Lost taste, smell and 34 lbs with long COVID, now walking 2 miles a day
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 2 years
- Last post
- Oct 2024
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
I had covid 25 months ago…got the paxlovid and recovered in 15 days but I have never got my taste and smell back
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
I walk 2 miles a day but my bride of 51 years understands that I don’t care to eat so I lost 34 lbs
In context ↗ - Now: Near normal
got the paxlovid and recovered in 15 days but I have never got my taste and smell back
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
I had covid 25 months ago
In context ↗
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Summary
Sequoia 71810 caught COVID about 25 months before writing and took Paxlovid, recovering from the acute illness within 15 days. Taste and smell never came back, which they called frustrating and at times depressing, and they lost 34 lbs because they no longer cared to eat. At 72 they walked 2 miles a day, took no medications and ate by texture, and had been told to try nicotine patches but was unsure.
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What they tried
What they credit
Their words about each treatment
- paxlovid · Helped a lot
I had covid 25 months ago…got the paxlovid and recovered in 15 days
In context ↗
Approaches: Antivirals
Their path
What they say at each step doesn’t fit the worst point or outcome above on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened | After |
|---|---|---|
| 25 months before October 2024 | caught COVIDI had covid 25 months agoIn context ↗ | |
| 15 days after onset | recovered from the acute illness but taste and smell never returnedgot the paxlovid and recovered in 15 days but I have never got my taste and smell backIn context ↗ | Paxlovid / nirmatrelvir |
| 2024-10-27 | walking daily, no medications, still without taste or smell and eating littleI walk 2 miles a day but my bride of 51 years understands that I don’t care to eat so I lost 34 lbsIn context ↗ |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Loss of smell or taste
I have never got my taste and smell back
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
frustrating and at times depressing
In context ↗
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