Dizziness?

[rave]

Until a few minutes ago, I've been analog-free for 12 days. I've been lurking here - learning the ropes. My vaping device of choice has been a DSE-801 Pen Style for the last 12 days; and I've really been enjoying it. For the last 41 years, I've been a smoker. My habit increased to about a pack and a half a day with no signs of smoker's cough or any other nasty side effects. I began vaping to save money and possibly my life.

For the last two days I've been soooo dizzy that I feel like I'm close to passing out. This didn't come on gradually - It was sudden. No other symptoms. My question is: Have others experienced this overwhelming light-headedness after taking up vaping, or could this just be one more nasty trick that my multiple sclerosis is playing on me? I've decided to go back to analogs for 24 hours to see if I feel better - but I sure don't want to. I don't think I've been overdoing the vaping. Usually, I just take a few puffs and put it down for awhile. This is very confusing ...

[Superstargoddess]

I would say go to your doctor, you never know what is going on. I don't know much about MS but it could be that or some other health issue. If it were something caused by the vaping, you would think that would have happened right after you started, in the first few days- not after 12 days.

Please be well and get to a doctor ASAP. It's probably nothing to worry about but I have known people that have have head issues and it has ended up being something really bad, not to scare you or anything. Basically, stay calm and get to a doctor as soon as you can. If you have health insurance or something else and don't have to pay, go to the doctor as much as you possibly can to prevent anything from happening. Be safe and I hope that everything turns out alright!

[SLDS181]

It seems pretty atypical for vaping, so...... doctor time. It may be something else entirely, and you may as well get checked out.

[jimik]

I did when I first started vaping. You might be getting too much nicotine, do the symptoms dissipate after about an hour of no vaping or smoking? Nicotine strength seems to affect people differently, while I could easily smoke two or more packs of Newport full flavored a day, any eliquid above 18mg gives me a buzz.

[Superstargoddess]

I always suggest that people go to the doctor no matter what though if they have good health insurance or a medical card from their state. I don't have any medical insurance or medical card at all (but luckily we have a new cheap clinic for us poor people in this county), and it aggravates me to no end when my grandmother who has medical insurance and old peoples medical coverage will say "Oooh, I don't feel good, but I don't feel like going to the doctor. I should have went the other day, but I called them and told them that I couldn't come".

Take advantage of that medical coverage! Some of us out there would love to have something like that! I don't even get yearly feminine checkups or anything, I really hope that I am able to get a medical card, even though they make it super hard for people that don't have kids!

[Garrell6888]

Since I started (6 days) Ive accidently tripled me nic intake, and I feel fine. A very very little feeling of nausia the first day or so...but thats also when I was showing it around, so it was prolly 5 or so times my reg nic intake for that day.

But yeah everyone's different. I recommend a DR, but if u don't have the cash, maybe stop vaping for a day or 2 and see if the dizziness dissipates?

[Letitbe]

hi there...it seems like to much of the nicotine might do that more then 16mg (1.6%) is considered high mg and if you drip the liquid direct on the atomizer you take a big hit,
you can consider filling the cartridge and get the nicotine slowly and more effectively.

[rave]

Yeah - I have no health insurance (pre-existing condition with the MS means that I won't get any insurance unless things change big-time). Basically, I don't go to a doctor unless my leg's broken. This just really stinks because I feel so liberated from the analogs, and my boss even lets me vape at my desk. I'm not disabled, but hobbling outside for a smoke with a cane is a pain in the patootie. This dizziness is crazy-strong. I looked up the symptoms for nicotine poisoning, and I don't have any of 'em. That's why I wondered if anyone else here had experienced this.

[rave]

hi there...it seems like to much of the nicotine might do that more then 16mg (1.6%) is considered high mg and if you drip the liquid direct on the atomizer you take a big hit,
you can consider filling the cartridge and get the nicotine slowly and more effectively.

I don't do any dripping - just top of the carts.

[framitz]

Remember to increase your water intake when vaping, might be dehydration related. I have to remind myself to drink more water.

Best to see a doctor if it persists.