Posted by Dawn (VIC) on 12/17/2025
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Hi Kiki, I got it last year after “covid”. Every couple of months for a couple of weeks at a time. I always had the essential oils ready for the smell training and that would relieve it for a few minutes at a time…..it was exhausting. The smells were cigarette smoke, burning rotting flesh and some other disgusting smells. Someone suggested using nicotine patches…..it worked! And I've never had it back since! It's been about 8 months now.
Check Dr Ardis out, he's a big advocate of nicotine…..apparently it can reverse all kinds of issues. It's nothing to do with cigarettes….nicotine is natural and actually found in nightshade vegetables. I use Tolevita anti-smoke patches 21mg and cut them into quarters, so I only have 5.25mg per day. This is the brand Dr Ardis recommends and you can get them on Amazon.
Posted by Amy (Crawford County Pa) on 09/08/2025
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Hi there! I've experienced this when I got Covid. It worsened when I tried a vegan diet. Going back on red meat and taking an iron supplement took care of the problem completely. Another symptom that came with it was CRAVING the smell of chemicals like cleaning supplies and gasoline. Anytime I begin to enjoy pumping gas too much, or think I'm smelling a fire, I know I'm low on iron and it clears right up. Idk dosage - I just bought a simple iron supplement from Walmart.
Posted by Rose (London England) on 09/02/2025
Hello Nancy, with me it started a year ago after having an allergy attack. It started with food smelling weird, and now it's passed on to many other things, like skin, clothes, bed sheets, etc. The best way to describe the smell is spicy/smoky. I have now started drinking every morning a tablespoon of ACV with the mother mixed in a cup of water making sure to rinse mouth after as the vinegar is not good for the teeth enamel. The ENT doctor told me I have Parosmia (smell distortion and there is no treatment except for smell training. He also said its most probably from covid although I've never had covid. If the ACV treatment works I will let you know. Good luck.
Posted by Kiki (Pittsburgh) on 12/06/2025
Interesting! I had an iron supplement I was taking and then quit. I don't remember why. I should start up on it again and see if it helps. I actually forgot I made this thread, was having the issue again tonight (it was gone for a few weeks this time) and was like "Oh someone made a thread about it."
Haha it was me!
I'm also considering Evening Primrose Oil. Everyone says this is a good thing to try if you are going through perio and/or are having hormonal issues. I definitely plan to pick some up after I figure out dosages and what a quality one looks like.
Glad to see some other women are also going through this and I'm not so alone!
