Dizziness/Spaceyness/Foggy-Headedness

[Angela]

The only time I've had this is when I've given up smoking (cold turkey), I've always put it down to nicotine withdrawal. It's always gotten worse the longer I've been off the cigarettes - maximum a few weeks whereupon I've given up feeling "unreal" and gone back to smoking.

Haven't had it this time with the e-cigs which confirms to my mind that it is the nicotine (or lack thereof). I've only heard of one other person who has these weird side effects from quitting smoking/nicotine. Most people go back to cigarettes because of the cravings but with me not feeling in control [an illusion, I know].

Quit smoking symptom #6 Dizziness: When you quit smoking, your body starts fixing the red blood cells that have been handicapped with carbon monoxide. After a couple of days, the 15% of a smoker's blood that was dysfunctional becomes proper working blood again. The dizziness is a side effect of the extra oxygen your blood is delivering to your brain!

I can totally vouch for the dizziness being directly related to quitting - I have been a chronic quitter for the past several years, and every time, I get dizzy, my chest gets heavy, and my sleep schedule gets all out of wack.

I gave up for 2-3 weeks and had to go back to the analogues because of these exact symptoms. They weren't subsiding at all and in fact, were getting worse, and I had to get the accounts done, but could not focus enough to get through it.

and if another person blames side-effects on nicotine withdrawal, I'm going to scream.

Sorry to make you scream booboo but each of us can only speak from our own experiences.

In the first place, you have to quit nicotine to withdraw from it. I never have.

Not true: a considerable reduction will do the same thing.

Alot of us are using more nicotine than we did with cigarettes.

The point is, we do not know that. The latest study published suggests that we are absorbing much less nicotine than has previously been summised.

To all of you who aren't on "0" liquid and are having side efffects, look up "denial" before you believe the people who blame quitting analogs for everything. Sorry to go off, but reading that everywhere is getting on my last nerve.

In which case, your last nerve must now be shattered beyond belief. LOL.

It's always good to have both sides of the coin portrayed, don''t you think? You may choose to believe that x is right, but until more studies are done and published, we can each of us only go by our own experiences and by making educated guesses based upon the reading of others experiences. The fact of the matter is that studies on people giving up smoking have been carried out, and these symptoms have been reported as side effects of that (PS and I don't believe that it is just the nicotine that we 'withdraw' from - but that's just my tuppence-worth )

 

[CLeandude]

Hey everyone,

Ever since i started vaping which has been about 3 weeks nows. I feel out of body mentally, I feel like my head tilts to the left, almost dizzy. I dont really like it, I love that I have completely quit smoking though! It has worked wonders for me. The dizziness lasts for days at a time it feels like. i have moved to little to no nicotine, so i know its not nicotine overdose. I see many people have the same exact symptoms as me, I feel like we have to figure out why this is happening, we need a real ****ing answer to this, Maybe its the liquid or cartridges, maybe the atomizer, something makes me feel dizzy after i smoke this thing, but I want to continue to smoke it because its helping me quit.
I doubt its nicotine withdrawel or overdose honestly.... I think it has something to do with the glycol in the cartridge, what does everyone mean by vg?
Does anyone feel like there head leans to the left, or you kinda of lose your balance after smoking, or even 5 hours after smoking. The effects of the vaporizing seems to last hours, that pisses me off too. The one time i dont get dizzy spells while smoking is when im out drinking in clubs with it,

 

[viny1]

Originally Posted by RiskyShift View Post
Quit smoking symptom #6 Dizziness: When you quit smoking, your body starts fixing the red blood cells that have been handicapped with carbon monoxide. After a couple of days, the 15% of a smoker's blood that was dysfunctional becomes proper working blood again. The dizziness is a side effect of the extra oxygen your blood is delivering to your brain!

