Oh wow! What a way to figure it out! Hope your back is OK now.
I use MigreLief. It's a supplement that has worked for 4 of us who started using it a few months ago. It has helped all of us.
Can't promise, but it's sure worth trying it.
You can google it.
Best wishes.

Scents are a huge trigger for me as well! And like you I be in a store and, I never go down certain aisles, but then all of a sudden there's such a strong scent that I would fall over if my husband wasn't with me. Someone stood there for awhile wearing too much perfume and it hangs in the air.
My neurologist has a strict policy that no one can wear any scents to the office because of migraine patients and actually he gets migraines as well from scents. .
We use Tide, no scent.

I, too, get migraines from scents but while detergents and fragrances in products, MY biggest problem is several women I work with and their fragrances! They are from another country, which I don’t care about, but in their culture - more is better. It’s some very, very strong smell and even though they work about 10-12” away, it still smells like they took a bath in it.

I’ve discussed it with them but they just don’t understand or relate. One of the interpreters explained and they said they’d go lighter, but now it seems like they’ve doubled it - awful! I’ve been wearing masks all the time anyway. Thankfully, but even going into restroom that fragrance just lingers all day and even goi g to restroom is painful.
So bad I’ve started taking meds before I even go into work because I know what’s coming. Problem is, my migraine injections are very expensive

I refuse to leave this job bc I really need the money but dang, it’s miserable.

@A MyMigraineTeam Member, After reading your article, I did some online research today about the nose and brain connection. Interestingly enough, I found an article on WebMD about how our sense of smell is now being tested as a sign of future dementia. The stronger sense of smell, the lesser chance of getting dementia. (Hmmm, might be good news for those of us with hyperosmia??) Then at the end of the article it mentioned that starting around 65 our sense of smell naturally diminishes and then around 85 there's a significant drop. Which for me is extremely good news if I end up in a nursing home! Lol.

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Write to the ACS above and complain. Please join me in protesting. My life has been reduced to my home because of these super strong detergents. I've lived in isolation since 2015 when I was kicked out of my job, being forced into medical leave. We gave up restaurants and movies back in 2010. But even walking my dog is dangerous if a neighbor is drying clothes using dryer sheets. The pandemic confinement was a breeze for me because I'd been living that way for 5 years already. And the chemical companies just keep inventing more ways to make the scents stronger to last longer. It's ridiculous.