Has anybody had issues with taste/smell?

I do. I think fibro can cause just about anything to happen. But, it was at it's worse when my thyroid went high. I had been taking replacement hormone when it did it's thing. I have a nodule on my thyroid for whatever reason and that's what caused it. Took forever to get it to normal and now I only take a tiny bit of hormone. But, the biggest thing in my memory was that nothing tasted good and tomato's were one of the worst. They tasted rotten.

For me, it comes and goes now although my thyroid gets checked often and it's been fine for a long time.
I wonder if it could be meds possibly as well.

I can say that my SIL had a cold a couple of months ago and still doesn't have much of a taste or smell since. I researched it but to be honest I don't remember what it said. Fibro fog at it's best.

Mine is over taste , and smell..

So less spices taste like more, and i smell everything acutely..as far as i have heard that is more common with fibro than the opposite which you are describing...

So often , people with fibro have more than one condition so it can get confusing

Lj

Thank you so much! I am checking out the link right after I post this. To be honest, my fibro diagnosis has just been mumbled during my appointments with my neurosurgeon (recent 4 level acdf) and my Rheumatologist. My primary diagnoses right now are psoriatic arthritis and mixed connective tissue disorder. I have been trying to find out what is wrong with me for a few years but I keep having surgeries which complicate the process. Also, my Rheum. is really lacking in interest and knowledge and I have an appt with a new one early Oct.

I am on a lot of meds...methotrexate injections weekly at a top dose, Cosentyx monthly after trying Humira and Enbril for quite a bit. I am sure I sound like a hypochondriac constantly having one thing after another 'wrong' with me and all of it involves either nerve pain, arthritic pain, joint swelling, muscle issues...I think the fibro diagnosis has been added to the list just recently. But I knew i would find a nice and knowledgeable group of people here that might shed some light for me. And I have.

I am overwhelmed with the constant issues I find myself facing but I am not ready to give up and say nothing will help me. I am almost 59 but I feel like 99. This smell/taste thing is probably a side effect from something or related to something. I am going to check the link now thank you so much! My smell and taste were exceptionally acute...annoyingly so! The abrupt change makes me pretty sure it is not age.

Thanks for the warm welcome! I like to participate in conversations...ask the chronic pain people...I hope you are not sick of me soon.

I cannot use or smell bleach at all.

I cannot work or function around it,makes me extremely sick.

You should get tested for Sjogren's Syndrome. Your fibromyalgia may come from that. I have fibromyalgia due to SS and the dry eyes and mouth come from SS. I have noticed a loss of taste and I attribute that to dry mouth. I use biotene toothpaste to help with the dryness. The Charlotte's Web CBD oil that I take (maximum strength) has brought about a drastic reduction in my fibro pain since I started taking it last February.

I've had weird smells in the middle of the night, that are like sulfur, & it happened about 4 times in the last 6 months, but were like weeks in between. I dont understand it....so weird !

Some members have mentioned smelling strange things also. Yes, it’s weird! I haven’t had that happen to me though. I’d be searching the house to see where it was coming from so I’m very glad I don’t have that issue with fibro.

Sherrine