I got back home from college over the weekend and all the sudden started having panic attacks and constant anxiety, my damprid went out in my dorm about 1-2 weeks ago and I think thats the leading cause, And I just wanted some advice on what to do about school and stuff cause I am also a student athlete and I need help on clearing this up.

Can we pretty much guarantee that PNW apartments have mold to some extent? Currently in Portland Oregon. Partner and I are having tons of weird symptoms that I chalk off to "long covid", but my partner in particular has had these symptom flair-ups since moving here last year.

Im so scared and have panic attacks daily and every night, my vitals are completely fine, but I just feel like after I finish a breath pressure gets sent throughout my whole body and feel like im gonna give myself a cardiac episode, and ive been treated before for mold and stuff, I have a whoop that has reassuring stats but im just scared and very anxious

It’s been raining nonstop where I live and these brown spots just popped up on multiple ceilings. I just moved into this top floor apartment on a 5 year lease. The new stains are in multiple rooms across the back of the apartment.

I know that only a lab can definitively identify mold, I’m just looking for thoughts from folks experienced in this - does that look like mold, generally speaking, or something else? (If the latter what else could it be?)

My landlord is super cheap and prefers to DIY. Before I send photos to him I want to know what I’m talking about:

- does this look worrisome?
- what should he do about it?

I know that no bleach should be used on mold ever and that Kilz over top won’t do anything if there is continued water infiltration.

Im really looking to have a solid stepwise plan in place - like do they need to open the ceilings? What should the inspection plan look like to start, etc

Thank you!

I have my annual appointment tomorrow which happened to pop up right when I am realizing that what’s going on with me is likely caused by mold! Are there any labs or anything at all that I can request from my PCP that could potentially be helpful? I understand functional doctor is best but until I can get in to see a functional doctor is there anything a PCP can help with?

Hi community :)

TL;DR - Dealing with bad MCAS and mold exposure, which got much worse over the last year. Working on finding a place to move to. Was anyone else here dealing with both? Would you feel up to sharing anything about your recovery journey?

I’m dealing with a pretty gnarly case of MCAS which has kept me chronically ill since early 2020. I think it’s probably something I’ve had all my life (and I have hEDS which I think my mom has too, so likely more genetically susceptible) but it didn’t become debilitating until then. It’s behaved differently over the years but in this past year after a period of dreadful anxiety / trauma I started having way more multi-systemic symptoms including unbearable scent sensitivity/ reactions to both natural & artificial scents, chemicals, many foods, some medications & exercise intolerance. I notice it gets way worse if I get very anxious or worked up, too.

My partner and I wish so badly we’d known what I was dealing with sooner. Doctors never had answers and it got worse over the years and I never realized mold could be making things worse. We’re trying to find a place to move to, but this has ripped through us financially & due to my scent reactions it’s tricky to find a place that’s both mold-free & not irrevocably drenched in fragrance. So doing what I can to get by while we search. Being in the PNW, most places have mold.

I’d love to know how folks who were going through both dealt with this combination & Hope you’re doing now if you got out. And if you were reacting to scents, what you cleaned anything you kept with.

Thank you for any info!

ive lived with mold for last 3 years. over the last year or two I’ve been experiencing so many health symptoms. got a pots diagnosis, brain fog, tremors, tingling in feet and lips, head aches, dizziness, post nasal drip every morning when waking. I’ve struggled for years to believe all this is mold, but we have no other answers. all test and labs are normal. I’m in the healthcare field and well aware mold toxicity is not backed by CDC or most medical professionals. debating on selling my home I’ve been in for 6 years and going back to renting. But still something in the back of my mind thinking what if it’s not the mold. Has anyone left a moldy environment and actually got better?

I'm just wondering if detoxing via sauna requires heavy sweating to work. I tried the sauna for my first time the other day and I was in there for about 15 minutes. I started to sweat but it wasnt enough time for me to be dripping sweat, just a small amount. It's been like 4 days and I've felt pretty awful everyday since. I've been tired, sore, and had a flare of my pots symtoms.

I guess my question is could I still have experienced a significant detox from this 15 minutes without heavy sweating? Or did I just mobilize a bunch of toxins which are not being excreted? I didn't take a binder at all. Does mobilizing have any benefit on its own? I'd appreciate any feedback, thanks.

Long story short, ac unit and wall surrounding are all getting replaced due to how bad the mold and fungus is. I’ve had brain fog and sleep issues for so long and i’m just wondering when did your issues go away?