Try Vaping PG-Free E-liquid. my nostrils and surrounding areas have started having breakouts overnight , the same type of cystic acne ppl have mentioned here and my nose/ face i have noticed are really oily, never been oily as this in my entire life. Now I have only been a very light user 30 mins total in any one day and felt quite ok, How ever over the last six months I have lots stress in my life and my vaping has increased to about 3.00 hours a day at the moment, and boy do I feel ill, sweats, headaches, neck and shoulder pain, stomach problems, been to the docs and he says it is down to the amount of nic I am getting in any one day now, it was my Doc who suggested I went on to vaping in a way to get me of the fags as it is healthier for me. Im almost thinking that the high nic levels that I started at, which I thought were not high enough, are too high for someone who is still smoking 1 pack/day while Chain vaping at night. Ive been vaping for six months, around the three month mark I began having problems with widespread edema. The more I scratch it the more it spreads. X ray done chest scan blood samples ecg the full works conclusion nothing wrong!!!! Ive quit Ecigs and went back to analogs over these years and the head and face and ear pain has never subsided.. Im beginning to think that back when I started sucking on my ecig all the day long that the higher dose of nicotine triggered an allergic reaction to the nic an allergy that I never had prior. I didnt realise it could ve the PG in the fluid. Not the pg or vg. But they made me seriously depressed. You have been warned. I know he hasnt mentioned to the doctor that he uses an e-cig, and I am concerned that this could be causing the problems he is experiencing. I wondered if this is what it was from? And on steroid ointments. Vaping generally affects three main systems: Mouth and airways: Irritation, cough and increased airway resistance. Also, I have noticed a sore throat and increased phlegm when using the e-cig. And now I do not know what to do anymore.I quit smoking ecigs and hope I will get better. Anyone can buy ANY of these ingredients. I cant remember how many times I checked for bedbugs. Tiny (ultrafine) particles that can get deep into your lungs. Funnily enough no, I found another one that worked. Are these real problems or are these people paid by big tobacco companies to make it seem like vaping is dangerous? The crazy thing is I wasnt a smoker, I just started dragging on my wifes e cig next thing she bought me one which was cool but now I am so hooked its insane. Doctor sent me to the hospital and I was told removing my tonsils would be best. after using e-cannabis tips for 2 hours, I started feeling a pain in my chest like a pulled muscle. Today my who chin is covered. Im going through a bad reaction tooMy face mouth and throat are burning really bad..Im going to stop all together..this is not right . That seem to do the trick, I believe the nickel is a major trigger to those symptoms. Its in a lot of stuff! Soak a clean cloth in tap water or Burow's solution . Nickel allergy. I started using ecig about a month ago and after 2 weeks I suddenly felt very bad. *NONE OF YOU ARE POSTING A COMPLETE LIST OF: *EXACTLY WHAT MODEL YOU USE breathing was not good, I did stop smoking the e fag but now I am worried about using it again in case it starts again or worse. It is the vaping and mine has no nicotine in it so it is the pg. ALL my jewelry is nickel-free. Required fields are marked *. No amount of benedryl helped. I quit cigs for 2 years after smoking for 20+. I also use pure VG (even some labelled 100% VG are in fact as much as 20% PG, the excuse given is that VG clogs up the burner and this mix is required to prevent the equipment from fouling up. For several consecutive nights I only got very little sleep. Crail, I have only been vaping for 5 days and thats enough for me. After having terrible reactions including night sweats, sleep issues, headaches, chills, detached/foggy sensation, and fatigue I am going to stop vaping myself. After 3 days skin itch diminished by 80% and after 7 days wow! got it all If this shit causes cancer or any long term health effect, Ill sue everyone around here for not stopping this guy from vaping indoor. I never expected this to happen but it did and it couldnt have been any more random. A lot of people have it but ignore it. Many of the metals used in orthopaedic surgical implants are immunologically active and can cause hypersensitivity reactions. I have smoked e cigs for about a year. Doctor says removing tonsils might help, but with my age its not recommended (60). Hi, Ive been vaping for 3 plus years and my health has decreased so badly that i am basically bed bound with fatigue,headaches, nausea , rashes on face and backs of hands stomach pain, burning mouth/tongue also feeling faint and currently have bright red blood coming from my left sinus too. My skin is turning red and I am itching all over. I went to the e-cig to stop smoking cigs. hoarseness. Thanks. I had this problem at first. Dont get me wrong Capella never said they were organic, I never even thought about how the flavors came out. (I went back to tobacco, because of unrelated stress.). I have two young kids, a husband and a