Still Having Chest Issues.

[Gizmo]

I know I have brought this up before, but I still have some serious chest issues especially in the morning. I am on the verge of quitting vaping because some mornings are soo bad, its quite scary really. But my love for vaping and addiction of nicotine stops me.

Anyway, All the juice I smoke is 50/50 ratio. I wake up nearly every morning with the feeling of a elephant on my chest. It is sometimes soo hard to breath that I get panicky. This morning was another one of those. It goes away after about 30mins, but its still quite scary. I never had this with smoking.

I also have noted that if I vape with my chest tight it clears it up quicker , soo strange I know. Anyway I am 100% sure I am either allergic or sensitive PG or VG.

I am leaning towards VG as apparently people sensitivity to VG can get a tight chest. I know last tight I said I was going to try high PG juice then high VG juice, but I never got round to it.

Anyway, I think I am going to start with buying some Liqua juice, I heard that is 70PG / 30VG. If anybody has some amazing liqua (sarcasm) in JHB area that wants to sell let me know. Or any high PG juice preferably a ratio like that. I know you guys are all thinking I must have lots of PG and VG here and Vape King, why don't I make something up. But honestly, I don't.. All our base is premade with the VG/PG ratio.

 

[Silver]

Hi @Gizmo

Really sad to hear about your chest situation

I am in no way an expert on this, but just a few observations, questions and comments:

- you say you wake up with a tight chest. Surely a PG or VG sensitivity would be felt sooner or while vaping, not ONLY after sleeping for say 7 hours? Then you say it clears up when you start vaping. Surely if you were allergic to something in the juice it would get worse when you vape?

- by the way, HHV juices can be ordered overseas in just about any PG/Vg ratio. Chat to @ShaneW , i think he has orders going through quite regularly

- maybe its not the pg or VG. Maybe its something else? Are you eating and drinking the same as before?

- maybe its the flavouring in some way. Maybe try different juice brands to what you normally use.

- i suggest you also go visit a doctor and get them to examine your chest. May be something totally unrelated.

Let us know how it goes.

 

[annemarievdh]

The fact that you wake up with a tight chest lets me think of my dad. He has heard problems and that happens to him, and he doesnt vape. Go see a doctor please!!

 

[Yiannaki]

Hi @Gizmo

Really sad to hear about your chest situation

I am in no way an expert on this, but just a few observations, questions and comments:

- you say you wake up with a tight chest. Surely a PG or VG sensitivity would be felt sooner or while vaping, not ONLY after sleeping for say 7 hours? Then you say it clears up when you start vaping. Surely if you were allergic to something in the juice it would get worse when you vape?

- by the way, HHV juices can be ordered overseas in just about any PG/Vg ratio. Chat to @ShaneW , i think he has orders going through quite regularly

- maybe its not the pg or VG. Maybe its something else? Are you eating and drinking the same as before?

- maybe its the flavouring in some way. Maybe try different juice brands to what you normally use.

- i suggest you also go visit a doctor and get them to examine your chest. May be something totally unrelated.

Let us know how it goes.

Very well said @Silver

Hope you find the source of your problem @Gizmo so you can get back to feeling better.

Let us know how things progress. Wishing you well bud!

 

[ShaneW]

I also battle with chest pains every now and again. I know it's vaping related as it's worsens if I vape alot (like after a braai with a good couple drinks). It's not as you describe it though, mine is more like a sharp pain coming from a certain spot.

It usually passes after a couple of days and then I tend to forget about it.

I remember having these chest pains from smoking heavily but it felt different, after smoking it was a thick sort of pain as apose to now it's a sharp pain... If that makes sense

I should probably see a Dr, I'm just too nervous to... Stupid I know

 

[Limbo]

The fact that you wake up with a tight chest lets me think of my dad. He has heard problems and that happens to him, and he doesnt vape. Go see a doctor please!!

He's hard hearing?

 

[kimbo]

@Gizmo

Chest pain can be allot besides your lungs, let them do an angiogram on you. It might not be the vaping causing the pain but it is the vaping that is re leaving the pain. It might be coincidence that you started vaping and the pain started

 

[Matt]

I have a similair problem with my chest. I get a pressing feeling on the outer right side of my chest.They checked my heart and all is fine.

