It's been two months since I stopped smoking and it's affected vaping in a weird way.
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Totally normal.
As is the black crud you'll cough up.
Everyone who has quit smoking goes through the same thing, even people who don't vape. It's your lungs and throat healing. As the tar is removed from your lungs, the newly exposed tissue is sensitive and easily irritated. The good part is that it's only temporary. The more your lungs clear out and the more they heal the less irritation you'll have, and it really doesn't take very long before you're no longer bothered by it.
As is the black crud you'll cough up.
Everyone who has quit smoking goes through the same thing, even people who don't vape. It's your lungs and throat healing. As the tar is removed from your lungs, the newly exposed tissue is sensitive and easily irritated. The good part is that it's only temporary. The more your lungs clear out and the more they heal the less irritation you'll have, and it really doesn't take very long before you're no longer bothered by it.
Welcome! You don't have to pull as hard with this as you did a cig. That might make some difference.
I just started vaping so this hasn't happened to me yet..but I did quit the analogs once before for about 6 months and it hit me hard. The 'cilia' in your lungs can take a while to repair themselves, as they do it pushes all the nasty junk out.
I'm using 18 mg nic. I've noticed that if I give the coughing some time to subsided I can vape normally and enjoy it. It's just feeling clogged up that frustrates me. I am allergic to PG. I use Virgin Vapor 100 percent VG juice.
The other thing you'll notice is that you will start to taste things better, so your preference in e-liquid can change once your tastebuds start working again. When I first started, my all day vape was a cappucino juice, but now I find it way too strong and harsh and I've moved on to milder fruit flavours.
Strange - I am 3 months in and not a single cough. Mind you I was 32 years on smokes and no coughing either. Maybe I have a third lung that is full of tar... That said I did have an attack of pleurisy 10 years ago so I can't claim to have lungs of steel 
The big thing I have noticed is getting a sense of smell - it has upsides and downsides, the latter especially in public toilets.
The big thing I have noticed is getting a sense of smell - it has upsides and downsides, the latter especially in public toilets.
I've been off cigs for a little over 6 weeks and I went through a period of coughing for maybe 2 wks or so. I started off on 18mg PG and immediately had a sore throat, so I went to 100% VG and my voice would get raspy and I felt like I had a hairball in my throat. After I coughed a bit I was ok. At 50/50 PG/VG there was still the hairball, so I ordered some 12 mg 85% PG and 15% VG and everything cleared up. I've gone thru about 20 mls with no sore throat and no hairball or coughing. This is just my experience, ymmv.
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Strange - I am 3 months in and not a single cough. Mind you I was 32 years on smokes and no coughing either. Maybe I have a third lung that is full of tar... That said I did have an attack of pleurisy 10 years ago so I can't claim to have lungs of steel
The big thing I have noticed is getting a sense of smell - it has upsides and downsides, the latter especially in public toilets.
The weirdest thing for me is the smell of grass...I used to love that smell. NOW it smells like cat pee. Every place I go that has grass..make me gag!
I was coughing a lot for a first week without cigarettes. I've never coughed so much. I'm a lot better now. So your coughing should pass with time too. Try to vape cooler vapour, more vg and less nicotine. And skip lung hits from time to time. Give your body a break and let it heal itself.
It is great to quit smoking. I smoked cigarettes and cigars for 23 years and never could quit. I tried countless times. At this point, this is the longest I have gone without a cigarette since the very first day I smoked. What a miracle. Thanks for all of the feedback. Cheers to vaping...
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Hi! I can't use PG either - not sure why but it gives me the worst heartburn. Am curious. What form does your allergy take? I mean, what symptoms made you realise you were allergic to it?
This might help explain a few things you might be going through when you stop puffing on the analogs...
http://whyquit.com/whyquit/A_Benefits_Time_Table.html
The time period varies for everyone, so don't take the numbers as absolute hard fact. If you were smoking at the same time you were vaping, the time period will differ.
http://whyquit.com/whyquit/A_Benefits_Time_Table.html
The time period varies for everyone, so don't take the numbers as absolute hard fact. If you were smoking at the same time you were vaping, the time period will differ.
I also had a cough also, but not a thing afterwards, 8 months later. I started with high nic also, 24-36mg. Like many say here, I know it is normal, I know a good many vapers that had the same thing. Some it last for a week or two, others longer. When first starting a cooler vape is pretty much a must, and it is so nice when taste buds start changing, only gets better from there on out. Congrats on 2 months btw!
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