sometimes, i just have to let it all out.

[rootofnewt]

taken from a reply I made to a post in a community:

lavender is the scourge of the earth. Nasty little migraine-and-urticaria-inducing plant from hell.

Comments

[angldst.livejournal.com]

Thanks for letting me know that you are sensitive to it. Should I ever have privilege of visiting you, I'll take care to eradicate any evidence of lavender about my person. urticaria- is that itching/hives? I have another friend who gets migraines from it. I, on the other hand, depend on it to help *relieve* headaches & stress!

*hugs*

-d

[absinthea.livejournal.com]

I second that. BIG help to me, but then again I also can't tolerate some things that others find helpful.

[krasota.livejournal.com]

yep. urticaria = hives.

I get migraines, hives, asthma, edema, and airway distress with it. Truly an allergic *and* a neurosensitized reaction combo.

[ismene.livejournal.com]

Not quite as bad as bergamot, but close. I can only tolerate lavender when I'm feeling pretty decent.

[stmaybe.livejournal.com]

lavender is the scourge of the earth.

it is!! it is!! oh, someone else who understands!! everyone i know thinks its such a lovely scent & it just makes my brain cells spasm miserably until they die.

[jkatj.livejournal.com]

Lavender is one of the worst headache-inducing odors on the planet. Kill it all.