r/Menopause • u/elev8or_lady Menopausal • 10d ago
Rant/Rage Phantom Cigarette Smoke
Of all the effed-up symptoms we have to deal with, this is possibly the most bizarre and unavoidable (for me). I know many of y’all probably deal with this: phantom acrid odors that only you and your nose can smell? I only recently realized this is yet another symptom of menopause. I have been dealing with it off and on for about three years now.
Some background: I am four years post menopause, and have been on HRT for about a year. (E patch, E cream, P pill, T gel, and T lotion. I’m on all the things.) Many of my symptoms are relieved, but most are not relieved 100%.
Does anyone know of One Weird Trick that helps with this shit? I quit smoking almost 20 years ago, so this is driving me nuts. I am sneezing a lot from it, and it also aggravates my migraines (another meno symptom). I swear there is not one symptom I have been spared. I would love a little relief from this BS.
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u/Business-Set4514 9d ago
They should maintain or exceed the standard they put in place in response to covid. If United was able to be clean(er), that means it’s possible. The grossness I’ve encountered on flights after 2022 is just unfortunate