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 1
20s 7
30s 27
40s 70
50s 115
60s 101
70+ 72

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 53
Female 340

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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.



Common symptoms reported by people with multiple chemical sensitivity

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

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.
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Treatments taken by people for multiple chemical sensitivity

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Compare treatments taken by people with multiple chemical sensitivity

Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have multiple chemical sensitivity through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.

Got a question about living with multiple chemical sensitivity? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has multiple chemical sensitivity on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 171 say multiple chemical sensitivity is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 1
20s 7
30s 27
40s 70
50s 115
60s 101
70+ 72
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 36
20-29 years 30
30-39 years 39
40-49 years 24
50-59 years 11
60-69 years 3
70+ years 0

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 53
Female 340

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 124
Not Diagnosed 72

These charts show data from multiple chemical sensitivity patients who have completed their condition history
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