Doctors called it a bad case of atopic dermatitis. Its an old thread this but eh . Lately its been getting worse very sick feeling of depression, almost Vaping is when you use a handheld device to breathe in a mist ("vapor"). Hi!! 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. I to have about 10 plus ulcers in my mouth-ecigs been put away in cubard,good bye to that.. Had to carry epipen ever since. Rob, Im no doctor, but if you really have hives all over your chest, what you need to do is stop using e-cigs immediately, at least so you can confirm its the PG thats causing them. If you work in an occupation that constantly exposes you to nickel, your risk of developing an allergy may be higher than it is for someone who doesn't work with the metal. i must be allergic to PG or VG or Nicotine. The allergy results in the development of a . It may be found in dental restorations, orthopaedic prostheses, cosmetics, stainless steel cutlery, pots and pans, costume jewellery . Nickel allergy or nickel allergic contact dermatitis (Ni-ACD) is a form of allergic contact dermatitis (ACD) caused by exposure to the chemical element nickel. If I lower the nicotine, the bumps go away. As Levin points out, "any form of smoking leads to premature signs of aging, deep . I cant vape but i can smoke without irritation bizarre. I recommend you try a VG based juice, but ONLY after youve confirmed PG is the culprit, and for that you need to stop vaping, at least for a couple of days. Is it allergy? If you quit two months ago and stil are going through health issues, the vaping is NOT the problem. I used Ultima electrolytes to replenish my body. What I can smoke isnt legal yet. Has anyone else has this issue or have any way to fix it besides just quit? Your review makes alot of sense. Even more so than Kanthal, which tends to be the popular choice for price and durability. General Category. I had caner sores, sore throat, too much spit, droolling, I was tired, congested and had post nasal drip. Coughing up muck can take up to 6 months to clear after you have stopped smoking. They found a significantly higher level of these metals in the vapour than in the eliquid, and concluded that something inside the vaping devices was leaching metal into the eliquid either while . Weeks into smoking the I taste. Just using 12mg nicotine. Red somewhere that the PG in e-liquid causes these triggerpoints. Intermittent sharp needle poke pains in eye balls. studky02 8 yr. ago. I would love to hear from anyone having similar problems. so I am smoking a few cigs now and am terribly afraid to vape I AM SO MAD like I said the vape juice was from many place though most was a a cytrus flavor maybe I am just hoping it could be the flavor since I was just vaping on the one lately . Funny, I still carried on vaping. Some foods that contain high amounts of nickel include soy products, peas, canned foods, cocoa powder, clams and cashews. The one certainty with giving up ecigs and going back to ciggies is you will end up very ill, not today, not tomorrow but one day. I have been vaping now for 5 weeks last weekend was a red flushed face after showing, a few days later I had red patches on both sides of my neck which travelled down to chest (whole chest red/flushed above nipples) and now the back of my neck / back of shoulders. Many electronic cigarettes are powered by lithium-containing batteries. I love Njoy and I hate to thick that Im having a reaction now after a year. Following contact with the allergen, it can take 24 to 72 hours before the . I started experiencing itchy spots on my legs and arms. I started googling everything that I ate that day! Switched companys and problem getting worse so Im quitting for good. The itching on my legs never ceases. I have checked for fleas, but they are all what looks like just a single bite although they dont actually itch very much. I have been vaporing for 5 months with l00% success. Has anyone experienced similar problems. Think it must be down to the years I have been vaping and the amount, not had any now for 30 hours and already feeling better, might be pycosomatic but def feel better pains still there just not as bad if stopping gives me my life back without these crazy problems then good job. I really think years from now you will look back and wish you hadnt done it, that was very bad for your health just like our parents did who smoked like chimneys back in the day! Take Magnesium and soak in epsom salt!!!!!!!! Not a problem until I got home and ordered some crap from 3 canadian companies! I just wish my body wasnt overheating and causing me to lose sleep. Bad taste and foul breath have returned and I sometimes cough up mucus and stuff that looks like tonsil stones. On the other hand, it looks like it has side effects. My problem is shortness of breath, when walking. Small amounts of these metals can be aerosolized and inhaled. Forum Help, Updates, Suggestions & Site Feedback. I recently ordered a 100% PG-free ejuice to see how that works. I have been vaping for 2 years and have recently had difficulty swallowing sometimes and an upset stomach often. I had smoked analogs for more than 30 years. Only some grades of stainless are nickel free, and none of