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    So upset! I think I have to stop vaping.

    I know this sounds insane but is there any way you could be allergic to the nic juice? I know it doesn't make any sense at all but I've read the side effects from nicotine gum/lozengers etc and they DO mention allergic reactions. So I suppose it "can" happen? I wonder if it's even vaguely...
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    So upset! I think I have to stop vaping.

    No mango allergy here. I can't eat enough of them! :) Fruit of the Gods! That's not to say that an artificial flavouring is the same - it's just not. TomCatt....you make a good point regarding the atty/cartomiser. I'll check on that.
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    So upset! I think I have to stop vaping.

    Believe me I've considered dehydration. Been drinking copious amounts of water - to the point where I live on the loo! If it were dehydration surely my face wouldn't be burning so painfully as it is? I'm sure it's not that. To be honest it seems SO very unlikely that it would be VG that...
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    So upset! I think I have to stop vaping.

    If I go back to the doctors again today I know what they will say. "Stop vaping and see what happens". It's a logical step. I can see why they would say that. THEY ( nor we here) don't know enough about the effects of inhaling VG and flavourings on individuals. As much as I really don't want...
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    So upset! I think I have to stop vaping.

    Mustang Sally....I know what you're saying. None of us want to believe that vaping could give us problems but in my heart of hearts I feel it must be "something" to do with vaping. I did think it was odd that it took three and a half weeks for things to go awry but the second doc I saw said...
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    So upset! I think I have to stop vaping.

    Thanks guys. I've seen two doctors in the last couple of days. One said she had no idea what these symptoms were and didn't "think" it was related to the e-cig but she has no experience of them - never really even heard of them before. When I saw the other doctor I asked him if it "might" be...
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    So upset! I think I have to stop vaping.

    I'm miserable and I feel like I have failed! Tomorrow would mark my fourth week of switching to vaping and being completely tobacco free for the first time in my life! All was going fairly well until five days ago when suddenly I developed flushing/burning/redness in my face which has...
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    Atrial Fibrilation? Really? How weird

    Douglas I am totally convinced, in my own case that I am getting FAR less nicotine than I was before. My heart has always been very quick to tell me when it's received too much stimulant. Just one glass of wine for example and immediately I feel the rate increase and more often than not a few...
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    Anxiety symptoms.

    Sorry, I really do not know what botox feels like :) My eyes were just very swollen. Kind of felt like I'd been bawling my eyes out for three days straight.
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    Atrial Fibrilation? Really? How weird

    I think you already knew the answer Douglas when you first posted. :) Sucks to have to give up the nicotine but it really needs to be done (tried at least) so you can have peace of mind and completely rule it out. I feel for you! I've got a history of palpitations and ectopic heartbeats and...
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    Anxiety symptoms.

    Thanks Douglas :) Yeah, I never thought of it that way, that with vaping we're getting the stimulant effect but not the calming effect . That's so true! Why, what is it exactly in cigarettes that gives us that calming feeling because THAT is what I am definitely missing. I actually went to...
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    Anyone still crave the dirty high of analogs?

    Yes Jeffyh. I think I know what you mean. I can't put my finger on what it WAS exactly but it was an almost instant "hit" that was oh so familiar and welcomed. E-cigs just don't do that for me at all. They keep me from chewing my arms off but in no way do they give me that same feeling as smokes...
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    Terrible gas!

    I have no idea what beano is? I keep seeing cans of baked beans in my mind whenever someone mentions it. Update......... I am no longer "emitting" with as much intensity and I think stopping the fish oil tablets has helped. (6 a day was probably WAAAY too many. I'm surprised I didn't grow...
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    Do you like or dislike the smell of smoke?

    I still catch myself thinking "I need to change my top before I go out or else I'll smell like......Oh hang on, that's right I don't smoke anymore!" :) Not that that would have done much good anyway. Just unpacked a suitcase after a recent trip away and found a worn bra I'd poked into one of...
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    Update and Encouragement

    Congrats for hitting that milestone! :) It's a great feeling seeing the days and weeks add up.
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    Anxiety symptoms.

    Here I am stressing out a little about the latest "symptom" that's popped up since I started vaping three weeks ago. Woke up feeling as though I'd undergone botox treatment under and around both eyes. Didn't look nearly as bad as it felt but very disconcerting non the less. I did look a bit...
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    Confused Old Lady - 50 Yrs Marlboro Reds - Grateful for Any Help, Advice, Recommendations

    Just wanted to say how much I enjoyed your post. Gave me more than a few chuckles. You have a gift with writing but I'm sure you have been told this many times before :) I'm afraid I can't help you because although I'm not "old" yet I am told that I am technically spastic by my other half and...
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    Do you like or dislike the smell of smoke?

    You have synesthesia Stillalive? Fascinating. Not that I know what you mean from that perspective but I can relate to the some smell better than others bit. I always hated the smell of my husbands cigarettes but didn't mind the smell of menthol cigs or other milder types. Like someone said...
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    Another great reason to quit analogs!

    Good story Steelrat. So glad you can go back to enjoying your singing now :) I've been in a similar situation...well, not Karaoke (I'm way too chicken for that for some reason!) but I used to sing in bands years ago and then drifted into the world of songwriting. For the last few years I...
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    Vaping slump? (entering into third week)

    Hi, thanks for the added comments and suggestions. Since my last post I cut back down to 12 mg for one entire day and felt fine - no cravings vaping at that strength. Since then I'm back up to 18 mg and feel fine cravings wise but I'm a little concerned that for some reason for about 3 days...