A320
Physiological - Other
Deviation / Discrepancy - Procedural Published Material / Policy; Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Smoke / Fire / Fumes / Odor; Flight Deck / Cabin / Aircraft Event Illness / Injury
General None Reported / Taken
Aircraft
I was Flight Attendant A on the Airbus. I felt completely fine the entire trip. We got to 10;000 [feet] and remained seated since we were informed it would be bumpy. My head started to hurt very badly. A couple of minutes later I smelled a strong; chemical type odor. My head continued to hurt. The pilot called back and said it was safe to get up now. I immediately went to the back and asked the flight attendants if they smelled anything. They did not. I told them my head was hurting badly. I went back up to the front and started my service. I then noticed I had a metallic taste in my mouth. The pilots came out to go to the bathroom. I explained what happened to the First Officer. He told me to tell the Captain. I told the Captain when the First Officer went out. He asked if I was feeling better now. I told him I thought so but wasn't sure. He didn't seem concerned. I was confused and told the Captain that I knew something was wrong. I went out and continued the flight; still experiencing the pain in my head. I only smelled the odor two times but it went away. Upon descent; the Captain called back and said I needed to fill out a form. He said that he had never experienced any problems before. We landed at ZZZ and deplaned. The Flight Attendant found the form and I started to fill it out. It was very hard to concentrate and I wish I had had someone there to advocate on my behalf. I asked if I could fill the form out in the terminal and the Captain said no; he wanted it now. I told the other flight attendants to go ahead and leave. I was extremely upset and confused. They left; I filled out the form as best as I could. I wanted to get off the plane and didn't understand why I [was] being forced to remain there when something made me sick. I walked out and asked a driver if someone could take me to the terminal and he did. I spoke with a Supervisor and filled out a report.  I think it should be protocol that the Captain go out and investigate to see if he notices anything. It's difficult when there's only one Flight Attendant up front. I didn't want to alarm any passengers so I couldn't ask them.Every situation should be handled seriously. At the time that happened; there's a lot of confusion. I had extreme difficulty trying to concentrate and control my emotions. I had never experienced anything before and wish the situation could've been handled better.
A320 Flight Attendant in charge reported physiological symptoms resulting from strong chemical odor during climb which lasted until after landing.