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9 Post author: Alicorn 17 September 2011 01:34AM

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Comment author: Alicorn 17 September 2011 04:15:24AM 2 points [-]

I don't think it can plausibly be an environmental factor. It's a lifelong problem and I've moved around a lot (also changed my sleep schedule plenty of times). My default consumption of caffeine and alcohol is zero.

Comment author: NancyLebovitz 17 September 2011 05:14:39AM 1 point [-]

I think scented cleaning products are common enough that people are likely to be exposed to them unless a deliberate effort is made to have everything unscented.

Comment author: Alicorn 17 September 2011 05:16:41AM 0 points [-]

I don't usually expose myself to cleaning products at all. When I do they're usually just water. I spent a year and a half living in an apartment where neither my roommate nor I even owned a scented cleaning product. My laundry detergent is scent-free.

Comment author: Jonathan_Graehl 17 September 2011 05:21:34AM 0 points [-]

Okay, good luck then! You can try playing with subsets of environmental factors that may have been present across all those moves, but I'm not optimistic that you'll have many interesting (and controllable) possibilities. Maybe you can find something that decreases your headaches' frequency or severity even if they can't be eliminated entirely.