fast pace job.. could be from e-cig laundry detergent, food, stress, etcetera. However now they are nearly inescapably and if caught indoors with people vaping I often end up with a sever reaction. Display results as threads Numb lip and my skin was losing feeling in places. I love vaping i hope some day there a liquid suitable for my condition, The same thing happened to me two times four days appart and all my went away about 6 hours but the dizzyness stayed for a day. Also, PG is listed as one of the #1 ingredients in all inhalers but Ive never seen anyone on an inhaler have a reaction like this. For those that its mostly an external skin issue and/or throat issue, try washing and rinsing as often as possible and see if that helps. I quit everything for about 7 months and like an idiot started smoking normal cigarettes, today after only 3 days on an ecig trying to quit again, I have woken up with swollen hands and one side of my tongue has swollen up to the point on not being able to talk. Now thinking this could be ecigs. Ive been vaping for 2 years now and felt like **** ever since tired, VERY FOGGY and 0 motivation to do anything. Or how much I scrutinised my diet. Is that what is making people itch? Search titles only; Posted by Member: Separate names with a comma. I havent broke out in rashes. i change everything every 3 days. 4770 Buford Highway. I do DIY e-liquid so its a process of elimination to find the culprit but its a long process. Hyper-sensitive people react to lower amounts of nickel released than is typical for the nickel-allergic population as a whole. I have been to the doctor and had blood tests and they have come back with a raised white cell count possibly nothing to do with the itchy skin and I have been issued with 180mg antihistamines but today is the first day I have not used the cig so fingers crossed. General Category. Your immune system's sensitivity to nickel may develop after your first exposure or after repeated or prolonged exposure. If it does, you should investigate what kind of e-liquid youve been using and try to identify the problem, but if it doesnt, its safe to assume the problems are linked to tobacco cessation. I intend to wean off of them to see if that what I causing the itch. I think my mix is 80%PG and 20%VG. Quit for real or smoke the real cigs. Been to the ER twice with swollen tongue and am on second pack of steroids until I can make my appointment with the allergist. Stainless steel same thing, has Chrome. Mayo Clinic on Incontinence - Mayo Clinic Press, NEW The Essential Diabetes Book - Mayo Clinic Press, NEW Ending the Opioid Crisis - Mayo Clinic Press, FREE Mayo Clinic Diet Assessment - Mayo Clinic Press, Mayo Clinic Health Letter - FREE book - Mayo Clinic Press, Mayo Clinic Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Mayo Clinic School of Continuous Professional Development, Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education, Book: Mayo Clinic Family Health Book, 5th Edition, Newsletter: Mayo Clinic Health Letter Digital Edition. The pharmacist gave me antihistamines and 1% hydrocortisone cream which takes it away probably 70%, still random itches on arms and legs. Sleep paralysis! I have never felt better in over 14 months of hell trying to figure out what the hell was going on with my body.Just quit vaping- please!I dont want anyone else to go through what i went through.Analog cigs never did that to me. My standard mix is massively lower than the lowest nic containing mix you can buy retail near me. I bought another e cig unit this year (Feb 2014) figured Id try it again as they have come a long way. This is my 3rd time using ecigs, have used up to 8 months before with no issues. Basically after reading everyones posts, I guess Im done vaping :/ now to pray my mouth and lips stop burning! ), and I wake up with muscle aches especially worse in neck and shoulder. The person then inhales the resulting aerosol or vapor (called vaping . Hi Colin, which department at Marlboro do you work for? Dont want to go back to smoking as e-cigs have helped me quit after a lifetime of tobacco use. People must now be 21 to buy any tobacco product, including vaping products. I posted on r/vaping101 and received perfect advice. I also have the face and neck break outs. But never in my life have I had so many itchy bumps. The best plan of all is to not do it, at all I think. The varieties we use are all 8-12% nickel, it's one of the better corrosion resistors to add to the alloy. I have your exact same symptoms and Im quitting today also. Pardon my language but vaping has become straight fucky for me. have you guys tried litejoy e liquid?im using blueberry ,mint/menthol and strawberry flavors .I get itchy eyes from the strawberry but im fine with menthol ,blueberry and tobacco flavors. . Quit e cigs now. Detailed Description: Nickel (Ni) is a nutritionally essential metal widely distributed in the environment, and it has been reported to be one of the most common causes of allergic contact dermatitis (ACD), affecting nearly 15-20% of the general population. I have read every one of the comments on this site and I must say that most of them are almost the same type of complaint of sore mouths, nic overdose, and generally feeling unwell.Crail