Morning Cough.

[Zmoker]

I cough every morning from smoking for years, that my neighbor told me she don't need alarm clock, she woke up when I cough after shower.

4 days already without cigarettes, still coughing in/after shower. Will it go away later?

 

[steven.rn]

Well... depends on the reason for the cough. More than likely, it should get better with time as vaping is a lot less damage to the tissues, it would seem. I smoked for near 40 years (eek!) and now after about 3 weeks off analogs (and vaping a lot to keep off 'em) I'm clearing my throat less, coughing way less, and feeling pretty darn good.

As a nurse, I'd have to point out that you should mention the cough to a doctor; and if you cough up ANY blood.... get it checked out YESTERDAY. Other than that, see how things go and do chat with the Doc about the cough and tell him or her about your 'vaping'. I do have a feeling that by the time you have that appointment, though, you'll be doing better. Stay off the analogs, for sure.

 

[nitewriter]

The cough should get better.

I had a persistant cough all day long, but worse in the mornings. I was a 2 1/2 -3 PPD smoker for nearly 40 yrs. I have been smoke free this year. (YAY!)

My first few weeks vaping I was coughing up some nasty stuff. It has gotten considerably better and I can go a whole day now without coughing. Your lungs need some time to clear out the tar and crap, and you'll start feeling lots better soon thereafter.

Good luck!

 

[aschmidy]

My kids use to tell me that they could always find me in a store by just following the sound of my cough. They can't find me anymore! Analog free since April 24 after 34 years of 2 packs a day.

 

[Zonyc]

All of the smoke paralyzed much of the cilia in your lungs. As your body begins to heal, you'll notice that you will begin to cough even more as the cilia begin to return to normal, full function. You may have a sore throat for a little while, but this will pass as well. In 6-8 weeks you'll notice that you wont cough nearly as much, and within a year you'll be back to normal in terms of respiratory volume.

 

[Zendruid]

All of the smoke paralyzed much of the cilia in your lungs. As your body begins to heal, you'll notice that you will begin to cough even more as the cilia begin to return to normal, full function. You may have a sore throat for a little while, but this will pass as well. In 6-8 weeks you'll notice that you wont cough nearly as much, and within a year you'll be back to normal in terms of respiratory volume.

Now, I wonder how this process goes on if you continue to inhale vapor instead of cigarette smoke. I don't know if the ingredients in juice paralyze the cilia (which stay paralyzed for about 10-20 minutes after a cigarette, of course long term use make them weaker for awhile, hence the "returning to normal" period).

Any fairly long-term vapers that no longer consume smoke want to share their experiences?

 

[nibb]

Hi im new, and Im still in the process of ordering my new e-cig or pipe

So im still a regular smoker until my new stuff comes in. I can easily stop smoking 7 to 20 days with 1 cigarrette. I just forget to smoke sometimes but then again sometimes I smoke a pack a day.

About cough I noticed this in several years. When i quit smoking for 3 days or so I start to cough like crazy, its really annoying, its like I have something in the lung and its like my lung needs the cigarrette.

After 15 days or so it completely goes away.

What i noticed is this. When my cough starts and if i smoke again the cough dissappears. Its like the cigarrette has something which calms it. If i dont smoke again for 3 days or so it starts and then when i start to smoke again it goes away again. If I just push it along the road and even with the cough i dont smoke it does eventually go away for good but it takes long.

I made this tests several times in years. It seems cigarrettes has something that when you quit it makes you feel a little sick. Its the body that needs something and when it has it again its calm. But eventually it goes away forever. The first days are terrible and you will be coughing for a month or so and then never again.

 

[Zendruid]

...When my cough starts and if i smoke again the cough dissappears. Its like the cigarrette has something which calms it. If i dont smoke again for 3 days or so it starts and then when i start to smoke again it goes away again...

