I actually have the tendency to smell burning all the time. I am constantly looking around the house to see if there is paper burning, and even ask my daughter if she can smell it. It's weird and I don't quite know what to make of it. So I guess I get phantom smells. Loss of smell could be if you have used chemicals for cleaning that have damaged the receptors temporarily, but it is not something that I have heard of related to fibro.

Hallo. Sorry to hear that you are in distress. I also seem to have a sense of smell that are way too good for my own health, and at other times I can have the Handy Andy right up under my nose when cleaning without even smelling the ammonia. So, I also came to the conclusion that just like my eyesight is sometimes blurry and sometimes marvellous, my sense of smell as is other senses also comes and goes. Sometimes the pain is unbearable, while at other times I cannot feel my feet and hands. Once in a situation where I could not feel my feet I had to go up a couple of flights of stairs. I was rather scared, but thought the quicker I move the less chance of hurting myself. So up up and away I went. Until a lady came from below with my shoe in her hand. It was very embarrassing when she told me she found my shoe at the bottom of the stairs, and I was already on the fourth floor. How do you explain that you cannot feel your feet thus could not feel when you lost your shoe. Since then I changed to much closer fitting and closing shoes.

Hi Vicki;
For me, my senses tend to play "tag". One day poor smell, next day, drive into a lamp post. Let it ride out for a few weeks. See what happens. Just don't get cocky and go running around yelling "Look! I can stick A535 right up and nose and it won't even phase me!" Because one day, your nose will work again, but your eyes might be blurry and you won't find your way to the vodka.... I mean Emergency Room. DON'T try to rinse it out!!! Remember, you will always have a keen sense of pain. In case anyone reading this does not know, never never try to wash off anything like A535, It opens up the pores and the rub soaks in way too deep. You can't reach that kind of pain. Alway just wipe off what you can, and Suck it Up, Nancy.
Always a pleasure :-)
MJ

I only smell Chelsea Buns baking. I apparently damaged the nerve that tells you what you are smelling.

I get what your saying, my sense of smell had gotten so strong that I can smell the stink of the pipes in a bathroom or kitchen and it's baddddd! This seems to come and go, it could be like it for weeks and then go away for months. I would rather not be able to smell things. I don't know if this is FM but I'm thinking it is because Dr's can't figure it out. Hugs