Due to working in the dry-cleaning
industry for aprox 15 years I got the
above illness. I have been to my gp and
the occupational doctors her in nz but
their doesn't seem to be anything thay can
do. The illness is'nt widely
acknowledged here in nz. The illness
symptoms hit me aprox 9 years ago. At
this stage I was bed ridden, spaced out
and unable to tend to daily tasks such as
: making meals, looking after my daughter,
housework etc.I have been out of the
dry-cleaning industry since and still
suffer. I have my good days and bad
days. You can have this illnes fro 5-10
years before any symptoms appear.
some of the symptoms include:
extreme tiredness
burning eyes & skin
lack of co-ordination
feeling spaced out
lack of concerntration
highly sensitive to any chemical
pressure ion body a lot (particulary
muscles)
head pains
slurred speech
memory loss
heat escalates all symptoms.
I have tried
homeopathic, natreopathic medicines &
acupuncture with little outcome.
I look forward to your replies
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DinaOstrander
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 19 May 2004 Posts: 1 Location: Oregon Coast
Chemical Poisoning Posted: 05-19-04 03:54am
Hello,
i suffered chemical poisoning in a job
that I worked in also. Doctors will not
admit that this could be the cause of my
illness because I worked for them at the
time. They diagnosed me with
fibromyalgia instead. I had gotten
pregnant during the chemical exposure and
now my son is extremely reactive to
chemicals.
We have to be very careful with our diets:
no food coloring, preservatives or
pesticides. I buy only all natural
cleaners, laundry soap, bath soaps,
toothpaste, deoderant, etc.
In addition I take natural suppliments
that help such as: calcium- twice the
recommended daily dosage, potassium- twice
the recommended dosage, I take a liver
detox daily, garlic pills and I use
progesterone cream daily- sometimes twice
daily when I am in a lot of pain.
I have read in a couple of articles that
chemical poisoning can affect your
hormones levels and this does seem to be
the case with me because these supplements
really help.
I hope this helps someone else out
there.
