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The main "long covid" symptom I really detest is the loss of smell/taste - after almost 2 years I still cannot smell or taste certain things, the worst being ci
by ddmf 3y ago
The main "long covid" symptom I really detest is the loss of smell/taste - after almost 2 years I still cannot smell or taste certain things, the worst being cinnamon in things like cinnamon grahams and cinnamon buns, strangely though I can taste the cinnamon fire jolly ranchers ok.
I sound like I'm jesting, but I love food, and I'm a big fan of scent too - things just don't smell or taste right anymore.
SSRIs can cause neurogenesis, wonder if that's some of the interaction - I thought perhaps the exhaustion could be too much tryptophan turning into serotonin in the brain, which causes fatigue?
- kelipso 3y agoYeah my interest in trying new foods and enjoyment in eating food itself has decreased at lot after getting covid. Had loss of taste during covid and it recovered a lot over a few months but never really came back to what it was before. Though I guess it's not really a long covid symptom since it's not anything active, just a result of getting covid.
- EA-3167 3y agoI saw this article on Nature and thought of you: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03244-7 https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03244-7
- ddmf 3y agoOh, fantastic, thanks - looks like there may be a trial for ensitrelvir here in the UK.