Somkers flu.
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That is not normal at all, that should definitely not happen, maybe if you still smoke analogs but if you don't, there's a problem.
Not really... Maybe you smoked for too long, and had no ability to loosen up all of the tar and gunk in your lungs. VG SHOULD loosen it all because it absorbs moisture.
I've read as much as I can find about what to expect when converting from cigs to vaping, and coughing up a bunch of crap shortly after you switch seems to be fairly normal.
I'm making the switch myself right now, 116 hours of no cigs so far, and I'm not coughing that way. But based on what I've read, it wouldn't surprise me if I didn't start over the next few days, and do it for a few days after it starts.
I'm making the switch myself right now, 116 hours of no cigs so far, and I'm not coughing that way. But based on what I've read, it wouldn't surprise me if I didn't start over the next few days, and do it for a few days after it starts.
Call it PMS, the smokers flu, allergies, a cold, idk, but I am tired, draining, and grumpy.
sorry bro, not trying to like put you down or something sorry if it came off that way. just to me it seemed kinda weird. BALDR obviously did some research and seems to be fairly common with some people. sounds good, shows you that not only do e cigs have a good success rate for quitting analogs, but also cleans out your lungs of that gross tar and gunk.
About.com has an article on "quitter's Flu" which, according to what we've customarily seen in the past, incorrectly attributes the symptoms to nicotine withdrawal (of course, About is no bastion of accurate information, so you gets what youse gets). If it was nicotine-linked, a person wouldn't experience such crappy feelings when they switched-over to vaping. Must be something else in the ciggies, and I'm curious as to what that might be, now.
Hoping you get through this soon.
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This gives you an idea of onset timeline:
Hoping you get through this soon.
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This gives you an idea of onset timeline:
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I've been vaping for almost 3 months. I've been off the cigs for 5 days. Part of that was that I wasn't able to get off the cigs until I got some stronger juice. I was (and am) vaping 24mg nic for my all day vape, but now I have some 30mg that I use to drip. I use that 30mg right after meals, which is when I would get the strong cravings, and the higher nic has helped.
But I did cut down, without trying to stop, for awhile, and it was intentional. I'd read about various withdrawal effects, and you don't avoid all those just by vaping. Vaping helps you avoid some of them, since you are still getting the nicotine, but there are other problems.
I had been smoking 3 packs a day, and I had been smoking for over 30 years. By spending a couple of months smoking a lot less, without jumping straight to "no cigs at all", I'm hoping to avoid any major issues.
So far, so good. It's kind of early to say, since I haven't even been off the cigs for a week yet. And, of course, there is no way to know what would have happened if I'd bought a PV and stopped smoking right away. Not everyone gets smokers flu symptoms.
I wouldn't have been able to just stop all at once anyway - until I got that higher nic juice, cutting down was the best I could do.
But I did cut down, without trying to stop, for awhile, and it was intentional. I'd read about various withdrawal effects, and you don't avoid all those just by vaping. Vaping helps you avoid some of them, since you are still getting the nicotine, but there are other problems.
I had been smoking 3 packs a day, and I had been smoking for over 30 years. By spending a couple of months smoking a lot less, without jumping straight to "no cigs at all", I'm hoping to avoid any major issues.
So far, so good. It's kind of early to say, since I haven't even been off the cigs for a week yet. And, of course, there is no way to know what would have happened if I'd bought a PV and stopped smoking right away. Not everyone gets smokers flu symptoms.
I wouldn't have been able to just stop all at once anyway - until I got that higher nic juice, cutting down was the best I could do.
When I smoked, I coughed up a lot of gunk in the mornings.
When I switched, I kept coughing the same gunk up, but ALL DAY.
It lasted for a month full strength, then started declining.
Now gone. Hang in there. At my recent annual physical, my Dr (who is new) didn't believe that I had ever smoked. (With exrays of my chest in his hand.)
Hang in there. It is worth it.
Ande
When I switched, I kept coughing the same gunk up, but ALL DAY.
It lasted for a month full strength, then started declining.
Now gone. Hang in there. At my recent annual physical, my Dr (who is new) didn't believe that I had ever smoked. (With exrays of my chest in his hand.)
Hang in there. It is worth it. Ande
A rhetorical question is a question for which the asker already knows the answer. So your question was rhetorical
Call it PMS, the smokers flu, allergies, a cold, idk, but I am tired, draining, and grumpy.
Alright already!
HUG>>>funtobefemale<<HUG
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and
take two Midol and call me in the morning.
HTH,
Dave
I definitely got the 'smokers flu' within 2 weeks of giving up cigs. My throat hurt like hell and I was dehydrated, which I assumed was from acclimating to vaping, but then I started with the cough, then it got really productive and gross....then my sinuses drained and stuffed over and over and my body ached. It was just like the flu without the fever. Actually, I may have had that too, but I never checked!
Will someone please fix the title of this thread? The spelling error is driving me crazy!
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You don't like "some-kers?"
Lol I'm just an English/grammar/spelling nerd!!
Sorry, I am not the best speller in the world. 7 years in the Army kind of took away my spelling ability. I can use the heck out of some acronyms though.... Since I posted this many days ago, I am now over whatever it was, and I feel great. I can breath better then I was already breathing, and I can actually breath out of both sides of my nose now.Will someone please fix the title of this thread? The spelling error is driving me crazy!
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