Long COVID taste and smell distortions, barely eating, now somewhat better
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Mild (working or studying, with limits)
- Ill before improving or writing
- 3 years
- Last post
- May 2024
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
When I caught Covid in June, I noticed the symptoms were identical to long term opioid withdrawal
In context ↗ - At worst: Mild
My case was mild.
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
it seems like my taste/smell is back like it never left
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
When I caught Covid in June
Summary
They caught COVID in June 2021 and had a mild two-week illness with loss of taste and smell. Months later, food tasted and smelled horrible and they could barely eat; by November 2021 taste and smell had returned. A May 2024 post said the problem was mostly gone, though occasional right-upper-quadrant pain remained; scans showed nothing remarkable and a surgeon released them at a six-week follow-up.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- opioids · Not said
I stopped taking opioids I was prescribed for an injury.
In context ↗ - caffeine · Helped
There is no way I’m giving up caffeine. It’s the only thing that’s keeping me going. Lol
In context ↗ - surgery · Helped a lot
Yes, it’s gone now for the most part. I still have occasional odd pangs of pain in my RUQ, but they go away quickly.
In context ↗
Approaches: Other drugs and medicines
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 |
|---|---|---|
| June 2021 | caught COVID-19; mild two-week illness with lost taste/smellWhen I caught Covid in June ... I had Covid for about two weeks. My case was mild.In context ↗ | |
| late September 2021 | food tasted and smelled horrible; could barely eatThen four months later, late September, food started to taste and smell horrible. I was unable to eat nearly anything until todayIn context ↗ | |
| 2021-11-26 | taste and smell returnedit seems like my taste/smell is back like it never leftIn context ↗ | |
| 2024-05-21 | gallbladder-related problem mostly gone after surgery; occasional RUQ painYes, it’s gone now for the most part. I still have occasional odd pangs of pain in my RUQIn context ↗ | Other surgery (adrenal, lung, venoplasty) |
Adverse events
- Opioids (unspecified)“I went through a special kind of torture that took about a month to get through.” In context ↗ Withdrawal problems
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Loss of smell or taste
I lost my sense of taste/smell ... food started to taste and smell horrible
In context ↗ - Heart symptoms & palpitations
Rapid heartbeat
In context ↗ - Temperature regulation
chills ... fever
In context ↗ - Anxiety & low mood
depression, and intense anxiety
In context ↗
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