Smoking or vaping
No. It can cause more damage because bronchodilators allows for more smoke saturation, is my understanding, which could be misunderstanding.
Even for vape
For vape it makes your lungs melt and your heart explode.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bronchodilator
A bronchodilator or broncholytic[1] (although the latter occasionally includes secretory inhibition as well) is a substance that dilates the bronchi and bronchioles, decreasing resistance in the respiratory airway and increasing airflow to the lungs
Yes.
In the smoke/mist. Whatever the damage that does, you’re allowing it deeper penetration to the lungs, so naturally the damage will be increased.
Wheres the damage part tho?
Yes
I had some friends that used to hit the albuterol after the bowl.
I do not think it had any effect on coughing during the session. Perhaps coughing afterward was reduced, but not noticeably.
How bad is your cough?
I would ask a medical professional instead.
No, that would never lead anywhere positive. Best just to do it less
It’s irritation from the smoke that makes you cough right? Not constriction?
You might have better luck with just an anti-inflammatory like ibuprofen. Or maybe a mucolytic to help actually clear the secretions in your airway when you cough (and the smoke particles with them).
How big a difference does smoking make vs edibles? Not putting shit in your airway in the first place would be the easiest option if gummies or something are a viable substitute.
Edibles would never have the same response. Its the (vape) “smoke”, uggh, I wish there was THC inhalers in the same way there is asthma inhalers. There should be noting stopping it to the extent there would be no need for vaping
Not actually sure an inhaler style delivery would be much different from a vape. Inhalers come with their own risks (thrush, off the top of my head) and still send particles into your lungs. You’d basically be trading steam for whatever aerosol accelerant the inhalers use… which might be worse.
With things like pot or tobacco, a lot of the damage that happens is from the smoke itself, not some pharmaceutical action of the drug. Vapes are thought to be a step down (presumably at least - they’re still new enough that we have no idea what the long term effects look like) but still harmful. You’d get similar damage from spending too much time down wind from a campfire, or having a humidifier blowing at you constantly.
So, back to edibles… is ‘not the same’ a deal breaker, or is the effect not even comparable, or desirable? I’ve never tried either, so, shooting in the dark here.
Frequency may also be a factor - how often do you smoke? Maybe you could go back and forth between smoking and edibles to give your lungs more of a break between sessions.
Also stay hydrated - that’ll help the secretions in your airway stay less vicious, same line if thinking as the mucolytic.
Not really, thrush is a specifically corticosteroid related risk if I remember correctly, and even then, it seems super rare. Ive taken tons of CSs without hydration or rinsing out my mouth and im legit sure iv never had thrush. Thats purely related to CSs even so, I believe
Could have sworn it was a side effect for inhaled mucolytics too, so quick check on acetylcysteine, and it’s got ‘white sores/patches’ listed, but I guess it’s unrelated to candida.
In any case, all drugs and routes of administration will have side effects. I’d go for a different route over a different fume if damage mitigation is the goal.
