It almost feels like your entire bloodstream is infected. I wasnt a heavy smoker and Im hoping I can last a few days without the ecig or regular cigs. I have no idea if the vaping affected the clotting issue but I do wonder if the skin and scalp problems are, in fact, the cause of my horrible skin problems. Benadryl is the only thing that seems to work for a few hours. Make sure you get your vapor from a state that has regulations. Tobacco nic goes way up and drops off, e-cig nic stays at a more steady and higher level than tobacco after the drop off. 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. I see others have had these exact symptoms. I am done smoking, I am not going to spend my money trying to find an alternative as this is simply not worth my health. For darker skin, the rash can cause the skin to look darker. Hope you do too. Thats the best comment Ive seen so far. If you feel you need it in your mouth constantly, dont go for higher nicotine, go for something that can vapourise more at a lower strength. The rashes are very sore and slightly crusty making you want to scratch the crusty off, no so itchy but can be. Is there any juice other than PG and VG available? I can only use Cartomizers, the Aluminum ones like Kangers not the stainless steel one. Even when the decongestants manage to clear up my nose, my ears are still horribly stuffed up. Anyway, swallowing problems, mucus buildup in throat, chest problem like heartburn feelings. I now have them all over my tonsils too! I also have read of people with nickel allergy can use nickel to vape with. Skin is comming back as normal. I actually do feel stupid. People reading who arent commenting take the time to share your stories, people need to know your experiences. The specifics arent being covered. Then, just to test, I vaped a lot for an hour or so and it felt like hell again.. When I stop vaping during the week the symptoms do improve, but when I vape on the week-end they flare up again on Monday (strange that its always a delayed reaction!). so have been using vg from a reputable shop. Nickel allergy is a condition in which contact with items containing nickel causes an itchy rash and possibly blisters at the site of contact. I told him the reactions started at the same time as I started vaping and he didnt think that would be the problem. Im convinced its prolonged contact of a small concentrated area/particle on my skin where the air isnt naturally drying it up. At first I thought it was a heart attack but I am too young for that so I went to the hospital with these sypmtoms: chest pain, heavy breathing, shaking, swetting, my left arm was numb.There they told me it was a panic attack. I went back to smoking when batteries went dead. It reoccured 5 more times within 2 months until I figured out that it was from the PEG/PG in the cannabis tips mainly because I had used them in the past with no issues. Im waiting for my order to come in and hope it works also. Sometimes I get spasms in my legs, arms, abs. I was very fatigued from the low oxygen breathing pattern and overwhelmed with anxiety to the point of panic. Ive tried juice from 2 different suppliers. I was really surprised that not many in the forum experienced swelling of the face. In: Middleton's Allergy: Principles and Practice. I have been vaping tsunami brand e cig with 12mg juice for about 5 months now and it was going great untill the last 2 weeks every time I use it now I get red blisters on th back of my throat and have pain in my ears. Hardly touched it. I have horrible mass of itching hives on chest and red super itchy bumps all over like mosquito bites. Whenever I try to research every site suggested some other cause for my health issues. I will struggle to give up as its permanently in my hand whether Im using it or not! 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)!! Let the medicine do its thing. I stopped smoking 4 months ago and dont want to go back. People are sick, their pet foods have killed animals, kids are sick, chickens are disgusting, and I for one want to know if these USA companies who claim everything is american made, have gotten a single ingredient from China. Doctors couldnt figure it out. I hope it was the PG, as I have not smoked an analog cig since I started vaping. I changed all my beddings and got new mattress ($600), threw away half of my clothes and dry-cleaned the rest. I have tried just about every type of vape liquid but nothing changed. As far as I know, the risk of VG causing allergies is very low, at least compared to PG. I wished I had now. Its called peripheral neuropathy. Diane me too. Anyway, tonsil stones have disappeared (duh, they had to without there being tonsils) but the ucky stuff just seems to build up deeper in my throat now. You notice that you start to feel nauseous when you are handling the e juice and it gets on ur fingers? Using emollient creams or lotions, such as petroleum jelly or mineral oil, could reduce your need for topical corticosteroids. Todays news accelerated ones beliefs thay there hasnt been sufficient testing. I didnt realise it could ve the PG in the fluid. 3. General Category. Its too bad, I was really hopeful for these e cigs. I dont know how much longer I can take it. Im sure there are no bed bugs sleeping with me and sure they could not have been insect bites. and ask if they make true 100% VG-based juices. Posted by: Vranks on July 10, 2013 Under: E-Cigarette Articles. I have also been getting a weird sound loss in on of my ears once a week on and off also. with 10mg of pure nicotine per 30ml of mix. A very small proportion of the nickel-allergic population are hyper-sensitive. Please help me i dont wanna go back to smoke. Recently I swiched from vaping to e-cigs, Vuse brand, and I started feeling even worse! I stopped vaping when it finally hit me. hope the hives go away now. They certainly occur with many cases of nic poisoning. Last two weeks my face is full of pimples sore mouth and general terrible skin! He have me meds. Since it was on my left side doctor did EKG and found nothing. And its all the sudden. I didnt break out at all but it has been a week off it and slowly the hives r coming back, itching mostly at night. So I am pulling everything up I can on this. I have had a red rash, bumps, blisters and acne on my right cheek and nose from it. E cigs need to go through the FDA. Some are, probably, a lot purer and safer than others. They will start of as a little mosquito bite and slowly develop in to