Comments on: Bed Bug Paranoia http://www.buggedout.org/2006/07/07/bed-bug-paranoia/ Are You Buggin' Out Yet? Tue, 28 Apr 2009 07:12:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Anonymous http://www.buggedout.org/2006/07/07/bed-bug-paranoia/comment-page-1/#comment-158 Anonymous Wed, 01 Oct 2008 01:01:00 +0000 http://chiko917.wordpress.com/2006/07/07/bed-bug-paranoia/#comment-158 I'm so glad I found this. I went to a B&B and came home with more than I expected. I lived with what I thought was hives for a month..scratching, itching. Then I discovered bed bugs in the corner of my mattress on the underside. I called an exterminator...felt relieved...but then the paranoia has set in. I can't sleep at night. I feel bumps on my skin where I feel something bit me. I strip my bed daily and spray the mattress, box spring and bed frame daily with an insecticide for bed bugs and dust mites. I have vacuumed everything. I go to work and I feel my body is alive with something...I've got two cats and they are going to the vet for close inspection. I feel I'm consumed with this pest that may now exist or not. I just don't know if I'm paranoia now and it's all in my head. I've never had a compulsive behavior but this is getting crazy. I'm so glad I found this. I went to a B&B and came home with more than I expected. I lived with what I thought was hives for a month..scratching, itching. Then I discovered bed bugs in the corner of my mattress on the underside. I called an exterminator…felt relieved…but then the paranoia has set in. I can't sleep at night. I feel bumps on my skin where I feel something bit me. I strip my bed daily and spray the mattress, box spring and bed frame daily with an insecticide for bed bugs and dust mites. I have vacuumed everything. I go to work and I feel my body is alive with something…I've got two cats and they are going to the vet for close inspection. I feel I'm consumed with this pest that may now exist or not. I just don't know if I'm paranoia now and it's all in my head. I've never had a compulsive behavior but this is getting crazy.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.buggedout.org/2006/07/07/bed-bug-paranoia/comment-page-1/#comment-157 Anonymous Tue, 05 Feb 2008 04:33:00 +0000 http://chiko917.wordpress.com/2006/07/07/bed-bug-paranoia/#comment-157 Hello, I did not want to leave this as an anonymous message but I do not believe that you are all experiencing bedbugs in NYC, I believe that many of you might be experiencing Morgellans disease, This is a new strange disease that has some in the underground believing that this is a NANO TECHNOLOGY EXPERIMENT GONE WRONG. There are many videos on You tube about Morgellans disease, please search these videos for yourselves.<br/><br/>I find it very strange how New York and California and other major cities are reporting these outbreaks. Here is a website stating that the CDC is announcing the start of an investigation regarding this strange itching disease. http://www.crossinglines.net/<br/><br/>I do not live in New York but my mother grew up in the Bronx, I believe she would have wanted me to warn her old neighborhood of this POSSIBILITY. Remember this is only a possibility, I do not doubt that many of you have actual bedbugs but I believe that you all should know all sides of the story.<br/><br/><br/>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF2PYa6cUC0<br/><br/>You can visit my website so you believe I am a real person.<br/><br/>All my best<br/><br/>Fabian<br/><br/>www.myspace.com/fabianstarr Hello, I did not want to leave this as an anonymous message but I do not believe that you are all experiencing bedbugs in NYC, I believe that many of you might be experiencing Morgellans disease, This is a new strange disease that has some in the underground believing that this is a NANO TECHNOLOGY EXPERIMENT GONE WRONG. There are many videos on You tube about Morgellans disease, please search these videos for yourselves.

I find it very strange how New York and California and other major cities are reporting these outbreaks. Here is a website stating that the CDC is announcing the start of an investigation regarding this strange itching disease. http://www.crossinglines.net/

I do not live in New York but my mother grew up in the Bronx, I believe she would have wanted me to warn her old neighborhood of this POSSIBILITY. Remember this is only a possibility, I do not doubt that many of you have actual bedbugs but I believe that you all should know all sides of the story.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GF2PYa6cUC0

You can visit my website so you believe I am a real person.

