Smelling Cigarette Smoke (Phantosmia): What could it mean?

Posted by iceblue @iceblue, Dec 28, 2019

At some point in the past week or two I started smelling cigarette smoke where there definitely was none. Initially it was just a brief whiff while sitting in my easy chair and then it would be gone, but now I smell it everywhere. And it's no longer just a brief whiff - it's almost constant and to the point where it sometimes makes me feel nauseous.

I have recently increased the amount of Gabapentin I'm taking from 300 mg/day to 500 mg/day. Is it possible the increase in Gabapentin has anything to do with this?

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peanut777 | @peanut777 | Mar 2, 2023

I’ve dealt with phantom smells since contracting Covid in 2020. My scents are usually cigarette smoke that can last on and off for 3-4 days. I’ve also experienced smells of baking bread, a pleasant scent until you have it for 4-5 days in a row. I’m not on any daily medications so I can’t pinpoint that, but it is wearing when it pops up.

Jacki | @jaxtapoze | Mar 3, 2023

In reply to @peanut777 "I’ve dealt with phantom smells since contracting Covid in 2020. My scents are usually cigarette smoke..." + (show)

I too smell cigarette smoke after having covid yet there’s no smokers in my house. I still can’t fully taste salt. I hope someone has an answer!

waywardchild143 | @waywardchild143 | 1 day ago

I am 41 yrs old and not taking any medication. The symptoms leading up to the smoke smell are kinda hard to put into words. But if my head gets below my heart or when I go to lay down in bed I hear/feel blood pumping in my ears. Sometimes it will be so intense it takes over everything for the few seconds it's present. Went to an ENT and they did a scope in my nose, sent me for a MRI with dye contrast that came back normal. Now my right eyelid has a really annoying twitch/flutter. Then here about 2 days ago I started smelling smoke, to the point I'm coughing quite often because my lungs feel like they are filling up with smoke.