quick question about my lungs and vaping...

[ShepherdMom69]

I will try the salt water, Thanks!

 

[Sloth Tonight]

Everybody's input is good so take all of it into consideration all of these factors matter. I don't think vapor--to a recent convert FROM SMOKING--will hurt your lungs though, for the most part. Your lungs are used to far worse than vapor (it's not at all the same for somebody who didn't smoke, of course vapor will take some getting used to). Quitting cigs causes a sore throat for me everytime I've attempted to quit and usually seems most pronounced 5 days in or so and for up to a couple of weeks. Now that I quit by vaping...no sore throat, not out of breath from running 5 miles or hiking up a steep mountain. But, if I vape too much of a harsher liquid without drinking enough water, my throat may feel dry the next morning.

 

[FattyJ]

Like all of the previous posters have said your lung/throat discomfort could be from a number of factors. Finding a juice flavor/nicotine level/pg-vg ratio that you like will take some exploring and time. At the same time your body is adjusting to not having all of the toxins in it from cigarettes. My advice as a fellow noob(2 months now) is to keep with it, keep trying different juices and most importantly drink lots of water. Dehydration is one of the most common problems new vapors experience.

 

[Bunnykiller]

I really think the dehydration thing is a myth.... I want to see proof that the body looses that much fluid from vaping...

 

[Sycowulf]

I really think the dehydration thing is a myth.... I want to see proof that the body looses that much fluid from vaping...

From my experience I notice that I have to drink alot more than I normally would if I vape heavily to stay (and feel) hydrated... I'm no scientist, but I don't doubt its validity.

 

[Sloth Tonight]

From my experience I notice that I have to drink alot more than I normally would if I vape heavily to stay (and feel) hydrated... I'm no scientist, but I don't doubt its validity.

agreed...it seems like I need a lot more water with my vape than I did with my cig

 

[PeterLi]

I'll share my experiences.

I smoked a little over a pack a day for 25 years: No coughing, no lung pain. Used nicotine gum once for three weeks: No coughing, no lung pain. Have been vaping now for my fourth week: No coughing, no lung pain. So, yeah, I guess it varies from person to person.

I didn't even want to quit smoking. I only got my starter kit cause I was going to be traveling, and cigarettes when traveling are a huge nuisance. I am so glad for this forum that I got a kit that works for me! Also, I think that if I had started lower than 18mg, I would have went back to analogs. Since I started vaping, the only cravings I had for analogs have been purely mental, and not nicotine related. And as soon as I start smoking one, I'm like, "Why are you doing this? It's so primitive!" And then I reach for my vaper.

 

[mkbilbo]

Im feeling great and I think my sense of smell is getting better. I plan on taking my dog for a hike on the hill later (something that always winded me) I wanna see how that feels.
I think its not so much my lungs hurting as it may be more the back of my throat. It just feels weird today.

Sore throat and other respiratory weirdness is known to be a side effect of quitting smoking. By any method.

I had a lot of congestion and "gunk" myself. And now, a year and change later, my allergies are worse than they've ever been. I Googled around and, so help me, found other people who'd quit (by all kinds of different means) complaining of the same thing. Some speculated as smoking suppresses immune response, it actually could mask allergies and make them less severe. Wouldn't that be a kick in head?

I'd give it some time. No matter how you quit, you're going to see some respiratory screwiness. Quitting is a BIG change. There's an adjustment period definitely. Regardless of how you quit.


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