I know we have people here affected by fluorescent lights. It doesn't matter if you're in the US or abroad, only that you're affected by the lights in some way.
If you don't want to spend the rest of your life in agony, please help Margaret with a quick e-mail about your experiences. Be sure to specify when you're talking about the new modern CFLs -- the manufacturers are claiming they've fixed all the problems, but patients say no.