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Posted 7/14/2009 11:59 PM (GMT 0)
I am on Buhner's protocol (Cat's Claw, Resveratrol, Andrographis) and have lost my sense of taste.  I can taste things a little bit, but nothing taste right or good.  Even water taste funny and it feels thicker like milk, weird I know.  Has this happened to any of you?

Thanks, KO

Posted 7/15/2009 3:13 AM (GMT 0)
i'm not in treatment but i have notiest things tasting different somethings dont taste the same to me either, and after i eat anything i have a very bad after taste on my mouth till i eat a few twizzlers. its the only thing i have found to remove it so far.

i hope it gets better for you soon.
Posted 7/15/2009 10:48 AM (GMT 0)
It may be a side-effect of one of the herbs...it could also be a herx. Vitamin B 12 deficiency can also cause loss of taste.
Posted 7/15/2009 5:20 PM (GMT 0)
Razzle, That's what my husband thought (that it was a side effect from one of the herbs).  I researched loss of taste and they mention upper resp infections, middle ear infections etc.  I do have allergies and my ears have been very congested (enough to wake me up from sleep with pain in my ear), but I have never lost my sense of taste from it before so my husband thought maybe it was a side effect from the herbs (Buhner doesn't mention that as a possible side effect in his book).  I hope what ever it is it resolves soon.  I supplement with vit b12 already, this started after I started the herbs and the b12.

Thanks, KO

Posted 7/15/2009 9:48 PM (GMT 0)
I started losing my sense of taste after I was bitten by a tick, but didn't associate it with Lyme until I was dxd.  I have also lost my sense of smell.  Since I have been on treatment, I occaisionallyget a quick taste of something I'm eating and just recently, I've been able to smell something once in a while.  Last Sunday, I made spaghetti and meatballs and I could actually taste it a little bit.......it was wonderful.

Posted 7/16/2009 10:10 AM (GMT 0)
KO,

Have you been using nose sprays? There is one in particular that causes loss of taste. I dont remember the name but there is a lawsuit out right now for it causing that.
Posted 7/16/2009 12:52 PM (GMT 0)
No - but I have lost sense of smell several times.
Posted 7/16/2009 4:19 PM (GMT 0)
Cajungrl, No nose spray, this started after I had built up to the max dose of 4 4x/day of the Cat's Claw, Resvertrol and Andrographis. I had been on Cat's Claw about 2 1/2 years ago at a much lower dose for Tendinitis (before I was diagnosed with LD) and didn't have any problems. KO
Posted 7/17/2009 2:33 AM (GMT 0)
Okay. Just checking. So many people have been having problems with that nose spray.

I hope your taste gets back to normal soon. It must be very frustrating:(
Posted 10/25/2018 1:34 AM (GMT 0)
I’m experiencing the same thing. I am following a protocol given to be my by LLD and all of a sudden I can’t taste my food. Things taste bitter, unable to detect anything sweet, and water tastes weird. Please let me know if anyone found relief after they discontinued or finished their supplements.
Posted 10/25/2018 10:40 PM (GMT 0)
Hi and welcome to our forum,

You have replied to older post so the members may not see your questions right away.

You could start a new post asking the same questions.

You could also check to see if the members above have their email enabled. If so you could ask them questions that way.

I did have a lose of taste, but it was before treating and it did last during the first 6 months or more of treatment.

Ii is much better now after two years of continued treating.

We do encourage all new members to read our new to Lyme start here thread at the to of the page.

It has info in Lyme, symptoms, testing, detoxing and more.

Take care and I wish you the best of healing.
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