I wonder, when vaping for a time, if I'm simply breathing deeper as I vape.
Lungfull after lungfull of deep breaths, led by a mouthfull of vapor, repeatedly,
hour after hour...
The dizzy, giddy feeling I get is similar to what happens when I play a wind instrument,
or simply practice breathing exercises. Certainly it would add to the feeling of light-headedness

 

[telsie]

Hey everyone,

Ever since i started vaping which has been about 3 weeks nows. I feel out of body mentally, I feel like my head tilts to the left, almost dizzy. I dont really like it, I love that I have completely quit smoking though! It has worked wonders for me. The dizziness lasts for days at a time it feels like. i have moved to little to no nicotine, so i know its not nicotine overdose. I see many people have the same exact symptoms as me, I feel like we have to figure out why this is happening, we need a real ****ing answer to this, Maybe its the liquid or cartridges, maybe the atomizer, something makes me feel dizzy after i smoke this thing, but I want to continue to smoke it because its helping me quit.
I doubt its nicotine withdrawel or overdose honestly.... I think it has something to do with the glycol in the cartridge, what does everyone mean by vg?
Does anyone feel like there head leans to the left, or you kinda of lose your balance after smoking, or even 5 hours after smoking. The effects of the vaporizing seems to last hours, that pisses me off too. The one time i dont get dizzy spells while smoking is when im out drinking in clubs with it,

What you're describing sounds like sinus/inner ear issues, which could be related to vaping or simply to quitting analogs. I've had sinus issues for many years that have included random episodes of feeling off-balance and/or like the world suddenly tilts sideways on me. As soon as I quit analogs, it's like that problem went into overdrive. I'm almost at 3 weeks now (vaping a lot, but no smoking) and it seems to be starting to get better.

I don't know about feeling dizzy when you're out drinking, but that might have more to do with alcohol without tobacco. I've noticed that alcohol affects me differently since quitting analogs. My head feels surprisingly clear even as the rest of my body is affected. Very weird!

 

[frankie1]

I wonder, when vaping for a time, if I'm simply breathing deeper as I vape.
Lungfull after lungfull of deep breaths, led by a mouthfull of vapor, repeatedly,
hour after hour...
The dizzy, giddy feeling I get is similar to what happens when I play a wind instrument,
or simply practice breathing exercises. Certainly it would add to the feeling of light-headedness

In June before starting to vape, my hemoglobin levels tested high, cause smoking per doc. In Sept. (started vaping end of July) hemoglobin levels tested NORMAL!

 

[Saiyge]

The symptoms you describe are exactly how I feel when I am out of analogs. (I have not started vaping just yet.)

I have a really hard time concentrating, focusing, absorbing and retaining information. I get irratable, snappy, and turn into what I can only describe as the -anti 'me'-.

I hope that whatever is causing your issues clears up for you! Keep us updated on how you are doing!

 

[olderthandirt]

Cleandude
If this is more than a bother to you, as in troublesome, get ye to a doctor. Most members here aren't physicians, the ones who are in the medical field can't and won't diagnose here.

That said, anecdotal ONLY mind, you've described nicotine withdrawal as I have experienced it.

I 'spose one thing ya could try, if you haven't already, go ahead and smoke another analog or 2 and see what, if anything, that does for your symptoms.

Seriously, get a checkup man

 

[Dredbull]

Kicking cigs is much like kicking herion, from what I have heard but worse.

I turned into an anti today when my Battery on my SB died....the basics were NOT covering it... I notice when my nic levels DROP I need a pick me up or I go all aggro. First its the can't focus on anything then get irrate at everything.
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[Mordred]

I started vaping on a 401 with 18mg juice (from 2 packs a day) and I wasn´t feeling great. I tried quitting a few times, so I knew what it´s like, and to me, it felt like nicotine withdrawal. Basically like cutting down from 2 packs to about 5 cigarettes a day (been there, done that). I´d feel mildly irritated and had difficulty concentrating, then, after vaping, I´d be a bit dizzy/groggy. This is EXACTLY the feeling I´d get when on a long flight, after ten hours of not smoking, then having my first cigarette.

I moved on to a 901, which is giving me a lot more vapor and I´ve been vaping 14mg with it now, except quite a bit more than before, and I feel great. Well, not great, I feel the same as before.

I DO get some light-headedness after very heavy vaping, but that´s to be expected.

Just my personal experience, hope it helps. Of course, if serious symptoms persist, DO go and see a doctor.

 

[trashguy]

Any update on this ? Like what causes this feeling.

 

[johnny bobcat]

I have the latter two of those symptoms right now, it doesn't usually happen, but I vaped way too much 36mg without realizing it. I think it might be from the after effects of the nicotine, the "crash" so to speak, because I haven't had a drag in about half an hour.