For me it started with custard flavors (nicoticket CLS and CB). They also make me cough when i vape them. I switched to more fruit flavors wich are more light on my chest.

Im confused as well tried high pg and high vg but doesnt make a difference. Where in your chest do you feel it?

 

[Silver]

@kimbo is right
I suggest you go for a checkup.
A good GP should be able to identify whether this is nothing too serious or whether more tests are necessary

 

[Marzuq]

I know I have brought this up before, but I still have some serious chest issues especially in the morning. I am on the verge of quitting vaping because some mornings are soo bad, its quite scary really. But my love for vaping and addiction of nicotine stops me.

Anyway, All the juice I smoke is 50/50 ratio. I wake up nearly every morning with the feeling of a elephant on my chest. It is sometimes soo hard to breath that I get panicky. This morning was another one of those. It goes away after about 30mins, but its still quite scary. I never had this with smoking.

I also have noted that if I vape with my chest tight it clears it up quicker , soo strange I know. Anyway I am 100% sure I am either allergic or sensitive PG or VG.

I am leaning towards VG as apparently people sensitivity to VG can get a tight chest. I know last tight I said I was going to try high PG juice then high VG juice, but I never got round to it.

Anyway, I think I am going to start with buying some Liqua juice, I heard that is 70PG / 30VG. If anybody has some amazing liqua (sarcasm) in JHB area that wants to sell let me know. Or any high PG juice preferably a ratio like that. I know you guys are all thinking I must have lots of PG and VG here and Vape King, why don't I make something up. But honestly, I don't.. All our base is premade with the VG/PG ratio.

howsit man. i often have the same issue. mainly when the pg/vg ratings are not 50/50

i suffer from really bad sinus issues and have a really bad post nasal drip all year long. certain periods of the year are worse than others. and in these periods i have the tight chest issue too.

also sub ohm vaping also hits my chest closed when i go too low. i like the feel of 0.5ohm but my safe zone is 0.7ohm.

not sure if this helps you in any way but its what i noticed that affected my chest

 

[kimbo]

@kimbo is right
I suggest you go for a checkup.
A good GP should be able to identify whether this is nothing too serious or whether more tests are necessary

Just dont tell the dr you vape, they WILL tell you it is that that cause it

 

[MarkK]

@Gizmo same as everyone else dude

If it keeps happening you should see the doctor. Its not fun, no, but as @annemarievdh says, this could be heart related.

TOO all of you!
If you are feeling aches and pains there is a reason, your body is trying to SMS you about an issue its having! Listen to it!

@Gizmo In all honesty I hope its nothing just look after yourself dude

 

[Marzuq]

Just dont tell the dr you vape, they WILL tell you it is that that cause it

yeah @kimbo has a point..

 

[Sharrivz]

He has been to the doctor and checked his heart and lungs they say its fine. @DoC what kind of doctor are you? I saw you in your office there on that REO selfie thread, maybe you could shed some light?

 

[Noddy]

Damn @Gizmo, hope you get to the bottom of this!

To all the guys who has mentioned they have tight chests and/or aches and pains - was these worse when you were on analogues?

 

[Gizmo]

He has been to the doctor and checked his heart and lungs they say its fine. @DoC what kind of doctor are you? I saw you in your office there on that REO selfie thread, maybe you could shed some light?

I had my heart tested with a ecg a while back but never my lungs

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[Sharrivz]

I had my heart tested with a ecg a while back but never my lungs

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Oh Oopsie!

 

[Marzuq]

Damn @Gizmo, hope you get to the bottom of this!

To all the guys who has mentioned they have tight chests and/or aches and pains - was these worse when you were on analogues?

over smoking. especially when having to work late nights would result in a tight chest. also forgot to mention earlier that i have shallow breathing too so i think this all contributed to the weezing .

i have to be honest tho that once my sinus issues and post nasal drip is behaving i dont have any chest tightness
i think each person is different and all these small things that affect you contributes to the chest issues.

