marjaerwin: (Default)
2016-09-03 12:53 pm

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* I seem to be unusually sensitive to low-level exposure to fumes, salicylates, and so on. I can’t take most meds more than a couple days, at minimum doses, without getting sick, whether they’re processed through the liver or excreted through the kidneys. I can’t be around tobacco smoke, lysol, pine-sol, perfume, whatever some poisoner used outside my apartment, etc. without getting sick.

* I can get nasty migraines after salicylate exposure, after fructose/sucrose exposure, after any of the above gas exposures, after exercise, and of course after the pain-beatings.

Some hypotheses to consider:

* Salicylate intolerance and/or salicylate poisoning could explain my hyperacusis and strobe-induced vertigo. Cutting down on salicylates has helped, but it’s hard, and so far it hasn’t been enough.

* Could salicylates and/or toxins stored in body fat, and release during aerobic exercise, explain my post-exertional migraines?

Some puzzles:

* Can anything explain my unusual sensitivities to so many foods, fumes, medicines, and so on?
marjaerwin: (Default)
2014-12-19 06:30 pm

How Many Times Do I Have to Have This Conversation, With Friends, Family, and Doctors?

"I've had a splitting headache since yesterday."

"So take an aspirin."

"I can't take aspirin."

"What do you mean you can't take aspirin?"

"It hurts too much."

(I may explain further:)

"How many times do I have to tell you? I can't take nsaids. They hurt too much."

(I may explain still further:)

"How many times do I have to tell you? I can't take nsaids. They hurt too much. They don't relieve pain. They cause intestinal pain. They are also ototoxic, and can worsen hyperacusis, and I already have severe hyperacusis. I wish I knew why these things work for some people and not for others. I wish I knew of some painkillers that I could take."