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What Causes Phantom Smells While On Antidepressants?

Good day doctor, I am on oxygen a year now for the past two weeks I have been smelling smoke that s not there change me condenser twice no change, it getting worst, I was put on depression meds why? this is driving me crazy can you tell me whats going on
Tue, 27 Feb 2018
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Ah, you changed the equipment. They can get smells. Any part of the oxygen equipment could get that but the mask and tube is the most common. Antidepressants can have a lot of mental effects but smell effects are pretty common actually. Changing the medication will fix it BUT some antidepressants stay around for weeks in the body. Also sinus infections can do this but that is actually a bit more uncommon than the other causes mentioned.
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What Causes Phantom Smells While On Antidepressants?

Ah, you changed the equipment. They can get smells. Any part of the oxygen equipment could get that but the mask and tube is the most common. Antidepressants can have a lot of mental effects but smell effects are pretty common actually. Changing the medication will fix it BUT some antidepressants stay around for weeks in the body. Also sinus infections can do this but that is actually a bit more uncommon than the other causes mentioned.