60 hours in and my lungs feel sore and dry.

[Walken]

Titles really sums it up, I've been off analogs for 60 hours and my lungs feel dried out, tired and sore. I have a bit of a dry cough that leaves my with a wheeze. Is this to be expected? I was expecting to hack a bunch of muck out of my lungs but that hasn't happened yet, in fact I hacked up more muck when I was smoking.

 

[Shamus]

I'm 6 days in and I'm hurtin pretty bad also.
I have a deep 'lungy' cough and it's very broken up. That didn't start for me until day 4.
After reading aroundI've learned that it can last up to a few weeks.

 

[banjo]

I have never experienced any problems, but many people here suggest drinking a lot of water when you begin vaping.

 

[WomanOfHeart]

Your body is getting rid of all the crap that was deposited there by analogs. The cilia that line your lungs are waking up again and doing their job, so this is a normal phase. It could last a few days, it could last a few weeks (YMMV), but it will get better. Make sure you're drinking plenty of water because staying hydrated will help the process go a lot smoother.

 

[jj2]

Drink LOTS of water. Then drink some more. If it gets worse, you might try switching to VG. If it gets REAL bad, go see your doctor.
On the good side, it should (no guarantees) pass with time.

P.S.
Here's a some reading material while you get through it.
http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...670-quitting-smoking-vaping-side-effects.html

 

[ladydeth]

I think everyone is different....I get dry throat from heavy pg fluids. Remember that you will have the effects of quiting and the effects of pg/vg. Check the forum section on nicotine over dose and other symptoms.

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[curiousJan]

Titles really sums it up, I've been off analogs for 60 hours and my lungs feel dried out, tired and sore. I have a bit of a dry cough that leaves my with a wheeze. Is this to be expected? I was expecting to hack a bunch of muck out of my lungs but that hasn't happened yet, in fact I hacked up more muck when I was smoking.

As others have said ... hydrate, Hydrate, HYDRATE. The extra fluids will help keep the dehydrating properties of your niquid at bay and assist in your body's healing process (breaking up that gunk and getting it coughed out of your lungs).

Jan

 

[radicaljd]

I was just the opposite. When I was a smoker, I woke up every morning coughing and hacking until I turned blue, sometimes coughing up blood. When I started vaping about 4 months ago, I never woke up coughing, and today my lungs feel 1000% better and clearer.

 

[dragynfly]

You are not alone with the dry throat and the irritation. I too thought my lungs would feel clearer already. I have what feels like a huge ball of lint in the back of my throat and find myself clearing my throat constantly. I quit 10-10-10 so I'll just ride it out and hydrate like crazy.
Im amazed at how different food tastes already ! Are your taste buds waking up like mine are ??

 

[Shadzi]

16 days in and I'm still hacking up stuff. I've not had a problem with dry throat, but I always, ALWAYS have a cup of coffee or tea with me, from when I wake up to when I go to bed. Drink plenty, and drink often. I started out right off the bat with two pulls on the PV and then a sip of coffee/tea/water/whatever, but as usual, your mileage may vary.

Shadzi

 

[Hoosier]

If I don't drink plenty of water my lungs feel dried out and I wheeze a bit.

Notice my throat getting rough before that point, so it's not like I don't have a warning sign.

Hydrate - easy to do and may clear it up.
Switch to VG - may help some if you're hydrated.
See a real doctor, not a yahoo like me, if it is troubling.

 

[silkakc]

You are not alone with the dry throat and the irritation. I too thought my lungs would feel clearer already. I have what feels like a huge ball of lint in the back of my throat and find myself clearing my throat constantly. I quit 10-10-10 so I'll just ride it out and hydrate like crazy.
Im amazed at how different food tastes already ! Are your taste buds waking up like mine are ??

My first 100% cig free day was 10-10-10 Dragynfly!! So I'm counting from that day

I started with 100% VG juice and am having no dryness or coughing. My normal froggy throat is gone. I always had to clear my throat constantly because my voice was raspy. (Well I smoked for 30 yrs) My morning phlegm stopped the by the 3rd day of vaping.

The VG is still a diuretic though. I can tell because I seem to be ...... a lot more than usual! But it seems to be a much milder diuretic that PG from what I've read here

Good luck Sir and try another juice and see if that helps!

Lori

 

[Walken]

The VG is still a diuretic though. I can tell because I seem to be ...... a lot more than usual! But it seems to be a much milder diuretic that PG from what I've read here

That's why I have to get up and piss at 2 o'clock in the morning at the age of 28?! Son of .... Well thanks for the input everyone. I ordered some VG juice from Vapor Renu, Root Beer Float and Orange cream, and I'm hoping that will help my lungs. I'm drinking more water now and that does seem to help a bit. I haven't noticed a difference in my taste buds yet. I figured that the moodiness would disappear by now but it seems to be getting worse.

 

[Tan18_01]

I have just found that the back of my throat feels really dry and try to drink lots of water.
When that happens I have to stop vaping for a while (~30min).

Also I have mainly PG predominant juices.

 

[cubfanthad]

I used more VG and it seemed to help

 

[Shamus]

I just ordered some full VG nic and I'm hoping that helps with my problem. I was vaping with some 70/30 VG/PG which I thought would be nice enough to my throat but maybe I was wrong or maybe my throat just really doesn't like any PG.
If it works for me in a couple days, I will let you know.

 

[Shadzi]

I figured that the moodiness would disappear by now but it seems to be getting worse.

You will be moody for a while, but it will pass too. I don't know what or how much, but there is stuff in cigarettes that acts on the dopamine pathways in the brain. It's why there's such a high incidence of cigarette smoking among people with depression, bipolar, anxiety, and other disorders - they're essentially self-medicating. (Depression and anxiety here.)

If you start to get overwhelmed, or the moodiness becomes too much for you to handle, please please go see a doctor. Your mental health is just as important as your physical health.

Shadzi

 

[elyn]

Put it this way, I don't go anywhere without my eGo nor a bottle or glass of water. Drink plenty and drink often.
However, if you continue experiencing hacking and coughing, quit and see a doctor.

 

[kelleymcm]

I did have the throat stuff , scratchy & gummy ??
I would gargle w/water & it would feel better & drank a few bottles of water daily between DrPepper top off's,
I drink DP all day every day,that's my next habit to correct lol
I am 35 days in and all that stuff passed early on, so hang in there ..... this to shall pass.

 

[Sdh]

Just a side note for folks who smoked a long time. Look up vitamin C inhalation. I have been obtaining this as an add in to my juice. Some vendors/actual juice makers will have this as an option. Just a thought. I was having some pain in the upper lobes and when I started the vitamin C=wow! It helped me with the coughing.