Originally Posted by Charity Quilter
Has anyone had "chemical sensitivities"? This is the strangest of all my fibro problems. Months ago I had a really nasty smell of smoke in my nose for about six weeks. It literally smelt like I was in the middle of a fire inhaling the smoke. We know that not to be the case. That finally went away and then I lost my sense of smell totally. I can't smell for nothing...unless it is a perfume, bleach, chemical or something like that.... and then I smell it "loud and clear", but it's a revolting smell. It is very hard to explain, unless you've gone through it yourself to understand.
I had no idea so many people suffered from this condition. We need to keep each other uplifted in prayer and encourage each other to be strong through all of the pain.
I, too, lost much of my sense of smell. I had been on hydroxychloroquine for about a year and smelled sweetness like bubble gum all the time. I haven't been on the hydroxy for several years, but the ability didn't return. I used to have a very sensitive nose. Not so anymore--except for the sores I have in my nose-both sides, also attributed to either lupus or fibromyalgia. I have to put neosporin on a cotton swab and coat the nares every day, but they never quite heal and bleed daily too.