did your nose change? - Smoking Cessation Message Board

mel1977 · 12-03-2004, 12:23 AM

well, metaphorically speaking (so I can't spell...)
I was told I would smell things better, but noone told me things could smell WORSE! Certain foods seem to smell and taste bad these days. I bought some gingerale today for my tummy (upset from pain pills) and it tastes like bubbly water. It has been over a month now-the only change I really notice is my sinus quit dripping and I quit coughing.
What are your experiences?

mel1977 · 12-03-2004, 12:24 AM

let me say, stuff that used to taste good isn't anymore and this is the first time I have had ginger ale, so I really don't even know how it is supposed to taste anyway!

Deda · 12-03-2004, 12:56 AM

Mel...
Glad you brought this up..
I've never noticed how sensitive my sense of smell has become when quitting, till I quit this time. But for me, I didn't notice any of this until about 6 to 8 months after I quit. Certain scents/smells seem highly magnified to me. Sausage cooking, (puke) when I take walks, and ppl are burning wood in their fireplaces, that really starts to get to be too much.

The other day, I told my dh that he had too much after shave on. He said, no more than he wore before, (and yet I always liked it, before) Has anyone else noticed this? It's been bugging me. My sense of taste seems the same though.

Deda

mel1977 · 12-03-2004, 01:12 AM

I guess I will have to check back in eight months and see if I too had mine heightened. Will be interesting to find out what I used to like actually repels me!

mel1977 · 12-03-2004, 01:14 AM

not meaning I won't be here til then, aw, well, you know what I mean, right?