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Sense of smell after quitting

fro9etb8j5qsl2 · 2012-07-11 13:39:24

I know its normal for the sense of smell and taste to improve after quitting but is it normal for things to smell and taste entirely different? I knew I could smell something icky and soapy in my handbag for the last few days, discovered what it was today when I took out my favourite perfume and spritzed myself with it....…

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11-07-2012 2:39pm

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fro9etb8j5qsl2

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I know its normal for the sense of smell and taste to improve after quitting but is it normal for things to smell and taste entirely different? I knew I could smell something icky and soapy in my handbag for the last few days, discovered what it was today when I took out my favourite perfume and spritzed myself with it.... Yuck! It smells completely different Also, I've noticed that some of my favourite foods taste a lot different and just not as nice as they used to

On the upside, everything else smells and tastes better. Not to mention how healthier I feel and how much I'm saving

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#2 11-07-2012 2:41pm
frozenfrozen

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Everyone else probably thought the same about your perfume!

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#3 12-07-2012 11:20pm
breghall

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I discovered that BPM red soft drink tasted like SH*T , it's my only regret on beating the habit.

A small loss but boy I'll live longer though.

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