Car Freshener: It makes me feel Dizzy...

We are the same. I hate car freshener in the taxi cab, I seldom commute using it. I commute using PUJ even I will inhale the polluted air that is fine compare to artificial air. I always felt too that I want to throw up whenever there I am riding taxi and buses. Bus air condition is what makes me dizzy and throw up. Well we have no choice when we ride on the vehicles like that. What we can do is to cover our nose or eat something sweet to avoid us for being dizzy. If the travel is far, in a moment we will get used to it. My friend advice me to eat sweet and drink water, somehow it works. Sometimes it doesn't work and I am near to throw up, I just think I will not throw up than look humiliated.

The only solution I know Is have your own car. We cannot always ask someone to remove that kind of air freshener from someone else car even you are paying for it.I mean it is so rude when you do that the least you could do is just adjust yourself from the situation.

We have similar dilemma. I am sensitive to some scented perfumes as well as car fresheners. I don't know why, but I just hate it and sometimes it triggers my migraine. Yeah, same like you are, I also throw up when the smell goes directly to my senses. What I do is that, I ask the driver to take it off for a while. I have to be straightforward with the driver that I hate the smell rather than messing up on his cab. Yesterday, I smelled this unexplainable scent of perfume. Probably it is too strong and I am more sensitive now because I have my period. I end up vomiting when I arrived home. When you get to smell something that you hate, cover your nose and breath in. Try to find a scent with mint or something that soothes you.

Hi, I also don't like to put car refresher in the car. Once a while, I will just spray some refresher to my car and let the car window open to have the air circulated. I can't take the strong smell of car refresher,feel dizzy and like want to vomit. I understand, some people like to put those strong smell car refresher,especially when taking those smelly cab, I really feel like getting out from it. No choice, I also have to bear with the smell till I reach my destination. You can cover your nose with tissue paper when you can't take that strong smell.

oh my! i feel the same thing. hmmm...i feel sorry to hear that. i take a medicine with me like a dizitab to make sure i have something whenever it becomes worse.

Absolutely I agree with you I can smell someone's car freshener the minute I open their door, and it makes me sick to my stomach. If I am in a car with an air freshener in it I can literally smell it in my hair and clothing when I get home. Yuck!

Hi. mychickencurry. I love the smell of many air freshners that can come from a car itself. I love the ones that scent up the car for a long time too. To make sure that you are not dizzy, it is best that you don't ride in a cab that has a scent to it. Maybe your doctor could prescribe you with a medication that will help with your allergies to the car freshner. I hope that you will feel so much better very soon. Take care.

Hi, Thank you that you reminded me of my car and its air freshener. When I checked it it was empty. I need to put up another immediately. why most people feel it dizzy or sick I do not know. Many be the one in use is very strong. I have noticed even my son does not like much of that stuff. But for me car freshener is a life freshener. The moment I enter and hold the steering I feel I am much fresher than before. however I put not so strong brand that sends me all breezy.

well i dont like those because of their weird smell. Its like the smell is staying in your nose for some reason.

It really depends on the smell sometimes it is sensitive but sometimes I can tolerate it. I don't like the too much fruity, then sometimes if they lower cool the air con I could smell the too much air freshener that makes me so dizzy

oh i thought i am the only one with this problem... LOL yeah, i hate those air freshener.. i dont really have remedies about it.. i dont have problem with motion sickness but sometimes, air freshener makes me sick..

I totally agree with you.I don't understand why they keep making and selling this product still when a lot of people are not comfortable with it.It would even make me throw up on long trips when I was a child.It really has that distinct smell that irritates my digestive system.

Yes, a there are a lot of these cars in my country too. A lot of cab drivers settle for cheap air fresheners which they eventually get used to despite its bad odor. What they don't realize is that most of their passengers hate it. I also get rather wheezy when I come across these type of air fresheners.

Same thing goes for me too...:D However, my brother likes the smell. Since he usually sits in the front seat, he places the car freshener near the aircon. Man! My only remedy to the dizziness is sleeping. Now, if my brother sits in front, I try to get hold of the car freshener and I hide it under the seats or simply throw it away...:D

i am having the same problem too, in fact my entire family dont like air fresheners. my kids will throw up if we ride an airconditioned bus or taxi with air fresheners. i dont know why manufacturers make it smell like that, it doesnt freshen air to me, it makes us feel dizzy.

I don't know but car fresheners don't really affect me. Everyone else in my family hates the smell. Well, except for my stap-father. He uses air freshener for both of his car and whenever we use the car, my sisters always cover their nose because they really can't take the smell. I take public transpo like bus and cabs but the smell does not really affect me at all. Well, sometimes, maybe if the scent is too overpowering for my nose. Why don't you just bring a menthol candy with you everywhere you go so that you can be sure that you won't throw up.

I hate the lemon smell of some fresheners that are also accentuated by airconditioned bus. That's why I don't like to ride on those especially if I travel far. And those that need to have their freshener changed then they should ddo that becoz those old ones gets stinky in the long run.