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A survivor's guide to carbon monoxideCarbon monoxide is a leading cause of poisoning deaths and poisoning related injury worldwide yet is given comparatively little attention. Carbon monoxide (CO) is well known for the danger and symptoms while poisoned. It is much less known for the injury and additional health problems it can cause. Because symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning mimic so many common health problems, most victims don't even know they were poisoned yet could go on to experience health issues because of it. Many people make a full recovery however, an unknown but significant percentage experience a range of ongoing health problems, often unaware that carbon monoxide injury is the real cause. The symptoms and after effects may be obvious or they can be subtle. Never-the-less, poisoning can leave its mark in many ways. There is a shortage of information about the real impact of carbon monoxide poisoning. This site is here to change that. This site is made by CO poisoning survivorsIt brings a view that can only come from those that know what it is like to be poisoned. It attempts to answer the question: "I have been poisoned (or think I have been). Now what?" Just because someone survives poisoning does not mean they have escaped the grip of carbon monoxide. This information is for:
Often a survivor and those around them never understand that it is the symptoms and "side effects" of carbon monoxide poisoning that have subtly or significantly altered their health and behavior. Although difficult to prove, health issues related poisoning damage can surface years later. This site can be used to help understand how a past poisoning may still be playing a role, like that of a silent stalker in a survivors life. Some of this information is "heavy" but it is helpful to:
For someone poisoned by multiple CO exposures, it can be a very important "aha moment" to suddenly understand that an uninvited intruder has been silently meddling in their life - in some cases for years. The symptoms and effects while elevated levels of carbon monoxide are in the body can be minor but can also be extremely serious - causing widespread damage - affecting the brain, heart, nervous system, endocrine system, and other organs - resulting in subtle and not-so-subtle changes to personality, behavior, and health. People respond differently to the same level of carbon monoxide exposure. Symptoms and after effects can range from mild to severe in people with the same level of exposure. The short term and long term symptoms and effects of carbon monoxide poisoning can affect the daily functioning, work, finances, relationships, and future of more than just the survivor. Getting help and treatment for ongoing health issues related to poisoning can be frustrating for survivors. This drove us to seek the first ever online program to provide information and recovery support for survivors. Only knowledge, a level of self awareness and the will to recover can help navigate the [potentially] rocky road caused by poisoning. This site is dedicated to those that have had their lives and health needlessly stolen - and to all people affected by the toxic echoes of carbon monoxide poisoning.
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I went to the doctor numerous times and went through several tests like ultra sound and ct scan. It revealed nothing. I also was put on medicine for appetite and nauseous and it didn't work. It seemed as though the doctor gave up on me and told me to come back in three months. I don't know why he didn't think of carbon monoxide poisoning.
My daughter saw an article in her newspaper regarding carbon monoxide poisoning and realized those symptoms were exactly what I was going through. I called my heating and air conditioning company and they discovered that I had carbon monoxide poisoning (400 of a million) and it came from my gas dryer vent that was split. I have been ill for five weeks with all kinds of symptoms. I am fatigued, confused, weak, no appetite, blurred vision, having a time getting to walk, vomiting, and so much more.
I am wondering how long it will take me to get well. I had a miserable Christmas, but am so fortunate to be alive.
I wish that I knew what to do to get well and quickly.