 

[kinabaloo]

Haven't read the whole thread (just this page) and while many things may play a (possibly bigger) part, hyperventilation could be a reason - more than normal inhalation volumes without real need for extra oxygen.

 

[Zelphie]

Pg acts on the cns, I personally get shaky, confused, low blood sugar, and just feel wierd. It can cause drowziness and its not supposed to be taken with anitdepressants for some reason, probaby cause its a cns depressant thats listed as a possible neurotoxin. I have had the "high" weird feeling many times, and I think its time to look at other ingrediants not just nic. It seems to many people only recognize nic as a possible culprit as if its the only ingrediant. These are not harmless substances.
Good thread.

 

[salemgold]

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.

Pg acts on the cns, I personally get shaky, confused, low blood sugar, and just feel wierd. It can cause drowziness and its not supposed to be taken with anitdepressants for some reason, probaby cause its a cns depressant thats listed as a possible neurotoxin. I have had the "high" weird feeling many times, and I think its time to look at other ingrediants not just nic. It seems to many people only recognize nic as a possible culprit as if its the only ingrediant. These are not harmless substances.
Good thread.

 

[trashguy]

i started getting all this dizzy,spacey feeling after going from prefilled 11mg cartomizers to
lower 6mg and 0 ejuice and filling myself. the day i brought this thread up was the worst. i almost went back to analogs. i roughed it at work and ran to the kiosk in the mall where i got my first e cig from and bought some prefilled 11mg cartomizers like i started with . i first got a bad headache (probably from the higher nic) and then within an hour went back to feeling like normal. so im gonna say its either the ejuice i bought online or the lower nic dose ? the place prefilled cartomizers that dont affect me say they are made in usa and are deg free. ive also since tried 100 % vg from another vendor and thats fine so far also. this is just my personal expeirence so please dont up your nic level on my findings.

 

[salemgold]

I have been getting all my juice from 1 supplier with PG. This is realy starting to concern me and I think I will check into it. On the other hand my mom has only used prefilled from another supplier and is having the same symptoms as my husband and I are.

 

[Xenite]

Two things since nobody has mentioned them and they should be kept in mind. One many smokers suffer from rhinitis and when they quit smoking it can be hell for awhile as your sinuses start changing, clearing your upper nasal passages and such, which can lead to being dizzy, lightheaded, etc.

Second is the fact that when you quit smoking your body is suddenly hit with a lot more oxygen in it's system. Oxygen levels in the blood stream increase significantly, more oxygen flow to the brain produces these same symptoms.

So anyone who has quit smoking can expect the possibility of these symptoms for several months after making the switch. It's just like how I have heard some people complain of shortness of breath after switching to vaping, once again it's a common symptom of quitting cigarettes that can last for months after your last analog.

 

[5cardstud]

My Dr. prescribes Propylene Glycol to me daily and I've been using about 4 tblsp a day for 6 yrs. and it hasn't had any adverse reactions for me. Vg on the other hand gives me terrific headaches.

 

[The Big Chief]

Xenite makes a good point. Once you put those analogs down, your going to withdrawal from the 4k toxins in cigs, as well as within a few days be intaking oxygen much better. Its simply part of the transition, and i remember mine taking a couple weeks to subside or get used to at least. Its rare that the PG causes significant effect. Just remember your nic levels- reds have 24 mg, lights -18mg, ultra lights- 12mg per pack. each pack is a ML of liquid. I was 2 pack a day smoker ultralight, and 2 ml of 12 mg liquid does me good all day. BUT, I can use up to 24mg regularly, and a little 36 on rough moments without major side effects or headaches. We know what OD on nic feels like, so we know when enough is enough. But when you first transition, you quite smoking and accept the effects, with the benefit of getting no nicotine withdrawal. But its not just nic you gave up, so give it time to subside.

 

[darkling56]

I have had the "high" feeling also. But I really believe its because of a higher nic level than I need. At first I had serious headaches from vaping 12mg juice.

So I bought 0 nic juice in the same flavor, and direct drip one or two drops of each. Headaches and spaceiness are gone, unless I put a bit more juice with nic in, then I get the buzz.

Maybe I am weird, but I kinda like the slight buzz I get from vaping a little higher nic than I really need. But I notice that when I drip 2 drop nic, with 2 drops no nic and vap that, that for the next couple of hours I can vap only no nic and feel just fine.