A list of symptoms when quitting tobacco and changing to an ecigarette

[No burn baby]

Smoking apparently reduces estrogen levels, and so quitting smoking may alter the hormonal profile and perhaps cause acne.

Correct me if I'm wrong but aren't androgens the cause of acne? This considered smoking would increase the likelihood of acne and quitting reduce it?

About 6 months ago I started smoking cigarattes again after a year or so of quitting. After a couple of months I started getting oily skin and mild acne. I gave up smoking analogs cold turkey again when I started vaping about a month ago and the oily skin has suddenly gone, I'm a little dry now if anything. I don't want to jinx myself but I thought this was interesting and likely related, perhaps not. I have been vaping very lightly on low/medium nice juice and, for the past couple of weeks vaping hardly at all on zero nic juice.

 

[Kate]

I just want to add this link to this thread, it's about going back to tobacco because of difficulty regulating nicotine dose - http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/general-e-smoking-discussion/3928-had-put-brakes.html

 

[Schroedinger's cat]

Correct me if I'm wrong but aren't androgens the cause of acne? This considered smoking would increase the likelihood of acne and quitting reduce it?

I don't know much about this, but I have read that both over-abundance of estrogens and androgens can cause acne. I imagine that any rather sudden change in the levels of these hormones can cause acne flares. Most likely, it will settle once your body has gotten sed to the new status -or has learned to regulate it on its own. Hormones are terribly complicated, and I know very little about them, so do not hold me on any of this....

 

[judasburrito]

Debated whether to start a new thread with this, but to be cautious I'll post here.

So, a bit of personal info--I was on Ritalin through high school and sporadically through college for ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder), the kind without the hyperactivity. I smoked a bit starting at the age of 19, and became a serious (10-20 per day, get nic fits without it) smoker around the time I went into graduate school. Haven't had Ritalin in years, and looking back, I think I have been self-medicating with nicotine for concentration. Anybody else in this situation?

So, I started e-smoking about 3 weeks ago, and have reduced my analog intake quite a bit, but I find that there is a definite difference between the burst of focus I feel with a late-night studying analog cigarette and the sort of blurry, unfocused buzz I get off of vaping. I've been zoning out at my desk and having trouble concentrating--exactly the opposite of the beneficial effects nicotine's supposed to have for concentration. I never quite got up to a pack a day, and have been vaping 11mg stuff--nonetheless, I think it's more nic than my body's used to.

I think I'm going to switch to 6mg. Hopefully I won't get all irritable.

Anybody had similar experiences?

 

[Bertrand]

Why not get another script for Ritalin? Cheaper, healthier, more effective.

 

[judasburrito]

Eh, I'd have to track down my psychiatrist from middle school... ick. Plus, with the market here how it is, I'd be far too tempted to sell it.

 

[Kate]

Here's another thread that shouldn't get lost - http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/general-e-smoking-discussion/3579-worst-headache-my-life.html

Too much nicotine can earn you a trip to the hospital

 

[karenwest1961]

Here's another thread that shouldn't get lost - http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/forum/general-e-smoking-discussion/3579-worst-headache-my-life.html

Too much nicotine can earn you a trip to the hospital

Oh yeah. And how are you going to explain that to ER staffers who have never seen nor heard of an e-cig? When they don't know what you're ingesting or inhaling, they're not going to properly treat you.

 

[judasburrito]

Thanks Kate, I don't think that thread has any chance of getting lost, what with how many times you've posted it.

So, I'm not having horrible headaches or being rushed to the hospital--I just find it curious that vaping makes me feel relaxed and lethargic, rather than alert and focused.
-Matt

 

[Di]

judasburrito

yes I feel the same,

vaping makes me feel relaxed and lethargic, rather than alert and focused.


Di ....

 

[Weegie Burd]

In my week or so of vaping I've noticed that I'm having really gunky eyes.

I'm having a lot of discharge from them, it's like a creamy gunge that I have to remove before I can see ok.

After sleeping, I can hardly open my eyes, it's as though they're welded shut.

No idea if this make any sense to anyone, bar me lol, but it's quite disturbing, non the less.

Is this an e-cig symptom or just coincidence?

 

[karenwest1961]

Thanks Kate, I don't think that thread has any chance of getting lost, what with how many times you've posted it.

Better safe than sorry, Matt. Would rather have the information up too much than too little...especially with e-vaping catching on the way it is.

This is a great forum without the snarks and nitpicking. I know I would be grateful if we can just keep it with the topic at hand without the commentary. Thanks.

