Long COVID
Somewhat better
Long COVID loss of smell and taste, somewhat better after Vyvanse
- Condition
- Long COVID
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Sep 2020
In their words
- Condition: Long COVID
Backstory: Lost smell which came with a loss of taste.
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
I can smell around 20%. Taste has returned to around 10-20%.
In context ↗ - Began after: COVID
Lost smell which came with a loss of taste.
Summary
After losing their smell and almost all taste, Mesa 50522 rinsed their sinuses daily with NeilMed, which cleared the blocked nose but did not bring smell back. They took alpha lipoic acid 600 mg and doubted it could work that fast. After a first Vyvanse dose cleared their sinuses within an hour, smell and taste returned; smell vanished again the next morning, returned to 5–10% on its own, and a second Vyvanse dose brought it to about 20% with taste at 10–20%.
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What they tried
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- sinus rinse (NeilMed) · Helped
It's been working 'ok' (as in clearing my blocked nose) but not much relief in terms of getting my smell back.
In context ↗ - Vyvanse · Helped
First time I took vynanse, it cleared my sinuses up within the hour and my smell and taste returned.
In context ↗ - alpha lipoic acid · Not said
I took the ALA a few minutes before my smell and taste returned so I am having some doubt as to its efficacy
In context ↗
Their path
They say too little about how ill they were at each step to draw it on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened | After |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | lost all smell and tasteBackstory: Lost smell which came with a loss of taste. 0 smell, 0 taste except really strong hot peppersIn context ↗ | |
| 2020-09-01 | smell came back about 20% and taste about 10-20% the first day on Vyvanse, after a sinus rinse and alpha lipoic acidWent to smell my essential oils and bam, 20% came back. I ordered pizza, took an hour to arrive and I could actually taste it.In context ↗ | Lisdexamfetamine (Vyvanse, Elvanse) |
| next morning | woke with no smell again, only 5-10% back later that morningWoke up this morning to no smell again. A few hours in the morning, my smell returned to around 5-10% of smelling my essential oils... Didnt take anything.In context ↗ | |
| 2020-09-01 | second dose of Vyvanse cleared sinuses fully and restored smell to about 20% and taste to 10-20%After my dose of vyvanse this morning (2nd day on vyvanse), my nasal passages cleared up fully. I can smell around 20%. Taste has returned to around 10-20%.In context ↗ | Lisdexamfetamine (Vyvanse, Elvanse) |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Loss of smell or taste
Lost smell which came with a loss of taste. 0 smell, 0 taste except really strong hot peppers
In context ↗