I just wanted to ask if any of you that have been smoking ecigs for a while have noticed any improvements in your breathing, such as not getting winded or short of breath when you are out walking. I would really appreciate an answer from as many as wish to respond.
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Last ciggy was 1/15/2014, and had cut way down from about 30/day to 3-4 for a couple months prior to full quit. I went hiking over Easter weekend and while I got slightly winded on steep climbs, last year this time I couldn't walk a block on a level sidewalk without getting out of breath. Definite improvement!
Absolutely. Within a week I no longer had a smoker's cough in the morning. I have been at it for nearly 5 months and have not gotten one "cold" or cough or congestion, which I used to get at least once a month when smoking.
I am also not winded nearly as easily.
I am also not winded nearly as easily.
I got big health improvements when I switched to vaping. I stopped coughing up junk all the time, my lung function improved markedly, and I also had severe pain in my left leg at night while trying to sleep from peripheral arterial disease, which when I looked it up was attributable to smoking, and this went away not long after I quit the cigs and started vaping instead. I could also smell things again, although I realized there were some things I'd much rather not smell.
So in answer to your question, yes, I got much better health when I switched to vaping. I've been vaping for over 10 months now, and can't see any reason to stop.
So in answer to your question, yes, I got much better health when I switched to vaping. I've been vaping for over 10 months now, and can't see any reason to stop.
I've been vaping for about 3 years now. I am no longer out of breath and I can work out without hacking and coughing. Also no more hacking in the morning. In fact, I hardly ever cough anymore.
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Absolutely better now in multiple ways. Last year when I walked in my neighborhood I had to stop at least once every block to catch my breath. This year made it through the whole walk with zero stops. I have elderly, small dogs (5 and 7 lb). I have to carry them upstairs at night and I used to carry up two of them, sit on the bed to catch my breath, go back for the third and do the same. Now I get the two up, go down and get the other little guy and can breathe the whole time. No more nights of coughing and my sinuses are clear. Really good changes all in all!
yes - incredible improvements for me.
(actually quite staggering overall.....)
getting on for 2 years though....
(actually quite staggering overall.....)
getting on for 2 years though....
All depends on how hard I work out. I'm an avid bike rider and last year my times went up and speed down from the year before. I am 62 so that may have something to do with it. But I haven't been on the bike that much this year and not at all since I stopped smoking altogether, 2 weeks ago. Work is taking all my time.
I could do a 30-40 ride with no problems, although as I said I was slower last year. Hopefully this year I will gain some of that speed back and go for longer rides.
I could do a 30-40 ride with no problems, although as I said I was slower last year. Hopefully this year I will gain some of that speed back and go for longer rides.
A big yes from me. My girlfriend said to me the other day "you're like a totally different person - you used to cough all the time when you wake up in the morning or after you work out, and now it's completely gone!"
I am a 72 year old female, slender and pretty fit and active, even when I smoked. I smoked heavily for over 40 years. I didn't have breathing problems when smoking, but had a nagging cough that was awful in the morning, and sometimes during the day. At night, I would sometimes have slight wheezing when lying down.
The first few days I started vaping, (not smoking at all), the cough totally disappeared, and so did the wheezing. I'm now 4 months in and feel great, no cough, no wheeze.
The first few days I started vaping, (not smoking at all), the cough totally disappeared, and so did the wheezing. I'm now 4 months in and feel great, no cough, no wheeze.
I'm 56 and was fairly fit before I quit. I don't notice any big difference, although I do cough less. I will probably always cough a bit, because my sinuses are a mess. I do salt food less, but that is the only taste and smell difference I notice.
Dramatically so. A year (and change) ago, I got winded taking the trash out. A few months in with vaping, I emptied my storage by myself. This included moving a gun safe by the way...
(Edit: Oh and I'm 52)
I just went to the doctor and my oxygen saturation went from a 95% to 100% and that's in 33 days off cigarettes! I also don't need my inhaler any more and I no longer have a wheeze. This is the honest truth in 32 days my breathing has drastically improved! I'm not coughing any more nor do I have phlegm like I had before. I also had lung pain before which is completely gone now.
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A lot of steps at work with the mill being 5-6 floors....I don't have to stop when going all the way to the top anymore
Things taste better, thing smell better (most anyway LOL) No more brown flem in the morning.
AND I don't smell like an ashtray anymore
Was a pack a day smoker for 30? years.....Vaping for 8months or so now.
Things taste better, thing smell better (most anyway
LOL) No more brown flem in the morning.AND I don't smell like an ashtray anymore
Was a pack a day smoker for 30? years.....Vaping for 8months or so now.
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A lot of steps at work with the mill being 5-6 floors....I don't have to stop when going all the way to the top anymore
Things taste better, thing smell better (most anyway
AND I don't smell like an ashtray anymore
Was a pack a day smoker for 30? years.....Vaping for 8months or so now.
^^^^^ What they said
Things taste better, thing smell better, No more flem in the morning (which was getting bad).
Was a 2 1/2 PAD smoker for 40+ years.....Vaping for 8months or so now (this go around).
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This might be apposite:
IJERPH | Free Full-Text | Effect of Smoking Abstinence and Reduction in Asthmatic Smokers Switching to Electronic Cigarettes: Evidence for Harm Reversal
Dr. Farsalinos FB'd it earlier today.
IJERPH | Free Full-Text | Effect of Smoking Abstinence and Reduction in Asthmatic Smokers Switching to Electronic Cigarettes: Evidence for Harm Reversal
Dr. Farsalinos FB'd it earlier today.
No more little cough, no racing heartbeat after exertion, no feeling like I want to throw up after heavy physical challenges, a more pleasing smile and greater sex appeal with the check-out ladies at the grocery.
Breathing is a little better for me after 5 months, however the biggest thing I've noticed is my sense of smell is back so now everything tastes so much better!
Absolutely better now in multiple ways. Last year when I walked in my neighborhood I had to stop at least once every block to catch my breath. This year made it through the whole walk with zero stops. I have elderly, small dogs (5 and 7 lb). I have to carry them upstairs at night and I used to carry up two of them, sit on the bed to catch my breath, go back for the third and do the same. Now I get the two up, go down and get the other little guy and can breathe the whole time. No more nights of coughing and my sinuses are clear. Really good changes all in all!
Good for you, Cbrite! I often think about you carrying those little dogs up the stairs.
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