blotches all up arms, shoulders neck, anywhere skin rubs against its self or under my belt, extremelt itchy!!! Feb 7, 2015. If the Glycerine is VG..Im lucky my dermatologist was allergic too. p.s. Just wanted to give readers going through the same or similar thing a time frame for symptoms to dissipate. I strongly feel that anyone who has these or other allergies fro E cigs should use it as a positive to QUIT. Other people who may have an increased risk of nickel allergy include metalworkers, tailors and hairdressers. Make sure theyre quality liquids from American vendors who only use quality, American ingredients. I started vaping to get off of oral tobacco (dipping). I also wake about 5/6 times a night with a tickly irritation in my throat/lungs and cannot cough hard or deep enough to shift it. Mayo Clinic is a not-for-profit organization. Surely someone has done a study already? They have little or no tolerance to nicotine. Very itchy skin all over even in my scalp. Common items that may expose you to nickel include: Some extremely sensitive people may be affected by nickel-containing foods. Forums. After nothing left to cut out I suddenly realized that I only get the allergic reaction at night (after he comes from work). Accessed April 30, 2021. I dont think it could ve cape related, because Id quit calling for well over a couple of weeks to test itButJust in case, Im wondering if anyone experiences this.. I have used e cigs before but not as a rule. I dont itch, it just looks like I have an acne problem (did not have it previously) I know that vaping is causing it, but I dont want to go back to smoking cigarettes again. I had very bad eye allergy from p.g. Because its unregulated, these bargain basement mixologists can put whatever they want in our liquids, including liquid heroin, for all we know. produce more sebum to protect it right? All these issues on e-cigarettes need addressing urgently. but for now Id would rather have to change my hair style than to go through nicotine withdrawals. Stop vaping its as simple as that. Ive been using a protank and mod dripper. For those with food allergies I would think the vg or both but in my case Im thinking the pg. Even with low 6mg liquid they are effectively upping their nicotine intake 50x even 100x. They say it takes at least a month for body to expel that crap. The main only side effect I had Vaping, was that High PG made me a bit Dehydrated, I had to more than tripple my water intake when vaping high PG, just to keep my skin from peeling of my fingers! Its called peripheral neuropathy. Ive tried every VG/PG ratio, 100% VG, zero nicotine, flavorless, you name it Although I really do enjoy it, I am going to have to quit. Now the final test is to stop vamping altogether and see if intact tis is the culprit.Hasten to add, I have never experienced eczema before. I didnt realize that it was the vape because i forget everything so i kept vaping and it just got worse. I dont want to go back to smoking cigs. I bought a Blu pod system recently and have been using that to curb my nic cravings by taking a few puffs when i feel the urge. But, frankly,folks, I dont know may just go back to the occasional cigar and just regulate my intake very carefully. Ugh went back to cigs and no problem. Also the longer it goes untreated the more painful it becomes!! yet? could be from e-cig laundry detergent, food, stress, etcetera. Look for safer substitutes for common nickel-containing items: If you have to be exposed to nickel at work, creating a barrier between you and the nickel may help. I have been vamping for about 9 months and have enjoyed not smoking cigarettes. Nickel allergy is a common cause of allergic contact dermatitis an itchy rash that appears where your skin touches a usually harmless substance. I ordered from Halo, Johnson Creek and some other one I cant remember. 1. seraph089 1 yr. ago. I have gotten bumps all over the back of my tongue and side of my tongue and I dont use the e cigs that use juice or flavoring just the straight plugin ones that charge and you put the top on it and theyre menthol and all of a sudden Ive got these big lumps on the back of my tongue and its freaking me out is this what youre talking about every time I talk I feel them rubbing against my teeth and its killing me Any suggestions anything work for you. A quick late night google search about allergies to ecigs told me everything I needed to knowit was the propylene glycolafter a couple of weeks of no ecig the rash went away. I had to use nasal spread to clear my nose and get a temperate relief for a day or two and this condition lasted for a couple of months. I stop and 20 minutes later was back to normal. after using e-cannabis tips for 2 hours, I started feeling a pain in my chest like a pulled muscle. Hope you all get better soon, I know the itch is bad! It needs to be taken seriously so that we can be honest and admit that their are some health issues that need to be dealt with and the conversation will push people into coming up with different safer chemicals that dont give you e cig poisoning. I keep getting canker scores on my tong and in my mouth painful. I have been using e cig since December last year, in the last 4 weeks I have had a swollen face, lips, and Ulcers, all over my tongue. Interesting comments.. Have you done the maths to correlate amount of e liquid vaping per day compared to the nicotine intake from tobacco cigarettes? You notice that you start to feel nauseous when you are handling the e juice and it gets on ur fingers? For all of you who want to quit for good, check with your health insurance if you have it. 2nd: The spelling, grammar and punctuation on this site is almost as upsetting as my rash! I had smoked analogs for more than 30 years. Same happened to me ! Some do not do anything others I guess with certain ingredients caused a fulll blown anaphylactic shock. Nickel is an exceptionally common metal. I scratched so much they bled. Search titles only; Posted by Member: Separate names with a comma. Been smoking non nicotine vape for 2 years. New laws are aimed at curbing vaping among teens. Unless I have bedbugs inside my skin jeez I think just triggered one of my phobias! No bull, Suzanne! I had that motherfucker cleaned so bad it was close to animal abuse! I still would recommend them at least to help wean off of the regular cigarettes. I also feel depressed most of the time and it is not like me to get that way. 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