Ordered to stop using my PV by my Doctor

[mini_art]

I am asthmatic, I have used inhalers with pg in them for many yrs
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First I have to ask, when you say that your lung shut , as in you were literally ghasping for air. That is a true asthma attack.

If you were just short of breath, that may be a lot of things happening, just the act of stopping smoking can cause that for a while.

Many people experience that when they stop smoking even if they never vaped.

Asthma is a spasm of the lung. it can be triggered by many things, allergies can aggavate it , stress, anxiety, physical activity, are just a few triggers for an asthma attack.

Anxiety is a self feeding reaction too, you think something is happening so it immediately gets worse. Anxiety attacks can immatate a heart attack, or asthma attack with the physical response your body makes to the anxiety.

If you are using your pv today with no ill effects and using vg, you might want to switch to all pg. Vg is a culprit for some for a short of breath feeling,

pg is used in the asthma inhaler the doc gave you more then likely. it is rarely listed as an ingredient on it because it is just the carrier medium for the med.

You could have had an allergic asthma attack, however if you are still vaping and having no reaction today, then it doesnt seem likely.

I would find another doc, the one in the emergency reacted with limited knowlege .

However , dont expect docs in general to know alot about this.

Above all , do what makes you comfortable.

[mini_art]

Sorry, we must have posted at the same time.
If you are having a reaction to pg then approach the inhaler with caution , it may contain pg too.

[orville99]

I'd definitely get a second opinion. I used to coach HS Cross Country, and a med kit full of atomizers for athletes that got ashma attacks from breathing in too much oxygen too quickly (hyperventilation-induced anaphalaxis), or from an excess of endorphins that are released under the stress of competition (stress-induced ashma). Damn good thing they didn't go to your ER, the doctor would have banned breathing or movement.

[Chelseafn]

Im glad to hear you are ok. but my first question would be...Why are you giving me an inhaler which has the same thing in the ecig? But telling me not to use the ecig? Seems to me the Doc needs to do some research and pass it on to co-workers.

[Ironlion]

[/quote]According to her, there is research to suggest that inhaling water vapour can cause such reactions.[/quote]

Your doctor is suffering from a case of "Post hoc, ergo propter hoc". After it, therefore because of it.

The symptoms you're describing are nothing I've heard before. You used to be a smoker? If this is the case, this activity would have irritated your bronchii far more than any PV would have, and if that wasn't a problem then the PV is unlikely to be the culprit.

It could be the liquid that you have been using, if there was an allergen in them that very likely could have done it.

Also you said you held it in your lungs? This is actually not the best thing to do. Nicotine is absorbed into the lungs right away upon inhaling the vapor, much as it is right away upon inhaling cigarette smoke. Holding the vapor in for too long could lead to discomfort.

[champagnekaty]

Hiya, thanks for your comment mini art.
When the attack started, it happened the instant id taken a really long puff down into my lungs. The only way to describe it is that everything closed tight.
I found myself literally gasping for air and i could only take really tiny breaths, otherwise it was incrediably tight and painful and i would cough.
The doctor said id had a sever bronchial attack. Even this morning, i wasnt much better so i saw the doctor again, this time at my local surgery.
I should probably point out that id never actually quit the analogues, not yet anyway. Whilst im writing this, im still vaping with no adverse reaction. My chest is still somewhat sore however but the doc said that it would take a few days for everything to return to normal.
Unfortunately, as regards to switching to pg, i suffer from horrendous headaches which is the reason i changed to vg.
Thanks for the advise on the inhaler, ive only taken one dose but it didnt help any x

[CaptJay]

If the inhaler has PG (or VG) in it (as a carrier to the astham meds) I would ring this doctor and tell her she has basically prescribed a 'cold PV' to you after telling you not to use one. She can't have it both ways. I would also seek a second opinion and excercise caution in using your current set up though - none of us are doctors and even the ones that are can't diagnose you online. I wish you all the best and hope youre feeling heaps better soon

[wv2win]

My doctor was very pleased with my not smoking anymore and wanted more information to offer to his other patients who still use tobacco.

Taking a long drag on a 901 (auto I presume) could also be part of the problem. If you tried a good 5 volt mod, you won't need to take any long, hard draws. Short, small ones tend to do the trick with the 5 volt PV's.

[Kate51]

The ingredients in ejuice will not cause asthma, but certain chemical irritation is certainly possible. Check the ingredient list on your juice, if possible.
I would stop explaining an ecig to the Doc at once and start asking many questions about asthma!!
Dr is out of bounds to ban anything until you fully understand the concept of your condition, if indeed you have prior unknown asthma, which would indeed really be rare!!
I would also find a different doctor.
Direct inhaling of anything but clean air not adviseable, did you direct inhale cigarettes with no problem??? The comparison should be glaringly simple to understand! If you SMOKED CIGARETTES you have no problem with an e-cig, it is definitely something else. Maybe you just choked: maybe you should just drink more water to keep your tissues hydrated to avoid them sticking together.
Only way to open your airway without outside help is to SWALLOW. CALMLY. Hard to do, I know, but it may save your life. I also have exertion induced asthma, and have saved my life by Electronic Cigarette Replacement Therapy. And I also had to change from PG to VG-based juice. PG just too drying. And I do now drink LOTS of water. But the 3 packs of cigarettes a day would have made me dead by now.
EVERY chemical present in your ejuice is definitely in cigarettes as well. But the opposite is definitely NOT the case.

[orville99]

According to her, there is research to suggest that inhaling water vapour can cause such reactions.

If that were the case, then Vick's would be getting sued by every mother in the world who's ever used one of their vaporizers over the last 100 years or so (usually on doctors advice BTW) whenever their kids were congested.

That's about the most absurd generalization I've ever heard.