Posted by jboud24 on November 2, 2004, at 18:24:25
In reply to Going psycho...! Please read., posted by AMD on November 2, 2004, at 14:16:13
Try taking some xanax when you get a chance just to see if your reaction isn't an anxiety-related one to the paint fumes. If it helps you were probably just freaking out, which is normal. If the xanax doesn't help, go to see your GP doctor and explain this to him and ask him for options. You could get a neurological consult, but that would be expensive if you don't have insurance.
Also, consider the amount of paint fumes professional painters and the like come into contact with over a given period of time. Then again, who knows how that may affect their brain. Paint usually contains ammonia as a solvent or something like acetone/petroleum ethers. The solvents in paint fumes have been shown to cause neurological damage, but only after heavy, persistant exposure.
So, you're probably OK. Best wishes in finding the problem and treating it.
Justin
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