them have been used in vaping so far. I noticed I am really tired most of the day and just want to sleep all the time. I have three different vaper devices, all expensive refillable, variable voltage/wattage devices, thinking if I was to stop smoking and e-gics could be much better for me, I should enjoy the experience, hmm, or not perhaps? My body felt totally poisoned. During the day theres no issue. Good luck all of you in quitting!! Accessed April 30, 2021. Im experiencing the same thing as you. Vape On!!!! It gets hectic until I drink an anti histamine. Unless I have bedbugs inside my skin jeez I think just triggered one of my phobias! If you've already been diagnosed with nickel allergy and are sure you're reacting to nickel exposure, use the over-the-counter treatments and home remedies your doctor has previously recommended. Been vaping over 4 years now have always loved it as believed it was not affecting my health in any way. I switched to e-cigs a year ago. Im prone to eczema, so I just chalked it up to that at first. I have For those with food allergies I would think the vg or both but in my case Im thinking the pg. been vaping since the 1st of jan 4 last 8 weeks really bad spots in mouth an white patches also stopped two days ago things getting better now any 1 else had same. I also am weezing less than when I vaped. Pretty much bed bound and completely unmotivated to do anything and always blame it on the head/face/ear pain. I know its the ecigs. * WHAT STYLE YOU VAPED (STARTER, SUB OHM, DRIPPING. I actually threw out my mattress topper and thought it had to be bed bugs or mites or something, because it was the worst at night for some reason! It could be nicotine withdrawal. What most vapers dont know is that the wide majority of flavorscome in a base of propylene glycol, so even though its advertised as 100% vegetable glycerin, it can still contain various amounts of PG and cause allergic reactions. Ive been using e cigs for about 2 years now, and Im in agony with my stomach and throat, the acid I think has caused a stomach ulcer from the sharp pains Im getting and my throat feels like theres a lump in it all the time. Im waiting on VG nic to arrive before I give vaping a go again, hopefully in the next few days. !I did my own investigation I stop using it for 3 days and the symptoms went. I quit smoking cigs using vaping and wooo I think it was like 6 weeks no cigs THEN I noticed a few bumps on my skin ( face ) then a little bit of tingle on my lips and then red bumps on my scalp then more red bigger bumps on my face. (I went back to tobacco, because of unrelated stress.). in the month and lips try to wash the lip piece of your e-cig as often as possible as it could be related to bacteria or something. 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. So if you have muscle pains similar to those of exercising too hard then most likely, it is the extra amounts of PG that causes excessive production of lactic acid. If a neighbor is burning sumac or my ankle brushes it for a second I am in complete hell for at least 2 months! My eyes are hurting/itching and really really dry. Stopped again, started four months ago with these new high powered, large vapor devices and whammo, my god the bumps on my hands, cold sores that I havent had in two years from the last time I vaped. My lungs were always congested. "Mayo," "Mayo Clinic," "MayoClinic.org," "Mayo Clinic Healthy Living," and the triple-shield Mayo Clinic logo are trademarks of Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research. I thought I could learn to monitor my use and gradually cut out nicotine content until I developed an instant reaction including red swollen lips, rash on the face, itching all over mainly on scalp, and wicked bad stomach complications. The craziest bit is when I started getting a swollen lip, it was not itchy like the blotches, It started on one little part of the side of my upper lip and slowly inflamed my whole mouth and some of my cheeks. Its ecig poisoning. Will post again soon. Both made me very ill. Is there something in vaping that makes everyone have horrible punctuation and grammar? Now a white patch on roof of mouth spongy to the touch. BUT, Ive never had any problems with my skin, EVER. I had the skin patch test done 5 years ago at age 25 never had one issue all of a sudden started to get rashes on my neck/arms. I have changed my diet too, but these symptoms persist.All my medical tests and scans have came back clear, so it only leaves one thing to stop and that is vaping I am of the opinion that vaping is without a doubt the cause of my health problems, but I am finding very difficult to STOP. The exact cause of nickel allergy is unknown. This has happened every few weeks for four months so I am being referred to an ent to check it out. If the studio uses a piercing gun, check to see if the part that touches the person getting pierced isn't used on other customers. I threw away the cream. Some do not do anything others I guess with certain ingredients caused a fulll blown anaphylactic shock. Juice: Mt baker Gwar German choc beefcake. It is the vaping and mine has no nicotine in it so it is the pg. I will try e-cigs with vegetable glycerin instead of Propylene Glycol and see if it will be any different. I realized that I was overdosing on the e-cig, and have tried cutting back, which made my headache finally go away. Dry patches that look like burn marks. They are really for elephants not humans. 