 

[Mommyshann]

Better safe than sorry, Matt. Would rather have the information up too much than too little...especially with e-vaping catching on the way it is.

This is a great forum without the snarks and nitpicking. I know I would be grateful if we can just keep it with the topic at hand without the commentary. Thanks.

Motion Seconded!

 

[Kate]

I agree too, better safe than sorry. Too much good information gets lost on forums because it isn't linked in appropriate discussions.

Weegie, since starting esmoking my eyes have felt a bit grittier than usual, I don't know if it's because I've been looking at the computer monitor more or not.

 

[tonyph]

From last wednesday on which was my 14th day of vaping and 8th day smoke free, each day have had dizzy spells when standing, headaches, general lethargy and feeling yuk. I have had to have a lie down each time and fallen asleep. Must have spent more time asleep than awake. Didnt know initialy whether this was overdosing on nicotine or symptons of not smoking. Has I had mild constipation which is normaly a sympton of lower doses of nicotine I wasnt sure. I cut the juice untill yesterday and most of today it was nearly zero. Symptons persisted not as extreme but it dosnt seem to be the nicotine.
What was very interesting is how it hasnt bothered me to be virtualy nicotine free.
Also noticed that I have been a bit wooly minded. Normaly I am very good at dealing with multiple problem situations, dealing with each clearly and quickly. When we had a couple of technical glitches on saturday I just felt fuzzy and ran away.

 

[judasburrito]

Apologies to Kate & everyone else--I meant neither snark nor nitpick. It is unfortunate that some of the nuances of speech (e.g. a friendly voice) do not translate well to the vagaries of the Web.
-Matt

Better safe than sorry, Matt. Would rather have the information up too much than too little...especially with e-vaping catching on the way it is.

This is a great forum without the snarks and nitpicking. I know I would be grateful if we can just keep it with the topic at hand without the commentary. Thanks.

 

[Kate]

No worries, misunderstandings can happen easily as you say.

 

[Natty Bo]

In my week or so of vaping I've noticed that I'm having really gunky eyes.

I'm having a lot of discharge from them, it's like a creamy gunge that I have to remove before I can see ok.

After sleeping, I can hardly open my eyes, it's as though they're welded shut.

Is this an e-cig symptom or just coincidence?

I myself have recently begun to notice an notiable increase of the eye boogers in morning since vaping almost exclusively for 3 weeks plus.

I think I might know what might be the cause. Propyene glycol in juice is hygroscopic, meaning it attracts water; that's how we get the vapour when exhaling our e-cigs.

It would make sense that if the vapour gets in our eyes your eyes will feel drier. Dry eyes can cause the plica semilunaris (eye booger factory) to produce more pus (rheum). So PG vapour could be contritubting factor. Not blinking enough can cause it to build up too; as in Kate's case the blink rate goes down in front of monitors.

Try eye drops now and then or stop French inhaling your vapour. But if your dry eye symptoms get progressively worse, go see the Doc. Teeth, limbs, etc can be replaced. Eyeballs cannot.

 

[TropicalBob]

That's good thinking, Natty Bo. You might be correct. An alternative to eyedrops might be just washing/flushing the eyes before going to bed. When I was a child, we used to have eye cups. Fill 'em with water, then hold them over one eye at a time and open the eye. Instant wash. Moms made us do this after playing on dusty softball lots or walking dirt streets.

 

[Weegie Burd]

I myself have recently begun to notice an notiable increase of the eye boogers in morning since vaping almost exclusively for 3 weeks plus.

I think I might know what might be the cause. Propyene glycol in juice is hygroscopic, meaning it attracts water; that's how we get the vapour when exhaling our e-cigs.

It would make sense that if the vapour gets in our eyes your eyes will feel drier. Dry eyes can cause the plica semilunaris (eye booger factory) to produce more pus (rheum). So PG vapour could be contritubting factor. Not blinking enough can cause it to build up too; as in Kate's case the blink rate goes down in front of monitors.

Try eye drops now and then or stop French inhaling your vapour. But if your dry eye symptoms get progressively worse, go see the Doc. Teeth, limbs, etc can be replaced. Eyeballs cannot.

Thanks for this, good advice there. I already suffer from dry eyes so I should know better, I'm back to using my eye ointment again and it's at least calming my eyes.

p.s. Kate, the increase use of the computer could also be contributing. I've not been online much the past few days and I've noticed an improvement (eye ointment & rest seem to be helping).