are you ok now???? i mean by taking iron meds did you recover???? its very important for me to know cause i am facing the same problem.....anemia....the doctor also prescribed me iron medicines.....so i want to know about your present condition....i hav'nt told the doc about this addiction.....if its ok with you,let me know your present condition please....i am very tensed
Moth Balls can make you have Aplastic Anemia - Exposure to toxic chemicals. Secondary aplastic anemia has been linked to exposure to toxic chemicals, such as some used in hair dyes, herbicides and insecticides. Exposure to benzene - an ingredient in gasoline, mothballs, paint and varnish removers, dry-cleaning solutions, and some glues and household cleaners - also has been linked to secondary aplastic anemia. This type of anemia sometimes gets better on its own if you avoid repeated exposure to the chemicals that caused the initial illness.
http://www.experienceproject.com/stories/Love-The-Smell-Of-Pine-Sol/427041
I know this might be the scariest thing you have to do now is tell your parents or some other adult and tell them about your problem with sniffing aka huffing mothballs, so you can get the help that you desperately need. Go to your doctor immediately and ask for an blood test to see if you are anemic, tell him you have been inhailing mothballs since the age of now. This is nothing to be ashamed of.
Yes iron does work along with folic acid
I eat mothballs daily. I started out smelling them but it hurt my face and sinuses so I just took a taste....immediately addicted. I'm anemic already but getting worse.
I like the smell, the taste, and the feeling of the granules in my mouth. I seek people to talk to about this.
Feel free to contact me. I don't know how to stop even though it's killing me.
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