I"m new to vaping, please help me!!!!

[Jessica Cavalier]

Hello all... I started vaping about 2 weeks ago. I started on 18 mg (Rocky Top Vapor) RTV4. It has made my mouth and throat very very dry, and feels like I have a lump in my throat that will not go away. I believe the mix of VG vs PG was 50/50. I'm not sure though.

Today, I went to a new vape shop and got 6 mg 80 vg /20 pg.. Now I haven't vaped it much, so there hasn't been a change. But is the dry mouth /throat and a feeling of a lump in my throat normal with vaping? Because to be quite honest, it's scaring me thinking something is wrong knowing there is a lump there, or what feels like one.. PLEASE HELP ME!!!

 

[Dackula]

Vaping can dehydrate you, I've really upped my water intake since I started. I would probably try drinking more water to avoid the dry mouth feeling... I haven't had that issue since I started drinking lots more water.

 

[Jessica Cavalier]

Yeah but the lump in throat feeling, is this normal? Or something I should be worried about? I don't recall having this feeling when I smoked analogs.

 

[Tinkiegrrl]

Yeah but the lump in throat feeling, is this normal? Or something I should be worried about? I don't recall having this feeling when I smoked analogs.

Did you quit smoking as well? Its a common feeling if you quit smoking. The cillica on your lung cells are coming back to life, and pushing the chemicals you smoked back out of your lungs. Some people feel like they're coming down with something when they quit smoking.

 

[mooreted]

Dry, scratchy, lump in throat feeling is dehydration. I keep a bottle of water or juice with me all the time. Take the amount of fluids you drink and double it, unless it's vodka.

 

[Dackula]

Yeah, I felt like hell when I was in the process of quitting smoking. Don't worry!

 

[Jessica Cavalier]

Yeah I haven't smoked at all within 2 weeks.. But I have noticed some major changes. I'm coughing more, etc. This is all new to me,

 

[Tinkiegrrl]

Yeah I haven't smoked at all within 2 weeks.. But I have noticed some major changes. I'm coughing more, etc. This is all new to me,

Sounds like symptoms of quitting smoking for sure. Keep up your water intake you should start feeling better soon! Congrats on two weeks!

 

[classwife]

Welcome Jessica

This might assist you with some of your concerns :

http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...hen-quitting-tobacco-changing-ecigarette.html

 

[Jessica Cavalier]

Thank you all so much!! The symptoms forum helps alot

 

[K31Scout]

A lot of folks are PG sensitive and go 100% VG to prevent the frog in the throat. I cut down to a 30pg/70vg mix and the lump in my throat is going away, slowly. And yes, drink more water than you did before for the dry throat. I would go to 100% VG but I like some throat hit. Bottom line is not to worry; it's just a little phlegm build up.

 

[Kaezziel]

Welcome to the forums, Jessica!!
It looks like classy beat me to it... a few things that I did to help ease my symptoms:
The frog in the throat for me was mostly mucus that my body was trying to get rid of now that I wasn't smoking anymore... I started back on my allergy meds, and that helped a lot...
for the dry mouth, drink plenty of water, but I also found Biotene gum (for dry mouth) helped alot as well...
Either way, good luck and stick with it!! You can do this!!

 

[geekmedic]

I find that after a night out and socializing (IE used stinky sticks) the next week I cough and hack up some pretty nasty lung butter. If I could get the GF to use her vape it would make going out a lot easier.

I keep a glass of water with me at all times. Don't be afraid to cough that lung butter up and get rid of it, the feeling goes away (it did for me).

Welcome to the forum.

 

[Kaezziel]

Not sure if it's okay to suggest here, but I found that over-the-counter Mucinex worked wonders to help me get rid of the mucus as well...
* CYA disclaimer: I am NOT a doctor or healthcare worker, this should by no means be taken as medical advice as I have absolutely no idea what health conditions you may or may not have!!