I get a migraine triggered by perfume and cologne. My day gets ruined, and the meds cost $20/pill. Most people will respect my requests.
If not, I would be more than happy to inflict an equal amount of pain on the culprit.
We have a rule in choir that no perfume is allowed due to so many of us being allergic to that stuff.
Wow, am I glad to find y’all on this forum! Obviously, I’m not happy that you suffer from the same triggers I do, but at least I know I’m not alone here.
Coincidentally, I just got home from picking up my Imitrex (injections) at Walgreen’s. Five little vials of serum. $440. My insurance picks up 75% of it, but that’s still $110 out of my pocket. I have figured out that I can extend one vial to treat two headaches if I only draw out half the serum. I do keep the pills around and try to address the migraines with those first, but about 50% of the time, they don’t stay down. And how much good is a pill going to do you if you can’t keep it down?! The best thing about the injections is that you get almost instant relief (within 10 minutes for me). The pills can take up to two hours.
It’s disconcerting to read some of the posts here. metmom summarized it best when she said that if people were personally considerate, there wouldn’t be any need for such lawsuits.
One idiot said people should stay home if they didn’t like the fact that others wear fragrances. As conservatives, we don’t cotton to the idea of going on the dole, but maybe the FReepers who see this as a rights thing instead of a health thing would be willing to pitch in and pay us a salary to stay home.
Then there was another goofball who said something about needing some proof that fragrances triggered an actual health issue. I would be more than happy to throw up on his/her desk on my way out the door to go home to give myself an injection.
They’re so self absorbed that they believe that people like us don’t like people’s perfumes. Their knee-jerk reactions dull their reading skills. Y’all have said how much you miss being able to wear fragrances. I know what you mean. I was brokenhearted the day I learned that fragrances — mine included — were migraine triggers for me.
There are a couple of people at work I have to steer clear of. The worst offender is ... you guessed it. A guy! Gad! He reeks. But as someone said earlier, it’s not just the amount of fragrance someone is wearing. It’s the formula. If it’s something that triggers a migraine, it only takes a small amount.
Like some of you, I can no long enjoy my wood-burning fireplace. When I take my dogs outside in the winter, I have to put some kind of filter over my face to keep from breathing in the smoke from neighbors’ fireplaces. Any kind of tobacco smoke is a killer for me — even the aura that stays on a smoker after they’ve had a smoke outside.
Everytime I leave the house, I have to weigh the risks. There is much I don’t get to participate in because I need to stay as healthy as possible to be able to show up for work every day. Unfortunately, I have seen the selfish, me-first side of too many individuals who don’t give a fig about people’s suffering. Then there are others who are so understanding and accommodating, it could make you cry.
I got a little long winded, but I just wanted to say that I understand y’all. I wish others did, too. :(