Cheap Chinese vaporizer and Multiple Chemical Sensitivity

Hey all, just wanted to share my story regarding cheap Chinese vaporizers.

I made the bad choice of buying Chinese knock off eBay vaporizers (3 of them in a 3 year period) and I developed Multiple Chemical Sensitivity or Heavy Metal Toxicity for those interested the Social Security Administration recognizes this illness under Environmental Illness

After using a cheap knockoff for about 3 years one day I woke up with random sharp pain in both sides of my temples. Then I developed heart palpitations and extreme lethargy. Any sort of activity like walking or going up stairs would send my heart skyrocketing. Before this I was able to do everything in my life with no issue. I used to work out a lot. I have a problem with scented products and now everything in my life has to be scent free. I also have to be on a specific diet that doesn't upset my stomach.

I fully believe that inhaling toxic compounds from a cheap Chinese knockoff vaporizer led me to my condition. As it takes a while for the toxic metals or compounds to build up in your system before you get a fully pronounced problem.

I've seen many doctors and had many tests performed to find out what it is, but none of them can really give me an answer. After reading some posts about the cheap Chinese knockoff vapes, I am going to get myself tested for lead or mercury poisoning, as well as check to see if my body is producing mycotoxins. Mycotoxins are produced as a result of having a mold infection or mold toxicity. I smoked all sorts of different kinds of bud from many different sources. I'm afraid its either a problem with mold or the cheap vapes I used.

I know I made a bad mistake, there was not as much information about vapes and their safety back when I started to use one. I was an early adopter of vaporizers, thinking they'd be better for my health. In retrospect I think I should have just stuck to smoking out of a nice piece of glass and waited for safely made vaporizers. But as they say hindsight is 20/20.

There are way more resources now than there were years ago when I started to use one, back in 2005. There was not much info on vaporizer safety years ago and sadly it didn't even cross my mind that the vaporizer I saved money on would be so bad for my health. If I had to do it over, I'd have saved my money and bought the safest one to use, obviously. I hope that my mistakes keeps others from getting burned.

Sure you'll save money on a knock off but you'll pay much more in health related bills and life problems than you would by buying one that uses non toxic parts. Has anyone else experienced similar health problems after using the Chinese knockoff vapes? Anyone develop migraines? Or digestive problems? Or even cardio vascular problems?

 

I wish I had read up on something before using one back in 2005. That was so long ago. I only joined this forum in 2008.

 

Thanks for the good wishes. My life is extremely hard. I used to go out a lot with friends, co-workers and girls. Now I have a hard time doing that because if someone wears perfume or cologne I get a migraine that lasts 3-4 hours.

It's hard to hold a job and its hard to explain to people the condition as well. I still hope that somehow with the help of doctors I can find some kind of cure or fix. Although I've been like this for 4 years now and it hasn't changed at all.

 

I'm sorry I don't have much info on the MFLB unit. I have read up on vaporizers like the Vapolution, Da Buddha, Silver Surfer, Light Saber and Extreme Q. I hear these are some of the best ones to have. Correct me if I'm wrong though, anyone out there.

 

Yeah it makes perfect and logical sense now. I feel like one of those workers that lost a limb(s) back in the day working at some factory without OSHA safety regulations.

It seems like the further we move into the future the more people consider different safety measures even more.

I heard the Extreme Q vaporizer is RoHS compliant.

 

Usually they're pretty cheap, they are sold on eBay, some local headshops carry them too though. By cheap I mean $35-65 range.

When you open them up brand new they tend to smell like fresh paint. They generally don't have aeration holes on the heating element and draw the air from the electronics board underneath.

They're usually the wooden box kind where you put the whip up on them.

 

Thanks for your kind comments. I fully agree with you, something needs to be done.

I have only myself to blame though. That's what I get for being cheap. I was trying to save some money and ended up paying more anyway.

I spoke to a friend of mine who bought a vape around the same time I did and he paid $200 for his at the time, but his was made by VaporWarez. I looked them up and here is what they claim:

"VaporWarez units come with a limited 5 year warranty on everything but the glass. All VaporWarez glass is made in the USA from Pyrex and VaporWarez boxes are constructed from Thai Teakwood."

His unit had a ceramic heating element and airflow holes on the heating element. Although some people have a problem with metal screens and ceramic and I know there are way better clear path glass on glass vapes these days, at least he has yet to get sick from using it.