Thank you everyone for you input!
And yes.........I will support the cause............recall MS!!!!!
Q- we could at least warrant an FDA warning about MS! ;-)
some of my first documented neuro symptoms were loss of taste, facial numbness and balance issues, sensation feeling like i'm swallowling my tongue.
over the years when i have the loss of taste and facial numbness i know i'm going to have a few week of it and then it goes away. no doubt something neuro with me
i take cymbalta for pain/irritability. i haven't noticed a correlation with it or the above. many times in the past i was not on any medication and those symptoms presented themselves.
MS can do this. Can we have it recalled?
With the help of my sister, I can now tell you the name ...
it is Zicam. You can read the FDA recall on this at
http://www.fda.gov/Newsevents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm167065.htm
If anyone else has this in their medicine cabinet, they need to throw it away. It can cause PERMANENT damage.
be well,
Lulu
Hmmm. Zinc supplements can do that to you. Zircam, is one popular zinc-containing product with that potential side effect.
I've taken Cymbalta for Chronic Pain, and it did change my tastes. It either dulled them, or caused foods that I used to love to taste bad. However, it didn't cause a metallic taste, however.
Mar
There is an OTC sinus medicine that had a warning issued because it caused loss of both taste and smell. I'm trying to remember which one ..... I'll get back to you on that.
Lunesta causes a miserable metallic tast.
I'm sure others can add in on their experiences.
Lulu