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Metallic taste

Does anyone get a metallic taste in their mouth alot?  If so..any ideas what can cause it?
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Who knows, the metallic taste could be caused by the placebo. I haven't started the BOC yet. But wouldn't worry about. Its the pcr results that count.... Best to you

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Are you taking boceprevir?  My husband is worried that he's on placebo because he doesn't have the bad taste.
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547181 tn?1255146506
If you are on Tx , then its very common to have metallic taste. I am in week 15/24 of Tx and from the day one of my Tx  i am facing this metallic taste and especially it becomes worst when i use milk products having sugar in it. I think it is the Sx of Ribavirin. I have discussed this with my doc but no solution found.
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