All my best

Fabian

http://www.myspace.com/fabianstarr

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.buggedout.org/2006/07/07/bed-bug-paranoia/comment-page-1/#comment-156 Anonymous Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:20:00 +0000 http://chiko917.wordpress.com/2006/07/07/bed-bug-paranoia/#comment-156 Hi great sight,<br/>I have come across some similar sites of people who are in distress and dispair over this stupid annoying poblem! I am from England and moved into an apartment for the summer where the itching started, The problem is I could never find anything no matter how hard and how often I looked and believe me I did this alot. I have since moved to a new place and yes of course it has followed me and will not go away that crawling sensation especially in bed!! I went to the doctor and he gave me treatment for scabies..sound bad? I was delighted to be honest as I thought this identified the problem a least but it did not it still came back! I seen a skin specialist and he prescibed really strong antihestimines he said that I may have been attacked by bed bugs or scabies at one stage and now my skin is overreacting and hyper sensative coupled with paranoia!! At this stage I am willing to belive anything to get this shit the hell out of my life I have been taken the antihestimes for 2 weeks now and its not so bad but I still feel my skin get irrated while in bed though not as bad as it used to and not at all if I am using freshly washed sheets!! This could be my imagination Jesus I hope it is and I can control this whatever it takes I dont care I WANT RID OF THIS SHIT!! Best wishes to all of you I cant believe so many other people are having the same problem hang in there we are human because of our natural abilities to solve problems,this too will pass..<br/>you can reply or refer to me as lemonlight Hi great sight,
I have come across some similar sites of people who are in distress and dispair over this stupid annoying poblem! I am from England and moved into an apartment for the summer where the itching started, The problem is I could never find anything no matter how hard and how often I looked and believe me I did this alot. I have since moved to a new place and yes of course it has followed me and will not go away that crawling sensation especially in bed!! I went to the doctor and he gave me treatment for scabies..sound bad? I was delighted to be honest as I thought this identified the problem a least but it did not it still came back! I seen a skin specialist and he prescibed really strong antihestimines he said that I may have been attacked by bed bugs or scabies at one stage and now my skin is overreacting and hyper sensative coupled with paranoia!! At this stage I am willing to belive anything to get this shit the hell out of my life I have been taken the antihestimes for 2 weeks now and its not so bad but I still feel my skin get irrated while in bed though not as bad as it used to and not at all if I am using freshly washed sheets!! This could be my imagination Jesus I hope it is and I can control this whatever it takes I dont care I WANT RID OF THIS SHIT!! Best wishes to all of you I cant believe so many other people are having the same problem hang in there we are human because of our natural abilities to solve problems,this too will pass..
you can reply or refer to me as lemonlight

