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What smells or odors trigger you?
« on: Mar 9th, 2005, 9:20pm » |
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I can be in the grocery store and even get near the detergent, soaps, and cleaner isle, and BAM, it hits like a ton of bricks. Intant headache!
Desiel fuel triggers me also.
What are some of the things that triger you?
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Re: What smells or odors trigger you?
« Reply #1 on: Mar 9th, 2005, 9:23pm » |
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No smells or odors, unless they are really overpowering. My triggers are sunlight, bending over, sneezing, crying, nose blowing, and sensory "overload" where noise and/or activity levels are overwhelming
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Re: What smells or odors trigger you?
« Reply #2 on: Mar 9th, 2005, 9:33pm » |
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Smells aren't usually a trigger for me.... when I'm in an attack my sense of smell seems to increase to bloodhound type status on the side of my head that doesn't get the HA ...
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Re: What smells or odors trigger you?
« Reply #3 on: Mar 10th, 2005, 3:52am » |
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triggers.....
gasoline
diesel
paint thinner
paint
fresh flowers
eucalyptus
cologne
perfume
cigars
freshly mowed wild onions
candles
potpourri
ammonia
That's all I can think of right now! Being chronic, it doesn't matter if I'm in a good spell of a few days or not if I run into any of the above. Within 2 minutes and I'm rockin'.
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Re: What smells or odors trigger you?
« Reply #4 on: Mar 10th, 2005, 8:37am » |
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Never had a trigger unless in cycle...and alcohol was the only one.
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Re: What smells or odors trigger you?
« Reply #5 on: Mar 10th, 2005, 9:30am » |
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Sharp floral aromatics mostly in the early spring and fall. Generally from flowering shrubs, vines or trees. Honeysuckle, Magnolia, all the stuff of country music songs. No problem with chemicals and solvents though. Like others, my sense of smell also becomes highly talented, along with my hearing during a cycle. You can play a radio on low volume at the other end of the house when I'm getting hit and i'll hear it. Maybe, clusterheads are just one step away from "superhero" status -- just a couple more highly attuned senses and we'd be there.
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Re: What smells or odors trigger you?
« Reply #6 on: Mar 10th, 2005, 10:33am » |
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When people marinate in their perfume or aftershave enough to leave vapor trails... Holy Hell.... Likewise, perfume counters in department stores will start me gagging and coughing. I work around plastics, and sometimes, heating and melting plastics will trigger CH, when in cycle. Other triggers I've identified: Being too warm when sleeping and repetitive, unnecessary noise, (I've always had highly sensitive hearing), and Sonic hamburgers. I don't know why, but those things always trigger a CH for me, when in cycle. On the other hand, I can have a beer or knock back a glass of scotch while in cycle, and it doesn't bother me a bit.
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Re: What smells or odors trigger you?
« Reply #7 on: Mar 10th, 2005, 10:49am » |
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I'm in a classroom right now and SOMEBODY... is wearing some aroma...
I haven't quite figured out who it is yet, but I have it narrowed down to 2, both guys, and I can't get near them.
I'll be polite, for sure, but it makes things tough.
usually though, it's:
exhaust fumes from vehicles...
cleaning supplies like bleaCH, ammonia
acetate (nail polish remover)
perfume (don't want to be rude, but I HATE scents on a woman)
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Re: What smells or odors trigger you?
« Reply #8 on: Mar 10th, 2005, 11:56am » |
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on Mar 10th, 2005, 10:33am, Frank_W wrote:| When people marinate in their perfume or aftershave enough to leave vapor trails... Holy Hell.... |
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Re: What smells or odors trigger you?
« Reply #9 on: Mar 10th, 2005, 3:50pm » |
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Before I started to get clusters my mother would ask me not to use any fragrances( shampoo, lotion, perfume,hairspray,etc...) at all because they would give her a headache. I guess I am getting my payback now. I sit in a small office with 12 other women and it is everything I can do to keep from loosing my head when someone starts to put on their Vicoria's Secret lotion.
Does heat bother anyone else?
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Re: What smells or odors trigger you?
« Reply #10 on: Mar 10th, 2005, 4:03pm » |
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diesel exhaust, pine sol, and the worst one for me is finger nail polish remover
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Re: What smells or odors trigger you?
« Reply #11 on: Mar 10th, 2005, 6:59pm » |
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Clorox, ammonia, cigarette smoke, diesel fumes, and bathing in perfume are triggers for me...
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Re: What smells or odors trigger you?
« Reply #12 on: Mar 10th, 2005, 7:14pm » |
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hub's pits!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
and Jonny's socks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Re: What smells or odors trigger you?
« Reply #13 on: Mar 10th, 2005, 8:35pm » |
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FLOWERS!
PERFUME!
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Re: What smells or odors trigger you?
« Reply #14 on: Mar 10th, 2005, 11:01pm » |
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only alcohol
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Re: What smells or odors trigger you?
« Reply #15 on: Mar 11th, 2005, 4:24am » |
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Alcohol and afternoon naps
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Re: What smells or odors trigger you?
« Reply #16 on: Mar 11th, 2005, 7:52am » |
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The smell of chopped onions is a definite trigger- even more than alcohol that only triggers me when i'm in "high-season" (bad cycle-in-cycle). Not sure about any other smells.
PFDAN to all,
Perry.
PS: Chasityb: The combination of humidity and heat always gets me but i also usually have some kind of allergic reaction to that combination.
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Re: What smells or odors trigger you?
« Reply #17 on: Mar 11th, 2005, 11:19am » |
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Yesturday one of the Residents in the nursing home had just come from outside having smoked a cigarett and to begin with I don't do well around smokers do to an allergy of smoke of all kinds. He stopped to talk to me and I about died my head was piercing with pain and after I got done I felt a little like I couldn't move the pain was awful but was short lived. 
Found two more triggers cheep hairspray and cologn
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Re: What smells or odors trigger you?
« Reply #18 on: Mar 11th, 2005, 4:37pm » |
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on Mar 10th, 2005, 7:14pm, Bob P wrote:| Jonny's socks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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30 years and I have not nailed down any triggers, guess im to cute for that shit
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Re: What smells or odors trigger you?
« Reply #19 on: Mar 11th, 2005, 6:04pm » |
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Only trigger for me is alcohol and only when in cycle.
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Re: What smells or odors trigger you?
« Reply #20 on: Mar 11th, 2005, 10:47pm » |
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on Mar 10th, 2005, 10:33am, Frank_W wrote:| On the other hand, I can have a beer or knock back a glass of scotch while in cycle, and it doesn't bother me a bit. |
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Thanks Frank ... I guess I didn't get the "I can have a beer while in cycle gene and I'm fine gene ... "
LOL !
Alcohol  and heat while sleeping are big triggers for me...
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Re: What smells or odors trigger you?
« Reply #21 on: Mar 15th, 2005, 10:34am » |
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Diesel fuel or exhaust will do it for me. Also if im somewhere that is warm.
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Re: What smells or odors trigger you?
« Reply #22 on: Mar 15th, 2005, 11:00am » |
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Smells are not a big one for me but second hand smoke, alcohol, chocolate, bending over, sensory overload and bright light, laying down and who knows what else. Being a chronic makes it rough to even know anymore. 
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Re: What smells or odors trigger you?
« Reply #23 on: Mar 15th, 2005, 11:46pm » |
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Yah im in there with the perfume too but oranges, freshly peeled oranges are the biggest smeel trigger for me. And dammit I just moved to Orangeville!
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Re: What smells or odors trigger you?
« Reply #24 on: Mar 21st, 2005, 6:03pm » |
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any perfumes smell and all smoke except cigarettes!
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