Ballance post is spot on. My immune system went completely out of whack and man where i was headed if I kept this up was not pretty. Has anyone experienced similar problems. Quite scary so have stopped using ecig last night and wondering how long it will take to feel normal again No crazy drip mod or nothing just standard e cig.. The rash,redness and swelling is just about gone. And smoking VG doesnt make it any better. One consideration that no one mentions that beside the concern with PG, what about all the loads of companies that make juices, of varying quality? I could not figure it out. Chest pain, headache, rapid hate, I was about to book an appointment with the laserderm clinic, but now am thinking my condition may be related to vaping after reading other comments on this thread. One day!!!! Dry mouth. If youve recently given up smoking and switched to electronic cigarettes, you may be dealing with a series of smoking cessation side-effects. I dont have nicotine in my juice either. To stop smoking again so started e cigs again and with in two days worst itching and staining pain in the ears I no its the cause !!! Allergies develop after prolonged exposure causes the immune system to misfire. I kinda also wasted about 3 years vaping and among headaches and muscle pain had pretty much no motivation to do anything during that time. Many stories are I vaped for 6 months then got ill. Maybe just maybe the ecigs changed and nobody informed you. There is a connection between vaping and hearing loss. Tried vaping for 3 weeks and have had an 2 abscesses on my gum. Never looking back.These bad side effects need to be talked about not in denial. I have had no hives or anything like that with the vape. Around 4 months ago I started to get chest pains and generally feeling unwell. Burks AW, et al. non of my friends have any problems. the Patch burned my skin and the gum well it taste really bad. Yes I am suffering from increased burning and tingling sensations extremely depressing. The symptoms of nickel allergy can be mild, or severe enough to be disabling. I quit vaping completely for a year or more and then tired it again and the bugs are back. What's new. Look for jewelry made from such metals as nickel-free stainless steel, surgical-grade stainless steel, titanium, 18-karat yellow gold, or nickel-free yellow gold and sterling silver. It is painful and I get these white pus pockets all over my tonsils Im probably allergic to something in the ecigs (I have tried two different brands). For darker skin, the rash can cause the skin to look darker. Go back to smoking so they fill the hospital rooms with lung cancer patients? And Im back to square one smoking cigarettes. Thanks for this! I am thinking the PG & VG with the added nicotine is the culprit. NB Gold plated and 9ct gold jewellery can contain nickel; 18 and 24ct gold does not contain nickel. ultimately leads to clogging of the pores.bacteria doing their thing..and boom, breakout, im no expert but experiencing this for 6 months trying this and that and the other, changing my diet, my exercise, the liquidseverything in my life..all along i have had this strange feeling that the acne is being caused by my body trying to protect my skin from the damage e-cigs are causing, google sebum guys see what you think, During this time I have been taken to ICU for blood clots twice and was in hospital 5 to 6 days to treat the clot issue. I quit vaping almost 2 weeks ago, my breathing improved tenfold. I am pissed too and never had an allergy before. I tried to not vape, and it felt better. I vape zero nic.also the minute I stay vapingi get a runny nose. So he knows his stuff, Im on steroids, antibiotics because I have a illness that lowers my immune system. I think he was referring to the stuff coming out of China, like Dekang. Cant sleep and just plain feel blah. I stopped smoking 4 months ago and dont want to go back. The best strategy to prevent a nickel allergy from developing is to avoid prolonged exposure to items containing nickel. Anyone out there experiencing this? I thought I was vaping pure v.g but I was not.So I decided to make my own juice. Red somewhere that the PG in e-liquid causes these triggerpoints. I stopped e cigs and feeling better. Im feeling healthier every single day. Please try Velvet Cloud organic liquids or similar. I will never buy premix again. If there are any adverse reactions, the body will heal itself. I notice a rash on the left side of my cheast and on my fore head.i will start looking for 100% vig gly/ hope it helps. I had systemic problem and they are at a loss to what it was. I feel so much better. Ive switched liquids, gone full vg, weened myself right down to 0% nicotine as well as having been drinking more water daily than anybody could ever want to, and the problem remains. I bought the liquid recently and this is my second time using it. P.p.s. Will update on VG progress soon. Then, I decided to give up ecigs completely. This is so sad. Posted by: Vranks on July 10, 2013 Under: E-Cigarette Articles. it also raises the heart beat by 20 beats per minute. Needs to be pure organic for sensitive people. I was vaping happily before with no problems and then wham, itching all over and its getting worse. Be sure to update with