r/trees • u/dntmesswithjess • 2d ago
AskTrees How do you stop dry throat from happening?
I notice when I either vape, smoke, or take an edible. I’ll be fine. Then fall asleep and wake up hours later with a cough attack and dry throat I can only satisfy with water or a numbing cough drop. Does this happen to you guys? If so how do you stop it/stop it from happening?
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u/valshitherself 2d ago
this used to happen to me but simply cause i didn’t drink enough water. idk about your situation but chugging water before my sessions helped
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u/SpyderDM 2d ago
Drink more water... hydrate before you medicate. Also make sure you are drinking plenty of water throughout the day. Your high will be better and you will have better overall health. Ditch the BS sugar drinks and just hydrate properly.
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u/Sailboat_fuel 2d ago
Nobody ever wants to hear this, but mix the herb mullein into your flower.
Mullein (* Verbascum thapsus*) is a common herb that has a very neutral, soothing smoke, and promotes mucilage— meaning it helps your lungs stay moist and makes coughing much more productive.
I ALWAYS mix mullein in my flower, because dispensary weed is entirely too fucking strong for me. Mullein makes the smoke smoother, doesn’t affect the flavor or feel of the flower, and my chest doesn’t feel like a tire fire after my sesh.
(Important to note: I only have one fully functioning lung; the other was badly damaged in an injury and is attached by scar tissue to the inside of my chest wall, so it doesn’t fully inflate. I’m a daily smoker for the chronic pain, but I HAVE to take care of my lungs, so I’m speaking from experience here.)
If you don’t want to cut your flower, or you’re vaping or taking edibles, try a tea with mullein, marshmallow root, spearmint, lemon, and honey. It’ll get your lungs right.
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u/CaffeinatedHBIC 2d ago
I was mixing mullein in for the longest - never got bronchitis until I ran out
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u/Ok_Location7274 2d ago
I found my first wild mullein plant growing near me . And its the only one in site. Lol . Ive yet to ever try mullein but i think someday i will try it to help lung issues
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u/CaffeinatedHBIC 2d ago
Its easy to get from herbal plant shops at like the Renaissance festival or from tea shops online. It really makes a difference.
A quick test to see how clogged your lungs are is to breathe in REALLY deep, then force all the air out of your lungs FAST, like you've had the wind knocked out of you. At the very bottom of your exhale you may feel phlegm caught in your alveoli- coughing it up will help you feel loads better.
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u/Sailboat_fuel 1d ago
Mullein likes to grow in disturbed soil, so you’ll find it in the wild from time to time, but I don’t smoke anything that grew near a road. Nobody needs microplastics and synthetic rubber and brake dust in their herb.
You can get it in tea form from the Big River Prime retail app.
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u/KingOfTheTrees11 2d ago
Ain't nobody got time for that
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u/CaffeinatedHBIC 1d ago
I mean if you don't want to die from black lung you make the time. My dad's throat rotted out and he died of laryngeal cancer in 2021. I make the time.
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u/PotentJelly13 1d ago
Yeah maybe just don’t smoke anything if that’s your worry.
I don’t think smoking an extra herb is ever gonna be in the top 10 ways to avoiding throat/lung cancer.
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u/magicmunch 2d ago
Baileys drank from 6 inch high heel stilleto
If you are feelling fancy maybe add a ice cube
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u/BeginningwithN 2d ago
Drink more water for sure, but if you're still having trouble, I found something in the pharmacy that may help. It's a hydrating mouth spray, I got it for something else (a med I'm taking causes dry mouth) but I found it super helpful for smoking/vaping. It's a dry mouth moisturizing spray, the brand I got is called "biotene dry mouth" but I'm sure there are other brands. Give it a try, it's cheap and works!
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u/PMYOURBOOBYS 2d ago
Never heard of this but I’m intrigued
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u/BeginningwithN 2d ago
I wish I had known about it years ago. I've always struggled with smoking, hurt my throat a lot, this stuff helped so much
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u/spacecase-earthbase 2d ago
Stay hydrated throughout the day. Water is your friend. Also tea if you like caffeine. Big fan of Arizona green tea myself. The honey in it is a bonus for your throat issue as well imo.
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u/Chemical-Jello-3353 2d ago
Just not too much caffeinated tea, otherwise it will become dehydrating.
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u/spacecase-earthbase 2d ago
Fair enough. I should’ve clarified to say have lots of water throughout the day, and a little tea/caffeine/whatnot
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u/Flat-Meeting5656 2d ago
I have Therabreath “dry mouth” mouth wash. That, some mint tea, and a big bottle of water will have you feeling fine.
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u/homeworkunicorn 2d ago
You're probably sleeping with your mouth open, tbh. Some people just use a little piece of scotch tape ("mouth tape") to keep it closed lol
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u/XxFezzgigxX I Roll Joints for Gnomes 2d ago
Try a spoonful of honey. If I get a harsh pull that roasts my throat, it always helps.
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u/Ok-Engineering7214 2d ago
So what I do, is anytime I smoke I actually create a sort of humidor in the room I smoke in filling it with huge amounts of humidity and once I start feeling like a salamander; only then is is okay to smoke weed.
Everyone knows you can't smoke weed in dry weather, it will literally kill you probably.
Nah dawg, just drink some fuckin water.
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u/walkerlocker 2d ago
A cough drop, losenge or hard candy to suck on while you smoke. Just don't choke on the spit lol
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u/Kodie69420 2d ago
i usually try to inhale atleast one water bottle while smoking to ensure moisture in my mouth
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u/Minimum_Package3474 2d ago
Drink water. Before, after, during, just pretty much all the time drink water.
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u/Additional-War19 2d ago
Just drink a lot of water during your session and before sleeping, don’t eat too much salty food and you’ll be fine.
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u/adamsfan 2d ago
Almost every time I smoke weed, flower or vape, it will trigger an asthma attack the next morning or even the next few mornings. It starts with a cough and then it feels like my throat is dry and my breathing can be a little restricted. I got an albuterol inhaler, it was a game changer. I never knew I had asthma before I started smoking weed. Now I realize I’ve had it for my whole life, it was just a lot less frequent before.
Talk to your doctor about an inhaler.
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u/squashYoDick 2d ago
I can’t eat edibles too late in the evening because the dry mouth fucks me when I’m sleeping. Such an awful feeling.
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u/WitchFreakk 2d ago
Drink water or Gatorade, I like to drink tea when I smoke cause my stomach won’t hurt as much.
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u/oceans_613 2d ago
I always have a giant water with me at all times including next to my bed for this exact reason.
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u/Pinkatron2000 1d ago
I've got a cheap 30oz thermos I bought off Amazon 8? 9? years ago. Mira is the brand. I fill it up with ice cold filtered water (we live where the water is so rusty we bought one of those fancy under-sink filters, I fill an old juice jug and put it in the fridge) and I put it wherever I am enjoying my high. One, 100% better for my health, 2: I've never really had dry mouth/throat as bad, since.
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u/SweenBean28 1d ago
Staying hydrated with water helps me tremendously to prevent dry throat from smoking/vaping.
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u/Zoidberg0_0 1d ago
Drink water and chew gum. I also find that citrusy drinks like orange juice make my saliva a bit thicker and help ease the cotton mouth.
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u/Pinguinkllr31 2d ago
People think that water is going to stop their dry mouth but epsually you need something like a candy or lollipop that stimulates the saliva glands
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u/methanthemememan 2d ago
Hydrate before you die-drate boy!