 

[kimbo]

I had my heart tested with a ecg a while back but never my lungs

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@Gizmo
An ECG is more to test the electric functions of your hart, like the the beating and so, the angiogram they inject die in you and check the vessels surrounding the heart

Edit: sorry Angiography is the right word .. thx uncle google

 

[DoC]

He has been to the doctor and checked his heart and lungs they say its fine. @DoC what kind of doctor are you? I saw you in your office there on that REO selfie thread, maybe you could shed some light?

Hey guys.
I'm an anesthetist.. What you're describing does however sound familiar.. I experienced something similar and ur did turn out to be an allergy in my case to higher pg containing juices. Also as Marzuq said usually around this time of year is when most people's allergies tend to act up giving all sorts of symptoms.. Be it post nasal drip with sinus and in some cases chest wheezing or tightness. In your case you sound like it's not only the chest tightness but also a slight wheeze and a sort of continuous cough that's like a spasm of sorts... That correct? Also is it worse in the mornings and evenings and better during the day?

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[DoC]

I had my heart tested with a ecg a while back but never my lungs

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I dont think this would be in anyway related to your heart..which is never a bad thing

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[Sharrivz]

Hey guys.
I'm an anesthetist.. What you're describing does however sound familiar.. I experienced something similar and ur did turn out to be an allergy in my case to higher pg containing juices. Also as Marzuq said usually around this time of year is when most people's allergies tend to act up giving all sorts of symptoms.. Be it post nasal drip with sinus and in some cases chest wheezing or tightness. In your case you sound like it's not only the chest tightness but also a slight wheeze and a sort of continuous cough that's like a spasm of sorts... That correct? Also is it worse in the mornings and evenings and better during the day?

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No Coughing really has a cough once in a while but not really coughing at all. NOt sure if he wheezes but my mom is a heavy asthmatic and I'd recognize that wheezing sound anywhere and so far I have not heard it from him. I will let Giz respond to the rest, but as far as i know its mainly in the mornings, not so much any other time.

 

[KimH]

@Gizmo - odd that you should post this today. I have been having some some issues as well but I think mine is the opposite to yours - PG sensitivity as opposed to VG.
I was recently diagnosed with high blood pressure and misdiagnosed with unstable angina (heart and lungs are actually fine), the BP is now controlled by medication and understandably I tend to get a little worried when anything odd happens near my heart/lungs after that misdiagnosis - so I did a little experiment and have found that if I vape a higher PG content juice I get a restriction across my neck (sort of between neck and collar bone). a local 50/50 eliquid is the only juice that doesn't have this effect on me. I have also cut down from 18mg nic to 12mg nic.
Seeing as you have already been so to the doc perhaps you should try vaping a higher PG, lower nick for a few days and see how that works for you.
BUT, I would highly recommend you go and see your doctor again soon and get them to do a heart echo and chest xray all the same.

Best of luck, hope you get this sorted soon.

 

[Shako]

You might have a chest infection. I had a similar problem and it came and went. The doctor said it was a recurring chest infection. when vaping the pg is a disinfectant and helps ease some times but doesnt solve the problem.

Try not to vape before you sleep and before you have a glass of water in the morning.

It could also be dehydration that is drying your insides

 

[DoC]

No Coughing really has a cough once in a while but not really coughing at all. NOt sure if he wheezes but my mom is a heavy asthmatic and I'd recognize that wheezing sound anywhere and so far I have not heard it from him. I will let Giz respond to the rest, but as far as i know its mainly in the mornings, not so much any other time.

Ok that makes this a little bit easier. Usually if the cough/tightness of chest is worse either in the morning or evening it's secondary to:
1.allergy of some sort
2: post nasal drip which would be as a result of the above allergy.
3:a combination of the two resulting in Allergy Induced bronchospasm. Just look it up and see if @Gizmo symptoms match up... If that is the case the fix is relatively quick and easy.. I don't mind faxing a script or giving one telephonically as well..if u want my number as?@gizmo to PM me so we can chat on the phone and get this sorted.

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