your results! In: Middleton's Allergy: Principles and Practice. My glasses probably kept the vapor residue pressed against my skin. I wake up ok and think its over, then have a lukewarm shower and as soon as the water hits the back of my neck the fiberglass feeling runs through the back of my neck and shoulders. I ended up getting TopBox Mini and Ruthless E-Juice and launched my sweet vaping career. Can a person be allergic to an e cigarette? Seeing these posts has me convinced but I know she wont accept it because its already been discussed within the family thats what it is and she thinks its bull. Have been ill for 2 months..cough , sinus peoblems, burning nose, never ending cold symptomsjust hit me.since I stopped smoking & started using e cig ! Its been almost a week since Ive started the antibiotic and Ive been taking so many different decongestants and nothing has worked. Its way easier to quit vaping than I must admit. They really hurt. I have been vaping for 4 months with a MVP and Mega tank and have been breaking out in itchy hives on my legs, arms, and body. Few months later, I was going down the stairs and noticed my legs shaking only when I bend them. Never did I realize that I have an allergic reaction to his vapor (he switched 4 months back to e cigarette). The only obvious benefit has been that I have been putting 10 a day into a large glass spaghetti jar towards next years holiday. I quit using my Ecig for a month and now its back. Who else is getting this problem? All my bloodwork came back fine. Since it was on my left side doctor did EKG and found nothing. I still would recommend them at least to help wean off of the regular cigarettes. 5. ATTENTION EVERYONE: PLEASE READ. Many electronic cigarettes are powered by lithium-containing batteries. I VE been happily vaping for over a year now,started of a light user then gradually increased the amount i was using it. Now I am back to ecigs. One time I woke up frustrated and anxious. Your skin has a natural barrier that's disrupted when it reacts to nickel and other allergens. September this yearBOOM!! But that transitioned into all day. Okay I have the same problem , thought it was ecig , quit guess what its not the ecig! Going on over a week now, I started with sores in my mouth (feels like a mouth full of gravel)..and for the last 3-4 days my lips have been swollen/sore/burn (name it)!! Should I try gum? Its a real problemive lost my vigour and all I can do is vape and play vids. Caused depression from worrying about my health. Im wearing singlets to not aggravate my neck area. I will look into that. Ive been to so many doctors its embarrassing.. plenty of ct scans, mris, ENT visits along with 3 different neurologists who have only come up with a diagnosis of new-daily-persistent-headache (no shit). But hang on a moment, nicotine is addictive and if I was a company the more I sell the more profit I make right? 200. The breathing started slowly to improve with less pain and I was able to lie in bed comfortably only to experience flu like symptoms coming on (muscle aches in back and neck,cold sweats and generaly feeling green with sickness). Would be interested to know if the Dr.s visit helped you, and if you switched to VG from PG. Like 50 lbs lost weight, itchy fibreglass crawly bitey skin feeling, so played out, muscle twitching especially at night, muscle cramps in right hand and forearm, very abnormal heat sensitive where i couldnt come close to heat near a stove it would hurt in an unusual hyper sensitive way~ no lung problems, thank god! At one point I tried the e cig again thinking maybe that wasnt it and woke up with my eyes swollen shut and my lips 3 times my normal size. People are screaming about it and no one wants to try to put the pieces together to see if a common denominator can be found. The best thing you can do is stop using e-cigarettes for a couple of days and see if your general condition improves. Also had diziness and diarhea and basically feeling high in a bad way but the doctor said it was a virus, said it was unlikely to do with this and im not entirely sure will try antihistamine to see if it is! Pressing on it hurts. The weird thing is i had this one spot on this inside of my leg below the knee that wouldnt stop feeling like a bug was tickling me. I also had an allergic reaction a couple of years ago but couldnt figure out what I was allergic too until now. It might be the nicotine if you have any. I went to the dermatologist and they took samples of my breakouts to be tested to see what was causing these skin issues came back negative. The best way to describe this is that I feel like my blood is toxic and my skin is on fire Has anyone else had this? My face looks horrible. i have smoked traditional cigs for 25 years and was so happy to switch to E cigs about 2 months ago. So we consumers are left with the most challenging task regulate our consumption of nicotine or quit because humans can leave without it for sure. I get all glass bottles 230ml 11mg nicotine for $60. With multiple ways of ingesting and creating the vapor comes multiple ways of possibly infecting ourselves with things that arent good for us. This site complies with the HONcode standard for trustworthy health information: verify here.