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.buggedout.org/2006/07/07/bed-bug-paranoia/comment-page-1/#comment-155 Anonymous Thu, 22 Nov 2007 21:36:00 +0000 http://chiko917.wordpress.com/2006/07/07/bed-bug-paranoia/#comment-155 I brought a couch in from outside that converted to a bed and made the fatal mistake of bringing in bedbugs. Immediately we trashed the bed but the dirty deed was done. I searched on the internet and identified the adult bedbugs that I had kept in a plastic bag). Sure enough within the next 3-4 months we had a huge infestation in our mattresses and in our curtains. We ditched our mattresses and all of our furniture and moved into our new place a few months ago. We thought we had taken all of the necessary precautions (setting stuff outside for a few days, washing everything in hot, hot water and garbage bagging it up) but a few weeks ago my son noticed two adult bed bugs. I killed them and they seemed to have no fresh blood in them, so we thought they might have been scouts or something hiding in one of our appliances (some of our things, like TV, stereo, and computer, we merely cleaned and inspected and set in the sun, because we figured they were made of plastic, unattractive to bed bugs). I searched our bedrooms and mattresses, revealing no obvious infestation. Anyways, our infant baby was crying last night and we turned the lights on and found some nymphs that had just fed... I popped 3 of those bloodsuckers. I then stayed awake and killed maybe 3-4 more before I drifted off. This morning, due to the fact that this was my second outbreak of bedbugs, I decided to do some really thorough research upon the subject, specifically in search of success stories. I found some very hopeful stories with instructions that I am going to follow. I plan to take every precaution this time, as this is definitely the worst, most annoyingly irritating nastiness I have ever come across (I am ever so grateful I haven't had to deal with worse). This guy has figured out a method of tenting your bed that prevents them from feeding, that seems very effective and feasible: http://portland.indymedia.org/en/2006/12/350785.shtml ... He also talks about the truth that these bedbugs are now DDT resistant, and existed even before DDT was banned, referencing research from all over the world on the bedbugs amazing rate of adapting to chemicals (almost all of them out there are resistant, and so they just scatter and come back after fumigation). He also talks about how they can drop from the ceiling onto you... these bedbugs are smart (that could be the sound one of you thought you heard). I read of another household success story where they all went out and sealed their mattresses and sprayed the legs of their bed and underneath, outlining the perimeter with talc so they didn't come into contact with the pyr-hine chemicals. This worked they said because the bugs had to cross the chemicals to feed at night, thus all of them died. THERE IS HOPE! ALSO, DON'T BELIEVE THE CHEMICAL HYPE (unless you want to waste money and let your problem worsen)! We don't need more chemicals we need to repair our ecosystem... but first we need to stop itching. This requires serious attention and immediate action. The sooner you act, the better your chances are! Also, I wanted to ask out there if anyone has tried this Red Cedar Oil and melted Quartz concoction that is being sold on this website: http://www.cedarcide.com/productguide.asp#4000 ... It sounds good, but I can't trust advertising, especially when it comes to chemicals and infants. I sympathize with all of you, this is so horrible, I have broken down crying several times... I am the only one in my family that shows from the bites, and so it has been hard to motivate support for a plan of action. Also, I have been suffering from spider bites as well, plus this form of dermatitis from a mutated case of posion oak, so I have just been praying for the itching to stop for some time now. Hope is out there (I hope). I just wanted to add that I think our urban, non-nomadic lifestyles are entirely unsustainable and that nature was bound to catch up with us eventually. Just something to think about, for the long-term visionaries out there. Good luck, and have fun! I brought a couch in from outside that converted to a bed and made the fatal mistake of bringing in bedbugs. Immediately we trashed the bed but the dirty deed was done. I searched on the internet and identified the adult bedbugs that I had kept in a plastic bag). Sure enough within the next 3-4 months we had a huge infestation in our mattresses and in our curtains. We ditched our mattresses and all of our furniture and moved into our new place a few months ago. We thought we had taken all of the necessary precautions (setting stuff outside for a few days, washing everything in hot, hot water and garbage bagging it up) but a few weeks ago my son noticed two adult bed bugs. I killed them and they seemed to have no fresh blood in them, so we thought they might have been scouts or something hiding in one of our appliances (some of our things, like TV, stereo, and computer, we merely cleaned and inspected and set in the sun, because we figured they were made of plastic, unattractive to bed bugs). I searched our bedrooms and mattresses, revealing no obvious infestation. Anyways, our infant baby was crying last night and we turned the lights on and found some nymphs that had just fed… I popped 3 of those bloodsuckers. I then stayed awake and killed maybe 3-4 more before I drifted off. This morning, due to the fact that this was my second outbreak of bedbugs, I decided to do some really thorough research upon the subject, specifically in search of success stories. I found some very hopeful stories with instructions that I am going to follow. I plan to take every precaution this time, as this is definitely the worst, most annoyingly irritating nastiness I have ever come across (I am ever so grateful I haven’t had to deal with worse). This guy has figured out a method of tenting your bed that prevents them from feeding, that seems very effective and feasible: http://portland.indymedia.org/en/2006/12/350785.shtml … He also talks about the truth that these bedbugs are now DDT resistant, and existed even before DDT was banned, referencing research from all over the world on the bedbugs amazing rate of adapting to chemicals (almost all of them out there are resistant, and so they just scatter and come back after fumigation). He also talks about how they can drop from the ceiling onto you… these bedbugs are smart (that could be the sound one of you thought you heard). I read of another household success story where they all went out and sealed their mattresses and sprayed the legs of their bed and underneath, outlining the perimeter with talc so they didn’t come into contact with the pyr-hine chemicals. This worked they said because the bugs had to cross the chemicals to feed at night, thus all of them died. THERE IS HOPE! ALSO, DON’T BELIEVE THE CHEMICAL HYPE (unless you want to waste money and let your problem worsen)! We don’t need more chemicals we need to repair our ecosystem… but first we need to stop itching. This requires serious attention and immediate action. The sooner you act, the better your chances are! Also, I wanted to ask out there if anyone has tried this Red Cedar Oil and melted Quartz concoction that is being sold on this website: http://www.cedarcide.com/productguide.asp#4000 … It sounds good, but I can’t trust advertising, especially when it comes to chemicals and infants. I sympathize with all of you, this is so horrible, I have broken down crying several times… I am the only one in my family that shows from the bites, and so it has been hard to motivate support for a plan of action. Also, I have been suffering from spider bites as well, plus this form of dermatitis from a mutated case of posion oak, so I have just been praying for the itching to stop for some time now. Hope is out there (I hope). I just wanted to add that I think our urban, non-nomadic lifestyles are entirely unsustainable and that nature was bound to catch up with us eventually. Just something to think about, for the long-term visionaries out there. Good luck, and have fun!

