allergies to your tank?

[Dez]

Just wondering if anybody has ever had allergies to their tanks? The reason I ask is because I've had some strange occurances.

A few months ago after doing a water change, I started getting this really wierd sour taste around my mouth... Then I got flu like symptoms (cold sweat, really hot, whole body aching, could hardly move etc)...I was up about eight times that night and even a hot bath didn't warm me up. The next day I was normal. I didn't think anything of it.

Then I did a water change a few weeks later and the exact same thing happened. It all started with the sour like tast around my lips. I didn't suck any water into my mouth, just simply started the syphon.

This happened once more and believe me, it is not a comfortable feeling, I'm out of commission for the entire night, but it only lasts for a day.

2 days ago I was working around salt water for the entire day. I made a point not to start syphons with my mouth, but to fill the tube with water to start the syphon. I still got flu like symptoms that night, but not as bad.

Anybody know what this is or have similar experiences?

des