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Originally Posted by jaynedough
I cannot remember where I read about the neural pathways; it was years ago. I just Bing'd it and came up with alot of hits, but my brain is kinda fuzzy right now. The medication angle came from my PDoc. I brought it up to all of my docs until I found an answer.
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Hmm...I learned something new today. The imagined smells is called Phantosmia. This is so interesting. It's nice to have a name for our experience.
Phantosmia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Phantosmia is a form of olfactory
hallucination. While most olfactory hallucinations are caused by a
misinterpretation of a physical stimulus, such as in the case of
parosmia, phantosmia is the perception of a smell in the complete
absence of any physical
odors. The odor can range from pleasant to disgusting. Although the causes of phantosmia are uncertain, it often occurs with neurological and psychological disorders such as
schizophrenia,
mood disorders,
Parkinsons disease,
epilepsy,
neuroblastoma, and frequent
migraines.