It’s so rare to hear from other people with fragrance allergies. Have you ever had a headache or something from perfume that left you in an altered state? I only had that twice but it’s freaked me out because I felt drunk, or dizzy, not able to judge distances.
You sound worse than me though I’m blessed to work from home and go out pretty infrequently. I worry though that I’m setting my daughter up to be sensitive to scents because I don’t have any in the house; my husband now gets headaches from fragrances because we’ve been fragrance free for our whole marriage.
And if that isn't bad enough, you know what happens when you get "Secret" in your mouth? It's like on Tom and Jerry where the cat gets a mouthful of Alum and his mouth shrinks too small to eat the mouse. I would barely be able to talk, she had a Southern giggle, and I was the one always saying "Ith thnot funny!" LOL
I go through the gammit of symptoms, inclusing lightheadedness and dizziness, but can’t say it’s an altered state. Namely because I’m very aware of what’s going on and know that I need to get away from the fragrances. Eyes red and watery, throat and sinused swelling up, instant massive headaches, racing heart (that and the throat tightening up are the most distressful), lungs that either can’t take air in or on one occasion, simply stopped functioning for about 10 seconds. THAT totally freaked me out.
Inspite of all that, this is one problem that I can control by thinking ahead or having a bug-out plan for scenarios like the wedding shower. People may get upset because I’ll refuse invites but too bad. My health comes first. And frankly, the trip to ER over this incident was nothing compared to another trip due to another health issue I have. So I keep it all in perspective.
As for your daughter, if she winds up with the problem, it’ll be more due to heredity than exposure. I’m sure they notice others more because of the lack of them in your home, but health-wise, they’re probably ok.
For what it’s worth, and a bit off-topic, if the SHTF, people may want to ba aware that the fragrances they wear can tip off anyone they may be trying to hide from, for whatever reason. Just food for thought.
(Not sure if this posted, so this might be a double post.)
I go through the gammit of symptoms, inclusing lightheadedness and dizziness, but can’t say it’s an altered state. Namely because I’m very aware of what’s going on and know that I need to get away from the fragrances. Eyes red and watery, throat and sinused swelling up, instant massive headaches, racing heart (that and the throat tightening up are the most distressful), lungs that either can’t take air in or on one occasion, simply stopped functioning for about 10 seconds. THAT totally freaked me out.
Inspite of all that, this is one problem that I can control by thinking ahead or having a bug-out plan for scenarios like the wedding shower. People may get upset because I’ll refuse invites but too bad. My health comes first. And frankly, the trip to ER over this incident was nothing compared to another trip due to another health issue I have. So I keep it all in perspective.
As for your daughter, if she winds up with the problem, it’ll be more due to heredity than exposure. I’m sure they notice others more because of the lack of them in your home, but health-wise, they’re probably ok.
For what it’s worth, and a bit off-topic, if the SHTF, people may want to ba aware that the fragrances they wear can tip off anyone they may be trying to hide from, for whatever reason. Just food for thought.
Altered states - while the migraine tends to be the big issue, there’s also a condition where one suffers without the headache. Almost a migraine syndrome.... And when that happens, I can get very spacey and completely unable to concentrate.
In non-perfume situations, it can happen up to a day ahead of time.