Tight chest and weezing.

[Dana A]

I started vaping on 2-10. At 1st my lungs just kept feeling better but in the last few days I have started coughing and weezing. My chest also feels tight. I don't feel at all like I am getting a cold. I am hoping this is just my 20 years of crud coming out if my lungs but am a little worried. Has anyone else had these symptoms?

 

[Momster]

Do you live where there may be a ton of pollens in the air? I find that during spring I wheeze and cough (nothing scary - it's just there). You should always make sure you drink LOTS of water while you're vaping. Too dry on your inside and wheezing and/or coughing can happen when you don't keep your body hydrated while you vape. Good luck, and I hope I've helped a little.

 

[Dana A]

Yup. I do but I never thought I had any algerys. Maybe thats cause I was always coughing and weezing when I smokes so I wouldn't have noticed. Makes sense now that I think about it. Thanks Also I drink a 2 liter of caffeine free pepsi a day + milk with meals so no worries about hydration I would think.

 

[Dana A]

I will just call you my new alergest momster. Love your name by the way. They call me momn8or LOL

 

[McAldo]

Actually, carbonated drinks and milk will not help that much with rehydrating you.
They will to an extent,anything wet will, but normal water is your best friend for that.

 

[Ember]

Actually, this is a myth. Water is water. Soda and milk are just water with additions per a study done by the CHN in Omaha.

To address the initial post:
I concur with the allergy diagnosis, but am not a medical doctor. There is a list of ccommon side effects of quitting smoking to be found here on this forum. http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...hen-quitting-tobacco-changing-ecigarette.html
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[tinajfreeman]

After 23 years of smoking, I have felt like my lungs were in cleanup mode sometimes...I find a strong menthol flavor is really good for soothing your lungs.

 

[GIMike]

I've been vaping for several years, but will admit that I also wonder at times, when a cold strikes, is it really a cold?

 

[Myk]

I tried but couldn't find what you're using. Originally PG took about a month to build up to intolerable levels with me. I figured it was just panic so I gave up vaping. 3 years later PG took no time and was much worse.
At least that's how it seems. I think I might give it one more chance, but for now that's my story and I'm sticking to it.
VG has taken care of that.

One thing that was/is bad with me is the dry burns. They kill my throat and lungs. If that's the issue hurry up around the learning curve and stop getting dry burns.

And it could always be possible it has nothing to do with vaping.

 

[tammyh]

I get this when I smoke 100% vg. If I get to high pg then I get a really dry mouth. 40/60 seems to be the perfect ratio for me. What pg/vg rate are you vaping?

 

[Caridwen]

I get this when I smoke 100% vg. If I get to high pg then I get a really dry mouth. 40/60 seems to be the perfect ratio for me. What pg/vg rate are you vaping?

So do I. I can't vape over 40% VG.

 

[pfaber11]

my son got a cough from my vaping and needless to say i don't vape in front of him anymore. does not mean to say its dangerous probably just an irritant.

 

[GIMike]

my son got a cough from my vaping and needless to say i don't vape in front of him anymore. does not mean to say its dangerous probably just an irritant.

This seems really odd as from what I've gathered, we are basically just exhaling water vapor with very little of anything else. Does he have the same issue with an evaporator in the room? You know your situation better than I, but this seems like it would almost be more psychological than physical, since there isn't much more than water in 2nd hand vapor.

 

[Caridwen]

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With these kinds of threads, we're often quick to point out all the possible causes OTHER than vaping. Its understandable why we do this, basically out of fear of fueling the FDA and the anties with fodder to eventually use against us. But acting out of fear is never a noble path. It's .irresponsible for us, as a community, to endeavor to white wash, sugar coat or in any way deny that there is a lack of data that exists on the health effects of long term usage of e cigs - in an effort solely to advance an agenda..

The truth is that, absent this data, your symptoms may very well be attributed to vaping. God knows I hope not, as I'm completely enthralled with vaping, and hope to vape happily and safely to my dying day. But the possibility is something you - and all of us - have to face when we make our decision to vape or not. It's the freedom of making that personal decision, of our own free will, that should be defended fiercely, with confidence that the foundation of our convictions and ideals in this regard are sound enough to advance our agenda when the time comes for debate - instead of focusing our fears against defending as yet undetermined health concerns.

It will be interesting to see if ECF deletes this post or not, to determine whether they act on fear or ideals. I hope it's the latter.

Are we talking about the same forum?

More often than not, threads related to your health are moved to the Health & Safety section. Since it's a new member that can't post there it's fine here. The only time threads are deleted is when they're from obvious trolls and anti's that get their jolly's by trying to scare people with lies or information that just doesn't have a factual basis.

