Terbinafine/Taste loss
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I took terbinafine for exactly 30 days for a toenail infection. On day 30 i noticed my morning coffee tasted salty and 'thick'. I stoppped the drug immediately. It has been 3 weeks and now i cannot taste anything 😦 The sour and bitter taste in my mouth seems to always be present. Sugar tastes absolutely horrible! I have been to 3 doctors and no one can help me or explain this. I was told to try zinc and also that i may be permanent. This has actually caused me to overeat trying to feel satisfied and taste something.
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lynne_80672 nicole43870
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Hi. This was exactly my experience a while back. I too was told it could be permanent but gradually it did clear certain tastes returning quicker than others. I know your frustration. I actually filled in a yellow card from the NHS so they could follow up on drugs that cause nasty side effects and I urge you to do the same as the more people do this then the GPs are more aware. It does seem a lifetime whilst waiting for your taste to return and sweet taste for me took the longest. Chocolate in particular!!!!! Funnily enough cucumber was my only normal taste and I was never a fan before that was strange. Good luck and try not to get too despairing. Lynne x
nicole43870 lynne_80672
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Hi Lynne,
Thanks for your response! How long would you say it took for any tastes to come back? Weeks, months? Did it happen all at once? Would you say you are back to normal now??
lynne_80672 nicole43870
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Hi Nicole. Yes taste back to normal now. It took about 12 weeks to fully return. Some tastes came back after 8 weeks. It was the most depressing feeling ever going through those weeks and the doctors advice with zinc wasnt helpful and to be told it may never return!!!!!! I used this forum and got lots of help from other sufferers especially from USA where I believe the drug has now been banned but do not quote me on this. I know what you are going through but it does get better. Keep going and all the best. Lynne x
Abbisunshine nicole43870
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hi nicole, I've been going through tgis for exactly 2 weeks. Please tell me your taste has returned by now. Any tips you can give me? This is such a horrible experience!
nicole43870 Abbisunshine
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hi! yes my taste returned. i would say it took about 12 weeks. It was horrible. I was scared that it would never return. It did fully return. Hang in there. I am 100 percent convinced it was the terbinafine.