Post # 1
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Helper bee
So I have been having a very strong sense of smell lately. It was really bad on Thursday when I went out to Red Lobster and smelled a piece of chocolate cake on a table that was 2 or so tables away, and it smelled like it was directly under my nose. It stuck with me through dinner, and eventually the smell got so strong I got nauseous and had a headache after dinner. This was five days after my period ended.
My period was fairly normal, bit lighter, but lasted for seven days. My question is, is this a pms symptom that any of y’all have come across or experienced? I’ve just had it again and I am 8 days from the last day of my period. Ugh it’s annoying.
Post # 3
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Bumble bee
I’m not sure whether that’s a pms symptom or not, not to scare you, but that’s a pregnancy sign!
Post # 4
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Helper bee
@roweboat: I wasn’t worried about it being a sign of me being pregnant because I had just ended my period, which means I should be in the clear. Or at least that was my impression. Lol. I hope, haha.
Post # 5
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Bumble bee
@amallama: Hopefully you’re in the clear (unless you don’t want to be in the clear lol) but it can still happen
Post # 6
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Helper bee
@roweboat: Well SO and I have been together a year, and had planned on eventually getting married. Just kinda confused as to why my body is being an asshole. Kid right now would be…crazy lol but I suppose what happens happens.
Post # 7
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Bumble bee
@amallama: Apparently anxiety can boost your sense of smell too, have you been stressed out about anything? Plus if that’s your only symptom, it’s probably not anything to worry about.
Post # 8
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Sugar bee
I had horrible sensitivity to smells in the past week, and I got my period two days ago. Pregnancy and PMS symptoms are virtually identical — I wouldn’t worry about it.
Post # 9
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Helper bee
@cmbr: thanks for the reassurance. I have never experienced it before except for when I was pregnant with my son. Good to know that it’s a PMS symptom
@roweboat: I’ve actually had a lot of stress in the past few weeks. Between losing my job, my grandma having a stroke, my aunt on her death bed, and slew of other bad luck, I have definitely been stressed I the past weeks.
Post # 10
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Worker bee
@roweboat: this. I went a month (while on birth control) craving things, having a heightened sense of smell, having to pee every ten minutes and no baby. Went to my gyno (for my annual) and brought it up she said stress can make you experience symptoms that are related to pregnancy. Every now and then I will have very stressful weeks and I crave pineapple and can smell things like a hound dog 😉
Post # 11
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Sugar Beekeeper
I get it with my period, not usually before or after.
Post # 12
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Busy Beekeeper
It’s definitely a PMS sypmtom for me. Sometimes it’s really bad and I feel nauseous and other times I barely notice it.
Post # 13
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Sugar bee
It’s a during-period symptom for me AND my sister.
However, I got the short end of that stick and I only really smell bad smells during that week (& a bit before). Just went out on a smoke break? Smells like you’ve been chain smoking for days. Tried a new shampoo? All I can smell are the harsh chemicals in it. It’s awful.
Meanwhile my sis gets smells like delicious food and flowers and… sunshine. I don’t know exactly, but I’m terribly jealous sometimes! 😛
It’s always nice to know someone’s in the same boat as you 🙂