Re: chemical sensitivities

June 28, 2002

Along with fibro my chemical sensitivities are pretty severe; in fact

I just bought a new car and after " airing " it out for two months I

finally sold it. Two years ago I seemed to go through a total

breakdown, severe anxiety, start of severe chemical sensitivities and

fibro getting progressively worse. My chemical sensitivities have

just slightly calmed down but still can't take an aspirin or be

around household chemicals.

Rik

> Do any of you suffer from reactions to chemicals in cleaners or

juices from food? How do you deal with it? I have some lotion to

use daily and then some ointment to use for outbreaks but is there

anything else out there to keep it from happening in the first

place? Are there ANY kind of meds or anything to keep

the 'allergies' from occurring at all? I hate having to wear gloves

(two sets actually...cotton and then either latex for cooking or the

yellow rubber gloves for cleaning) every time I cook or clean.

> This was one thing that completely amazed me as being related to

fibro as I had this problem before I got my fibro diagnosis and then

read in several books that they often go together. And my migraines

and my dizziness and my forgetfulness and clumsiness and of course

the brainfog. My 8 year old daughter finds me to be a great source

of amusement and entertainment at times and I must admit half of the

time I am quite funny. At least I know I'm not just losing my

mind...there's a reason for all of it. It's funny

though...everything else has been building for years, including the

degree of pain, but the chemical sensitivities just came on all of a

sudden about a year ago. I hadn't changed anything in my cooking or

cleaning habits and all of a sudden my body turns on me and decides

it doesn't like all of this stuff anymore And it's only my hands

(and more specifically my index finger on my right hand...the

dominant one of course) that I have these problems with. This fibro

stuff makes NO sense whatsoever and it stinks bigtime.

> Sorry for rambling...just having a little flare in pain and a

breakout on my hand again and wishing I could just have ONE day with

NO problems

> Thanks for listening...

> Jen in Iowa

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