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.buggedout.org/2006/07/07/bed-bug-paranoia/comment-page-1/#comment-154 Anonymous Fri, 16 Nov 2007 03:57:00 +0000 http://chiko917.wordpress.com/2006/07/07/bed-bug-paranoia/#comment-154 i love you guys, i dont know what ide do without you. i am going crazy over these bed bugs, and the worst part is im the only one in the house that they bite. they only want me. i cant take it anymore, i cant take the scars, i cant take not sleeping, im scared they live in my ears or brain and i think im slowly going crazy.<br/>thank god for this blog. i love you guys, i dont know what ide do without you. i am going crazy over these bed bugs, and the worst part is im the only one in the house that they bite. they only want me. i cant take it anymore, i cant take the scars, i cant take not sleeping, im scared they live in my ears or brain and i think im slowly going crazy.
thank god for this blog.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.buggedout.org/2006/07/07/bed-bug-paranoia/comment-page-1/#comment-153 Anonymous Wed, 17 Oct 2007 18:16:00 +0000 http://chiko917.wordpress.com/2006/07/07/bed-bug-paranoia/#comment-153 get an exterminator and gass all the suckers down!!! it supposedly helps 98%. im fricking out to the point of checking every dot on the walls, floor, furniture in my flat... get an exterminator and gass all the suckers down!!! it supposedly helps 98%. im fricking out to the point of checking every dot on the walls, floor, furniture in my flat…

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.buggedout.org/2006/07/07/bed-bug-paranoia/comment-page-1/#comment-152 Anonymous Fri, 05 Oct 2007 22:43:00 +0000 http://chiko917.wordpress.com/2006/07/07/bed-bug-paranoia/#comment-152 has anyone tried the thermapure heat treatment for their bed bugs? i know it is very expensive, but from what i've read, it seems to do the trick. the trouble is that i can't get any referrals. let me know if you've tried this and if it worked please!!<br/>thanks in advance. has anyone tried the thermapure heat treatment for their bed bugs? i know it is very expensive, but from what i’ve read, it seems to do the trick. the trouble is that i can’t get any referrals. let me know if you’ve tried this and if it worked please!!
thanks in advance.

