Dizziness/Spaceyness/Foggy-Headedness

[LittleMerced]

hey guys I am thinking that some of you might be experiencing lightheadeness or dizzyness/stoned feeling because of your breathing.

Either, you are getting more oxygen now that your lungs are starting to clear out as days, weeks and months pass

OR

It could be that you are breathing funny. vaping causing us to breathe differently and that's a quick way to get dizzy. I've had panic disorder for years and I know that breathing has a huge effect on those kinds of symptoms.

 

[Zelphie]

I would like to know where that info comes from as my husband is on several antidepressents and had a severe bout of depression when we first started vaping. He still is really not up to par. Does VG have the same effects on cns? I would appreciate any info that you could give. There are 3 people in my family that have just started vaping about 3 weeks ago and have all been dizzy/spacey/tired. I was chalking it up to withdrawals from the cigs.

The warning not to vape if you take antidepressants was included in totally wicked package along with a warning that the vapor can cause drowziness. I am on those meds myself so I searched and search for further information. All I could come up with was various websites that list pg as a neurotoxin that acts on the cns and in this way may cause drowziness.
In the health section Ive listed one of the websites. I could not find any information as to why exactly it may interact with antidepressants. I askes a supplier and they just told me to ask a doctor.

Edit: I apologize, it was the Blu kit that came with the antidepressant warning, not TW. TW came with the drowziness warning.

 

[LittleMerced]

I think the nicotine might interact with it. Anti-depressants are actually depressants, right? SO just like caffeine and xanax or ativan, it interacts.

 

[HeatherC]

No anti-depressants are actually stimulants.... but OK... whatever. Prozac, and other drugs like it can cause wakefulness (not actually BEING awake exactly just not being able to sleep not that you can THINK or anything) I have been on an SSRI (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor for 13 years) and recently switched to an SSNRI. What seems to be the problem as I've been reading for a while is there are also MAOIs (monoamine oxidase inhibitors) in tobacco smoke which are NOT present in vaping. So we're actually missing something that we're so used to having! It may take a few weeks but... this too shall pass.

 

[LittleMerced]

yerba mate is an MAOI. Maybe drinking some would replace the missing maoi.

 

[potholerepairman]

Dizziness/Spaceyness/Foggy-Headedness =All right who is the funny one who had to give Jessica Simpson a pv without a battery?
The nic thru a pv seemed to have made me really fuzzy the first month or so and that was at low 6 mg levels.Some chemicals react all over the map for some who take em , some days up some days down, usually thats a sign to not take that thing anymore cause it could be more dangerous to you than others.That being said a lot of the wierd feeling of pv juice in my brain is ok now,for better or worse.

 

[HeatherC]

I've never heard of yerba mate... what is it and where can I get some? LOL

 

[LittleMerced]

Amazon.com:

The taste takes getting used to. But it will seriously pick you up in the morning. There is a celestial seasonings brand called Morning Thunder that is mixed with black tea and is a little easier to get used to.

 

[HeatherC]

OH cool!! So tea instead of coffee I can do that!
Just a side note... probly don't want to do TOO much if you are also on an SSRI or SSNRI like I am... there is a noted reaction with MAOI's that can cause too much serotonin in the brain called serotonin syndrome... BUT if it's what's missing for u it may help alot too.

 

[LittleMerced]

yep, I was worried about this too at one point, but my doc said it was okay if I drank a cup or two a day

 

[HeatherC]

Good to hear that a doc said that!

 

[four2109]

Yerba Mate is in CigRx with Anatabine. Cigrx.com

 

[Scucci]

Sorry for the thread necro, but didn't see any point in starting a new thread.

I've been vaping for... I don't remember, there's a banner or something in my sig... ... that long.

Recently I've been getting bouts of "fogginess"... general confusion and disorientation. To the point where I have trouble moving my mouse and clicking on links and stuff like that.

When I was smoking I had what the doctor called "remarkably low" blood pressure considering I don't work out, eat right, and was smoking at the time. I haven't been back to the doctor since because I don't have insurance anymore and it's not something that's REALLY troubling me.

If I had to take a guess it's just my blood pressure bottoming out for a little while (usually lasts about 2-3 hours) and picks back up. I don't think it's directly related to the PV, probably just a side effect of nicotine withdraws since I've cut myself way down on the nicotine levels I've been taking in.

 

[four2109]

Do you remember what your "remarkably low" blood pressure was?

How long have you been spacy?

 

[Scucci]

Do you remember what your "remarkably low" blood pressure was?

How long have you been spacy?

Couldn't tell you the numbers, wasn't really paying attention. It was about 4 years ago and I was in for testing for some other issues I was having... they were telling me it could'ev been MS, or early onset of Parkinson's, or Lou Gehrig's... so my mind was elsewhere. (Just ended up being tourettes, BTW, no biggie).

It's been happening more and more the past couple of weeks or so. Happened for about 20-30 mins yesterday morning, but it's not something that happens too often, so I'm really not worried about it.

 

[clexxi]

I've been vaping for 6 months. The dizziness, orthostatic hypotension, shortness of breath (esp. while lying down) lethargic, no energy are getting worse. While smoking my blood pressure was 120/80 and now it's pretty consistently 110/70 range. I know that smoke raises your blood pressure. Maybe I quit smoking analog to quickly and didn't give my body enough time to adjust?? Idk but I dont have insurance to go to a doctor right now. These symptoms are scaring me.

 

[LittleMerced]

Clexxi, keep us updated. When did this start??

 

[BababooeyHTJ]

I get this all of the time too. Right now I think that it's because I've been in the process of cutting back on the nic in my juice. After about a month of using 12mg juice these symptoms started to go away. I actually got these exact same symptoms (that weird foggy unable to concentrate feeling) while on the patch. I chalk that one up to nicotine withdrawal and it's a fine line between that and too much nic especially when you drink a lot of caffeine like I do which can also make you feel strange. The nicotine also hits you differently with vaping that it does with smoking which I'm sure also contributes to these symptoms.

 

[Uma]

I've had a few dizzy bouts, even when lying down. Also the zoned out with muddled thinking symptoms. For me, I can conclude the reason for these episodes is stemmed from my relaxed behavior with the ejucie from a flooded cart. I used to jump up and immediatly wash any liquid from my hands ... and now I just wipe them on a paper towel half the time. Then I switched to marvelous Mega Cart/w/atty. These work fantastic, until the filling decides it's too old to hold it's liquid anymore and then it pisses all over you. Naturally, instead of hurrying to the sink to wash it off of me, I'm more concerned over my ecig being wiped down proper. this has led to quite a few dizzy spells. I no longer refill a mega cart full after the first two refills. (please don;t bash me for using these, I really like them overall!! plus I do use cartomizers and dripping too... but there's many times when the mega cart is handier). I just need to kick "safety" back into my vocab.

 

[tybin]

hmmm. well i have had the same problem and have read all the posts... it's been 6 weeks of no analogs and i only smoked 2/3 of a pack a day...seems like six weeks out i'd not be having a dissociative experience from a withdrawal anymore. I also only use vg base, sooo....i don't think FOR ME that it has to do with pg vs. vg base nor withdrawel from analogs. I hope this goes away! and i hope it's not about glucose levels.