Covid ‘anosmia’ - no smell or taste?
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i got a positive covid test a week ago and ive had zero taste or smell for 5 days or so, its been my main symptom of covid and thankfully nothing too serious. im just concerned that i wont get it back, probably statistically i know it will come
back but just wondered general timings for others who experienced the same thing? did you get it back in days, weeks, months? im 40 years old and healthy
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lincoln95 chris81087
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I regained my sense of smell and taste only after a month. And that is not completely, I myself am looking for answers to these questions
tashina10907 chris81087
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i tested positive 01/01/2021 on a Friday,Saturday started smelling bleach ,then gradually taste and smell started to go, by tuesday morning couldnt smell or taste anything.so today is day 3 for me.i am a little weak, no other symptoms..wish i had an answer for the both of us but as far as i have investigated there is no real time frame for our senses to come back
LoveDrea chris81087
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i am also in my 40s and i too lost my smell and taste. ive read some get it back and some dont as well as some only partially get it back. i can barely smell and i can taste sweet stuff but spicy nothing at all. im having all kinds of weird lil side effects linger. this virus does leave us with some damage that we may have to live with. its really depressing though. i feel all alone now. thats the worst part.
chris81087 LoveDrea
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sorry to hear that. when did you lose your sense of taste and smell? mines been a week and still nothing
erica2020 chris81087
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I'm on day 5 with no sense of taste or smell. It feels like torture. I feel really tired, but other than that, I really don't have any other symptoms. I have been told by a friend of mine, that works at a hospital, that day 10 was the worst, and that I should go see a doctor, before I chance it turning into pneumonia. My anxiety is through the roof. I don't have insurance, and the local urgent care wants $300 to see me, and they won't guarantee that I will receive medicine. Are any of you taking anything? Has anyone went to see a doctor?
chris81087 erica2020
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Hi Erica sorry to hear about your current situation. I think most of the contributors on this thread including myself are in the UK, I take it you are in the USA? Our treatment is very different here as we have the NHS so I can get pretty rapid care and advice. I’m not a medical expert but I would say if you are on day five then you are probably past the worst, some people say their symptoms get worse but this is in the minority of cases. one of the worst parts of this virus is the uncertainty but just relax, take it easy and you will recover.
linda75236 chris81087
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Hi Chris I didnt lose my smell or taste until around day 6 after I tested positive, it lasted about 4/5 days
Hope yours returns soon
chris81087
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hi everyone I just wanted to post an update for those who have already posted, and also for those who stumble on this in the future. I’m now four weeks after I tested positive, my smell is back to probably 80%, although my taste is still very minimal. I thought it would’ve come back by now but unfortunately it hasn’t. I still feel a little bit nasally (hard to describe) but I think very very slowly I’m getting the senses back. I contacted my GP who said it can take months so just be a little patient. I hope everyone else is okay, feel free to comment or add your experience to this thread