]]> By: bed bug paranoia http://www.buggedout.org/2006/07/07/bed-bug-paranoia/comment-page-1/#comment-151 bed bug paranoia Wed, 03 Oct 2007 17:25:00 +0000 http://chiko917.wordpress.com/2006/07/07/bed-bug-paranoia/#comment-151 Thanks for all the great tips in this discussion. <br/>I need advice from you experts. <br/>My boyfriend and his roommate have bed bugs. He had a few bites and I haven't had any. I haven't stayed at his apartment since the discovery (for a few weeks), but he has stayed at mine. He spotted about four bed bugs (on his mattress) and then an exterminator sprayed their entire apartment. I recently took my bed apart, inspected and vacuumed everywhere incl. the mattress and zipped the mattress in a plastic cover. So far, I have not seen one bed bug in my apartment.<br/>When he came by to visit the other day I took all his clothes immediately down to the washing machine & dryed on a high setting. (Though I can't do much about his bag and shoes). Still haven't seen one.<br/>My question is, could I have them and not see them? And also, he has seen one bb since the extermination (the next apraying is scheduled in two weeks) - should I continue this routine of washing his clothes? <br/>I'm starting to feel paranoid! Thanks for all the great tips in this discussion.
I need advice from you experts.
My boyfriend and his roommate have bed bugs. He had a few bites and I haven’t had any. I haven’t stayed at his apartment since the discovery (for a few weeks), but he has stayed at mine. He spotted about four bed bugs (on his mattress) and then an exterminator sprayed their entire apartment. I recently took my bed apart, inspected and vacuumed everywhere incl. the mattress and zipped the mattress in a plastic cover. So far, I have not seen one bed bug in my apartment.
When he came by to visit the other day I took all his clothes immediately down to the washing machine & dryed on a high setting. (Though I can’t do much about his bag and shoes). Still haven’t seen one.
My question is, could I have them and not see them? And also, he has seen one bb since the extermination (the next apraying is scheduled in two weeks) – should I continue this routine of washing his clothes?
I’m starting to feel paranoid!

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.buggedout.org/2006/07/07/bed-bug-paranoia/comment-page-1/#comment-150 Anonymous Tue, 18 Sep 2007 19:49:00 +0000 http://chiko917.wordpress.com/2006/07/07/bed-bug-paranoia/#comment-150 I've been living for 5 MONTHS with Bed Bugs! My Building won't do anything about it! So I finally threatened them with a Lawyer and they let my roommate and I out of our Lease. But here is the Worst Part of this story. I moved to New York City, Paid 3,000 for a broker, bought all new furniture, found a great roommate, and then they started attacking, and my life went to shit! I discovered that the building I had moved into had been having Bed Bug problems for the past 3 years!!! My neighbor has them so bad he is suing our building! This should be AGAINST THE LAW! Renting an apartment, when you know you have a Bug INFESTATION! We find over 10 a day! It's really great to everyones stories, however I believe that we should take this matter to court! Bring back the harsh chemicals, and get rid of the Sleezing Land Lords (or should I say SLUM LORDS!) So a note to everyone! If you Move, tell Friends of Friends of Friends---Do not move to 436 West 52nd Street! The building is INFESTED! I am getting out and I pray that I don't take them with me :-( I wish everyone luck in getting rid of these Damn Bugs!<br/><br/>Please contact this post if you would like to take legal action, we are stronger as a group! They should get everyone out of the building, and Bomb the Hell out of it, and only move us back in when it was safe. If every place did this there would be no problem. I know it would cost a lot, but how much do you pay in rent? Honestly these people make a fortune! They can Afford it!! Save New York from the Bed Bugs!! Dont' be ashamed! Tell people, spread the word! The more who know that this is a problem, the more people will take action!<br/> <br/>Best of Luck!<br/>AD I’ve been living for 5 MONTHS with Bed Bugs! My Building won’t do anything about it! So I finally threatened them with a Lawyer and they let my roommate and I out of our Lease. But here is the Worst Part of this story. I moved to New York City, Paid 3,000 for a broker, bought all new furniture, found a great roommate, and then they started attacking, and my life went to shit! I discovered that the building I had moved into had been having Bed Bug problems for the past 3 years!!! My neighbor has them so bad he is suing our building! This should be AGAINST THE LAW! Renting an apartment, when you know you have a Bug INFESTATION! We find over 10 a day! It’s really great to everyones stories, however I believe that we should take this matter to court! Bring back the harsh chemicals, and get rid of the Sleezing Land Lords (or should I say SLUM LORDS!) So a note to everyone! If you Move, tell Friends of Friends of Friends—Do not move to 436 West 52nd Street! The building is INFESTED! I am getting out and I pray that I don’t take them with me :-( I wish everyone luck in getting rid of these Damn Bugs!

