New...Having Problems

[almindigo]

About a week in to my juul, using the Loon brand pods. I've been a heavy smoker for 18 yrs. At first I was so happy I found an alternative! Now a week in and have a bad chest and head cold.

I do have allergies so not sure if this is impacting my situation but the joy of vaping is no longer the same if it is what is causing my discomfort....back to my regular cigs, 2 of them today until I can figure out what's truly going on.

Any similar experiences? I've read the propylene glycol or the acid can be irritating but guess that's why I'm on the forum...any feedback is appreciated!

 

[Daniel Forsyth]

Welcome to ECF almindigo
You won't get the same joy out of vaping if you have a bad cold.
At least I don't anyway

 

[almindigo]

Ya figured I'd let this settle down and see if it's the Juul or a cold. Just not sure and wanted to see if there's anyone who'd had similar experience.

 

[Vapedog]

Hi, welcome. You have a bad cold. I dont enjoy too much of anything when I'm sick and rarely raise the vape to my mouth when I am.

 

[somdcomputerguy]

Welcome to ECF, almindigo.

 

[Letitia]

Hello and welcome.
When I get a chest cold I just hold the vapor in my mouth for a few moments and exhale thru my nose.

 

[BrotherBob]

read the propylene glycol

Welcome and glad you joined.
I can't any PG either. Might want to vape plain PG see what happens then vape plain VG and compare results.

 

[Susaz]

Do you have fever? If not it's a bad allergy. Check with your doctor, you might be reacting to PG.

 

[somdcomputerguy]

When I get a chest cold I just hold the vapor in my mouth for a few moments and exhale thru my nose.

That's how I toke normally. Although I'm sure there is a little bit of "lung inhaltion", sometimes I explicitly try to do an exclusive "in mouth, out nose" thing.

 

[charlie1465]

Welcome to the friendly bunch

Sounds like a common cold with a chest infection or similar. The usual symptoms of PG allergy include swollen tongue, rash, itchy nose etc....not your symptoms.

I think it likely that the giving up smoking of 18 years has weakened your chest as it tries to clean itself out and you will feel better for it afterwards. After 18 years we forget what a normal immune response is actually like

Keep going with the vaping and try and stay off the death sticks

 

[Diver9543]

I've read the propylene glycol or the acid can be irritating

Acid? Welcome to the forum and hope you get over your cold quickly.

 

[ShawnB85]

Same thing happened to me when I first started. Felt like I had a cold and was hacking up some nasty green stuff. That lasted a month or so, I kept vaping the whole time, it just cleared up on its own. Now the only thing that gets me is grass pollen in South GA . I should mention that I'm no doctor and if you feel like you have health concerns you should totally see a qualified person (someone was bound to chime in eventually).