wow once in awhile i smell & think i just need to change pj's or take a shower! Ammonia does have a scent that of cat pee have yelled @ my cat thinking he peed somewhere! TY is there a cure of treatment for it!?

I have never smelled anything like That..

However...My Dad had Epilepsy, the Kind that Required Intervention or he would go into Status Epileptus....and Before he would Have a Seizure he had the Faint Smell of Paint Thinner about him...it was the Exact Smell..this Bothered him SO Much he would Allow NO open Flames around him EVER...Not even a Cig...a For Real Fact.

I have heard of People having a Chemical Smell...but have No idea what it all means !

DakotaRose, did only HE smell it or could others smell that scent about him? If only he could smell it, it could have been part of the seizure...

misunshine, I'm still trying to figure it all out...

Woah Narey, Odd indeedy! I'd be so anxious if it were me. Please keep us updated. New Year can't get here quick enough for me, I want to read that book now and no moola. Please get checked out hun, take care of yourself (hugggs)

i have been told that i smell of cat pee before and thought it was from the 8cats in my house, i am wondering now if it's not from being sick, please keep us updated

Funny you should ask...but my urine sometimes smells of ammonia.

These article might be helpful in understanding what causes that smell of ammonia. I think it bares talking to your doctor about. Know if urine has a strong ammonia oder it can be infection.. not sure on the skin. It may be nothing but again I would talk to your doc about it to make sure.


http://hubpages.com/hub/Ammonia-Body-Odor

http://www.mayoclinic.org/medical-edge-newspaper-2009/aug-28a.html

Below is from the mayo clinic website listed above

The way sweat smells can be influenced by a variety of factors, including a person's mood, diet, some drugs and medical conditions, and even hormone levels. For example, foods with strong odors such as onions, garlic and cumin can contain oils that may cause odor as they are excreted through the skin. Caffeinated drinks can increase sweating and, with it, the risk of excessive odor.

Unusual body odor, and particularly a change in the amount or type of odor, could be a sign of a medical problem, such as diabetic ketoacidosis or kidney failure. Body odor that has a fishy smell may be a sign of trimethylaminuria, a rare genetic disorder.





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i don't notice it on me like BO its a faint smell as you said ammonia just like cat pee(not wet ot strong) i only notice it on clothes iam wearing!that are tight fitting/close to my body! more then twice in a row! like others mentined i thought the cat had peed on them after i layed them over chair! my BO usally smells like onions= no i don't over eat these or garlic! If i haven't bathed or shower in two days!

Be cautious and talk to your doctor about it. I had what turned out to be a urinary tract infection that had turned septic and I could smell it coming out of my skin. The only symptom I had was a funny taste in my mouth before it was too late and I had to be hospitalized. Now I have Kidney Disease. You can't be too careful with this disease, we always tend to blame everything on Fibromyalgia when it could very easily be something else and very serious at that!

Mizroze

P.S.~ I have often said I feel like I am being poisoned. Now it looks like there may be some truth in that!

Mizroze

...yes...

I was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia about ten to fifteen years ago. About six months ago, I was sent to a specialist that did some tests and found that I had Cirrhosis of the Liver due to a genetic metabolic disorder underlying. When they tested my ammonia level it was four times the normal amount. This is a very bad thing. You might want to just let your doctor know because there is a blood test they can do to determine the ammonia level in your blood and many of the symptoms of liver disease are the same as fibromyalgia. I still have FMS, but also the Cirrhosis and am being treated for the high ammonia levels.

See, I DID have all the testing done for the liver and kidney functioning and the ammonia levels in the blood. Of COURSE all came back normal/ fine/ etc, as all my testing has all along. sigh I guess I should be glad, adn I WOULD be if I didn't have all these funky symptoms.

Thanks for replies, I really appreciate it, and might follow up again with some of these theories/experiences of others.

I should say that not all was fine. I did test high in the homocysteine and low in the M something or other which showed my doc I was deficient in the B12, so am on that, now.

oops, I made a mistake. The methylmalonic acid was also elevated, not low. Here's an excerpt from http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/vitaminb12/


Vitamin B12 status is typically assessed via serum or plasma vitamin B12 levels. Values below approximately 170250 pg/mL (120180 picomol/L) for adults [5] indicate a vitamin B12 deficiency. However, evidence suggests that serum vitamin B12 concentrations might not accurately reflect intracellular concentrations [6]. An elevated serum homocysteine level (values >13 micromol/L) [12] might also suggest a vitamin B12 deficiency. However, this indicator has poor specificity because it is influenced by other factors, such as low vitamin B6 or folate levels [5]. Elevated methylmalonic acid levels (values >0.4 micromol/L) might be a more reliable indicator of vitamin B12 status because they indicate a metabolic change that is highly specific to vitamin B12 deficiency [5-7,12].