I joined this forum in order to post in a specific thread regarding PG and associated headaches. Since I can't do that, I'm posting my response here. People have given a variety of proposed reasons for the headaches and I had NONE of those things (nicotine, specific flavors) but I DID have the severe headaches. They were severe enough for me to return the kit to Greensmoke and the entire experience killed my last remaining desire to smoke (cigarettes) at all. PG may be in bread and cake mix and inhalers and a number of other products, but that does not mean the same amount is ingested or inhaled. The delivery method changes the amount in your bloodstream dramatically. The tiny amount in baked goods or other foods arrives differently than the much larger amount in an ecig. Ecigs are used a LOT more than an inhaler. Comparisons like that are about as useful as the comparison between an apple and a dump truck.
Don't get me wrong, I'm a HUGE fan of Ecigs and I think the FDA needs to back WAY OFF (actually, I think the FDA needs to be disbanded and an actually useful and NOT bought and paid for agency put in its place). Not everyone gets a headache from PG. But if there's a way to get the vapor without it, I think that's the way to go....I don't believe it's as safe in these amounts as people think it is or we would all like it to be. And if THAT were the driving force behind the FDA's posturing, I wouldn't foam at the mouth (as much) when they seize shipments as *nicotine delivery systems*. But it's not. The FDA protects whoever pads its pockets, NOT CONSUMERS. When the tobacco industry has bought up the last ecig company, the FDA will become mysteriously quiet on this topic, if history repeats itself. Legislation that *protects* the tobacco industry's *right* to monopolize (of course, they'll never use that word) such companies would not surprise me at all.
Point being, when you find something that works the wonders you've prayed for, it's easy to slide into denial when someone suggests there's a rat in Paradise. And just because a few industries that use a particular product say it is safe, doesn't mean it is. At one time, the same thing was said about asbestos. And cigarette smoking, for that matter. If you have a viable option to PG, it might be wise to take it....whatever causes the headache is causing something else, the headache is just the symptom. While everyone might not display the symptom, chances are most people do have the underlying problem and don't know it.
These are all just things to think about. Good luck and blessings to you all.
Don't get me wrong, I'm a HUGE fan of Ecigs and I think the FDA needs to back WAY OFF (actually, I think the FDA needs to be disbanded and an actually useful and NOT bought and paid for agency put in its place). Not everyone gets a headache from PG. But if there's a way to get the vapor without it, I think that's the way to go....I don't believe it's as safe in these amounts as people think it is or we would all like it to be. And if THAT were the driving force behind the FDA's posturing, I wouldn't foam at the mouth (as much) when they seize shipments as *nicotine delivery systems*. But it's not. The FDA protects whoever pads its pockets, NOT CONSUMERS. When the tobacco industry has bought up the last ecig company, the FDA will become mysteriously quiet on this topic, if history repeats itself. Legislation that *protects* the tobacco industry's *right* to monopolize (of course, they'll never use that word) such companies would not surprise me at all.
Point being, when you find something that works the wonders you've prayed for, it's easy to slide into denial when someone suggests there's a rat in Paradise. And just because a few industries that use a particular product say it is safe, doesn't mean it is. At one time, the same thing was said about asbestos. And cigarette smoking, for that matter. If you have a viable option to PG, it might be wise to take it....whatever causes the headache is causing something else, the headache is just the symptom. While everyone might not display the symptom, chances are most people do have the underlying problem and don't know it.
These are all just things to think about. Good luck and blessings to you all.
