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Rolomatic Ex Member	What are your triggers? Nov 23^rd, 2008 at 2:13pm Triggers I know of (for me) in order of severity: 1, MSG 2. Fresh strawberries 3, Beer 4, Mountain Dew, cola, and root beer 5, Anger (always get hit after a spat with the wife) I call it Eves revenge! 6, Quick changes in atmospheric pressure and weather. Rolo…..
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gizmo CH.com Hall of Famer Offline Posts: 522 Germany Gender:	Re: What are your triggers? Reply #1 - Nov 23^rd, 2008 at 2:17pm 1. Aspartam 2. MSG 3. the transition from high to low atmospheric pressure 4. hunger Oliver
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Lenny CH.com Alumnus Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 642 Los Angeles,CA Gender:	Re: What are your triggers? Reply #2 - Nov 23^rd, 2008 at 2:53pm 1) humidity 2) sometime's bright light's 3) diesel fuel 4) small breast's
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Skyhawk5 CH.com Alumnus Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 1320 Ypsilanti, Mi. USA Gender:	Re: What are your triggers? Reply #3 - Nov 23^rd, 2008 at 5:28pm 1. Alcohol 2. MSG 3. Smells; Gasoline, hair dye, solvents, etc. 4. Hunger, missed meals. 5. Loud noises. 6. Bright lights.
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Melissa CH.com Moderator CH.com Alumnus Offline Don't give up! Posts: 7238 Central WI, USA Gender:	Re: What are your triggers? Reply #4 - Nov 23^rd, 2008 at 5:32pm Barometric pressure Alcohol MSG Smell of gasoline & certain colognes
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Tanyana CH.com Junior Offline What? Now??? Posts: 66 Hayden id usa Gender:	Re: What are your triggers? Reply #5 - Nov 23^rd, 2008 at 5:40pm 1. bright lights 2. Strong smells, even good ones 3. Loud sounds 4. MSG 5. Wine, Beer, wiskey ect. 6. Dreaming????
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Tanyana CH.com Junior Offline What? Now??? Posts: 66 Hayden id usa Gender:	Re: What are your triggers? Reply #6 - Nov 23^rd, 2008 at 5:42pm Oh, and I have to add PLANES PLANES PLANES at least the flying kind Weather changes My brother's face! LOL
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Rolomatic Ex Member	Re: What are your triggers? Reply #7 - Nov 23^rd, 2008 at 5:44pm Skyhawk, Sound and light were horrible for me until I started on lithium.
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Re: What are your triggers?
Reply #8 - Nov 23^rd, 2008 at 7:25pm

Triggers are:

Looking at something that is back-lit
Flashing/strobing lights (Like when the police pull you over at night!)
Strong Odors, including:
gasoline
exhaust fumes
floral perfumes (I'll avoid the perfume counter in dept. stores)
organic solvents (ie. eg. toluene, acetone, etc.)
alcohol, but I rarely touch the stuff...
marijuana, don't do it any more...
going from heat to cold or cold to heat (like in winter, going out to a cold car and cranking the heat up, then going outside. In summer, going from air conditioning to hot outside and back again)

I'll probably think of some more later.

Wishing you well,

Ray Cool

Edited to add the following triggers:

Artificial cinnamon scent used around this time of year to add smell to decorative brooms (not yours Helen).

I avoid the scents in the detergent aisle in stores too.