That's the paralyzed cilia in your bronchi and trachea at work. The reason you cough is because your cilia (little hairlike projections that "wave" or "course" in one direction) are paralyzed. You have crap in your lungs, it gets trapped in (or transported to) the mucous blanket. It's the cilia's job to move any crap in the mucous blanket up and out. The reason cigarettes "calm" the cough, is because it paralyzes the cilia and they can't do their job. That crap is still in your lungs, but the cilia isn't moving it up and out. Therefore more crap is building in your lungs and when the cilia do start moving again, your body uses it's reflex (coughing) to help the cilia move it out.

 

[nibb]

That's the paralyzed cilia in your bronchi and trachea at work. The reason you cough is because your cilia (little hairlike projections that "wave" or "course" in one direction) are paralyzed. You have crap in your lungs, it gets trapped in (or transported to) the mucous blanket. It's the cilia's job to move any crap in the mucous blanket up and out. The reason cigarettes "calm" the cough, is because it paralyzes the cilia and they can't do their job. That crap is still in your lungs, but the cilia isn't moving it up and out. Therefore more crap is building in your lungs and when things do start moving again, your body uses it's reflex (coughing) to help the cilia move it out.

Ok you scared me even more then to stop smoking. But what I do now? Stop smoking until i get the e-cig i ordered o or just keep smoking a few days until i can vape and quit analogs for good?

And with vapor do the cilia can do their job? What ever that is...

I ordered the liquid already but redragon doesnt le me order online. I just want to order as soon as possible a red dragon so I can smoke in my birthday , the 29. Since it will ship overseas it will take that long.

 

[Zendruid]

I'd say stop if you can, (and by any means I don't advocate smoking), but if you've smoked this long, a few more days probably won't kill you.

Yeah, I'm curious about how lungs act with vapor too. That's why I posed the question to long-time vapors who don't inhale smoke.

EDIT: I should admit I've not fully given up cigarettes myself. In fact, I fell off the wagon for about a week or so and completely stopped vaping. Transitioning myself back to vaping again, and I've already noticed how quickly you lose some sense of taste, and how quickly your lungs revert to "smoker lungs". Or at least "not-used-to-vapor-lungs". Unlike some, I've not had the ability to pick up a vaporizer and never pick up a cigarette again. However, if I can stick with it (smoking's just too easy), it CONSIDERABLY reduces the amount of "analog" cigs I smoke. The hardest for me is before bed (my body is used to me "poisoning it to sleep"), and oddly enough, on the computer. I say oddly because my primary e-cig is a USB Passthrough (with Kensington)!

 

[mamu]

Hang in there - one day your cough will just simply disappear. It took about a week and a half for my smoker's cough to simply go away.

According to my estimates I was an 80 pack-year smoker. That's equivalent to 584,000 cigarettes (lol wish I had a dollar for each of those cigarettes I smoked!).

Pack-year = (Packs smoked per day) x (years as a smoker) or (number of cigarettes smoked per day x number of years smoked)/20 (1 pack has 20 cigarettes).

 

[Zendruid]

Hang in there - one day your cough will just simply disappear. It took about a week and a half for my smoker's cough to simply go away.

So do you have any kind of "Vaper's Cough"? Or has the cough gone away completely while you happily continue to vape? Also, how much (or how often, or however you want to put it) do you vape? Just curious!

 

[nibb]

I'd say stop if you can, (and by any means I don't advocate smoking), but if you've smoked this long, a few more days probably won't kill you.

Yeah, I'm curious about how lungs act with vapor too. That's why I posed the question to long-time vapors who don't inhale smoke.

EDIT: I should admit I've not fully given up cigarettes myself. In fact, I fell off the wagon for about a week or so and completely stopped vaping. Transitioning myself back to vaping again, and I've already noticed how quickly you lose some sense of taste, and how quickly your lungs revert to "smoker lungs". Or at least "not-used-to-vapor-lungs". Unlike some, I've not had the ability to pick up a vaporizer and never pick up a cigarette again. However, if I can stick with it (smoking's just too easy), it CONSIDERABLY reduces the amount of "analog" cigs I smoke. The hardest for me is before bed (my body is used to me "poisoning it to sleep"), and oddly enough, on the computer. I say oddly because my primary e-cig is a USB Passthrough (with Kensington)!

