Since I became menopausal, I have developed some strange new allergies. The biggest (and worst) was barley. I found out the hard way because even if I just had one beer, I would become violently ill. It took a while to figure out, because I started wondering if someone was slipping me a Mickey. Then, while on a weekend trip, I ate a barley salad and ended up in the ER (still didn't know why though). Had allergy testing and barley was the offender. So, quit drinking beer, right? Well yeah, but barley is processed in a lot of the same places as wheat. Before I figured that out, it lead to seizures. So now I can't eat wheat products either. Granted, I feel much better and the seizures have died down, but they triggered an official seizure disorder (awesome, right?) so now any time I feel a lot of stress, I have a seizure.

Then, about six months ago, I developed an allergy to the eye cream I've used for years. Clinique, which is supposed to be hypoallergenic.

Gyne says odd allergies are typical during menopause. But I haven't heard of anyone else getting them. Has anyone here had to deal with them?