What is multiple chemical sensitivity?

Multiple chemical sensitivity syndrome is a disorder that seems to be triggered by exposure to low levels of multiple identifiable or unidentifiable chemical substances commonly present in the environment.

How do members experience multiple chemical sensitivity?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with multiple chemical sensitivity*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for multiple chemical sensitivity*

Who has multiple chemical sensitivity on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 0
20s 9
30s 28
40s 70
50s 111
60s 103
70+ 58

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 49
Female 330