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FramCire CH.com Alumnus Offline Life like a froward child must be humored a little Posts: 1710 Bolivar, MO USA Gender:	Re: What are your triggers? Reply #9 - Nov 23^rd, 2008 at 8:32pm Chocolate.
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MITYRARE CH.com Old Timer Offline autocross racer Posts: 361 Ontario, Canada Gender:	Re: What are your triggers? Reply #10 - Nov 23^rd, 2008 at 9:02pm chocolate air/wind blowing on my face bright sunlight smell of pinesol weather changes air con
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MrsT CH.com Veteran Offline I Love CH.com! Posts: 100 San Diego, CA Gender:	Re: What are your triggers? Reply #11 - Nov 23^rd, 2008 at 9:26pm 1. direct sunlight 2. alcohol 3. heat including exercise, cooking, showers, and baths 4. LOW humidity coupled with heat (Santa Ana) 5. stress and anxiety 6. unspecified bad air 7. crying 8. maybe hunger ...............and of course REM sleep is very high on the list .
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Rolomatic Ex Member	Re: What are your triggers? Reply #12 - Nov 23^rd, 2008 at 9:31pm Lenny wrote on Nov 23^rd, 2008 at 2:53pm: 4) small breast's I’m sure there’s a few women who have small sausages on their list!
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CH-HELL Ex Member	Re: What are your triggers? Reply #13 - Nov 23^rd, 2008 at 9:40pm Red wine flashing lights strong odors weather sleep too many other things that I aviod like msg, cashews, ect....
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Racer1_NC CH.com Moderator CH.com Alumnus Offline "Well, let's go see." Posts: 4417 Lewisville, NC Gender:	Re: What are your triggers? Reply #14 - Nov 23^rd, 2008 at 10:08pm That cheap "old lady's" perfume.......will set me off everytime.
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on my knees Ex Member	Re: What are your triggers? Reply #15 - Nov 23^rd, 2008 at 10:17pm alcohol dark chocolate flashing lights msg strong cheap perfume jet fuel (and i work at an airport go figuare) stress and anxiety anger hunger dropping altitude in a plane heat no specific order they all suck
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mezza CH.com Alumnus Offline I love YaBB 1G - SP1! Posts: 415 north carolina Gender:	Re: What are your triggers? Reply #16 - Nov 23^rd, 2008 at 10:33pm only while in cycle: magic marker smell ( sharpies and the like) orange juice cold juice boxes (capri sun etc) cleaning sprays hot hot baths alcohol- beer wine etc nothing else that I can clearly make a connection to. kelly
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Rolomatic Ex Member	Re: What are your triggers? Reply #17 - Nov 23^rd, 2008 at 11:03pm I watched a documentary on DSC on how chocolate is made and they ferment the coco beans as part of the process. I suspect there is some residual chemical compound that is the culprit and the same thing with the beer. Only Kit-Kat bars have flaged me, the rest is OK. Rolo..
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maalstroom CH.com Old Timer Offline ''Dance to my tune''.... the hell I will! Posts: 491 the Netherlands Gender:	Re: What are your triggers? Reply #18 - Nov 24^th, 2008 at 6:15am The ones I am absolutely sure off, and only while in cycle, are: Daylight/sunlight Alcohol Strong smells such as: perfumes dissolvents deodorants cleaning materials spicy foods like Lebanese, Greek, Turkish, Israelian, Arabian sleep Have been on the look out for others, but still not sure about those Greetings, Pascal.
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DeStijl CH.com Veteran Offline Posts: 205 Lubbock, TX Gender:	Re: What are your triggers? Reply #19 - Nov 24^th, 2008 at 12:47pm Alcohol Cheap perfumes/cologne sleep hunger heat (internally overheated...exercise, working, etc) to a lesser degree: bad music stupidity work
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Layla328 CH.com Hall of Famer Offline Posts: 804 Boston Gender:	Re: What are your triggers? Reply #20 - Nov 24^th, 2008 at 6:30pm In cycle 1. laying down 2. fluorescent lights (sometimes) 3. wine Out of cycle 1.nothing
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BMoneeTheMoneeMan CH.com Alumnus Offline In remembrance of KingCazman. RIP Posts: 2674 Portland, OR	Re: What are your triggers? Reply #21 - Nov 25^th, 2008 at 1:11am 1. High heat like sauna or hot tub. 2. Flying 3. Changing sleep pattern 4. Change in altitude such as going to high desert in N AZ or central OR 5. Alcohol 6. The ex-wife, formerly known as wife.
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Pixie-elf CH.com Hall of Famer Offline I've tried the rest, and busting is the best! Posts: 517 Beaumont,Tx Gender:	Re: What are your triggers? Reply #22 - Nov 25^th, 2008 at 3:56am Gasoline. Heat. Steam. Smoke, be it pot or cigarette, the only thing that hasn't set me off was incense. Not eating/fasting. (unfortunately,that's a little out of my control...) Dehydration Change in altitude / sea level.
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darknight CH.com Veteran Offline Ever danced with the devil by the pale moonlight? Posts: 188 x0\|Manchester\|Great_Britain\|\|0\|0\| Gender:	Re: What are your triggers? Reply #23 - Nov 25^th, 2008 at 8:43am I love reading these to see other triggers!!! My triggers are as follows:- (1) Extreme heat within an office (2) Certain Perfumes my wife used to use that contained pomegranate. (3) Dramatic changes in the weather. (4) Fragranced Candles and oils (5) Hot baths (6) Eye strain (sitting too far from tv)
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Marc Ex Member Gender:	Re: What are your triggers? Reply #24 - Nov 25^th, 2008 at 9:24am After almost 12 years of being chronic I know that I have only one: Sleep or any other kind of relaxation.
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