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Q: Formaldehyde poisoning
asked by: woof on December 31st, 2008
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My friend was exposed to formaldehyde recently (inhaled). She experienced breathing problems, throat constriction, etc. immediately. It's been 19 days now (Today is Dec. 31). Now she has asthma-like symptoms, has to use inhalers, and her lung capacity decreased. And there are other symptoms as well.

How will these change over time? Are these temporary? Or is there anything she can do to recover from this once and for all?

The medicines she's taking right now have awful side-effects. Can anyone provide more information about such cases or suggest remedies? Please : (
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yamaha1001
replied on December 31st, 2008
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you know it really depends on just how much was inhaled.
a buddy of mine did it also and that was 3 years ago he had to use an inhaler for 2 years when the doctors saw that the inhaler had done all it was going to they put his on home-breathing treatments 5 times a day.
3 weeks after he was put on the breathing treatments he was in a hot tub and collapsed a lung and they are still trying to figure out if it was from his Formaldehyde poisoning
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woof
replied on December 31st, 2008
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Hm, I don't know how much there was, I'll ask if she has any idea. Thank you for the information.
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woof
replied on January 2nd, 2009
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Someone please help : (
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kdlee
replied on May 31st, 2009
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I worked with a dermatolgist several years ago and when we did biopsises the specimans were placed in Formaldehyde-this is when I began having environemental issues with certain odors..To this day I have decvreased lung capacity, colognes, gas, mold, other odors make my windpipe close up and sends meinto a asthma type attack..
I have not been able to prove one way or the other that it was the Formaldhyde but deep down I know it is that cause..The doc refused the diea and I was soon out of the office-mostly my doing as I couldn't take it anymore..THe elast amount in the air sent me speechless litterally..There were times afterwards that I could smell diesel fumes and have to pull over because I would have heart paplitations and so sick..kd
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woof
replied on May 31st, 2009
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Well my friend didn't have long-term exposure, and now she has recovered a lot. And yes, certain odors did tend to invoke panic attacks, but thankfully it doesn't look like any permanent physical damage has been done
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