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Old 08-13-2002, 08:05 AM   #1
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Post Anybody else get sick from chemicals?

I am just trying to get some people to post in here. I get very sick when around certain chemicals. I am very sensitive to smells, get dead tired, my muscles ache, get fog headed, sinuses swell shut, and sometimes get sick to my stomache. This all started after we had our bathroom redone and the drywall was floating all over our house. I went to the doctor for 6 solid months, all the time being told I had a virus, and then being diagnosed with chronic fatigue and fibromaylgia. I have since learned it is called environmental illness or multiple chemical sensitivity. Does anybody else deal with this? I also have severe summer allergies which I never had before.

 
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Hi Kamden,

I also have constant sinus allergies etc, from not sure what, but I think there may be a chemical link. I also get migranes and I have noticed they can be triggered by flurescant light, fumes from paint or cars etc. I often seem to get a virus that I find hard to get rid of and I think the building I work in (rundown)is having some effect on my health. I have heard of renovating and the problems you have talked about. Sometimes it's lead, mercury etc in paint or other chemicals. I am trying to learn more about all. Let me know how your going.
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Hi Mel, finally somebody has posted on here! You can learn more about this by going to the library and checking out the books there on sick building syndrome, environmental illness, healthy house, etc. I learned more there than anywhere. Your headaches sound exactly like mine. I have spent almost all summer sick. I get headaches above my eyes and in my sinuses that will pound if I cough, look at a light, bend over etc. I have pressure in my head almost all the time, and I am very tired and fog headed alot. I now have alot of summer allergies that I never had before, that seem to have come on after the chemical exposure in our home when our bathroom was redone. The only thing I have seen to help this type of illness { chemical } is avoidance, which is hard to do. I have almost constant sinus problems. They swell and I end up talking nasaly. And the constant virus thing you mentioned is exactly what the doctor thought I had { for 6 months??!! } untill it wouldn't go away and then he decided it may not be. I get sick from some sprays, exaust fumes, new furniture from the chemicals it has been sprayed with, new carpet, linoleum etc. As you can see, not many people know about this or maybe they are posting on the allergy board. Let me know what you find out in your reading. I spent a year looking for help and found there is none for chemical illness, just regular allergy help. I am also very sensitive to mold, and found this out on my own. Maybe this is your sinus problem also. Since this spring, I have just plain gotten worse over the summer, but have noticed it seems to be around the time when it rains. In the entire summer, I have had about 4 days of feeling great, and found that the mold count was low on those days, but high all the others, as we have had alot of rain. I really need to get to an allergist. Keep me posted. Good luck on your research of this.

 
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Kamden:
You sound exactly like me. I am going through the same thing. I can't deal with any chemicals, new carpeting, new furniture, all these new allergies, etc. I also have fibro. I have to even order special shampoo and conditioner because of the scents they add to shampoos. I will get a horrible headache within minutes of a scented candle or plug-ins. Cooking smells even cause me to swell. What I have learned is that this is common in fibro. It has been horrible to live with. My sinuses and nasal airways are always swollen. I, too have reactions to many new other allergies, i.e. pollen, mold, etc. which never bothered me before. It has cost us a fortune in pulling out new carpeting to replace with hardwood cause I can't stand to be in the room for 5 minutes without a reaction. I even have to cook many things outside (grill or crockpot)so I don't get a headache. I truly understand what you are going through. I have done a lot of research on it and read quite a few books. It seems the only thing to help is avoidance. I wish you well as best can be under the circumstances. Dawn2

 
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Thanks for replying Dawn and sharing your story. The stories I could tell you about getting so sick from so many different things!!! { drier sheets, my brothers new couch, a leather jacket, cleaning supplies, etc. }And all that time the doctor thinking I had a virus, and I practically had to diagnose myself!! I also have hypothyrodism and some of the symptoms to allergies are similar. So this problem lately has been hard for me to figure out because i thought all this time that it was my thyroid medicine, and that i just needed more, { my levels are now normal though } but have noticed a huge difference in how I feel when the mold count is high. BTW, have you seen a doctor for your other allergies? Just curious because it will be my first trip ever to one, and want to know what works for you. Anyway, I am glad to know there are others who can atleast understand. Thankyou

 
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