http://ask.metafilter.com/tags/cigarettesmoke Questions tagged with 'cigarettesmoke' at Ask MetaFilter. Mon, 20 Nov 2006 19:44:08 -0800 Mon, 20 Nov 2006 19:44:08 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://ask.metafilter.com/51395/I%2Donly%2Dwant%2Dto%2Dnot%2Ddie How can I stave off allergies to cigarette smoke for four nights? I'm really looking forward to going to my boyfriend's house for Thanksgiving--but his mom is a heavy smoker, and cigarette smoke and I . . . don't get along. When I say "don't get along", I don't mean asthma attacks. I'm cool for an afternoon. But when I've stayed overnight in the house of heavy smokers just from the smell I inevitably wake up in the middle of the night with hives all over my body, a pounding headache, and wicked insomnia. One night is miserable. Four?<br> <br> Boyfriend told his mom I have problems with it so she won't smoke around me, but she doesn't know how bad and I'd prefer to keep it that way. After all, there wouldn't be much she could do besides hire a cleaning service to baking-soda and air out the entire house. <br> <br> So what should I do? Sleeping pills and anti-histamines? Have any other MeFites had this problem? I'm thinking I'll bring body spray and saturate the room before I go to sleep (the boyfriend says this would be OK), but I don't want to make it obvious how uncomfortable I am. tag:ask.metafilter.com,2006:site.51395 Mon, 20 Nov 2006 19:44:08 -0800 allergies cigarettes cigarettesmoke smoking schroedinger