Email this topic to a friend Printer-friendly version of this topic		Archived thread - Read only  Previous Topic | Next Topic
Home Conferences Migraine Discussion (Protected)
Original message

painfullintx	Oct-15-00, 12:21 PM (CMT)
"Got a question for all"
I know alot of us smell things when they have a migraine coming on. But what I wanted to know is what everyone smells. I for one found that when I have a migraine coming on I smell cat pee. Sounds gross but true. Then when I get ready to have one of those killer migs that just hit top 10 right off the bat I smell something like soured clothes. uh like you left them in the washer and they soured. Gross too but. So just wanted to see what or if anyone else smelt anything. oh and also I get a taste in my mouth like oh lets see. well like you have had change in your hand and you accidently put your finger in your mouth and tasted that metal taste I guess that is how to explain it. But the soured clothes smell is what really gets me cause I know that I will have a mig hit faster than I can prevent it. Not to mention I go around smelling everything in the house to make sure it is not soured. Even my kids clothes they think I am crazy sometimes but I will smell everything and smell my clothes several times just to make sure. I know I sound like a raging lunitic but I really am not. lol well thanks for letting me ask hope everyone is pain free today and stays that way for along time. I ask god everynight to help every mig suffer in the world. So ya'll are all in my prayers Patti
	Top

RE: Got a question for all, GS, Oct-15-00, (1) RE: Got a question for all, trix, Oct-15-00, (2) RE: Got a question for all, froglegs, Oct-16-00, (3) RE: Got a question for all, trix, Oct-16-00, (4) RE: Got a question for all, dixie, Oct-18-00, (5) RE: Got a question for all, MagmomM, Oct-18-00, (6) RE: Got a question for all, rdavis6_45030, Oct-19-00, (7) RE: Got a question for all, Wesley022, Oct-19-00, (8) Smells, Corinne, Oct-22-00, (9)

Lobby | Topics | Previous Topic | Next Topic

Messages in this topic

GS	Oct-15-00, 03:36 PM (CMT)
1. "RE: Got a question for all"
Hi, I have the nose of a bloodhound and I can smell something miles away. My sense of smell is magnified waaayyyy more during a migraine. I just notice all smells more...ones that bother me the most...I can't stand to smell a persons hair or skin (including my own), just because the natural oils we humans have smells like it's magnified 1000 times during a migraine. Weird huh? I usually rub some sandlewood oil or menthelatum under my nose during those times.
	Top

trix	Oct-15-00, 06:01 PM (CMT)
2. "RE: Got a question for all"
I don't have one smell that I get, but I too have my smell magnified way out of proportion, the other day I walked into the grocery store and almost barfed on the spot I could smell the fish the minute I walked and have never done that before, and it's way way in the back from where I was, along with perfume, and find it hard to breathe around the perfume as I can taste it as well. As for tastes in my mouth I've noticed lately that sometimes I just taste cardboard, no matter what it is I have to taste left, thought this was a side effect of meds, but have since figured out its a new symptoms of the migs.. now if I could only get the taste back and get rid of the sense of smell.. I'm glad I don't have the smells that you have though.. ugghh now that I dont' have a dryer that would just be horrible(landlord took the old one but no new one yet!) luv KRis
	Top

	froglegs	Oct-16-00, 12:44 PM (CMT)
	3. "RE: Got a question for all"
	Smells are a major trigger for me. Also, even if there wasn't a smell that triggered the migraine, I'll have phantom smells that get to me. I also have a horribly altered sense of taste with my migraines. I was once at an ice-cream parlor with my family, and I swore that my ice-cream tasted like garlic! I kept asking my husband to taste it, and he looked at me funny and said if it tasted terrible, he sure didn't want to taste it. We still get a laugh out of my "here, taste this, it tastes HORRIBLE!" I did learn that if things begin to taste off that I have a migraine coming. As to WHAT I usually smell, I smell cigarettes. Cat urine is also a phantom smell sometimes. Triggers are cigarettes, cat urine and PERFUME! I have to hold my breath if I walk through a store that has a perfume sales area by the doorway. I usually boycott any stores with strong odors. Also, although I'm a fairly quiet person, I no longer have a problem asking people (such as a co-worker) to please not wear perfume because I'm allergic to it. I've found that people will respect an allergy, but will not necessarily the fact that it actually triggers a migraine.
		Top

