@malindas Hello and welcome to Connect. I agree completely. I have allergic asthma and fragrances bother me and just shut down my lungs and constrict my airways. I have gone through allergy testing, but there isn't anything medically they could do about perfume because that is a chemical exposure type reaction, and wasn't a true allergy. It's definitely worth asking if an epipen works for that situation. I do know that Mayo does not allow employees to wear fragrances which I applaud.

Does your employer have an employee policy about fragrances in the work place? If patients are wearing it, there likely isn't much you could do. I do understand how serious this is. It can become a bad situation. A medical office employer should know better since this is a medical problem. Your condition can be considered a disability (like asthma) and your state my have disability laws about providing accommodations for workers with disabilities such as a Department of Human Rights. In theory that sounds like a way to get relief, but doing something like that can also cause more problems with an employer and you may be looking for another job. Have you talked to your employer about your concerns? That would be a logical first step.