Coughing alot

[DisneyFreeek]

We just got our 901's today. My hubby is just fine but I am coughing like crazy. At first I was hitting too hard and getting a mouthful of juice, but if I draw slowly it burns and tickles my throat, and then while exhaling I cough uncontrollably. This really sucks. My chest hurts so bad I don't even want to use it again. What am I doing wrong???

 

[juicy97]

Well, it takes a little bit of getting used to. There is a science to the way you draw on a pv. While I have never used a 901, I can tell you that you should take slower draws on the pv than you would an analog. Also, for the first fews days of switching from analogs to pv's I coughed as well. I was coughing up all the crap & crud & slime in my lungs from 20 years of smoking.

 

[DisneyFreeek]

Oh boy that sounds fun LOL. So I shouldn't be too alarmed if I am coughing weird colors up?

 

[juicy97]

No, you will cough up lots of nasties the first few days. Try just taking smaller, lighter draws at first. It's a learning curve.

 

[hifistud]

Oh boy that sounds fun LOL. So I shouldn't be too alarmed if I am coughing weird colors up?

You should welcome it - it's the sign that your cillia are reviving and doing their job of cleaning all the crap out of your lungs - smokers quitting cold turkey get the exact same thing, and it's one of the phenomena that often makes them have a relapse onto the analogs. It'll take a week or so, but you'll come out the other side feeling tons better.

 

[juicy97]

You should welcome it - it's the sign that your cillia are reviving and doing their job of cleaning all the crap out of your lungs - smokers quitting cold turkey get the exact same thing, and it's one of the phenomena that often makes them have a relapse onto the analogs. It'll take a week or so, but you'll come out the other side feeling tons better.

I agree 100% Stick with it, you won't regret it for a minute!

 

[AshHole]

Yeah.. the tickling will go away, and the coughing too.

Really grossed me out (and scared me a few times) with what I coughed up [dark brown to black]. Took a sample to the doctor (had a checkup scheduled - didn't tell him about my vaping) - he looked at it (the carefully folded tissue) and said "Oh! You're quitting smoking? Good!" He approves of my vaping "in place of smoking", but still says "... you need to stop inhaling things other than air..."

Also if you can, try a VG juice. My wife still says her "throat tickles" when vaping PG but it doesn't when vaping VG.

 

[aschmidy]

I could be from quitting analogs, for sure. But, if it doesn't get better, don't give up. Try VG. I still cough and don't feel welll if I use PG. Hang in there!

 

[azvagabond]

DONT FORGET TO DRINK LOTS OF LIQUIDS!!! It helps...your bronchi are healing and is no longer coated with layers of mucous/tar and will "feel" more..also realize that you may be vaping more than you realize, drop your nic level?

 

[Pumaman]

You may have tried this already, but I had some coughing when starting, I now draw the vapor into my mouth first before drawing into the lungs, no more problems.

 

[ladyraj]

I still cough intermittently while vaping. Normal cigarettes have an ingredient that smooths the cough reflex...vaping does not. What you will notice is that you're not coughing up sputum that is colored by residue from tobacco. But you will still cough a bit.

 

[DisneyFreeek]

THe coughin has stopped mostly. I am pretty much just puffin them like a cigar, and it seems the only juice I can inhale without coughing too much is 11mg Menthol or Cola. The 18mg tingles my tongue and throat. I still feel like I am not doing this right. My vaporizor smells weird at times, and I have blown the thing out ALOT. I dunno, I will get it right one day. Do like the Cola and Ry4 ALOT. Mmmm it smells so good. Also found that I LOVE the menthol flavor and I hate menthol analogs with a passion. Go figure.

 

[PuffinStuff]

You may have tried this already, but I had some coughing when starting, I now draw the vapor into my mouth first before drawing into the lungs, no more problems.

This is what I do too. It works and within a few days you will get the hang of it. when I quit analogs I coughed so hard I thought my toenails would come up and I never, ever had a smokers cough. It was not pretty! Like others have said, it is your lungs cleaning themselves. My cough only lasted a week or so and then I started breathing easier too.

 

[DisneyFreeek]

Did you find too that by inhaling into your mouth first then into the lungs that you don't get much vapor? I guess I like to "see" what I am smoking and I feel like nothing is going in, however when I draw like a cigar I see alot, which I love. Is that normal too?

 

[DC2]

Sounds like the throat hit is a bit more than you'd like.

The 901 is known for having less of a throat hit.
And 12mg liquid is pretty low, with higher nicotine having bigger throat hits.

So maybe if you just try a different juice or flavor it will work better for you.

And yes, inhaling into the mouth before inhaling into the lungs will help cool the vapor.
And cooler vapor should give you less throat hit as well.

 

[DC2]

Did you find too that by inhaling into your mouth first then into the lungs that you don't get much vapor? I guess I like to "see" what I am smoking and I feel like nothing is going in, however when I draw like a cigar I see alot, which I love. Is that normal too?

In general, the longer the vapor is in your lungs, the less you will see on exhale.

I am starting to think you should look into some VG liquid.
It gives more vapor and less throat hit in general.

If not straight VG juice maybe just some VG to mix in with your PG juices.

 

[wvchemist]

Yea the coughing mine was on the first day I started vaping coughed up a bunch of stuff but since have had but one coughing spell and I actually thing it had to do with my being with the smokers at work during a break. As was said above me drinking alot helps me .
On a different note checking with your doctor if you are worried is the best action to take.

 

[Kate51]

Deadcat2, I'm going to second that...unless a person is drawing directly into lungs (some call that 'French' inhale, don't know??) if the Proylene Glycol can be very much more drying than Vegetable Glycerin based-eliquid....I used PG for two months before I developed such an aversion to it, not just a few puffs of it gives me terrrific sore throat, lungs burning and painful, and I feel like I'm being strangled. It's a no-go for me. Vg very much more comfortable, no problems with it at all....but not knowing what nic density she's using, it could just be too much of a hit for her, or what flavorings may be irritating...would be unlikely to have such a coughing problem right out of the box. Actually, most nicotine from vaping is absorbed in the mouth nose and throat. The nic isn't carried and absorbed in the lungs via vapor very well, it's just not a fine enough particulate for that. That's why we don't get an instant nic hit from vaping, takes a few minutes to absorb through mucous membranes/ 10 minutes or so to feel a real impact from nicotine.

 

[Pumaman]

Did you find too that by inhaling into your mouth first then into the lungs that you don't get much vapor? I guess I like to "see" what I am smoking and I feel like nothing is going in, however when I draw like a cigar I see alot, which I love. Is that normal too?

Not for me, more a consequence of the cartridge wicking well and keeping the atty wet then inhaling technique.