Please contact this post if you would like to take legal action, we are stronger as a group! They should get everyone out of the building, and Bomb the Hell out of it, and only move us back in when it was safe. If every place did this there would be no problem. I know it would cost a lot, but how much do you pay in rent? Honestly these people make a fortune! They can Afford it!! Save New York from the Bed Bugs!! Dont’ be ashamed! Tell people, spread the word! The more who know that this is a problem, the more people will take action!

Best of Luck!
AD

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.buggedout.org/2006/07/07/bed-bug-paranoia/comment-page-1/#comment-149 Anonymous Mon, 27 Aug 2007 17:37:00 +0000 http://chiko917.wordpress.com/2006/07/07/bed-bug-paranoia/#comment-149 Can't take it anymore...<br/><br/>I recently moved into my parent's house while trying to buy my own and low and behold they have these bloodsucking, vampire, life ruining, little bugs too. <br/><br/>We have started an insecticide program with our exterminator (who has come every month for over 20 years, and the little buggers are still here and prospering.) The house is filled with hiding places for them. We have thrown away the mattresses, but that's not the only place they live... THEY ARE EVERYWHERE!!! <br/><br/>I wake up in the middle of the night knowing they are crawling on me... Then I think I just haven't slept in about A MONTH, and I am simply losing my mind... But NO I am right they are all over me. I am covered in humongous welts everywhere from my face to my feet. I am contemplating sleeping in the back of my truck to get away from them; I will take being covered in mosquito bites over these things. I would rather have poison ivy, chiggers, chicken pox; you name it...<br/><br/>Now I am worried that all the stuff I have in my parent's house is going to be covered in eggs and bugs and I will take them to my house... I think this may be the start to a new therepy group. BBA anyone?? Bed Bugs Anonymous...<br/><br/>Thanks for the blog. I now see that I am not the only one out there. I may try the lawn chair trick. I guess they can't make it through oil? Worth a shot right? Can’t take it anymore…

I recently moved into my parent’s house while trying to buy my own and low and behold they have these bloodsucking, vampire, life ruining, little bugs too.

We have started an insecticide program with our exterminator (who has come every month for over 20 years, and the little buggers are still here and prospering.) The house is filled with hiding places for them. We have thrown away the mattresses, but that’s not the only place they live… THEY ARE EVERYWHERE!!!

I wake up in the middle of the night knowing they are crawling on me… Then I think I just haven’t slept in about A MONTH, and I am simply losing my mind… But NO I am right they are all over me. I am covered in humongous welts everywhere from my face to my feet. I am contemplating sleeping in the back of my truck to get away from them; I will take being covered in mosquito bites over these things. I would rather have poison ivy, chiggers, chicken pox; you name it…

Now I am worried that all the stuff I have in my parent’s house is going to be covered in eggs and bugs and I will take them to my house… I think this may be the start to a new therepy group. BBA anyone?? Bed Bugs Anonymous…

Thanks for the blog. I now see that I am not the only one out there. I may try the lawn chair trick. I guess they can’t make it through oil? Worth a shot right?

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