poisoning from nicotine?

[hgielm1]

Is it REALLY possible to get a significant overdose (or poisoning) from ecigs? If a person smoked 2 packs of cigarettes per day with no problems with the nicotine level, and is now smoking e cigs, do they have to be concerned about getting so much nicotine with e cigs that it could really be a danger to their body?
What about nicotine that gets on the skin from the e-liquid? Can a little bit really be harmful?
How can one tell if they are getting an "overdose" of nicotine in their body? Are there certain symptoms that might occur, that one can be on the lookout for?
Getting off cigarettes is great - just don't want to cause another problem with too high nicotine levels. Do we need to be worried? Thanks.

[sargon]

Hi Karen,

I think you would have to drink e-liquid to really overdose or suffer from NIC poisoning. I suppose if you use the 36MG liquid and vaped all day long, non-stop you might have a problem, but if you use your e-cig like you do/did analogs you shouldn't have a problem.

If you consume too much nicotine in a short amount of time you typically might experience light headedness/dizziness, increase heart rate and blood pressure, sweats, etc.

I don't believe you will consume more nicotine with an e-cig than you would with analogs. If you find your vaping more than you smoked then you might want to use a lower strength e.g. 4MG or 6MG cartridges or liquid.

From all of my research, it would seem that nicotine runs through the body very fast. It only takes a few seconds after a puff for it to hit the brain but it also leaves the body pretty quick e.g. 30 - 40 minutes. If you find your over doing it, just try to take a break, but seriously I don't think you will have any problems.

[ccure]

Hi Karen,

I think you have to be carfull, but not worried.

To overdose with an e-cig is very difficult since you are going to start feeling a little sick long before you can kill yourself. I have over-vaped before and I can tell when I am doing too much and have to stop for 30 min to 1 hour before I feel well again.

Yes, e-liquid can be dangerous if you drink it and you would have to drink about 3ml to 10ml (depends on the concentration) before you can kill yourself. Few drops in your mouth will taste ugly but will not kill you.

On the skin, well, there I think that you have to really make a good mess in order to absorb enough nicotine trough the skin to kill yourself. I really do not know, but some liquid in your hand will not harm you.

[hgielm1]

Appreciate your input. I've read other places that one drop of nicotine on one's skin can kill you! (not on this website). Obviously, that's wrong. Since no one really knows how much nicotine is actually absorbed from the vapor, I guess you just have to trust your body to tell you if you've had too much.

[feathersncream]

Appreciate your input. I've read other places that one drop of nicotine on one's skin can kill you! (not on this website). Obviously, that's wrong. Since no one really knows how much nicotine is actually absorbed from the vapor, I guess you just have to trust your body to tell you if you've had too much.

I think what they were talking about was a pure drop of nicotine.... what's in our bottles is really only a small amount in comparison.

[Nuck]

Pure nicotine on your skin can kill you quite quickly. The stuff we vape is very diluted. Many people have spilled significant amounts on themselves (myself included) and have not noticed any side effects at all.

I have no idea how much you would have to drink for it to be fatal but treat it like any other poison and avoid it at all costs.

It would pretty much have to be intentional to seriously overdose from vaping. You can feel the effects quite quickly if you are overdoing it and (just like with cigs) it's a good idea to stop until you feel back to normal.

[ccure]

There is information saying that 60mg of Pure Nicotine can kill a 70Kg person. Yes, that amount may be just a drop. But it has to be PURE.

Our liquid has nicotine very diluted with mostly VG and/or PG that are not absorbed by the skin as fast as can the nicotine be absorbed, so even if you spilled a lot of liquid over you, you have time to clean it out with water.

[ZambucaLu]

Moved to the nicotine forum.

Lu

[wv2win]

Considering that you could chew 10 pieces of nicorette gum and have all that juice in your mouth or could use the nicorette nasal spray and put like 10 sprays in your nose at one time, something tells me you won't overdose from vaping. I wonder why no one is concerned about this with the gum, nasal spray or inhaler????????

[booboo]

We figured out once that I was vaping an equivalent of 5 packs a day (I am using more self-control since then). But I am still alive in any case. Symptoms of od are quite obvious. Nausea, spaced-out feeling, chest pain, trembling, heart palps, and just feeling yucky.....at that point you pretty much have to stop vaping because it's not enjoyable any more. So your body does give you ample warning when enough is enough.