<s>[INST] I gave up smoking four weeks ago and haven t had a cig since, although I have taken up electronic cigarettes. I now feel terrible, I have a bad cough during the night, and really struggle to breathe often even when sedatory, I have been prescribed an asthma inhaler , do you think these symptoms are related to quitting smoking. I was smoking 30 a day and have smoked for ten years, I am a 26 year old female [/INST] HelloWelcome to Chat Doctor Dear patient, your symptoms are most likely due to asthma but not related to smoking quitting, instead you are Lucy enough that you had given up smoking otherwise your symptoms would have been even worse, yes the possibility is that the electronic cigarettes may be acting as an offender or as an allergen because your problem started with the on set of this type of smoking only, so my request is that you please do not resume to the cigarette smoking but instead try to quit electronic cigarettes also wish you good luck thanks Chat Doctor.  </s>