How do I know if I have Multiple Chemical Sensitivity?

If you are consistently having breathing and/or headache symptoms when you are exposed to certain smells/chemicals/places, you may have MCS. Unfortunately, if your environment is constantly bombarded with perfumes, shampoos, cleaners, etc. you may feel terrible but not quite realize what is affecting you. At that point you may want to reduce your product use to scent-free and natural/organic options to see if you feel better, then look for a doctor who is open to the possibilities of chemical sensitivities.

10/24/17 by Paul 3000

The things that clued me in were, getting headaches from the detergent aisle, perume counters, bed and bath, or candle stores. I realized I was avoiding them. Getting "the flu" after being in highly fragrant situations. Getting horrendous headaches following pesticide applications (insecticides for mosquitos, or pet flea and tick treatments), cleaning chems made me nauseous.

10/27/17 by JLMcK 5550

If you are not sensitive to chemicals, you don't.

4/12/18 by needinfo&help 1500

Reacting to smells in the air by feeling you need to get away or having a major reaction to some chemical you are exposed to. Most doctors are not helpful as this is often seen as a mental condition. It is not widely accepted that chemicals can have such effects on people.

1/6/19 by Cindi 3050

In the supermarket can you stand at the top of the washing powder aisle? Yes. You don't have it.

4/1/19 by Susan 2500

You'll react to strong scents and exhaust, maybe have trouble breathing, have skin rashes, get headachy or feel tired. Or become irrationally angry.

6/4/19 by Heather 3000

You won’t at first! It will take a few reactions before you start to recognise that something isn’t right! Journal everything, that’s the only way your going to get a diagnosis from any physician, they want to see evidence before they start any testing! Even bloods!

8/22/19 by Carmen Rosemarie 2550

See a specialist in toxic exposures

11/18/19 by Angie P. 5000

You have adverse reactions to perfumes, solvents, pesticides, plastics, or any other synthesized chemicals.

12/12/19 by Joanna 6200

After many years of research and compairing my illness to other people over the world. Also been diagnozed in UK

1/30/20 by Noeleen 2500

Now that I know I have MCS, I can look back in my life and see how it was building up to become this extreme sensitivity. How going to Costco would exhaust me and how I would always end up having a migraine that evening. How I stopped dying my hair because the smell burned my eyes, throat and sinuses and made my hair hurt and itch. How I walked into a newly remodeled Kholes and my throat closed up on me. The doctor later gave me an emergency inhaler, but when it happened again -the inhaler didn't work for me. After testing, I was told I didn't have asthma, it must have been a reaction to the new carpet. I have started going everywhere with one of those chemical paint masks.

2/11/20 by Rheama 1600

If your symptoms disappear when the chemicals in the air are removed or the person is removed from the exposure area

3/7/20 by MCSzombie 6220

You can't tolerate smells that you used to tolerate or even enjoy -- particularly fragrance. You have a lot of fatigue. You have a lot of unexplained symptoms. You leave spaces because you can't tolerate being in them anymore because the symptoms are so bad. Primary care physician -- continue to complain about products that are problematic. Rule out other conditions (see previous entry) Allergist -- to rule out allergies

9/27/20 by Rebecca St. Martin 3570

If you consistently react when exposed to certain chemicals/ fragrances, its likely. It must be more than 1 fragrance

11/12/20 by shelley 3650

Take a MCS questionnaire

7/24/21 by Serenity 2500

Many people with MCS develop hyperosmia, where their sense of smell becomes very heightened. Odors (from chemicals such as fragrances) begin to produce reactions such as asthma, migraines, and brain fog. You should clean up your environment as much as possible (remove fragrances and toxic cleaning products) immediately to attempt to prevent your MCS from progressing.

11/11/21 by kola05 2620

If you react negatively to perfumes, detergents, inks, exhaust fumes, air fresheners, candles with perfumes or any artificial fragrance, electromagnetic radiation, etc.

11/3/22 by Eduardo 1700

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5/16/17 by Emilio. Translated

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if you do not like colognes,fabric softeners in general products that contain chemicals and aromas begins to worry about

6/11/17 by Esther. Translated

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You are like the ass. Feel die Extreme fatigue, pain, contraxturas, lost weight, diarrhea, anxiety, intolerance, sport, cold, smells, mareis, veerigos, irratibilidad bestial food allergies....and cosmeticas.

9/9/17 by Karma. Translated

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If you ever stand unless the colonies, deodorants, air fresheners... and you start to find evil, but you happens when you avoid the exposure.

9/10/17 by Pilar. Translated

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Each person is a world. By the symptomatology equal to that of other

11/9/17 by Marta Elena. Translated