Sever headache

[Bonyai]

So I've been vaping for about 2 weeks with no problems at all until 2 nights ago. Was chain vaping for about 15 minutes before going to sleep. When I woke up the next day, I had the most horrible headache I've ever felt. I popped a 600 mg ibuprofen, went to work and drank water all through out the day thinking it could be dehydration. Unfortunately, it didn't go away. When I got home, I was feeling so sick I just went to sleep. When I woke up this morning it was still there. Popped another ibuprofen and nothing still. Feeling worse than I did yesterday so I stayed home.

Through out the 2 weeks I've been vaping, I've dropped the nicotine level from 18 to 12 to 6. Juice blend is 50/50 dessert flavor using cotton wicks.

not sure what else information I need to provide but please let me know what I can do as I do not want to go back to analogs.

Thank you.

 

[LEDBETTER122]

I was reading about people having headaches while vaping and this is what I have seen suggested.

1. You may be having a Nicotine withdrawal; You mentioned that you have been steadily reducing your nicotine level.
2. You may be sensitive to Propylene Glycol, So try a juice mixture with more vegetable glycerin.

Idk maybe this information might be of help.

You also stated that you were chain vaping before you went to bed. I used to get headaches all the time after I chain vaped. You may be getting to much nicotine, I assume you kept vaping while you had a headache?

Things I would try

1. Try 100% vegetable glycerine (after you add flavoring 10-20%, it will be 80-90% vg /10-20% pg, if of course your flavoring is PG based, which most are)
2. Vape less often, to check if your getting too much nicotine.
3. Raise nicotine level (If you believe it could be nicotine withdrawl symptoms)

 

[AmandaD]

Or you could just be getting sick?

 

[Bonyai]

Well woke up this morning headache gone. Body still kinda hurts but Im glad headache is gone.

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[AmandaD]

Sounds like you had a little bug

 

[AndriaD]

Sunday and Monday I tried out my new eRoll, to try and get the hang of it although I'm not wild about the taste of the e-juice I have. Almost right away I noticed the stomach pains, a tinge of nausea, and a pretty fast heartbeat, and I realized that the shop I got the juice from did me no favors by recommending 18mg, when I'm used to 6mg cigarettes. Those symptoms passed pretty quickly because I didn't vape very long, not liking the flavor, but, the following mornings, (Mon morning and Tues morning), I woke up with a pretty bad headache, which also passed not too long after I took 400mg ibuprofen. But I'm thinking it was the too-high nicotine level that caused the headache, too; a very slight nicotine overdose.

Which makes sense, if you think about it; nicotine causes constriction of the capillaries; migraine headaches are a symptom of the engorgement of blood vessels in the head/brain, and are best treated by encouraging constriction, with caffeine usually, or a tight band on the head -- nicotine could also treat them. So when the slight overdose wears off, the blood vessels might engorge more than normally, causing headache.

Nicotine withdrawal never caused me any physical problems other than constipation (nicotine stimulates peristalsis), and severe generalized anxiety.

Andria

 

[TomGeorge]

I agree with the other posters. I had similar problems with headaches recently when I switched from tanks to sub-ohm RDA's. I lowered my nic level and try to drink green tea, or a beer, or wine before bed and its been good since.

 

[AmandaD]

Except the OP has gone from 18mg to 6mg within the past 2 weeks!

I agree with the other posters. I had similar problems with headaches recently when I switched from tanks to sub-ohm RDA's. I lowered my nic level and try to drink green tea, or a beer, or wine before bed and its been good since.

 

[AndriaD]

I guess, in that case, that it might just be a symptom of withdrawal, of lowering the nic level faster than the addicted body can accommodate it? If that's the case, if you increase something like caffeine, it might help the headaches, without re-increasing the nicotine. When I've had migraines in the past, I've had good luck with just tying something REALLY tight around my head -- 8000 torque, my husband calls it.

Andria

 

[Bonyai]

Thanks for the replies.

Thinking about it, I did have a lot of coke last night during dinner caffeine might have helped. It might have been wjthdrawal from lowering nic level too fast.

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[zoiDman]

Well woke up this morning headache gone. Body still kinda hurts but Im glad headache is gone.

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How much Water do you Drink?

 

[Bonyai]

How much Water do you Drink?

I drink a lot. I have a water bottle and a glass with me at home all times fill it up about 6 times a day when i stay home. When at work i go through 6 water bottles. 1 on the way to work, 1 at each 15 min break. 2 at lunch. 1 on the way home. Plus the times i go to the water fountain.

I got to drinking that much water cause when i started vaping i noticed my urine got yellow and lips were dry. So i made it a habit to always drink water.

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[zoiDman]

I drink a lot. I have a water bottle and a glass with me at home all times fill it up about 6 times a day when i stay home. When at work i go through 6 water bottles. 1 on the way to work, 1 at each 15 min break. 2 at lunch. 1 on the way home. Plus the times i go to the water fountain.

I got to drinking that much water cause when i started vaping i noticed my urine got yellow and lips were dry. So i made it a habit to always drink water.

Good Deal on Drinking a Lot of Water.

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[bruiser]

Bonyai did change the nic level. Went to low to fast in my opinion.

 

[zoiDman]

Bonyai did change the nic level. Went to low to fast in my opinion.

Thank You bruiser.

I had Bonyai confused with Another Member.

Absolutely, Dropping Nicotine too rapidly could cause what happened to Bonyai.

 

[Frenchfry1942]

I made the switch 4 weeks ago. I started at 36mg and carried my APV around with me. No way was I going to stop and buy a pack of cigarettes. I even had back-up stuff in the car.

One of the things that I noticed was that my "urge" for nicotine was less often and I could do one or three pulls and be good for an hour or so. I then switched to 24mg and my urges became more in line with cigarette urges, but still only 1-3 pulls.

I know that this isn't like sitting on the front porch and making clouds, but I am not smoking. If I vaped like that I would overdose on nicotine.

I will try 18mg juices in a month or so. Hopefully I will be able to continue the 1-3 pulls per hour.