Have any of you had a severe reaction (sore throat, sweats, dizzy, brain fog) to new construction or to copy shops, or scrapbook stores?
I have a brand new condo I can't live in bc since I got lyme I get an awful reaction to my home. Now, I am living with my mom, her home is 20 yrs old and I have no issues here.
At my condo, I can't be there for more than 5 mins bf it starts and I have to run out. The same thing happens in the crapbook store, my throat starts to swell and I have to get out fast. It will go away if I take benedryl, but its pretty severe and fast.
Will this go away when my lyme is under control? Have any of you had a similar reaction to these things? I think the common component is formaldahyde. It is used in OSB board and in paper products.
Please let me know if you have had this problem and if you found a way to stop the reaction. Or, if you stopped having this reaction once the spirochetes are gone.
Thanks!!!! Jenny
Posted by Robin123 (Member # 9197) on :
Yes - unfortunately, such is the case for those of us who are chemically sensitive. We have to make nontoxic arrangements for everything we're exposed to, like nontoxic homes, standing outside a toxic store while someone goes inside for us, etc.
If you google for Debra Dadd, she's had to deal with this for almost three decades and has written extensively about alternatives.
I think you will need to treat very well and also detox before it changes. I recall when I started on my med that my chemcial sensitivity went down a little.