I was a chain smoker before and now I'm a chain vaper. I'm using unflavored 100% vg 3mg and I have been drinking lots of water. Now I'm having trouble breathing. Its like my lungs are full and i can't cough it up. I'm not sure if its from my e-cig or if this is normal when you first start. Any ideas would be helpful.
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You will get told it is ciggie withdrawel. You will get told it is an allergy. I think that for most that may be true. For me, it was just what happened when I used ecigs. I had to quit using them for this reason.
Please do go to the doctor and get this checked out. Hope everything checks out well.
Yep, green mucus means a respiratory infection, and according to my doc it's been peculating for quite some time to get to that point. Glad you're going in and let us know how you do.
I went to my Dr. today. He's not sure what caused my symptoms and they could be from my e-cig. He said its either bronchitis or asthma. I'm not sure what to do now, I really want the e-cig to work for me. First I get cns depression from pg, then I have lung problems from vg. I've read about peg but that doesn't sound good, some thing about cell mutation. I just feel bad now, I was really looking foreword to not smoking.
I was in the same boat as you. Swedish snus has helped me stay ciggie free for over a year. Come visit the smokeless forum if you want to learn more.
Have you tried vaping plain PG or VG and nic with no flavoring? You may be having a problem with some of the flavorings. Caramel has been one that gives some people problems. Just a thought and good luck.
1st off pustulent phlegm (ie green, yellow) are signs of an infection and not a reaction. Increased production of sputum and coughing it up is due most likely due to a few things. You are going to have increased mucus production with vapor and you are going to be bringing it up more bec of the cilia that are growing back and reactivating (smoking destroys them).
Also the mouth is a breeding ground for bacteria but our saliva destroys alot before they are able to mature to cause any harm but they can be transfered to a drip tip or cart, where they will multiply and grow. I have taken to washing my drip tip every night before bed and wont use the same cart for more then 3 days w/o either cleaning it in pga or rubbing alcohol.
You said your mucus was bright green. Any time I have come across this in 17 years as a Paramedic, it has been a long rooted infection that has gone untreated. You may have had a sinus infection that went unnoticed or an upper respiratory infection or even pneumonia.
Germs are unable to survive in any type of glycerin or so I have read. It draws the water from the bacteria thereby killing it.
Just my 2 cents and my experiences, a doctors advice would trump all of that.
Also the mouth is a breeding ground for bacteria but our saliva destroys alot before they are able to mature to cause any harm but they can be transfered to a drip tip or cart, where they will multiply and grow. I have taken to washing my drip tip every night before bed and wont use the same cart for more then 3 days w/o either cleaning it in pga or rubbing alcohol.
You said your mucus was bright green. Any time I have come across this in 17 years as a Paramedic, it has been a long rooted infection that has gone untreated. You may have had a sinus infection that went unnoticed or an upper respiratory infection or even pneumonia.
Germs are unable to survive in any type of glycerin or so I have read. It draws the water from the bacteria thereby killing it.
Just my 2 cents and my experiences, a doctors advice would trump all of that.
Yeah, sounds like an infection to me and once you're feeling better, I'd give ecigs another try. If the same thing happens again, then I'd suspect your body just doesn't tolerate PG or VG well and ecigs aren't for you. As one person said, you may want to try snus if ecigs don't work for you. Best wishes for quitting smoking and good health!
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