	trix	Oct-16-00, 01:34 PM (CMT)
	4. "RE: Got a question for all"
	Sad but true, I will agree that if you say allergy as opposed to Migraine they'll stop in a second. and in my mind it is, if it causes a mig I'm allergic, cuz allergy is an unwanted response to something.. lol glad they were cooperative for you though!
		Top

	dixie	Oct-18-00, 06:50 AM (CMT)
	5. "RE: Got a question for all"
	When I am getting a mig, my sense of smell is EXTREMELY heightened. Perfume goes right to a center in my brain and pulsates-it is the worst! One day I was sitting at my desk at work fighting a mig, and the smell of a box of tea bags in my desk was making me sick! I agree with the earlier post that talked about people's personal body smell being awful-even if they're clean! Yep, we're all nuts folks! But it's good to know I'm in such good nutty company! Love you all...
		Top

	MagmomM	Oct-18-00, 08:43 AM (CMT)
	6. "RE: Got a question for all"
	Smells trigger me; cant use perfume, candles, room spray etc. But when I do get one, I smell rotten wood. I can't really describe it, but it is awful. and every thing else smells way stronger than normal too. Hope this helps
		Top

	rdavis6_45030	Oct-19-00, 12:22 PM (CMT)
	7. "RE: Got a question for all"
	Hi, My best friend tells me I have a nose like a deer. And the body odor thing, I have had that happen more times than I wish to recall. Smoke is one of my biggest triggers. It doesn't matter if I get a whiff I get a migraine. Cigars are the worst & my husband smokes cigars. He tries to sneak & smoke in the bathroom, like I won't know. Perfume is another biggie for me & when I walk pass it in the store I have to hold my breath. It's been years since I was able to wear it. Irish Spring soap will give me a headache right now. I hope everyones having a good day. Debbie
		Top

Wesley022	Oct-19-00, 01:08 PM (CMT)
8. "RE: Got a question for all"
Hey everyone! I am back! Sorry I have been away for past week again. Seems like my life has been upside down for weeks now! About the smells, when I get, or am starting to get a mig, I smell burning wood! I think that someone else on this board said they smell the same thing?? I run around the house looking for a fire! I have actually learned to not look for a fire, but that could be bad though! :S When I have a mig, and around perfume I feel like just falling to the ground and bawling my eyes out! Its like kryptonite (sp?) to superman! It just kills me!!!! I pray you all are having good days! Wesley Moore
	Top

Corinne	Oct-22-00, 06:13 AM (CMT)
9. "Smells"
I can't stand the smell of human hair or bodies when I'm migraining either -- mine either. Eeewww!!! Perfume makes me nuts all the time. Anything scented -- shampoo, conditioner, lotion, makeup, etc. makes me nuts too. Everything I use is unfragranced. Going into a store with lots of scents is a sure fire way to get naseous and then here comes the headache.
	Top

Remove

Lobby | Topics | Previous Topic | Next Topic

Select another forum Lobby Migraine Discussion (Conference)   |--Migraine Discussion (Protected)   |--Migraines in Children (Protected)   |--Miscellaneous (Protected)   |--Migriane Petition (Protected)   |--Where are we? (Protected)   |--Photo Album (Protected)

Please help this site run smoothly by reading and and following the rules.

DISCLAIMER: This website is intended to provide a forum for the free exchange of information only. The maintainer of this site (Ronda Solberg) in no way sponsors, supports or condones any of the advice given herein, nor supports the use of any medication, supplement, herb, substance or program, except pursuant to a licensed medical practitioner's care. In no way does the maintainer of this site advocate the use of any illegal medication, herb, supplement or other substance or the importation, distribution or sale thereof. Persons who have any question about the legality of any action that they are planning to take are advised to consult an attorney.

The views and opinions of posters to this web site do not necessarily state or reflect the opinion of this site's maintainer. Likewise, the maintainer of this site will not be held responsible for the availability or content of the sites linked to by this site, nor warrants or guarantees the information described or offered at these sites. Furthermore, migrainepage.com nor the maintainer of migrainepage.com does not warrant or assume any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, completeness, or usefulness of any information, apparatus, product, medicine, or process mentioned on this web site.