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. Glad I found this board as I always intuitively knew the ecigs were taking me down a dark, sick Road but didnt want to admit it. I had a rash on my leg for almost 2 years. Give up the e-cigs and find out. Had to quit the e-sigaret. I will find out for sure after going a few dadays without vaping. Pay attention to how much you are vaping. No doctor ever told me my symptoms are caused by liquid vapor. Now Im not sure when it really started but Ive never felt that flippin sick in my life! Another tip is to switch out metal watchbands for those made of cloth, plastic, or leather. I felt increasingly depressed about my appearance, but I also started to get very irritable and quite manic. ITS NOT THE LIQUID( I tried all vegie) ITS THE NICKEL IN THE BATTERIES!!. It was no use, I was still getting these bites in the weirdest places! The type of heating coil used in an e-cigarette and the amount of voltage sent through it could be contributing to vaping-related lung injuries, a new animal study contends. I am so miserable with what I assume are side-effects from the 21st Century e-cig I use. It must be the actual flavorings or food coloring. The vaping co-workers eyes are always red and waterythis isnt a good sign. Vaping illness 'breakthrough' points to vitamin E . I VE been happily vaping for over a year now,started of a light user then gradually increased the amount i was using it. I had a severe allergic reaction; hives, swelling and nausea! #1. I also have read of people with nickel allergy can use nickel to vape with. I dont wish to smoke again. Been using Bucks 18mg for a while. I smoked Blu ecigs for several months and then my hands got really itchy. Im using V2 menthols. I use an Itaste 3.3vv E-cig and Tsunami 24mg tobacco flavor E-juice. Seems to be same post over and over in this thread. You should definitely stop using e-cigs for a while, to see if your condition improves, and if youre not ready to give up on them yet, maybe try a different model and another e-liquid. I was vaping in the end mostly 28mg/ml nicotine juices, 70/30 vg/pg. !people where i work smoke it inside workplace and i noticed even non-vapers have the same symptoms so i started a daily routine witch seem to help a lot: I wash my face and inside of nose/ears with water few times a day and put hydrating creme before going to bed and before leaving for work in the morning!! I put reg smokes down a month ago and slapped on a patch. Display results as threads PG also dehydrates the human body and dehydration causes headaches. But hang on a moment, nicotine is addictive and if I was a company the more I sell the more profit I make right? Anyone had anything like this? 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 . ps out Syn, Yes,have incurred same,accept,also having issue with dry nasal passages,sinuses. Stopped smoking them and will never again. I would stop smoking all together at least it is all sorted out. I hate seeing her like this. Wristwatches, vaping accessories ; Laptops, cellphones and tablets ; Door knobs, keys . These can include mouth ulcers, headaches, nausea, coughing, a skin eruption known as quit zits, sputum and phlegm, among others. I looked this up when I got home and it mentioned nicotine in the Wikipedia article. Goi g to put a steroid cream see if that helps and going to switch to veg glycerine and maybe 0 nicotine. I hope you are all feeling better. Nicotine poisoning can do that. My customers with nickel allergies (even severe) wear my jewelry with no problems at all! 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. Many stories are I vaped for 6 months then got ill. Maybe just maybe the ecigs changed and nobody informed you. the burning starts immediately. Im a mess. It doesnt get rid of it, but it helps. vaping with nickel dangerous ?? Anyone else with Sam complaints? After the surgery I felt much better and can sleep better. Nickel allergy may lead to autoimmune disease. Steroids are awful as well. I also use a mod Stingray. Im wearing singlets to not aggravate my neck area. What to do? 70vg/30pg cuttwood flavor juice for about 1 year. 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. Log in Register. What other additives are used? Anyone else have this problem. It's about 10-14& nickel.. guess it'll depend on OP's allergy. Alarm bells have begun to ring. Used a patch for 3wks, and switched to an e-cig 5 days ago. My left arm went numb and achy and I was getting increasingly overanxious to the point that I thought I was having the first stages of a heart attack(Im 44 years young btw). Who knows what other side effects we are having, but dont know it yet. Before we get started on allergies caused by PG and other e-liquid ingredients, its important to be sure the symptoms you are experiencing are indeed related to vaping. Sick for almost two months, once I got the itch and rash I knew I was allergic to something. Wait a minute, today I vaped!