icky throat

[idontsmoke]

From prior experience, I know this is normal after quitting, but I have to vent and ask what others have done for it: My throat itches often and is phlegmy...My body is working through it by an annoying amount of coughing and throat clearing but ugh, can it be over already? I guess since I smoked for 35 years and vaped for another 4, its gonna take a while.

 

When vaping I have almost zero chest congestion (not saying its less harmful than smoking!!! Just that my body reacts differently to it) so I didnt expect this phlegmy itchy throat after quitting vaping!

 

I'm armed with cough drops and mints but any other suggestions are welcome. 

 

 

[jillar]

Having lots of phlegm after quitting is normal for a lot of people who quit smoking as the tiny hairs that clean the lungs grow back and start working to right all the wrong we did. I would treat your symptoms like those of a common cold, which it could be too, and if symptoms get worse see your dr.

Hope you feel better soon 

[Reciprocity]

I went with the same as you mentioned (mints & cough drops - all no nicotine products of course). The mint thing was weird for me as I have never been a mint person before quitting or after 

[Doreensfree]

My voice totally disappeared for a while ...after a trip to the doc ....he reassured me all was well...

Our bodies have alot of healing to do .... decades.....

If your worried always get checked out ....

[notsmokinjo]

Good old honey  and lemon juice in hot water (like a a tea) really works. You can add some ginger (or rum, or brandy or whiskey) if ya want want.

Even just a teaspoon of honey will help with the itchy throat feel. 

[d2e8b8]

It's normal as you mentioned.  It reminds of the time when I had armed myself with cough drops and felt so bad when the cough wouldn't happen.  Those days my brain was foggy as well and I used to question if my quit was 'normal' if there was no cough.  Why wasn't my system going through the cleansing that everyone else seemed to go through.  

 

I also felt bad about having wasted the money for cough drops.  So I think you're lucky to have the symptoms that I wasn't fortunate enough to have.

[Doreensfree]

I never suffered a cough ...or phlegm......

This worried me at first because other quitters were coughing up the crap ...and I wasn't ....

Of course ...we are all different ..our bodies work different ....I've learnt that now ...

I had nothing to worry about ...

[idontsmoke]

Thank you everyone. Gosh you are all so helpful and kind

[Reciprocity]

Good to see you're still on the train @idontsmoke! When you truly want something and it's worth fighting hard for, you get an extreme sense of pride when you accomplish your goal. Whether that be a daily, weekly or monthly goal so ..... keep fighting the good fight  

Edited June 13, 2020 by reciprocity