Hello and question about sense of smell
Hi, I was diagnosed with PD back in May. I have always had a super crazy sense of smell. Seems instead of losing my sense of smell it has only gotten stronger. Now to the point that I seem to be smelling things that are not there. Sometimes I smell pleasant things like roses, but more often than not, I will smell urine, marijuana (nope no one is smoking it) decomposition type smell, poo etc... it will be briefly and then it will go away. Comes and goes. I also seem to smell myself more and it is is different. Musky and not like I used to smell. Has anyone ever experienced this? Is this typical.
Thank you!
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Parkinson's can impact one's sense of smell. Have you brought this up with your doctor? We always recommend reaching out to one's physician about new or developing symptoms. In the meantime, I included an article that may be of interest - https://parkinsonsdisease.net/symptoms/sense-of-smell-hyposmia. Wishing you well. Kindly, Jessica, Team Member Thank you!
My problem is actually the opposite and I did actually read an article that 18% of PD patients can have the opposite of Hyposomia. I will be seeing my neurologist next week so will mention it to him. I was curious if anyone else had experienced this. I appreciate your response. Thank you so much 😊
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just wanted to check in and see how the appointment went with your neurologist? I hope it was helpful and gave you some better insight to the symptoms you are experiencing. Wishing you a lovely weekend. -Jessica, Team Member