I think when we make a major lifestyle change (quitting drinking, new diet, quitting smoking) we do become hyper-aware of even minor changes in our bodies that we didn't think about before. In fact we sometimes buried our heads in the sand because we did know how bad smoking was and who wanted to face that? That cough you had for 20 years- no problem!!
But an eye twitch, and it must be from vaping! Just kidding! It's important to listen to your body and see a doctor. I did develop thyroid issues and the doctor told me it's not unusual with people that quit smoking.

 

[ambientech]

I have asthma and sometimes vaping aggravates it and I have to use my inhaler. I can say I do breath much much better now than when I was smoking but nobody can deny pg/vg/nic/flavoring is an irritant to the respiratory track. Irritants can cause breathing issues, especially someone who has asthma or allergies

 

[McAldo]

my son got a cough from my vaping and needless to say i don't vape in front of him anymore. does not mean to say its dangerous probably just an irritant.

I do have concerns about my little one too.
I read the summary of Swedish study.
This was admittedly not about vaping, but rather a statistical analysis of health problems found in a sample of children who had slept for years in rooms decorated with paints releasing a set of 5 investigated chemicals, if I remember well.
These included PG. Obviously we are not talking about vaporized PG, but airborne cold release.
It was found that, compared to the control group, there was a considerable higher incidence of asthma.
And also, a -50% incidence of respiratory infections, which is coherent with other findings about PG, it must be said.

In doubt, I never vape in the bedroom we share with our kid, and keep windows open for half an hour in the whole house, before night time.
Scandinavian countries do keep very precise health records, so studies of this kind can be significant, as the control group is very large.

I didn't observe any but very occasional coughing from my kid, and I admit that, while I always wonder whether it might be my vaping, I never really paid that much attention to it when I was a smoker, as I never smoked but outside.
So I am not eve sure if there is some increase.

 

[GIMike]

I'm not trying to be harsh, just my opinion. But I'm sure my kids will be much healthier since I started vaping, as I smoked indoors as well. I grew up in a smoking household as did my parents, and we've never had asthma or other related issues. I figure the kids in big cities like L.A. or New York City breathe in more toxins from the smog there than I could ever produce with my e-cig. If my child did have severe health issues which were affected by my vaping, that would be a different story. But since my kids are perfectly healthy, I don't see the problem. Whatever you and yours choose to do is up to you, and I won't knock it. That's what (used to be?) so great about this country, is we have choices.

 

[McAldo]

I have grown up in a smoking household as well, and been a smoker for 20 years +. Neither me or my parents, again grown with smocking parents, ever suffered of asthma. They both got cancer though.
I wasn't actually comparing second hand smoke with vaping, as in my case there is nothing to compare, I never smoked home. The study I mentioned refers to PG and incidence of asthma. As you say we are all free to evaluate and investigate our concern as we see fit.
And eventually to share what we think, particularly with other concerned parents, as pfaber11 seems concerned.
I think there is no doubt that, even if second-hand vaping was extremely unhealthy, which probably is not, a person exposed to both vaping and smocking will always be more likely to get unwell than someone exposed to vaping only.
The two sources of risk are independent, and I assess them independently.

 

[Bullwinkle]

Tight chest and wheezing. It happens and can be caused by many things. When I am sick, or run too fast too far for example.

It also happens when I vape certain flavors or nic levels. Usually, it stops and I can continue vaping after I let it subside.

I have switched to 100% VG, just to be safe. If one can develop an intolerance to PG over time, I don't want to. With flavors, I don't vape those that have an obvious irritant quality, like clove or cinnamon.

Another thing is to not inhale so deeply. Just pull it deep enough to exhale through the nose. No need for deep lung inhales. it seems to work just fine without. If I really need the nic and I'm wheezy, or sitting though a three hour lecture, a couple of drops under my tongue will get me by.

I used to love clove cigs until they started causing severe asthma attacks.

Mild flavors,organic please, 100% VG with no artificials and USA sourced nic is my preference and it's working so far.

 

[John Phoenix]

I hate to say it but drop the Pepsi and the milk ASAP. Milk is known to cause mucus build up as well as contribute to a ton of health problems with the lungs and other areas. Silk soy milk and the like are No better. Pepsi even Caffeine free has all types of nasty stuff in it that's not good for you. Just search whats in soft drinks and milk and the effects they can have. Horrible stuff for the human body. Even a calf wont drink his mothers milk once it's weaned off of it.

The thing is, you don't know what is contributing to your problems. It's best to eliminate Everything that could be causing you any damage - at least for a while to see if your condition improves. Perhaps go Vegan for a month or two with only all organic foods, no processed foods, no or very little meat and no or very little carbohydrates. 95 percent of all disease can be directly related to our diets. Processed foods are Anti Foods, not really foods meant for human consumption at all but soda and milk are at the top of the worst of the worst.

After two months of eating this way, if your symptoms don't improve, then look for other reasons. Do go see your doctor for a check up. Truth is E-cigs are not known to cause these problems so you need to look for anything else that can cause them.