Ms von Schwarz has now finally kicked the habit but still lives with the lasting effects of dermatomyositis, which causes muscle pain, swelling and rashes. Trevor Philips speechless after Russia makes staggering accusation īoris Johnson delays crunch Covid Cabinet meeting at eleventh hour She was later discharged from hospital but didn’t stop vaping until a year later.īrexit Live: Rejoiners meltdown over Benefits of Brexit document “Once they knew how excessive the use was they immediately advised me to stop, stating there was not enough research to know how vaping can affect the body.” She explained: “I had to have a serious conversation with myself about whether or not I was ready to let this addiction go, and I thought bringing up vaping to the doctors would get rid of any paranoia I had about my vape. "I couldn't lift my neck up when I was laying down, and when I'd fall because my legs would give out due to weakness, I couldn't get up from the ground."ĭoctors were alerted to her condition in 2019 after she tripped and injured her head.Īt first, medics concluded she must have come into contact with a toxic substance before the teenager came clean about her vaping addiction. "It began to hurt just putting my hair in a ponytail, or even holding a water bottle was too heavy for my hands. "My upper body became weaker and weaker, and as my legs grew weak and sore, so did my arms and fingers. READ MORE: Vaping warning: Teen, 18, on brink of death after excessive use "I would come home from work in absolute agony, crying because of how badly my legs ached. She said: "On top of the consistent migraines and nausea, I suddenly was unable to bend my legs fully without being in an immense amount of pain. Her symptoms soon became much worse, to the point where she struggled to lift her arms or head when lying down. The model, who is studying filmmaking at The New York Film Academy, said she did her best to shrug off her symptoms until she got a job as a stylist and had to be on her feet for up to nine hours at a time. She could also feel her heart race when she used the e-cigarette and, in 2018, she developed migraines and consistent nausea if she went even a few hours without a hit.
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She said that from then on she would always feel weak at the knees and her fingers and toes went numb after using her vape. "I'd clearly fainted, and I was fine, but it was so odd because that had never happened to me in my life." After that, I woke up on the floor and I hadn't remembered what'd happened. Ms von Schwarz said: "I got out of bed that morning and instantly took a hit.