EBates]

I guess I'm glad I started vaping when I did. The thought of starting out vaping now a days with a 40 watt mod and a sub ohm tank would probably have driven me away from vaping. I don't sub ohm now and have never had the urge to try it. The thought of cranking out huge clouds just has never appealed. I didn't cloud chase as a smoker so.......
Not at all surprised that throat irritation and coughing would occur.

 

[bigdancehawk]

"Cough reflex sensitivity is significantly diminished in young, healthy, male current-smokers compared to a similar population of nonsmokers. The mechanism of cough suppression in smokers remains speculative but may involve long-term tobacco smoke-induced desensitization of the cough receptors within the airway epithelium."

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/450759

 

[Muggs]

That is a great point Ebates. That probably would have driven me away too. The PG can take some getting used to in the beginning, same happened to my throat.

 

[AndriaD]

So finally made the plunge to quit smoking. Started vaping with a e pen which is ok. I tried sub ohming with a subox mini which is great. But now I have this irritating cough. Any thoughts? I'm totally new to vaping and its my first time trying to quit after 15 yrs of smoking.

it's going to take AT LEAST 90 days to clear your lungs. So your body is doing what it does to clear the lungs -- it coughs.

Andria

 

[Rkb56]

I had the same cough when I stopped using analogs and started vaping. Mine lasted around 2 months. After a month I saw my doctor and he told me its a pretty common thing. I wouldn't be worried unless you start to cough up blood.

 

[Sir2fyablyNutz]

Hi @Johnny_B and welcome to the forum. It's possible the cough can be related to cig withdrawl, plus getting used to vape. Here is a list of "possible" symptoms one can experience from cig withdrawl : https://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/f...g-tobacco-and-changing-to-an-ecigarette.3305/

Good luck in your journey, you CAN do it!