The reason Im going to try this and I explained this on one of my first post is because I can stop smoking days. What I like about smoking it the smoke and the 5 minutes it gives you to just focus off.

Someone that doesnt really want to stop smoking will never achieved. I dont like to stop, but since I found this I can stop smoking analogs and switch to vapor. This way my teeth are white, and i dont feel so sick all the day, because I do feel more tyred when smoking and my body is just weak. So if i quit analog i will regain my strengh and i will possible to hurt my lungs anymore in such a harm way.

As for vapor vs smoke this is what I came up.
Smoke is combustion. I dont thing any kind of smoke if good for lungs. The analog cigarrettes is burning stuff, including paper.
Vapor is basically mostly water and the human body is made 80% of water. I dont say vapor is healthy to the lung but im sure its not even compared to real smoke. Its water against combustion. Actually when its real cold you get natural vapor out as well so I dont think its bad for the lung
The nicotine and flavor probably but they for sure dont match what analog cigarrettes have on it. That said vapor is some cases is good. Some people with asma or lung problems must take vapor to feel better.
I dont vapor myself but I think it will trick my head, since i just have the desire to have something in the mouth and exhale smoke. E-cigs will acomplish that. I did saw some people on video reviews cough, specially with pipes that have allot of vapor but they cough in the act, i dont think in the long run it leaves you anyside effect. Specially with smokers lung that are already in some way prepared to receive stuff in the form of air

 

[aschmidy]

I had a VERY hard time giving my last 10 analogs. It took me 3 months of vaping. Finally somewhere in this wonderful forum I read where someone (so sorry I have no idea who it was) that they just thought of it as switching brands. I was a diehard Virginia Slim smoker and could relate to the 2-3 days it takes to get use to a new brand. So I just kept telling myself I was just switching brands for a couple days and got past it. I still don't think of myself as 'quitting' smoking, I just choose not to smoke analogs, haven't for 3 weeks today! I never felt I had a choice before.

 

[paladinx]

Nibb, plus there are plenty of flavor added ingredients in cigarettes too. They have ALOT of stuff in cigs. I seen vanilla extract, licorice. etc etc. yet most cigs taste the same haha.

 

[bigmachine2785]

I cough every morning from smoking for years, that my neighbor told me she don't need alarm clock, she woke up when I cough after shower.

4 days already without cigarettes, still coughing in/after shower. Will it go away later?

It happens with alot of people who quit smoking. Years of smoking has built up tons of junk in your lungs. It could take a few months to cough up all of that crap and finally start breathng clear and stop coughing

 

[Fox3]

Takes a bit more or less depending on the person.

I used to hack a lot, but haven't for some time now. Unless I get a REALLY serious vape of high/very high, but I have to work at it .

 

[Lochinvar]

Takes a bit more or less depending on the person.

I used to hack a lot, but haven't for some time now. Unless I get a REALLY serious vape of high/very high, but I have to work at it .

I think some of how much "hacking" you do depends on how bad your lungs were based not only on how many pack years but your overall lung capacity based on other factors in your lifestyle. My husband still smokes about 2 packs a day but just had a lung capacity test done and blew 110% of what is expected for a man of his age and size. But then, he has been incredibly active his entire life, infantry man in Army and lots of hiking with Boy Scouts. I have been vaping for about seven weeks, had a lung x-ray and all is good so far with about 25 pack years. I have had no coughing or increased lung function but I have always been active, try to do at least 3 miles a day of walking so it was not like I was experiencing shortness of breath before I started vaping.

 

[paladinx]

lol makes me think how bad are cigarettes really if someone can counter act the harms of smoking with exercise. and 2 packs a day is a lot! and i am assuming hes been doing this for many years? who the hell knows anymore

 

[wyzardd]

I combined quitting analogs with a trip to SoCal, the humidity and the freakish amount of air down at sea level seemed to get me through the normal post quitting cough. For a while I wondered if vaping wasn't just as bad since I didn't hack up my lungs for a week like every other time I quit

So maybe a humidifier would help you along, although that might only be useful for us in arid climates and dropping from 5360 feet to sea level is only going to make a difference if you're used to the altitude... so my post is probably completely useless